John Weeks
New Zealand · 1886–1965 · Painter
John Weeks OBE was a New Zealand artist and an influential teacher at the Elam Art School of the University of Auckland from 1930 to 1954. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Moroccan SceneArt+Object · NZ$37,238≈ $26,942≈ £19,173≈ €21,888Sign up to see
Mountain StreamArt+Object · NZ$31,232≈ $22,596≈ £16,081≈ €18,358Sign up to see
Fraser’s FoundryArt+Object · NZ$14,415≈ $9,988≈ £7,523≈ €8,402Sign up to see
John Weeks’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
48
of 69 offered · 2007–2026
Sell-through
70%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 26 | 19 | 73% | $6.2kSign up | $4.9kSign up | $26.9kSign up |
| Oil | 21 | 18 | 86% | $6.2kSign up | $4.6kSign up | $26.9kSign up |
| Tempera | 5 | 1 | 20% | $5.9kSign up | $5.9kSign up | $5.9kSign up |
| Works on paper | 30 | 19 | 63% | $1.9kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $10kSign up |
| Watercolor | 9 | 6 | 67% | $1.1kSign up | $678Sign up | $3.1kSign up |
| Gouache | 3 | 3 | 100% | $4.3kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $10kSign up |
| Pastel | 7 | 5 | 71% | $1.5kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $2.3kSign up |
| Drawing | 9 | 3 | 33% | $1kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $1.4kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 4 | 3 | 75% | $1.3kSign up | $803Sign up | $2.8kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 1 | 1 | 100% | $317Sign up | $317Sign up | $317Sign up |
| Print (other) | 3 | 2 | 67% | $1.8kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $2.8kSign up |
| Other | 9 | 7 | 78% | $964Sign up | $550Sign up | $3.1kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | $93Sign up |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | $528Sign up |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 | $657Sign up |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | $803Sign up |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2017 | 6 | 4 | $2.7kSign up |
| 2016 | 5 | 4 | $5.9kSign up |
| 2015 | 4 | 3 | $954Sign up |
| 2014 | 5 | 4 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2013 | 6 | 2 | $4.9kSign up |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | $978Sign up |
| 2008 | 7 | 3 | $316Sign up |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | $955Sign up |