John James Audubon
American · 1785–1851 · Painter, Printmaker
John James Audubon was a French-American artist, entrepreneur, naturalist, explorer, and ornithologist. His combined interests in painting and ornithology turned into a plan to… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Trophy of American Game BirdsBonhams · $394,200≈ £286,941≈ €330,455Sign up to see
- Long-billed Curlew, Plate CCXXXIBrunk Auctions · $65,000≈ £50,243≈ €55,413Sign up to see
- Wild Turkey, Meleagris Gallopavo. Linn, Male. American Cane. Miegia macrosperma, No.1 and Pl. 1 from The Birds of America, LondonBrunk Auctions · $38,000≈ £27,362≈ €32,092Sign up to see
John James Audubon’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
128 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
22 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 | 1 | 1 | 100% | $394kSign up | $394kSign up | $394kSign up |
| Oil | 1 | 1 | 100% | $394kSign up | $394kSign up | $394kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 98 | 89 | 91% | $4.2kSign up | $1.7kSign up | $65kSign up |
| Etching | 36 | 34 | 94% | $5.3kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $65kSign up |
| Engraving | 39 | 35 | 90% | $4.8kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $38kSign up |
| Aquatint | 2 | 2 | 100% | $3.1kSign up | $3.1kSign up | $4.5kSign up |
| Lithograph | 20 | 17 | 85% | $1.1kSign up | $400Sign up | $5.5kSign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up |
| Other | 3 | 3 | 100% | $777Sign up | $532Sign up | $1.6kSign 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | $5.1kSign up |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | $3.3kSign up |
| 2022 | 14 | 12 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | $3kSign up |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | $4.5kSign up |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 | $1kSign up |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | $592Sign up |
| 2015 | 6 | 5 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2014 | 4 | 2 | $850Sign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 | $115Sign up |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2004 | 10 | 10 | $1.3kSign up |