John Tunnard
British · 1900–1971 · Painter
John Samuel Tunnard was an English modernist designer and abstract painter, and anti-hunting activist. He was the cousin of landscape architect Christopher Tunnard. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
- Painting 1948Anderson & Garland · £60,000≈ $81,042≈ €69,302Sign up to see
- Starting PointAnderson & Garland · £52,000≈ $70,236≈ €60,062Sign up to see
Composition, 1947Lyon & Turnbull · £42,700≈ $53,319≈ €48,288Sign up to see
John Tunnard’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
63
of 63 offered · 2012–2026
Sell-through
100%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
2 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 17 | 17 | 100% | $20kSign up | $9.3kSign up | $81kSign up |
| Oil | 13 | 13 | 100% | $20.3kSign up | $9.3kSign up | $81kSign up |
| Acrylic | 1 | 1 | 100% | $35.1kSign up | $35.1kSign up | $35.1kSign up |
| Mixed media | 3 | 3 | 100% | $13.7kSign up | $6.3kSign up | $33.8kSign up |
| Works on paper | 45 | 45 | 100% | $5.6kSign up | $2.6kSign up | $53.3kSign up |
| Watercolor | 18 | 18 | 100% | $4.2kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $13.5kSign up |
| Gouache | 24 | 24 | 100% | $7.1kSign up | $4.5kSign up | $53.3kSign up |
| Pastel | 3 | 3 | 100% | $1.6kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $2.6kSign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $386Sign up | $386Sign up | $386Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.