John Wells
British · 1907–2000 · Painter
John Clayworth Spencer Wells was an artist and maker of relief constructions, associated with the St Ives group. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
UNTITLED, 1956Lyon & Turnbull · £21,250≈ $29,198≈ €25,185Sign up to see
Terra IncognitaRago Auctions · $27,500≈ £19,948≈ €23,142Sign up to see
WINDOW, 1948Lyon & Turnbull · £18,750≈ $25,763≈ €22,222Sign up to see
John Wells’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).
Coming up at auction
3 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house
Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Lots sold
20
of 24 offered · 2008–2026
Sell-through
83%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 9 | 8 | 89% | $18.3kSign up | $17.5kSign up | $29.2kSign up |
| Oil | 9 | 8 | 89% | $18.3kSign up | $17.5kSign up | $29.2kSign up |
| Works on paper | 9 | 8 | 89% | $4.3kSign up | $1.7kSign up | $15.7kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.5kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $1.5kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.9kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $1.9kSign up |
| Pastel | 2 | 2 | 100% | $4.1kSign up | $4.1kSign up | $6.9kSign up |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | 75% | $2.4kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $4.6kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 6 | 4 | 67% | $1.5kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $2kSign up |
| Etching | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Engraving | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.6kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $1.6kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 4 | 3 | 75% | $1.5kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $2kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.