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John White Alexander

American · 1856–1915 · Painter, Printmaker

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3auction results2021–2025years recorded100%sold (3)$829Sign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. An Idle MomentBrunk Auctions · $70,000≈ £50,403≈ €59,117Sign up to see
  2. John White Alexander, Portrait of Alonzo Barton Hepburn, circa 1910-11, oil on canvasPortrait of Alonzo Barton HepburnBonhams · $829≈ £615≈ €730Sign up to see
  3. John White Alexander, Black And White, Print on PaperBlack And WhiteDuMouchelles · $200≈ £164≈ €195Sign up to see

John White Alexander’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).

ArtSell has recorded 3 auction results for John White Alexander between 2021 and 2025, of which 3 sold (100%). Recorded sale prices range from $200Sign up free to see to $70kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $70kSign up free to see for An Idle Moment at Brunk Auctions in September 2021. The most common medium is oil paintings (2 lots). Most results come from Sloans & Kenyon (1), DuMouchelles (1) and Bonhams (1).

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  1. John White Alexander, Black And White, Print on Paper
    Black And White
    Print (other) · Paper
    H 20" W 39"
    DuMouchelles · · Lot 1175
    $200≈ £164≈ €195HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–500View at DuMouchelles ↗
  2. John White Alexander, Portrait of Alonzo Barton Hepburn, circa 1910-11, oil on canvas
    Portrait of Alonzo Barton Hepburn, circa 1910-11
    Oil · Canvas
    28 x 22 1/8 in. (71.1 x 56.2 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 75
    $829≈ £615≈ €730Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Bonhams ↗
  3. An Idle Moment, c. 1885
    Oil · Canvas
    26 x 34 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 996
    $70,000≈ £50,403≈ €59,117HammerSign up free to seeEst. $65,000–95,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  4. John White Alexander, Traditional Arab Oral History Lesson, MURAL LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, heightened print
    Traditional Arab Oral History LessonAfter the artist
    Print (other)
    25 in. x 49 in
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 150
    $150≈ £108≈ €122HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–350View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗

John White Alexander: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by John White Alexander at auction?

$70,000Sign up free to see, for An Idle Moment at Brunk Auctions (September 2021) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for John White Alexander?

The median sale price is $829Sign up free to see across 3 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by John White Alexander have sold at auction?

3 of 3 recorded lots sold between 2021 and 2025.

Which auction houses sell John White Alexander?

Sloans & Kenyon, DuMouchelles and Bonhams account for the most recorded results. Sloans & Kenyon · DuMouchelles · Bonhams

About John White Alexander

In museum collections

  • John White Alexander, Miss Dorothy Quincy Roosevelt (later Mrs. Langdon Geer)Miss Dorothy Quincy Roosevelt (later Mrs. Langdon Geer), 1901
    Dallas Museum of Art · Public domain
  • John White Alexander, Portrait of Mark TwainPortrait of Mark Twain, 1912
    National Portrait Gallery · Public domain

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