John Meyer

South African · b. 1942 · Painter

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87auction results2009–2026years recorded74%sold (64)$16.8kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. John Meyer, The Golden Gate, acrylic on canvasThe Golden GateStrauss & Co · ZAR 910,400≈ $65,130≈ £45,827≈ €53,289Sign up to see
  2. John Meyer, A Convenient Arrangement, 2024, acrylic on canvasA Convenient ArrangementStrauss & Co · ZAR 1,097,488≈ $63,676≈ £48,464≈ €54,941Sign up to see
  3. John Meyer, The Red Room, 2005, acrylic on canvasThe Red RoomStrauss & Co · ZAR 1,100,000≈ $63,404≈ £48,323≈ €54,843Sign up to see

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Average price
median $16.8kfree account
High
auction record in database
Lots sold
64
of 87 offered · 2009–2026
Sell-through
74%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$1k$10k$100k201120132015201720192021202320252009-09-07 · $1,9092010-10-11 · $38,8052010-11-01 · $38,1902011-11-07 · $4,8962011-11-07 · $55,9582012-11-12 · $23,0262014-06-30 · $19,3292016-05-23 · $7,2782016-11-07 · $30,4152017-11-13 · $4,6852017-11-13 · $5,4662017-11-13 · $15,6172017-11-13 · $32,7962017-11-13 · $19,5222019-05-20 · $5,5462019-05-20 · $8,7152019-05-20 · $11,8842019-05-20 · $7,6062019-06-08 · $13,9882021-05-18 · $12,2122021-05-18 · $65,1302021-05-18 · $28,4942021-05-18 · $24,4242021-11-08 · $24,2712021-11-08 · $36,4072022-04-06 · $50,5222022-04-06 · $19,4312022-09-21 · $12,8912022-09-21 · $10,9582022-11-03 · $7,3922022-11-09 · $57,5192023-03-13 · $2,9042023-09-19 · $23,1882024-02-19 · $4,0192024-03-19 · $2,7872024-03-19 · $36,6192024-05-28 · $44,1212024-06-25 · $19,0862024-11-12 · $48,0182024-11-12 · $22,4082025-02-17 · $13,9892025-02-17 · $56,3842025-04-01 · $34,0362025-04-01 · $18,9092025-04-01 · $28,3642025-05-27 · $8,5082025-05-27 · $11,1262025-05-27 · $20,6362025-05-27 · $25,7942025-05-27 · $9,1632025-06-24 · $3,3062025-09-16 · $3,2422025-11-08 · $63,4042025-11-18 · $14,9662025-11-18 · $6,9702025-11-18 · $63,6762025-11-18 · $10,8852026-02-24 · $5,4182026-03-24 · $20,2642026-03-25 · $5,6812026-03-25 · $6,3922026-03-25 · $2,4862026-03-25 · $6,7472026-09-15 · $18,013
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

By medium

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Paintings806278%$21.8kSign up$18.5kSign up$65.1kSign up
Oil201260%$29.9kSign up$29.4kSign up$56kSign up
Acrylic413688%$19.6kSign up$13.1kSign up$65.1kSign up
Mixed media191474%$20.7kSign up$14.8kSign up$57.5kSign up
Works on paper5240%$2.4kSign up$2.4kSign up$2.9kSign up
Watercolor2150%$1.9kSign up$1.9kSign up$1.9kSign up
Pastel100%—Sign up—Sign up—
Other200%—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.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
2026107$6.4kSign up
20252617$15kSign up
202497$22.4kSign up
202362$13kSign up
202276$16.2kSign up
202166$26.5kSign up
201955$8.7kSign up
201775$15.6kSign up
201622$18.8kSign up
201510—Sign up
201421$19.3kSign up
201211$23kSign up
201122$30.4kSign up
201022$38.5kSign up
200911$1.9kSign up

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