John Constable: career timeline

British · 1776–1837 · Few works by John Constable have a recorded creation date (3 of 9), so works are grouped by the decade they were sold, not made. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

John Constable: works at auction by decade the work was sold (creation dates are not recorded for most of these works). Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade sold	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1990s	1	0	—	Other
2010s	2	2	$70.4kSign up	Oil
2020s	6	5	$6.9kSign up	Oil

Sold in the 1990s 1 work

Sold: 0 of 1
Median: —
Average: —
Typical size: 3.5 × 4.5 in (10 × 12 cm)
Mediums: Other (1)
Subjects: Landscapes (1)

sold 1998 LandscapeResult not published

Sold in the 2010s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $70.4kSign up
Average: $70.4kSign up
Typical size: 4.5 × 7 in (12 × 18 cm)
Mediums: Oil (1), Watercolor (1)
Subjects: Landscapes (1)

c. 1804 Englische Landschaft$94.7kSign up
1833 Der Südweststrand von Folkestone mit Blick auf den Turm der Kirche St. Mary$46kSign up

Sold in the 2020s 6 works

Sold: 5 of 6
Median: $6.9kSign up
Average: $22.8kSign up
Typical size: 12 × 10 in (31 × 25 cm)
Mediums: Oil (3), Drawing (2), Etching (1)
Subjects: Landscapes (2), Abstract (1), Figures & portraits (1)

sold 2020 Untitled$94.2kSign up
sold 2021 Willy Lott's House$1kSign up
sold 2026 This charming 19th-century oil painting on board captures a tranquil rural scene in the Continental tradition. The composition features a quaintResult not published
sold 2026 Study of a Mature Tree in a Landscape$6.9kSign up
sold 2026 Study of Two Trees in a Landscape$3.4kSign up
1804 Portrait of George Elmer, 1804, half-length, in a dark coat and buff waistcoat$8.7kSign up

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All John Constable auction results →