John Syer, Near Neath

John Syer

British · 1815–1885 · Painter, Printmaker

John Syer (1815–1885) was an English painter. He painted landscape in a style formed chiefly upon that of William Muller, but failed as a colourist. (Wikipedia)

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10lots offered2003–2026years recorded89%sold (8)$640Sign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Fishing SceneBrunk Auctions · $24,000≈ £18,818≈ €21,844Sign up to see
  2. Sr.Brunk Auctions · $1,700≈ £1,254≈ €1,425Sign up to see
  3. John Syer, River landscape, oil on canvasRiver landscapeBonhams · £875≈ $1,134≈ €1,013Sign up to see

John Syer’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).

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John Syer, On the Avon near Bristol, oil on canvas
On the Avon near Bristol
Toovey's · Mar 18, 2026
£280Sign up free to see
John Syer, Criccieth Castle, North Wales, Watercolour heightened with white
Criccieth Castle, North Wales
Elstob & Elstob · Jan 23, 2025
£70Sign up free to see
View of Staithes Harbour
Anderson & Garland · Aug 28, 2024
£500Sign up free to see
Figures Strolling Alongside a River (1877)
Anderson & Garland · Feb 22, 2024
£65Sign up free to see
Fishing Scene
Brunk Auctions · Jan 11, 2024
$24,000Sign up free to see
John Syer, Figures On An Upland Heath (North Wales?)
Figures On An Upland Heath (North Wales?)
Lawrences Auctioneers · Apr 19, 2023
£500Sign up free to see
Sr.
Brunk Auctions · May 12, 2018
$1,700Sign up free to see
John Syer, River landscape, oil on canvas
River landscape
Bonhams · May 24, 2017
£875Sign up free to see
DUNLUCE CASTLE, COUNTY ANTRIM
Whyte's · Apr 29, 2003

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

John Syer, Near Neath
Near Neath1852
National Library of Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Library of Wales
John Syer, Stepping Stones, Bettws-y-Coed
Stepping Stones, Bettws-y-Coed1868
Royal Collection ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Royal Collection
John Syer, View of Bath
View of Bath1846
Victoria Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Victoria Art Gallery
John Syer, Porlock Road and Doone Valley
Porlock Road and Doone Valley1850
Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery
John Syer, St Michael's Mount, Cornwall
St Michael's Mount, Cornwall1851
Williamson Art Gallery and Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Williamson Art Gallery and Museum
John Syer, Entrance to Haddon Hall
Entrance to Haddon Hall1852
Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery
John Syer, Scene on the River Avon
Scene on the River Avon1854
Wednesbury Museum and Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Wednesbury Museum and Art Gallery
John Syer, Landscape
Landscape1855
Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery

Related artists — British, born 1790–1840