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John Varley Ows, A View of Chester

John Varley Ows

1778–1842

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  1. John Varley Ows, Durham Cathedral, watercolourDurham CathedralBonhams · £563≈ $757≈ €659Sign up to see
  2. John Varley Ows, Lakeside rest, watercolourLakeside restBonhams · £512≈ $678≈ €598Sign up to see
  3. John Varley Ows, Castle on a hilltop in Highland landscape, watercolourCastle on a hilltop in Highland landscapeBonhams · £512≈ $676≈ €608Sign up to see

John Varley Ows’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).

Lot images as published by each auction house (5 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

John Varley Ows, Durham Cathedral, watercolour
Durham Cathedral
Bonhams · Jun 19, 2025
£563Sign up free to see
John Varley Ows, Lakeside rest, watercolour
Lakeside rest
Bonhams · Apr 15, 2025
£512Sign up free to see
John Varley Ows, Castle on a hilltop in Highland landscape, watercolour
Castle on a hilltop in Highland landscape
Bonhams · Sep 18, 2024
£512Sign up free to see
John Varley Ows, Capriccio Landscape With A Figure Washing, watercolour
Capriccio Landscape With A Figure Washing
Olympia Auctions · May 6, 2021
£200Sign up free to see
John Varley Ows, On the coast near Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset
On the coast near Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset
Bonhams · Feb 23, 2022

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 Varley Ows, A View of Chester
A View of Chester1836 · Watercolor, reinforced in places with gum, over graphite on card.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection, 1975 — Open Access …
John Varley Ows, On the Thames at Hammersmith
On the Thames at Hammersmithca. 1836 · Watercolor and graphite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Brooke Russell Astor Bequest, 2013 …
John Varley Ows, Harlech Castle across the Traeth Mawr
Harlech Castle across the Traeth Mawr1800–42 · Watercolor with reductive techniques, over graphite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, PECO Foundation Gift, 2007 — Open A…
John Varley Ows, Fortified entrance to a Welsh town (East gate of Caernarvon)
Fortified entrance to a Welsh town (East gate of Caernarvon)ca. 1802 · Watercolor and graphite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Connie Simmons and James D. Krugman, …
John Varley Ows, Bamborough Castle from the Northeast, with Holy Island in the Distance, Northumberland
Bamborough Castle from the Northeast, with Holy Island in the Distance, Northumberland1827 · Watercolor and graphite with scratching out
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. Cohen, Chris…
John Varley Ows, Figures beside a waterfall and pool in a wooded landscape
Figures beside a waterfall and pool in a wooded landscape1812 · Watercolor, and traces of graphite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Funds from various donors, 2016 — Open Access…
John Varley Ows, Kidwelly Castle, South Wales
Kidwelly Castle, South Walesc. 1810 · Brush with black and gray wash, on cream wove paper, laid down on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…
John Varley Ows, Cottage Beside Path
Cottage Beside Pathn.d. · Graphite on tan wove laminate card
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

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