John James Audubon Prints: Auction Prices

American · 1785–1851

ArtSell has recorded 98 auction results for John James Audubon prints between 2004 and 2026, of which 89 sold (91% sell-through). Prices realised range from $101 to $65,000, with a median of $1,703 across 89 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). A further 22 lots offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed but not counted. The highest recorded price is $65,000 for “Long-billed Curlew, Plate CCXXXI” at Brunk Auctions in 2020.

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1. 
   Barn Owl, Plate CLXXI from The Birds of America, Havell edition, 1827-1838

   Engraving

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

   Brunk Auctions · Mar 25, 2023 · Lot 1064
   $10,000≈ £8,184≈ €9,307HammerSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–20,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
2. 
   Hemlock Warbler

   Engraving

   38 1/8 x 25 5/8 in

   Leonard Auction · Dec 11, 2022 · Lot 131
   Result not publishedEst. $600–800View at Leonard Auction ↗
3. 
   Autumnal Warbler

   Engraving

   39 1/2 x 26 1/2 in

   Leonard Auction · Dec 11, 2022 · Lot 130
   Result not publishedEst. $600–800View at Leonard Auction ↗
4. 
   Black-capped Titmouse (from The Birds of America portfolio), 1833

   Etching · Paper

   19⅜ h x 12⅛ w in (49 x 31 cm)

   Toomey & Co. · Nov 16, 2022 · Lot 458
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
5. 
   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. ↗
6. 
   Seaside Finch, Pl. 93 from The Birds of America, London, 1827-1838

   Engraving · Paper

   plate 19-3/8 x 12-1/4 in.

   Brunk Auctions · Nov 12, 2022 · Lot 799
   $600≈ £510≈ €582HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–1,800View at Brunk Auctions ↗
7. 
   ROBERT HAVELL (PUBLISHER) HAND-COLORED, 1836After the artist

   Etching

   H 22" W 35" CANVA

   DuMouchelles · Sep 18, 2022 · Lot 1004
   Result not publishedEst. $800–1,200View at DuMouchelles ↗
8. 
   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 ↗
9. 
   Orchard Oriole, Pl. 42, from The Birds of America, London, 1827-1838

   Etching

   plate 25-3/4 x 20-5/8 in.

   Brunk Auctions · Jul 16, 2022 · Lot 846
   $3,250≈ £2,746≈ €3,231HammerSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–8,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
10. 
    Black-billed CuckooAfter the artist

    Print (other)

    15.5 x 19.5 in

    Sloans & Kenyon · Apr 20, 2022 · Lot 1195
    $20≈ £15≈ €18HammerSign up free to seeEst. $50–80View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
11. 
    White Headed Eagle

    Etching

    26 x 38 inches

    Scottsdale Art Auction · Apr 9, 2022 · Lot 380
    $11,115≈ £8,530≈ €10,234Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
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. 
    Pigeon Hawk, Pl. 92, from The Birds of America, London, 1827-1838

    Etching

    plate 25-3/4 x 20-3/8 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Mar 26, 2022 · Lot 979
    $3,500≈ £2,653≈ €3,181HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
14. 
    Orchard Oriole, Pl. 42, from The Birds of America, London, 1827-1838

    Etching

    plate 25-3/4 x 20-5/8 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Mar 26, 2022 · Lot 978
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $8,000–12,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
15. 
    Children's Warbler, Pl. 35, from The Birds of America, London, 1827-1838

    Etching

    plate 19-1/2 x 12-1/8 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Mar 26, 2022 · Lot 977
    $1,000≈ £758≈ €909HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
16. 
    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 ↗
17. 
    Godwit or Snipe, Plate CCCVIII, from The Birds of America, London, 1827-1838

    Etching

    plate 14-3/4 x 21 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Mar 26, 2022 · Lot 975
    $900≈ £682≈ €818HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Brunk Auctions ↗
18. 
    Olive sided Flycatcher Pl. CLXXIV, from The Birds of America, London, 1827-1838

    Etching

    plate 19-1/2 x 12-1/4 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Mar 26, 2022 · Lot 970
    $1,600≈ £1,213≈ €1,454HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Brunk Auctions ↗
19. 
    Untitled

    Etching · Paper

    plate 20-5/8 x 29-7/8 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Mar 26, 2022 · Lot 968
    $1,900≈ £1,440≈ €1,727HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Brunk Auctions ↗
20. 
    Long-billed Curlew, Plate CCXXXI, 1834

    Etching

    sheet 24-3/4 x 37-1/8 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Dec 4, 2021 · Lot 701
    $30,000≈ £22,597≈ €26,570HammerSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
21. 
    Ferruginous Thrush, PL. CXVI, from The Birds of America, London, 1827-1838

    Etching

    sheet 37-5/8 x 25-1/8 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Dec 4, 2021 · Lot 700
    $4,750≈ £3,578≈ €4,207HammerSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
22. 
    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 ↗
23. 
    Red-Tailed Hawk

    Print (other)

    37.5 x 24.5 in

    Helmuth Stone Gallery · Sep 26, 2021 · Lot 56
    $1,260≈ £920≈ €1,077$1,000 + $260 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
24. 
    Wild Turkey, Meleagris Gallopavo. Linn, Male. American Cane. Miegia macrosperma, No.1 and Pl. 1 from The Birds of America, London, 1827-1838

    Engraving · Paper

    sheet 38-3/16 x 25-1/4 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Sep 11, 2021 · Lot 1090
    $38,000≈ £27,362≈ €32,092HammerSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
25. 
    Stanley Hawk, Plate XXXVI, No. 8 from The Birds of America, London, 1827-1838

    Engraving · Paper

    sheet 37-3/4 x 24-5/8 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Sep 11, 2021 · Lot 1089
    $1,500≈ £1,080≈ €1,267HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
26. 
    Marsh Hawk, Plate CCCLVI from The Birds of America, London, 1827-1838

    Engraving · Paper

    38-1/8 x 25-1/2 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Sep 11, 2021 · Lot 1088
    $2,600≈ £1,872≈ €2,196HammerSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
27. 
    Untitled

    Engraving · Paper

    plate 26-3/4 x 20-5/8 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Sep 11, 2021 · Lot 1087
    $4,000≈ £2,880≈ €3,378HammerSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
28. 
    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 ↗
29. 
    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 ↗
30. 
    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 ↗
31. 
    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 ↗
32. 
    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 ↗
33. 
    Swainsons Warbler (Male), Plate 50, No. 10, 1828After the artist

    Etching

    19.5 x 12 inches, sheet: 25.5 x 19.5 inches, (with matting): 29.75 x 22 inches (image)

    Michaan's Auctions · Jun 19, 2021 · Lot 178
    $240≈ £173≈ €202Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Michaan's Auctions ↗
34. 
    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 ↗
35. 
    Long-billed Curlew, Plate CCXXXI, 1834

    Etching

    sheet 25-1/2 x 38 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Oct 3, 2020 · Lot 608
    $65,000≈ £50,243≈ €55,413HammerSign up free to seeEst. $50,000–70,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
36. 
    Untitled

    Lithograph · Paper

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

    DuMouchelles · May 15, 2020 · Lot 2132
    Result not publishedEst. $300–500View at DuMouchelles ↗
37. 
    Horned Grebe,ÿ Pl. CCLIX, 1835

    Engraving · Paper

    plate 14-3/4 x 20-1/2 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Feb 8, 2020 · Lot 1238
    $1,200≈ £927≈ €1,094HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
38. 
    Blue-Headed Pigeon, Pl. CLXXII, 1836

    Engraving · Paper

    plate 20-7/8 x 26 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Feb 8, 2020 · Lot 1237
    $2,400≈ £1,854≈ €2,188HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
39. 
    Mangrove Humming Bird, Pl. CLXXXIV, 1833

    Engraving · Paper

    sheet 38-3/4 x 26-1/4 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Dec 7, 2019 · Lot 1400
    $1,500≈ £1,142≈ €1,352HammerSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
40. 
    Rough legged Falcon, Pl. CLXVI, 1833

    Engraving · Paper

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

    Brunk Auctions · Nov 9, 2019 · Lot 113
    $2,600≈ £2,030≈ €2,356HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
41. 
    - 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 ↗
42. 
    Blue-headed Pigeon, Pl. CLXXII, from The Birds of America, London, 1827-1838

    Engraving · Paper

    plate 20-3/4 x 25-3/4 in.

    Brunk Auctions · May 18, 2019 · Lot 1811
    $700≈ £549≈ €627HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
43. 
    Rock Grous, Pl. CCCLXVIII, from The Birds of America, London, 1827-1838

    Engraving · Paper

    plate 16-1/4 x 21-3/8 in. page 25-5/8 x 39-1/4 in.

    Brunk Auctions · May 18, 2019 · Lot 1810
    $1,400≈ £1,098≈ €1,253HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
44. 
    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 ↗
45. 
    White-fronted Goose, Pl. CCLXXXVI, from The Birds of America, London, 1827-1838

    Engraving · Paper

    24-3/4 x 37-7/8 in. (sheet)

    Brunk Auctions · Nov 17, 2018 · Lot 1485
    $4,500≈ £3,504≈ €3,966HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Brunk Auctions ↗
46. 
    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 ↗
47. 
    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 ↗
48. 
    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 ↗
49. 
    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 ↗
50. 
    Great-footed Hawk, Plate XVL, from The Birds of America, London, 1827-1838

    Engraving · Paper

    25-3/8 x 38-1/4 in. (sheet)

    Brunk Auctions · May 25, 2017 · Lot 7
    $1,500≈ £1,157≈ €1,338HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗

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