What is a John Russell painting worth?
1858–1930 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 26 works by John Russell with a published auction price sold between $2,499Sign up free to see and $181,012Sign up free to see, and the median is $9,663Sign up free to see. For paintings alone, the median is $182,920Sign up free to see across 13 sales. In the last five years the median was $25,497Sign up free to see across 7 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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John Russell prices by medium
- Auction results
- 29
- Sold rate
- 90%
- Active at auction
- 2013–2025
- Median price
- $9.7kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $892kSign up free to see Vue de la Seine, Bougival View of the Seine, Bougival, Spring (1887), Smith & Singer, Apr 2025
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 13 | $6.5k–$488kSign up free to see | $183kSign up free to see |
| Works on Paper | 10 | $3.9k–$12.4kSign up free to see | $6.5kSign up free to see |
| Prints | 3 | $88–$304Sign up free to see | $114Sign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Smith & Singer (22), Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny (3), Bonhams (3)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 4 | $107–$4.2kSign up free to see | $1.9kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 16 | $3.9k–$187kSign up free to see | $17.3kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 3 | $2.3k–$4.9kSign up free to see | $3.3kSign up free to see |
Recent John Russell sales
- Île de la Jatte à Neuilly (1887), oil on canvas on cardboard — $175,289Sign up free to see, Smith & Singer, Aug 19, 2025
- Fond d’une baie au Belle-Île au soleil couchant 1907, watercolour and gouache over pencil on paper — $25,497Sign up free to see, Smith & Singer, Aug 19, 2025
- Roches, Belle-Île Rocks, Belle-Île (circa 1895), oil on canvas — $796,770Sign up free to see, Smith & Singer, Aug 19, 2025
- Vue de la Seine, Bougival View of the Seine, Bougival, Spring (1887), oil on canvas — $892,296Sign up free to see, Smith & Singer, Apr 8, 2025
- Poland, stan pierwszy, wyd. Fisher i Dixon Nuttall, Liverpool 1814 miedzioryt kolorowany — $88Sign up free to see, Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny, Feb 19, 2022
- Poland, Londyn 1810 miedzioryt kolorowany w epoce, 20 — $114Sign up free to see, Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny, Oct 23, 2021
- Poland and Prussia drawn from the best authorities, wyd. Wilkie & Robinson, J. Mawman, Londyn 1811 miedzioryt kolorowany liniowo, 41 — $304Sign up free to see, Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny, Oct 23, 2021
- Maisons sur la Falaise (Le Chateau Anglais) (1889), oil on canvas — $182,920Sign up free to see, Smith & Singer, Nov 20, 2019
Questions about John Russell prices
What is a John Russell painting worth?
Based on 26 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by John Russell have sold for a median of $9,663, and half of them sold between $2,499 and $181,012. For paintings alone the median is $182,920 (13 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by John Russell sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $892,296 for “Vue de la Seine, Bougival View of the Seine, Bougival, Spring (1887)” at Smith & Singer in April 2025.
Which John Russell medium sells for the most?
By median price, paintings lead with $182,920 (13 sales).
How often do John Russell works sell at auction?
90% of the 29 lots recorded between 2013 and 2025 sold.
How can I sell a John Russell painting?
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ArtSell has recorded 29 auction results for John Russell between 2013 and 2025, and 26 of them sold (90%).
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