John Bellany
British · 1942–2013 · Painter, Printmaker
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Record prices
ALLEGORY - A CELTIC PHANTASMAGORIA (TRIPTYCH)Lyon & Turnbull · £60,625≈ $82,838≈ €68,455Sign up to see
THE PERSECUTEDLyon & Turnbull · £50,200≈ $61,219≈ €58,198Sign up to see
SELF PORTRAIT IN A HATLyon & Turnbull · £22,500≈ $31,743≈ €26,074Sign up to see
John Bellany’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
233
of 248 offered · 2012–2026
Sell-through
94%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 111 | 105 | 95% | $10.3kSign up | $7.9kSign up | $82.8kSign up |
| Oil | 111 | 105 | 95% | $10.3kSign up | $7.9kSign up | $82.8kSign up |
| Works on paper | 82 | 77 | 94% | $2.4kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $8.2kSign up |
| Watercolor | 51 | 48 | 94% | $3kSign up | $2.8kSign up | $8.2kSign up |
| Drawing | 31 | 29 | 94% | $1.3kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $3.8kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 52 | 48 | 92% | $762Sign up | $598Sign up | $3.8kSign up |
| Etching | 29 | 28 | 97% | $778Sign up | $657Sign up | $2.4kSign up |
| Aquatint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $603Sign up | $603Sign up | $603Sign up |
| Lithograph | 13 | 11 | 85% | $592Sign up | $447Sign up | $1.7kSign up |
| Screenprint | 6 | 6 | 100% | $483Sign up | $481Sign up | $865Sign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 1 | 1 | 100% | $992Sign up | $992Sign up | $992Sign up |
| Print (other) | 2 | 1 | 50% | $3.8kSign up | $3.8kSign up | $3.8kSign up |
| Other | 3 | 3 | 100% | $5kSign up | $4.1kSign up | $7.4kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.