Augustus John
British · 1878–1961 · Painter, Printmaker
Augustus Edwin John was a Welsh painter, draughtsman, and etcher. For a time he was considered the most important artist at work in Britain: Virginia Woolf remarked that by… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Untitled (Head of a Woman) c1916Menzies · A$18,409≈ $12,287≈ £9,967≈ €11,327Sign up to see
PORTRAIT OF MAVIS DE VERE COLELyon & Turnbull · £6,300≈ $7,696≈ €7,472Sign up to see
- GALWAY FOLKWhyte's · €6,500≈ $7,665≈ £4,448Sign up to see
Augustus John’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
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ArtSell has recorded 63 auction results for Augustus John between 2003 and 2026, of which 46 sold (73%). A further 3 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $93Sign up free to see to $12.3kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $12.3kSign up free to see for Untitled (Head of a Woman) c1916 at Menzies in March 2023. The most common medium is drawings (29 lots). Most results come from Whyte's (9), Sworders (9) and Lyon & Turnbull (8).
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- Portrait of Hugo PitmanAfter the artist£45≈ $61≈ €53Sign up free to see
- £320≈ $424≈ €369Sign up free to see
- £420≈ $556≈ €484Sign up free to see
- JAMES JOYCE, 1957€480≈ $564≈ £421Sign up free to see
- £504≈ $673≈ €592Sign up free to see
- £280≈ $369≈ €333Sign up free to see
- €850≈ $920≈ £710Sign up free to see
- £380≈ $491≈ €450Sign up free to see
- £6,300≈ $7,696≈ €7,472Sign up free to see
- CA$4,973≈ $3,574≈ £2,756≈ €3,284Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (3)
Lots by Augustus John that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
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Augustus John: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Augustus John at auction?
$12,287Sign up free to see, for Untitled (Head of a Woman) c1916 at Menzies (March 2023) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Augustus John?
The median sale price is $925Sign up free to see across 46 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Augustus John have sold at auction?
46 of 63 recorded lots sold between 2003 and 2026. 3 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Augustus John?
Whyte's, Sworders and Lyon & Turnbull account for the most recorded results. Whyte's · Sworders · Lyon & Turnbull
About Augustus John
Augustus Edwin John was a Welsh painter, draughtsman, and etcher. For a time he was considered the most important artist at work in Britain: Virginia Woolf remarked that by 1908 the era of John Singer Sargent and Charles Wellington Furse "... was over. The age of Augustus John was dawning." In the second volume of BLAST, Percy Wyndham Lewis wrote, referring to John, that the ten years up to 1914 had been "the Augustan decade." He was the younger brother of the painter Gwen John.
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In museum collections
National Gallery of Ireland · Public domainThe Canadians opposite Lens, 1910
Canadian War Museum · Public domainGirl with a Black Hat, 1901
Vanderbilt Museum of Art · Public domainHands, 1900
Vanderbilt Museum of Art · Public domain
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