John Marin
American · 1870–1953 · Painter, Printmaker
John Marin was an early American modernist visual artist. He is known for his abstract landscape paintings and watercolors. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Sea in Red (Version II)Bonhams · $206,250≈ £154,935≈ €176,162Sign up to see
Village, MaineBonhams · $60,000≈ £35,511≈ €43,872Sign up to see
Wave and RockPhillips · $50,000≈ £38,962≈ €45,430Sign up to see
John Marin’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
6 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
10 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 | 6 | 5 | 83% | $41.6kSign up | $292Sign up | $206kSign up |
| Oil | 5 | 4 | 80% | $52kSign up | $711Sign up | $206kSign up |
| Acrylic | 1 | 1 | 100% | $292Sign up | $292Sign up | $292Sign up |
| Works on paper | 64 | 52 | 81% | $16.4kSign up | $10.1kSign up | $60kSign up |
| Watercolor | 48 | 40 | 83% | $19.3kSign up | $12.1kSign up | $60kSign up |
| Drawing | 16 | 12 | 75% | $6.8kSign up | $5.4kSign up | $16.5kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 19 | 15 | 79% | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $3.8kSign up |
| Etching | 18 | 15 | 83% | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $3.8kSign up |
| Drypoint | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Other | 7 | 7 | 100% | $2kSign up | $585Sign up | $9.4kSign 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 | 10 | 9 | $6.7kSign up |
| 2025 | 6 | 5 | $10.2kSign up |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 | $4.8kSign up |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 | $8.3kSign up |
| 2022 | 7 | 5 | $750Sign up |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | $427Sign up |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | $22.6kSign up |
| 2019 | 5 | 4 | $11kSign up |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | $5.6kSign up |
| 2017 | 15 | 12 | $4.9kSign up |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2015 | 5 | 4 | $12.1kSign up |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | $60kSign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | $6kSign up |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | $43.1kSign up |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 | $18.1kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $7.9kSign up |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | $5.5kSign up |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | $21.5kSign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $16.5kSign up |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | $10kSign up |