John Gould
British · 1804–1881 · Painter, Printmaker
John Gould was an English ornithologist who published monographs on birds, illustrated by plates produced by his wife, Elizabeth Gould, and several other artists, including… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Platycercus Eximius (Rose-Hill Parrakeet)Leonard Joel · A$8,000≈ $5,815≈ £3,794≈ €5,281Sign up to see
Calyptorhynchus Macrorhynchus (Great-Billed Black Cockatoo)Leonard Joel · A$7,500≈ $5,451≈ £3,557≈ €4,951Sign up to see
Cacatua Leadbeateri (Major Mitchell's Cockatoo)Leonard Joel · A$7,000≈ $5,088≈ £3,319≈ €4,621Sign up to see
John Gould’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).
ArtSell has recorded 146 auction results for John Gould between 2009 and 2026, of which 133 sold (91%). A further 9 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $61Sign up free to see to $5.8kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $5.8kSign up free to see for Platycercus Eximius (Rose-Hill Parrakeet) at Leonard Joel in October 2015. The most common medium is lithographs (135 lots). Most results come from Leonard Joel (93), Davidson Auctions (35) and DuMouchelles (8).
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- $150≈ £113≈ €132Sign up free to see
- £20≈ $27≈ €24Sign up free to see
- A$1,200≈ $834≈ £623≈ €729Sign up free to see
- A$100≈ $69≈ £52≈ €61Sign up free to see
- A$300≈ $208≈ £156≈ €182Sign up free to see
- Birds of Paradise, 1875-1888$500≈ £374≈ €430Sign up free to see
- Curruca Orphea and Alauda Arborea, circa 1862-73$225≈ £166≈ €191Sign up free to see
- Pernis Apivorus (European Honey Buzzard)After the artist$250≈ £187≈ €215Sign up free to see
- A$150≈ $98≈ £74≈ €85Sign up free to see
- A$325≈ $212≈ £161≈ €183Sign up free to see
![John Gould, Phalacrocorax Carbo [Great Cormorant] from The Birds of Great Britain, 1862-73, lithograph in colours](/img/lot/cmuhj0r1ytq1p5a0ctbq3/thumb)
Also offered, result not published (9)
Lots by John Gould that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
John Gould paintings (3)John Gould oil paintings (3)John Gould prints (138)John Gould lithographs (135)
John Gould: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by John Gould at auction?
$5,815Sign up free to see, for Platycercus Eximius (Rose-Hill Parrakeet) at Leonard Joel (October 2015) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for John Gould?
The median sale price is $576Sign up free to see across 133 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by John Gould have sold at auction?
133 of 146 recorded lots sold between 2009 and 2026. 9 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell John Gould?
Leonard Joel, Davidson Auctions and DuMouchelles account for the most recorded results. Leonard Joel · Davidson Auctions · DuMouchelles
About John Gould
John Gould was an English ornithologist who published monographs on birds, illustrated by plates produced by his wife, Elizabeth Gould, and several other artists, including Edward Lear, Henry Constantine Richter, Joseph Wolf and William Matthew Hart. Because of his 1840s seven-volume series The Birds of Australia and its updates he has been considered the father of bird study in Australia, and the Gould League in Australia is named after him. His identification of the birds now nicknamed "Darwin's finches" played a role in the inception of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. Gould's work is referenced in Charles Darwin's book, On the Origin of Species.
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In museum collections
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0Urocissa magnirostris, probably 1850/1883
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0Trogan personatus, probably 1836/1838
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0Trogan variegatus, probably 1836/1838
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0