Joshua Reynolds
British · 1723–1792 · Painter, Printmaker
Sir Joshua Reynolds was an English painter who specialised in portraits. The art critic John Russell called him one of the major European painters of the 18th century, while… (Wikipedia)
Record prices
MRS HARTLEY AS A NYMPH WITH THE YOUNG BACCHUSLyon & Turnbull · £262,700≈ $320,914≈ €311,567Sign up to see
P. r. a. (british 1723-1792), portrait of thomas pelhamDreweatts · £65,000≈ $86,541≈ €74,566Sign up to see
P. r. a. (british 1723-1792), portrait of theophila palmerDreweatts · £40,000≈ $53,256≈ €45,887Sign up to see
Joshua Reynolds’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).
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- Venus and the Piping BoyStudio of the artistUnsold / did not meet reserveEst. £2,000–3,000
- A portrait of Joshua ReynoldsAfter the artistUnsold / did not meet reserveEst. £1,000–1,500
- A Child’s Portrait (Miss Frances Isabel Ker Gordon) in Different Views: ‘Angel’s Heads’, after the 1786-7 work held by the Tate Museum, LondonAfter the artistUnsold / did not meet reserveEst. $600–900
- Mrs Hardinge (Chaloner Smith 18)After the artistUnsold / did not meet reserveEst. £500–700
- Portrait of a young girl; and companionAfter the artistUnsold / did not meet reserveEst. £500–700
- Portrait of Hugh Raymond EsqIn the style of the artistUnsold / did not meet reserveEst. $500–700
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,500–2,500
Also offered, result not published (3)
Lots by Joshua Reynolds that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Joshua Reynolds paintings (5)Joshua Reynolds oil paintings (5)Joshua Reynolds works on paper (3)
About Joshua Reynolds
Sir Joshua Reynolds was an English painter who specialised in portraits. The art critic John Russell called him one of the major European painters of the 18th century, while Lucy Peltz says he was "the leading portrait artist of the 18th-century and arguably one of the greatest artists in the history of art." He promoted the "Grand Style" in painting, which depended on idealisation of the imperfect. He was a founder and first president of the Royal Academy of Arts and was knighted by George III in 1769. He has been referred to as the 'master who revolutionised British Art.'
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In museum collections
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0Captain George K. H. Coussmaker (1759–1801), 1782
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0Lady Smith (Charlotte Delaval) and Her Children (George Henry, Louisa, and Charlotte), 1787
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0Mrs. Lewis Thomas Watson (Mary Elizabeth Milles, 1767–1818), 1789
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0