John Emms: career timeline
British · 1843–1912 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 12 of 37 lots (32% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | $2.8kSign up | Oil |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | $10kSign up | Oil |
| 1890s | 5 | 4 | $10.5kSign up | Oil |
| 1900s | 3 | 3 | $1.6kSign up | Oil |
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1870s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $2.8kSign up
- Average
- $2.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 15 × 13 in (38 × 33 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
1873 Firm friends$2.8kSign up
1880s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $10kSign up
- Average
- $10kSign up
- Typical size
- 14 × 18 in (36 × 46 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
1888 A Terrier, Torrie$10kSign up
1890s 5 works
1900s 3 works
- Sold
- 3 of 3
- Median
- $1.6kSign up
- Average
- $1.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 17.5 × 20 in (44 × 51 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (3)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1)
1900 His Master's Stick$1kSign up
1902 Concregan 1902 oil on canvas$2.2kSign up
1905 Logging in the New Forest$1.6kSign up · sold 3×
Creation date not recorded
21 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2010s 5 works
- Sold
- 4 of 5
- Median
- $40kSign up
- Average
- $31.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 20 × 16 in (51 × 41 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (5)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1), Figures & portraits (1)
sold 2014 The Day's BagUnsold
sold 2016 Two Clumber Spaniels with game in a landscape$43kSign up
sold 2016 Getting the scent$1.8kSign up
sold 2017 After the Chase, beagles in a kennel$38kSign up
sold 2018 Portrait of Four Retrievers and a Black Spaniel$42kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 16 works
- Sold
- 14 of 16
- Median
- $5.1kSign up
- Average
- $16.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 16 × 20 in (41 × 51 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (15), Other (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (2)
sold 2020 Huntsmen and Hunt Staff at Earth with Hounds and a TerrierUnsold · sold 2×
sold 2020 A Wire Haired Jack Russell Terrier$4kSign up
sold 2021 Untitled$3.8kSign up
sold 2021 Fox Terrier Ratting$10kSign up
sold 2021 New Forest Buckhounds and a Terrier in the Kennel After the Hunt$130kSign up
sold 2023 On the scent$6.4kSign up · sold 3×
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2023 Farm friends$4.1kSign up
sold 2023 Two hounds$7.7kSign up
sold 2024 Hare Going to Ground$896Sign up
sold 2024 Study of a Chestnut Hunter 'Pearl'$1.2kSign up
sold 2025 Untitled$37.7kSign up
sold 2025 Gone to Earth$20kSign up
…and 4 more works from this group in the full results list.
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 Emms auction results →