John Martin: career timeline

British · 1789–1854 · Few works by John Martin have a recorded creation date (5 of 24), so works are grouped by the decade they were sold, not made. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

John Martin: works at auction by decade the work was sold (creation dates are not recorded for most of these works). Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade soldWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1990s10—Etching
2000s44$291Sign upMixed media
2010s76$464Sign upEngraving
2020s125$275Sign upEngraving

Sold in the 1990s 1 work

Sold
0 of 1
Median
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Average
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Typical size
6 × 7 in (15 × 18 cm)
Mediums
Etching (1)
Subjects
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Sold in the 2000s 4 works

Sold
4 of 4
Median
$291Sign up
Average
$305Sign up
Typical size
17 × 21.5 in (44 × 55 cm)
Mediums
Mixed media (2), Oil (1), Watercolor (1)
Subjects
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Sold in the 2010s 7 works

Sold
6 of 7
Median
$464Sign up
Average
$558Sign up
Typical size
7.5 × 9 in (19 × 23 cm)
Mediums
Engraving (3), Oil (2), Lithograph (1)
Subjects
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Sold in the 2020s 12 works

Sold
5 of 12
Median
$275Sign up
Average
$962Sign up
Typical size
6.5 × 8.5 in (16 × 22 cm)
Mediums
Engraving (7), Other (3), Oil (1)
Subjects
Boats (1), Landscapes (1)

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All John Martin auction results →