John Francis Murphy
American · 1853–1921 · Painter, Printmaker
John Francis Murphy was an American landscape painter. His style moved from poetic Tonalism to the innovative application of multiple layers of pigment, in order to create a… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Tonalist LandscapeBonhams · $7,200≈ £3,485≈ €4,882Sign up to see
Autumn FieldsBonhams · $6,000≈ £2,904≈ €4,069Sign up to see
Day in OctoberBonhams · $5,000≈ £3,129≈ €3,879Sign up to see
John Francis Murphy’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).
Price trend
3 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
2 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 34 | 25 | 74% | $2.4kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $7.2kSign up |
| Oil | 34 | 25 | 74% | $2.4kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $7.2kSign up |
| Works on paper | 9 | 7 | 78% | $914Sign up | $900Sign up | $1.5kSign up |
| Watercolor | 7 | 5 | 71% | $1.1kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $1.5kSign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 2 | 100% | $537Sign up | $537Sign up | $750Sign up |
| Other | 2 | 2 | 100% | $3.4kSign up | $3.4kSign up | $3.9kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | $2kSign up |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | $852Sign up |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | $491Sign up |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | $3kSign up |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | $650Sign up |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | $2.9kSign up |
| 2014 | 5 | 3 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2013 | 4 | 2 | $3.1kSign up |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | $5kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $3.9kSign up |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | $4.3kSign up |
| 2007 | 4 | 2 | $6.6kSign up |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $805Sign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | $3.2kSign up |