John Waters
American · b. 1946 · Sculptor, Draughtsman
John Samuel Waters Jr. is an American filmmaker, actor, writer, and artist. He rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films, including Multiple Maniacs… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Campaign ButtonPhillips · $27,500≈ £22,032≈ €24,993Sign up to see
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John Waters’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
9
of 11 offered · 2010–2025
Sell-through
82%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 1 | 1 | 100% | $911Sign up | $911Sign up | $911Sign up |
| Acrylic | 1 | 1 | 100% | $911Sign up | $911Sign up | $911Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 1 | 1 | 100% | $4.4kSign up | $4.4kSign up | $4.4kSign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $4.4kSign up | $4.4kSign up | $4.4kSign up |
| Photography | 6 | 4 | 67% | $2.9kSign up | $2.9kSign up | $3.8kSign up |
| Photograph | 6 | 4 | 67% | $2.9kSign up | $2.9kSign up | $3.8kSign up |
| Sculpture | 1 | 1 | 100% | $27.5kSign up | $27.5kSign up | $27.5kSign up |
| Other | 2 | 2 | 100% | $4.6kSign up | $4.6kSign up | $7.2kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.