John Varley
British · 1778–1842 · Painter, Draughtsman
John Varley was an English watercolour painter and astrologer, and a close friend of William Blake. They collaborated in 1819–1820 on the book Visionary Heads, written by… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
View of Conway CastleBonhams · £1,536≈ $2,030≈ €1,823Sign up to see
Figures in a Rowing Boat on a RiverToovey's · £950≈ $1,417≈ €1,290Sign up to see
Goodrich Castle, HerefordshireChorley's · £550≈ $744≈ €632Sign up to see
John Varley’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
23
of 24 offered · 2011–2026
Sell-through
96%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works on paper | 24 | 23 | 96% | $440Sign up | $334Sign up | $2kSign up |
| Watercolor | 23 | 22 | 96% | $429Sign up | $325Sign up | $2kSign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $670Sign up | $670Sign up | $670Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.