John Kenneth Esler
Canadian · b. 1933 · Printmaker
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Record prices
Bearspaw RememberedLevis Fine Art Auctions · CA$2,223≈ $2,182≈ £1,370≈ €1,599Sign up to see
Untitled - Fence on the HillLevis Fine Art Auctions · CA$690≈ $707≈ £345≈ €482Sign up to see
Baroque Lament [First State] #3/15Levis Fine Art Auctions · CA$702≈ $508≈ £376≈ €449Sign up to see
John Kenneth Esler’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).
Lots sold
65
of 65 offered · 1992–2026
Sell-through
100%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
12 sold lot(s) are awaiting a USD exchange rate and are excluded from averages.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 5 | 5 | 100% | $763Sign up | $379Sign up | $2.2kSign up |
| Oil | 1 | 1 | 100% | $256Sign up | $256Sign up | $256Sign up |
| Acrylic | 3 | 3 | 100% | $1.1kSign up | $707Sign up | $2.2kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $293Sign up | $293Sign up | $293Sign up |
| Works on paper | 3 | 3 | 100% | $101Sign up | $101Sign up | $126Sign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $76Sign up | $76Sign up | $76Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 57 | 57 | 100% | $175Sign up | $153Sign up | $508Sign up |
| Etching | 51 | 51 | 100% | $168Sign up | $153Sign up | $481Sign up |
| Screenprint | 2 | 2 | 100% | $310Sign up | $310Sign up | $508Sign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 4 | 4 | 100% | $178Sign up | $186Sign up | $211Sign 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 | 1 | 1 | $183Sign up |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | $508Sign up |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | $83Sign up |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | $186Sign up |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | $137Sign up |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | $174Sign up |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | $88Sign up |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | $211Sign up |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | $145Sign up |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 | $139Sign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | $481Sign up |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | $155Sign up |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 | $254Sign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $161Sign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $131Sign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | $707Sign up |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | $107Sign up |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | $126Sign up |
| 1999 | 2 | 2 | $186Sign up |
| 1998 | 2 | 2 | —Sign up |
| 1995 | 2 | 2 | —Sign up |
| 1994 | 3 | 3 | —Sign up |
| 1993 | 4 | 4 | —Sign up |
| 1992 | 1 | 1 | —Sign up |