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)
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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.