James Watson

Irish · 1740–1790 · Printmaker

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5auction results2020–2026years recorded20%sold (1)$25Sign up free to seemedian price

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after Joshua ReynoldsChorley's · May 2024£20≈ $25≈ €23Sign up to see

James Watson’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).

ArtSell has recorded 5 auction results for James Watson between 2020 and 2026, of which 1 sold (20%). The highest price recorded is $25Sign up free to see for after Joshua Reynolds at Chorley's in May 2024. The most common medium is engravings (5 lots). Most results come from Bertolami Fine Art (2), Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden (2) and Chorley's (1).

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after Joshua Reynolds
Engraving
33cm x 26cm
Chorley's · May 22, 2024 · Lot 1036
£20≈ $25≈ €23HammerSign up free to seeEst. £50–80View at Chorley's ↗
Lady sitting in a Chair, after Rubens, 1778
Engraving
Bertolami Fine Art · Apr 29, 2026 · Lot 164
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €200–300View at Bertolami Fine Art ↗
Archbishop Laud | Lord Chief Baron Wandesford, after Antony van Dyck
Engraving
Bertolami Fine Art · Apr 29, 2026 · Lot 166
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €250–350View at Bertolami Fine Art ↗
Maria, Duchess of Ancaster, Nach 1755
Engraving · Paper
Pl. 32,9 x 22,5 cm, Bl. 36 x 26,1 cm
Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Sep 19, 2020 · Lot 171
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €120–View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗
Maria, Duchess of Ancaster, Nach 1755
Engraving · Paper
Pl. 32,9 x 22,5 cm, Bl. 36 x 26,1 cm
Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Mar 28, 2020 · Lot 230
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €150–View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗

James Watson prints (5)James Watson engravings (5)

James Watson: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by James Watson at auction?

$25Sign up free to see, for after Joshua Reynolds at Chorley's (May 2024) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for James Watson?

The median sale price is $25Sign up free to see across 1 priced sale. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by James Watson have sold at auction?

1 of 5 recorded lots sold between 2020 and 2026.

Which auction houses sell James Watson?

Bertolami Fine Art, Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden and Chorley's account for the most recorded results. Bertolami Fine Art · Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Chorley's

About James Watson

In museum collections

Snuffbox with portrait of John Wilkes (1727–1797), ca. 1765–1770
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
A Girl Singing Ballads By a Paper Lanthorn, 1767–81
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
Lady Sitting in a Chair, 1778
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
Portret van Janet Erskine, 1761 - 1790
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam · Public domain