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John Houston

John Houston

British · 1930–2008 · Painter

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110auction results2020–2026years recorded94%sold (103)$2kSign up free to seemedian price

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Record prices

  1. John Houston, ORIENTAL POPPIES 1, oil on canvasORIENTAL POPPIES 1Lyon & Turnbull · £10,625≈ $15,032≈ €12,296Sign up to see
  2. John Houston, GEISHAS WAITING, KYOTO, 1994-1995, oil on canvasGEISHAS WAITING, KYOTOLyon & Turnbull · £8,190≈ $11,113≈ €9,489Sign up to see
  3. John Houston, DAWN - BASS ROCK, oil on canvasDAWN - BASS ROCKLyon & Turnbull · £6,875≈ $9,394≈ €7,763Sign up to see

John Houston’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).

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Average price
$2.7kSign up free to see
median $2kfree account
High
$15kSign up free to see
auction record in database
Lots sold
103
of 110 offered · 2020–2026
Sell-through
94%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$100$1k$10k2021202220232024202520262020-01-15 · $3,9012020-01-15 · $1,3822020-04-16 · $2,9672020-04-16 · $7502020-06-10 · $5112021-01-20 · $4,4412021-01-20 · $3,4162021-01-20 · $9,3942021-01-27 · $1,1132021-01-27 · $4,1112021-02-25 · $4,9522021-02-25 · $15,0322021-02-25 · $5,6592021-03-10 · $7982021-04-07 · $1,1222021-06-10 · $1,7642021-08-11 · $7,2632021-08-11 · $2,2482021-08-11 · $4,1512021-08-11 · $3,8052021-09-21 · $3622021-10-13 · $8512021-12-09 · $5,2772021-12-09 · $7,5852022-01-19 · $3,0692022-01-19 · $6,4792022-01-19 · $3,0692022-01-19 · $1,4492022-01-19 · $8182022-04-06 · $6,2162022-04-06 · $6222022-04-06 · $2,4542022-04-06 · $1,4722022-04-14 · $6562022-08-10 · $1,1452022-08-10 · $1,6962022-08-10 · $4,8862022-08-10 · $4,5802022-08-10 · $3,0532022-08-10 · $5,1912022-10-04 · $2952022-12-08 · $3,0732023-01-11 · $2,4432023-01-11 · $5,8032023-01-11 · $1,4512023-01-11 · $2,4432023-01-11 · $1,4512023-04-04 · $2,9882023-04-04 · $1,1012023-04-04 · $9442023-05-17 · $9972023-06-08 · $2,3572023-06-08 · $5,6562023-08-09 · $6,4142023-08-09 · $2,2452023-08-09 · $6412023-08-09 · $6412024-04-30 · $1,5802024-04-30 · $4,1082024-04-30 · $1,5802024-06-06 · $3,8612024-08-13 · $2,7402024-08-13 · $2,0952024-08-13 · $1,9342024-08-13 · $2,4182024-10-23 · $3652024-12-05 · $4,8122024-12-05 · $2,2452025-01-22 · $2,8042025-04-02 · $1,9572025-04-02 · $1,2232025-04-02 · $6522025-05-01 · $3,3652025-05-01 · $3362025-06-05 · $3,7612025-08-13 · $11,1132025-08-13 · $4,1032025-08-13 · $2,2232025-08-13 · $3422025-08-13 · $6842025-08-13 · $7862025-08-13 · $9402025-10-08 · $7432025-11-13 · $1,0542025-12-04 · $4,0662026-01-14 · $1,5362026-01-14 · $1,3662026-01-14 · $4,0972026-01-14 · $9392026-01-14 · $6152026-01-14 · $1,8782026-02-11 · $4522026-02-11 · $1,3032026-02-11 · $5912026-03-31 · $2,0182026-03-31 · $2,0182026-03-31 · $4,0362026-03-31 · $1,1772026-03-31 · $6732026-03-31 · $1,4292026-03-31 · $1,4292026-03-31 · $1,8502026-03-31 · $471
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

By medium

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Paintings635994%$3.7kSign up$3.1kSign up$15kSign up
Oil635994%$3.7kSign up$3.1kSign up$15kSign up
Works on paper403793%$1.3kSign up$997Sign up$4.1kSign up
Watercolor373492%$1.4kSign up$1kSign up$4.1kSign up
Pastel11100%$1.4kSign up$1.4kSign up$1.4kSign up
Drawing22100%$842Sign up$842Sign up$940Sign up
Prints & multiples55100%$618Sign up$656Sign up$786Sign up
Etching11100%$684Sign up$684Sign up$684Sign up
Lithograph33100%$540Sign up$622Sign up$656Sign up
Woodcut / linocut11100%$786Sign up$786Sign up$786Sign up
Other22100%$1.7kSign up$1.7kSign up$3kSign up

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
20262218$1.4kSign up
20252017$1.2kSign up
20241111$2.2kSign up
20231515$2.2kSign up
20221818$2.8kSign up
20211919$4.1kSign up
202055$1.4kSign up

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