![John Absolon, View in the East Nave; The Greek Slave, by Power [sic], from "Recollections of the Great Exhibition, 1851"](/img/museum/cmulg63w00c4v9qa5r7cqvoec/thumb "View in the East Nave; The Greek Slave, by Power [sic], from \"Recollections of the Great Exhibition, 1851\" — The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Anne Stern Gift, 1976 — Open Access (CC0)")
John Absolon
British · 1815–1895 · Painter, Printmaker
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Record prices
An excursion to Isola dei Pescatore, Lago MaggioreBonhams · £938≈ $1,152≈ €1,049Sign up to see
UntitledSworders · £350≈ $445≈ €381Sign up to see
RED COSTUMED MALE FIGURELyon & Turnbull · £250≈ $334≈ €294Sign up to see
John Absolon’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).
Lots sold
8
of 8 offered · 2016–2026
Sell-through
100%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works on paper | 8 | 8 | 100% | $331Sign up | $205Sign up | $1.2kSign up |
| Watercolor | 7 | 7 | 100% | $370Sign up | $207Sign up | $1.2kSign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $54Sign up | $54Sign up | $54Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.