John T. Biggers
American · 1924–2001 · Painter, Printmaker
John Thomas Biggers was an African-American muralist who came to prominence after the Harlem Renaissance and toward the end of World War II. Biggers created works critical of… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Women, GhanaBonhams · $87,500≈ £53,432≈ €64,376Sign up to see
Mother and Three ChildrenBonhams · $52,500≈ £40,929≈ €45,944Sign up to see
Mother and ChildrenBonhams · $22,500≈ £16,986≈ €19,099Sign up to see
John T. Biggers’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).
Lots sold
14
of 15 offered · 2008–2025
Sell-through
93%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 1 | 1 | 100% | $87.5kSign up | $87.5kSign up | $87.5kSign up |
| Oil | 1 | 1 | 100% | $87.5kSign up | $87.5kSign up | $87.5kSign up |
| Works on paper | 8 | 7 | 88% | $19.8kSign up | $18kSign up | $52.5kSign up |
| Pastel | 2 | 1 | 50% | $21.6kSign up | $21.6kSign up | $21.6kSign up |
| Drawing | 6 | 6 | 100% | $19.5kSign up | $17.1kSign up | $52.5kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 6 | 6 | 100% | $1.5kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $2.2kSign up |
| Lithograph | 6 | 6 | 100% | $1.5kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $2.2kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.