John James Audubon Lithographs: Auction Prices

American · 1785–1851

ArtSell has recorded 20 auction results for John James Audubon lithographs between 2009 and 2026, of which 17 sold (85% sell-through). Prices realised range from $101 to $5,500, with a median of $400 across 17 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). A further 15 lots offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed but not counted. The highest recorded price is $5,500 for “American Bison or Buffalo” at Brunk Auctions in 2024.

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1. 
   “Baltimore Oriole”After the artist

   Lithograph · ed. 107/1500

   Nadeau's Auction Gallery · Mar 22, 2025 · Lot 61
   Result not publishedEst. $150–250View at Nadeau's Auction Gallery ↗
2. 
   Ruffed Grouse (Tetrao umbellus), Plate 41, from Birds of America, 1836After the artist

   Lithograph · Paper

   sheet 25 x 37 7/8 in. (63.4 x 96.3 cm)

   Bonhams · Nov 19, 2024 · Lot 21
   $538≈ £425≈ €508Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Bonhams ↗
3. 
   and Robert Havell

   Lithograph

   23.75 in. x 35.75 in. Overall 30.25 in. x 42 in.

   Rafael Osona Auction · Aug 24, 2024
   Result not publishedView at Rafael Osona Auction ↗
4. 
   Long Billed Curlew (City of Charleston) Hand Colored

   Lithograph

   22 in. x 34.5 in. Overall 32.75 in. x 35.5 in.

   Rafael Osona Auction · Jul 6, 2024
   Result not publishedView at Rafael Osona Auction ↗
5. 
   American Bison or Buffalo, 1845-1948

   Lithograph · Paper

   sight 18-3/4 x 25-5/8 in.

   Brunk Auctions · May 9, 2024 · Lot 655
   $5,500≈ £4,407≈ €5,125HammerSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
6. 
   The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America

   Lithograph

   sight sizes: (i) 20.50" h x 26.50" w

   Clarke Auction Gallery · Feb 11, 2024 · Lot 26
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $400–600View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
7. 
   Grove Dove (from Birds of America)After the artist

   Lithograph

   37 h x 24½ w in (94 x 62 cm)

   Toomey & Co. · Oct 24, 2023 · Lot 254
   $66≈ £54≈ €62Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $200–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
8. 
   Mockingbird (from Birds of America)After the artist

   Lithograph

   37¾ h x 25½ w in (96 x 65 cm)

   Toomey & Co. · Oct 24, 2023 · Lot 252
   $567≈ £464≈ €533Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $200–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
9. 
   Common American Deer,Cervus Virginianus, Common or Virginia Deer, Plate LXXXI from large folio The Quadrupeds of North America, J.T. Bowen 1845

   Lithograph

   sheet 21-1/2 x 27-1/8 in.

   Brunk Auctions · Mar 25, 2023 · Lot 1066
   $3,750≈ £3,069≈ €3,490HammerSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
10. 
    Cervus Macrotus, Say: Black-Tailed DeerAfter the artist

    Lithograph

    19 h x 25 w in (48 x 63 cm)

    Toomey & Co. · Nov 16, 2022 · Lot 459
    $32≈ £27≈ €31Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $250–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
11. 
    Great Marbled Godwit, Pl.353 from Birds of America, Bien edition, 1860After the artist

    Lithograph · Paper

    sheet 17 x 23-5/8 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Sep 15, 2022 · Lot 240
    $150≈ £131≈ €150HammerSign up free to seeEst. $200–300View at Brunk Auctions ↗
12. 
    Black-Tailed Hare, Plate LXIII from the imperial folio The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, J.T. Bowen, 1845-1848

    Lithograph

    sheet 21-3/8 x 27-1/4 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Mar 26, 2022 · Lot 1088
    $1,200≈ £909≈ €1,091HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
13. 
    Muskrat, Pl. XIII from the imperial folio The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, J.T. Bowen, 1845-1848

    Lithograph

    sheet 21-3/8 x 27-1/2 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Mar 26, 2022 · Lot 976
    $400≈ £303≈ €364HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Brunk Auctions ↗
14. 
    Cervus Virginianus, Common or Virginia Deer, from large folio The Quadrupeds of North America, J.T. Bowen 1848, No. 28

    Lithograph

    21-7/8 x 27-3/4 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Dec 4, 2021 · Lot 699
    $3,000≈ £2,260≈ €2,657HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–900View at Brunk Auctions ↗
15. 
    Smew or White Nun, Plate 414, No.9-4, from Birds of America, Bien edition, 1860After the artist

    Lithograph · Paper

    visible sheet 34-1/4 x 26-1/4 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Sep 11, 2021 · Lot 1086
    $450≈ £324≈ €380HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–900View at Brunk Auctions ↗
16. 
    Eider Duck, Plate 405 from The Birds of America, in plate "Drawn from Nature by J. J. Audubon F.R.S. F.L.S." and "Chromolithy by J. Bien, New York 1860", Bien edition, London, 1860After the artist

    Lithograph · Paper

    26-1/2 x 39-3/8 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Sep 11, 2021 · Lot 1084
    $1,700≈ £1,224≈ €1,436HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Brunk Auctions ↗
17. 
    Pinnated Grous, Plate 296, from The Birds of America, in plate "Drawn from Nature by J. J. Audubon F.R.S. F.L.S." and "Chromolithy by J. Bien, New York 1860", Bien edition, London, 1860After the artist

    Lithograph · Paper

    26-5/8 x 39-1/2 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Sep 11, 2021 · Lot 1083
    $1,900≈ £1,368≈ €1,605HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Brunk Auctions ↗
18. 
    Canvas backed Duck,ÿPlate 395, from The Birds of America, in plate "Drawn from Nature by J. J. Audubon F.R.S. F.L.S." and "Chromolithy by J. Bien, New York 1860", Bien edition, London, 1860After the artist

    Lithograph · Paper

    25-1/4 x 38-3/8 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Sep 11, 2021 · Lot 1082
    $300≈ £216≈ €253HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–900View at Brunk Auctions ↗
19. 
    Wild Turkey, from, The Birds of America, Abbeville Press editionAfter the artist

    Lithograph · Paper

    sheet 26-1//4 x 39-3/8 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Jul 9, 2021 · Lot 89
    $200≈ £145≈ €169HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at Brunk Auctions ↗
20. 
    Long-Tailed Deer

    Lithograph

    18 in. x 25 in.

    Sloans & Kenyon · Feb 18, 2021 · Lot 1306
    $500≈ £358≈ €414HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
21. 
    Untitled

    Lithograph · Paper

    H 20", W 25", "ANNULATED MARMOT SQUIRREL"

    DuMouchelles · May 15, 2020 · Lot 2132
    Result not publishedEst. $300–500View at DuMouchelles ↗
22. 
    - top Black-tailed Hare, Plate LXIII from The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, Philadelphia: J.T. Bowen, 1839-1844

    Lithograph

    sheet 19-1/2 x 27-1/2 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Jul 19, 2019 · Lot 373
    $300≈ £240≈ €267HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at Brunk Auctions ↗
23. 
    Arkansas Flycatcher, Swallow-tailed Flycatcher, Says Flycatcher, Plate 54, Part 14-6, from Birds of America, 1860After the artist

    Lithograph · Paper

    23-1/4 x 19-3/8 in. (sheet)

    Brunk Auctions · Dec 6, 2018 · Lot 136
    $30≈ £24≈ €26HammerSign up free to seeEst. $50–100View at Brunk Auctions ↗
24. 
    Imperial, 1844

    Lithograph

    20 in. x 26 ½ in. Overall 27 ¼ in. x 33 in.

    Rafael Osona Auction · Aug 4, 2018
    Result not publishedView at Rafael Osona Auction ↗
25. 
    Northern Hare, Pl. XII, from the The Quadrapeds of North America, J.T. Bowen, lithographerAfter the artist

    Lithograph · Paper

    19-5/8 x 25-1/2 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Jul 14, 2018 · Lot 1420
    $150≈ £114≈ €129HammerSign up free to seeEst. $100–200View at Brunk Auctions ↗
26. 
    Great White Heron, Pl. 368, from Birds of America, 1860After the artist

    Lithograph · Paper

    26-1/8 x 38-3/4 in. (sheet)

    Brunk Auctions · Nov 11, 2017 · Lot 1169
    $1,300≈ £986≈ €1,115HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–4,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
27. 
    Arkansas Flycatcher, Swallow-tailed Flycatcher, Says Flycatcher, Plate 54, Part 14-6, from Birds of America, 1860After the artist

    Lithograph · Paper

    23-1/4 x 19-3/8 in. (sheet)

    Brunk Auctions · May 25, 2017 · Lot 8
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $200–300View at Brunk Auctions ↗
28. 
    Swallow-tailed Hawk, Plate 18, Part 5-3, from Birds of America, 1860After the artist

    Lithograph · Paper

    22-3/4 x 29-1/4 in.

    Brunk Auctions · May 25, 2017 · Lot 6
    $100≈ £77≈ €89HammerSign up free to seeEst. $200–300View at Brunk Auctions ↗
29. 
    Blue Jay, Plate 231, Part 2-4, from Birds of America, 1859After the artist

    Lithograph · Paper

    28-7/8 x 21-7/8 in.

    Brunk Auctions · May 25, 2017 · Lot 5
    $150≈ £116≈ €134HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at Brunk Auctions ↗
30. 
    Fish Crow in a Honey Locust Tree, 1860After the artist

    Lithograph · Paper

    39 x 25-7/8 in. (sheet)

    Brunk Auctions · May 25, 2017 · Lot 3
    $225≈ £174≈ €201HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Brunk Auctions ↗
31. 
    American Crow (Corvus Americanus), Plate 225, Part 3-1 (inscribed upper left), from Birds of America, 1860After the artist

    Lithograph · Paper

    39-1/2 x 26-1/2 in. (sheet) (New York

    Brunk Auctions · May 25, 2017 · Lot 2
    $250≈ £193≈ €223HammerSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Brunk Auctions ↗
32. 
    Blue Jay, published by Artistic Picture Publishing Co., 1943After the artist

    Lithograph · Paper

    30 x 23-7/8 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Mar 25, 2017 · Lot 655
    $25≈ £20≈ €23HammerSign up free to seeEst. $50–150View at Brunk Auctions ↗
33. 
    Carolina Parrot", plate 278, from [Birds of America], 1860After the artist

    Lithograph · Paper

    39-3/8 x 26-1/2 in. (sheet)

    Brunk Auctions · Jan 28, 2017 · Lot 564
    $7,500≈ £5,980≈ €7,022HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–3,500View at Brunk Auctions ↗
34. 
    Glossy Ibis, Plate 358, from [Birds of America], 1860After the artist

    Lithograph · Paper

    27 x 39-1/4 in. (sheet)

    Brunk Auctions · Jan 28, 2017 · Lot 561
    $1,600≈ £1,276≈ €1,498HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Brunk Auctions ↗
35. 
    Eider Duck Plate 405, from the [Birds of America], 1860After the artist

    Lithograph · Paper

    26 x 39-1/4 in. (sheet)

    Brunk Auctions · Jan 28, 2017 · Lot 560
    $2,400≈ £1,914≈ €2,247HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Brunk Auctions ↗
36. 
    [Mus Minimus] Little Harvest Mouse, pl. LXV, from [The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America], Bowen edition, New York, 1845After the artist

    Lithograph · Paper

    27-1/4 x 21-1/8 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Oct 27, 2016 · Lot 27
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $100–200View at Brunk Auctions ↗
37. 
    Rocky Mountain Goat (Pl. CXXVIII), 1847After the artist

    Lithograph · Paper

    sheet 21 1/2 x 27 1/2in

    Bonhams · Sep 25, 2016 · Lot 3119
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $700–1,000View at Bonhams ↗
38. 
    Polar Hare (Pl. XXXII), 1844After the artist

    Lithograph · Paper

    sheet 21 1/8 x 27 1/2in

    Bonhams · Sep 25, 2016 · Lot 3118
    $1,000≈ £773≈ €888Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,000View at Bonhams ↗
39. 
    Geomys Douglassii/Columbia Pouched Rat

    Lithograph

    Sight: 19-1/2" x 25-3/4”. Overall: 27-3/4" x 33-1/2"

    James D. Julia · Feb 3, 2016 · Lot 1200
    $592≈ £408≈ €541Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at James D. Julia ↗
40. 
    Ruby-throated Humming Bird, Plate 253, from the [Birds of America], 1860After the artist

    Lithograph · Paper

    33-1/2 x 23-5/8 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Jan 15, 2016 · Lot 150
    $850≈ £593≈ €779HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
41. 
    [Wilsons Snipe, Common Snipe], Bowen octavo edition, plate 350After the artist

    Lithograph · Paper

    6 x 8-5/8 in. some foxing otherwise very good

    Brunk Auctions · Jul 31, 2015 · Lot 521
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $200–400View at Brunk Auctions ↗
42. 
    [The Cougar], Bowen octavo edition, plate XCVIIAfter the artist

    Lithograph · Paper

    6-1/4 x 8-5/8 in. very slightly foxed otherwise very good

    Brunk Auctions · Jul 31, 2015 · Lot 520
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $200–400View at Brunk Auctions ↗
43. 
    [Great Blue Heron], Bowen octavo edition, plate 369After the artist

    Lithograph · Paper

    8-3/4 x 6 in. very slightly toned otherwise very good

    Brunk Auctions · Jul 31, 2015 · Lot 519
    $400≈ £257≈ €365HammerSign up free to seeEst. $200–400View at Brunk Auctions ↗
44. 
    [Pileated Woodpecker], Bowen octavo edition, plate 257After the artist

    Lithograph · Paper

    9-1/2 x 5-1/2 in. very slightly toned otherwise very good

    Brunk Auctions · Jul 31, 2015 · Lot 518
    $150≈ £96≈ €137HammerSign up free to seeEst. $200–400View at Brunk Auctions ↗
45. 
    Polar Hare (Pl. XXXII), 1844After the artist

    Lithograph · Paper

    image & text approx. 19 1/2 x 25in

    Bonhams · Jul 20, 2015 · Lot 3099
    $938≈ £602≈ €864Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Bonhams ↗
46. 
    Townsend's Rocky Mountain Hare (Pl. III), 1842After the artist

    Lithograph · Paper

    image & text approx. 18 1/2 x 22 3/4in

    Bonhams · Jul 20, 2015 · Lot 3098
    $938≈ £602≈ €864Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Bonhams ↗
47. 
    Barn Owl, Plate 34, 1860After the artist

    Lithograph · Paper

    39-1/2 x 26-5/8 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Jul 16, 2015 · Lot 115
    $1,200≈ £771≈ €1,104HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
48. 
    Mus Minimus Little Harvest Mouse, pl. LXV, from The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, Bowen edition, New York, 1845After the artist

    Lithograph · Paper

    27-1/4 x 21-1/8 in.

    Brunk Auctions · May 15, 2015 · Lot 124
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $400–600View at Brunk Auctions ↗
49. 
    Say's SquirrelAfter the artist

    Lithograph

    19 1/2 x 24 1/2 in.

    Sloans & Kenyon · Apr 25, 2015 · Lot 899A
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $700–900View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
50. 
    Rocky Mountain Goat (Pl. CXXVIII), 1847After the artist

    Lithograph · Paper

    sheet 21 1/2 x 27 1/2in

    Bonhams · Jan 25, 2015 · Lot 3099
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $800–1,200View at Bonhams ↗

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