John Martin
British · 1789–1854 · Painter, Printmaker
John Martin was an English Romantic painter, engraver, and illustrator. He was known for his typically vast and dramatic paintings of religious subjects and fantastic… (Wikipedia)
Record prices
Eruption of VesuviusBonhams · £3,188≈ $3,771≈ €3,770Sign up to see
Angels Guarding Paradise from John Milton’s Paradise LostArt+Object · NZ$1,641≈ $1,285≈ £799≈ €1,019Sign up to see
Satan Aroused from John Milton’s Paradise LostArt+Object · NZ$1,055≈ $826≈ £514≈ €655Sign up to see
John Martin’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
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
2 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.
1 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 | 6 | 6 | 100% | $281Sign up | $285Sign up | $383Sign up |
| Oil | 4 | 4 | 100% | $262Sign up | $263Sign up | $326Sign up |
| Mixed media | 2 | 2 | 100% | $319Sign up | $319Sign up | $383Sign up |
| Works on paper | 2 | 2 | 100% | $2kSign up | $2kSign up | $3.8kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $254Sign up | $254Sign up | $254Sign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $3.8kSign up | $3.8kSign up | $3.8kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 12 | 8 | 67% | $524Sign up | $425Sign up | $1.3kSign up |
| Etching | 2 | 2 | 100% | $114Sign up | $114Sign up | $114Sign up |
| Engraving | 9 | 6 | 67% | $592Sign up | $520Sign up | $1.3kSign up |
| Lithograph | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Other | 3 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.