American, 1932–2008
John Berkey
259results on record
98%sell-through
$1,250median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$19,120record in our coverage
Drawn from 259 recorded results (253 sold · 6 passed) across 1 auction house, 2005–2025. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer method · log scale
Where does a value land in this market?
The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.
Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.
By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line
| Medium | Results | Sell-through | Median result (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| painting | 227 | 98% | $1,250 |
| other | 16 | 100% | $2,032 |
| works on paper | 7 | 86% | $469 |
Medium is recorded for 250 of 259 results (97%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Alberto Vargas John Berkey Alberto Vargas
| Metric | John Berkey | Alberto Vargas |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $1,250 | $4,062 |
| Record price | $19,120 | $101,575 |
| Results on record | 259 | 497 |
| Years active at auction | 2005–2025 | 2004–2026 |
Related artists: Alberto VargasGil ElvgrenDean CornwellArthur Saron Sarnoff
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
98/ 100
- Sell-through98%
- Meets estimate98%
- Market depth259 results
How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →
Prices realized 259 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 6 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2025·11 | Towards the Beginning | Acrylic on canvas board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·11 | Deathworld 3 paperback cover | Gouache on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·11 | The Merchant | Acrylic on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·08 | From Afar paperback cover | Acrylic on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·03 | Space Cruiser | Acrylic on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·12 | Space Station | Acrylic on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·04 | The Entrance Riddle | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·10 | Spaceships and Planets | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·10 | Armed Fighters | Casein and acrylic on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·04 | Willard House, Winesburg Ohio, interior illustration | Casein and acrylic on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·04 | Winesburg Ohio, interior illustration | Casein and acrylic on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·04 | Winesburg Ohio, interior illustration | Casein and acrylic on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·10 | Skylab | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·10 | Space Walker | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·10 | Goddess, 1994 Magazine cover | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·04 | Astronaut in Space, Art for Digital Equipment | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·04 | The Benedict Arnold Connection, paperback cover | Casein and acrylic on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·04 | Space Invasion, Science Fiction Age interior illustration, September | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·04 | In Flight | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·04 | Glide Path, book cover | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·04 | Riverboat Calendar illustration | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·04 | The Judas Ship, paperback cover | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·04 | Otis Elevator Advertisement | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·10 | Golden Gate Bridge, Popular Mechanics interior illustration | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·10 | Spaceship over Lunar Landscape | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·10 | Popular Mechanics "Satellites U.S." (Hubble Satellite and Others) | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·10 | The Way Back paperback cover | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·10 | Relics, Both | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·10 | Science Function | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·10 | Seated Nude | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·10 | Merry Christmas, Card illustration | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·10 | Blitzkrieg, paperback cover | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·10 | Rolls Royce calendar studies (two works) | Acrylic on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·10 | Land and Cityscape sketches | Acrylic on board, each | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·10 | Red Car, Digital Equipment advertisement illustration | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·10 | Three Calendar Illustrations (three works), May 1973-December | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·10 | Bicentennial Calendar illustration | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·10 | Satellite Viewing Hurricane | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·10 | Down Hill Skier, Popular Mechanics cover, February | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·04 | Flying Through Space | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·04 | Ice Wolf, paperback cover | — | Heritage Auctions | |||
| 2021·04 | Ground Effects Aircraft, Popular Mechanics cover, May | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·04 | The Collector | Acrylic on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·04 | Untitled | Casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·04 | Law Cypress Software Advertisement | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·04 | Detective LAPD 507, Literary Guild illustration | — | Heritage Auctions | |||
| 2021·04 | Paramedics | Casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·04 | Story of Santa Clause, interior book illustration (two works) | (Total: 2 Items) | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·04 | Reveal Government Secrets, TV Guide interior illustration, November 14 | — | Heritage Auctions | |||
| 2021·04 | Five Against the Sea, Paperback cover | — | Heritage Auctions | |||
| 2021·04 | Ship to the Future, Popular Mechanics cover study, November | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·04 | British Petroleum art ad | — | Heritage Auctions | |||
| 2021·04 | The Underground Industrial Plant | — | Heritage Auctions | |||
| 2021·04 | The Jerusalem Diamond, paperback cover | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·04 | Gold Rush, Popular Mechanics cover study, January | — | Heritage Auctions | |||
| 2021·04 | Spacecraft | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·04 | Digital Equipment book cover | — | Heritage Auctions | |||
| 2021·04 | Baseball, Baseball TV Guide Cover, Spring | Acrylic on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·04 | Silent Hunter, probable book cover | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·04 | Nude | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·04 | Conquering Space, FPG Series Two #17, Fantasy Art Trading Cards | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·04 | The Omega Threat, paperback cover | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·04 | High Voltage paperback cover | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·04 | Children and Planets cover | — | Heritage Auctions | |||
| 2021·04 | Space Art No. 4 | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·10 | The Siege paperback cover | Oil and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·10 | The Trophy paperback cover | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·10 | The Assault on Mavis A. paperback cover | Oil on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·10 | Reclining Nude | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·10 | The Last Decathlon paperback book cover | Casein on Illustration board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·10 | Space Stations and Satellites, possible advertisement for US Airforce | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·10 | Space Engine | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·10 | Skyscraper and Car Pileup | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·10 | Return of the Zeppelin, Popular Mechanics interior illustration, July | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·10 | Needs No Runway, Popular Mechanics cover, June | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·10 | Hubble Telescope, Life magazine interior illustration | Casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·10 | Fighter soft book cover | Casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·10 | Spaceship, possible Science Fiction Age illustration | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·10 | Defrost, Science Fiction Age study | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·10 | Beyond the Poseidon Adventure paperback cover | Casein on panel | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·10 | Aircraft of the Future, Popular Mechanics illustration, October | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·10 | A Moment to Relax | Acrylic on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·04 | Gulf War Helicopter, Popular Mechanics interior illustration | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·04 | Good Housekeeping interior illustration | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·04 | Isolation Lab, Modern Machine cover | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·04 | Third World War Under the Mediterranean, book cover | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·04 | Lucky Starr and the Moons of Jupiter paperback back cover | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·04 | Nude | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·04 | Sikorsky Aircraft advertisement | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·04 | Space Ship | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·04 | Spaceship preliminary | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·04 | Spaceship preliminary | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·04 | Sperry Corporation, advertisement | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·04 | Life on Artificial Islands, Popular Mechanic interior illustration, August | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·04 | Standing Nude | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·04 | The Genesis Rock paperback cover | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·04 | The Magic May Return book cover | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·04 | Wrath of Kahn paperback cover preliminary | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2019·10 | Space Station | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2019·10 | High Voltage paperback cover | Acrylic and casein on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.