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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Price trend
2 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
3 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 6 | 3 | 50% | $7.7kSign up | $7.7kSign up | $12.3kSign up |
| Oil | 6 | 3 | 50% | $7.7kSign up | $7.7kSign up | $12.3kSign up |
| Works on paper | 29 | 24 | 83% | $2kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $7.7kSign up |
| Drawing | 29 | 24 | 83% | $2kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $7.7kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 24 | 18 | 75% | $641Sign up | $486Sign up | $2.2kSign up |
| Etching | 19 | 14 | 74% | $729Sign up | $490Sign up | $2.2kSign up |
| Drypoint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $322Sign up | $322Sign up | $322Sign up |
| Lithograph | 3 | 2 | 67% | $464Sign up | $464Sign up | $564Sign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $93Sign up | $93Sign up | $93Sign up |
| Other | 4 | 1 | 25% | $206Sign up | $206Sign up | $206Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 2 | $490Sign up |
| 2025 | 14 | 6 | $619Sign up |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | $5.1kSign up |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | $419Sign up |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | $803Sign up |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | $518Sign up |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | $755Sign up |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | $992Sign up |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | $1kSign up |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | $1kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $7.7kSign up |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | $3.2kSign up |