James English
Irish · b. 1946
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Record prices
- THE BOWWhyte's · €4,000≈ $5,277≈ £2,765Sign up to see
- RED OIL CANWhyte's · €2,800≈ $4,018≈ £2,228Sign up to see
- THE CREE DREAMCATCHERWhyte's · €2,600≈ $3,321≈ £2,214Sign up to see
James English’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).
Coming up at auction
1 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house
Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Lots sold
133
of 178 offered · 2001–2026
Sell-through
75%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 155 | 120 | 77% | $952Sign up | $714Sign up | $5.3kSign up |
| Oil | 154 | 119 | 77% | $959Sign up | $714Sign up | $5.3kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $108Sign up | $108Sign up | $108Sign up |
| Works on paper | 6 | 3 | 50% | $345Sign up | $346Sign up | $387Sign up |
| Pastel | 3 | 1 | 33% | $301Sign up | $301Sign up | $301Sign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 1 | 50% | $387Sign up | $387Sign up | $387Sign up |
| Other | 17 | 10 | 59% | $843Sign up | $910Sign up | $1.1kSign 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 | 1 | 1 | $706Sign up |
| 2025 | 13 | 9 | $505Sign up |
| 2024 | 9 | 4 | $418Sign up |
| 2023 | 17 | 15 | $551Sign up |
| 2022 | 17 | 14 | $609Sign up |
| 2021 | 14 | 12 | $935Sign up |
| 2020 | 8 | 5 | $707Sign up |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | $433Sign up |
| 2018 | 9 | 5 | $514Sign up |
| 2017 | 15 | 10 | $590Sign up |
| 2016 | 4 | 3 | $898Sign up |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | $616Sign up |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | $826Sign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 | $976Sign up |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | $516Sign up |
| 2011 | 20 | 17 | $921Sign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $985Sign up |
| 2009 | 8 | 6 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2008 | 4 | 2 | $3.7kSign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 | $2kSign up |
| 2005 | 7 | 2 | $3kSign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $3.2kSign up |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | $2kSign up |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 | $2.2kSign up |