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British, 1776–1837

John Constable

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242results on record
81%sell-through
$48,239median result (USD, incl. premium; 99% observed, 1% estimated from hammer)
$18,916,384record in our coverage

Drawn from 242 recorded results (223 sold · 19 passed) across 10 auction houses, 1998–2026. 2 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 99% observed, 1% estimated from hammer method · log scale

$82K$165K$247K1998: $33K median, 13 sold1999: $30K median, 10 sold2000: $305K median, 4 sold2001: $26K median, 5 sold2002: $11K median, 3 sold2003: $92K median, 3 sold2004: $57K median, 7 sold2005: $13K median, 10 sold2006: $67K median, 14 sold2007: $48K median, 9 sold2008: $49K median, 9 sold2009: $71K median, 10 sold2010: $116K median, 7 sold2011: $117K median, 6 sold2012: $38K median, 1 sold2013: $27K median, 3 sold2014: $86K median, 11 sold2015: $154K median, 5 sold2016: $61K median, 8 sold2017: $94K median, 9 sold2018: $31K median, 9 sold2019: $28K median, 16 sold2020: $71K median, 8 sold2021: $120K median, 6 sold2022: $38K median, 10 sold2023: $180K median, 6 sold2024: $24K median, 8 sold2025: $11K median, 5 sold2026: $10K median, 7 sold19982005201220192026

Where does a value land in this market?

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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.

$48K$1.3K$19M

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

MediumResultsSell-throughMedian result (USD)
painting 53 61% $180,600
works on paper 47 83% $20,481
other 3 100% $21,030

Medium is recorded for 103 of 242 results (43%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Joseph Mallord William Turner Ra John Constable Joseph Mallord William Turner Ra

$150K$300K$450K1998: $35K median1999: $34K median2000: $32K median2001: $60K median2002: $49K median2003: $20K median2004: $524K median2005: $22K median2006: $80K median2007: $556K median2008: $76K median2009: $295K median2010: $400K median2011: $98K median2012: $442K median2013: $197K median2014: $240K median2015: $103K median2016: $209K median2017: $239K median2018: $124K median2019: $90K median2020: $280K median2021: $122K median2022: $91K median2023: $322K median2024: $61K median2025: $187K median2026: $114K median1998: $33K median1999: $30K median2000: $305K median2001: $26K median2002: $11K median2003: $92K median2004: $57K median2005: $13K median2006: $67K median2007: $48K median2008: $49K median2009: $71K median2010: $116K median2011: $117K median2012: $38K median2013: $27K median2014: $86K median2015: $154K median2016: $61K median2017: $94K median2018: $31K median2019: $28K median2020: $71K median2021: $120K median2022: $38K median2023: $180K median2024: $24K median2025: $11K median2026: $10K median19982005201220192026
MetricJohn ConstableJoseph Mallord William Turner Ra
Median result$48,239$118,397
Record price $18,916,384 $47,558,732
Results on record242351
Years active at auction 1998–2026 1998–2026

Related artists: Joseph Mallord William Turner RaGeorge RomneyThomas RowlandsonEdward Lear

Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method

80/ 100
  • Sell-through81%
  • Meets estimate71%
  • Market depth242 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 →

Where this artist sells best

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Sotheby's 111 91% $59,725 1.10×
Christie's 91 93% $51,565 —
Bonhams 26 77% $16,850 0.88×
Heritage Auctions 9 22% $122,060 —
Phillips 1 100% $10,320 —
Grisebach 1 — $94,726 —
Sworders 1 100% $8,715 —
Chiswick Auctions 1 100% $3,213 —
HELIOS 1 100% $5,312 1.21×
Wright 1 0% — —

The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →

Prices realized 246 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 19 passed lots

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
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2005·01 portrait of thomas read kemp, m.p. (1782-1844) $1,878–$2,817 Sotheby's
2004·11 A view of Dedham from East Bergholt $188,595–$282,893 Sotheby's
2004·11 Study of a Girl Reading $56,579–$75,438 Sotheby's
2004·11 Study of a Male Nude $15,088–$22,631 Sotheby's
2004·11 a distant view of stonehenge, wiltshire $15,088–$22,631 Sotheby's
2004·11 The Cock at the Barn Door $18,860–$28,289 Sotheby's
2004·11 boys fishing on the river stour $188,595–$282,893 Sotheby's
2004·07 A view near Flatford Mill $363,170–$544,755 Sotheby's
2003·11 View of the City of London from Sir Richard Steele's Cottage, Hampstead $678,990–$1,018,484 Christie's
2003·11 Stratford Mill, Suffolk $34,055–$51,082 Christie's
2003·06 Portrait of Elizabeth, Lady Croft, half-length, in a white dress with a pink sash, in a wooded landscape $50,013–$83,355 Christie's
2002·11 Landscape with country folk $4,736–$7,893 Christie's
2002·06 Portland Roads $4,374–$7,290 Christie's
2002·06 Willy Lots' Cottage, near Flatford Mill, with a horse drawn cart $4,374–$7,290 Christie's
2001·11 View of the City of London from Sir Richard Steele's Cottage, Hampstead, a sketch $212,454–$354,090 Christie's
2001·11 Elm Trees $5,677–$8,516 Christie's
2001·11 Bridge Cottage and Flatford Bridge $17,031–$25,547 Christie's
2001·06 Portrait of William Fisher, son of the Reverend John Fisher, Archdeacon of Berkshire, bust-length, in a white dress $9,859–$14,085 Christie's
2001·06 The edge of a heath by moonlight $84,507–$112,676 Christie's
2000·11 A storm off the coast $212,565–$354,275 Christie's
2000·11 The White Horse: A sketch $991,971–$1,417,102 Christie's
2000·06 Cottages at Epsom $7,602–$12,163 Christie's
2000·06 Portrait study of Jane or Ann Gubbins ( recto ); Wooded landscape, Epsom ( verso ) $10,643–$15,204 Christie's
1999·11 The Skylark, Dedham ( recto ); Study of a cow ( verso ) oil on panel $97,343–$129,791 Christie's
1999·11 Wivenhoe Park, Essex $9,750–$13,000 Christie's
1999·11 Landscape with milkmaids and huntsmen $11,375–$16,249 Christie's
1999·11 Beached fishing smacks at low tide, Brighton, with fishermen sorting their nets in the foreground ( recto ); and Study of a fishing boat ( verso ) $24,374–$32,499 Christie's
1999·11 A Kiln on the Hornsey Road, London $11,375–$16,249 Christie's
1999·11 A labourer approaching a thatched pavilion in a garden $8,125–$13,000 Christie's
1999·06 Fittleworth Mill; the waterwheels $40,050–$56,071 Christie's
1999·06 View towards the Rectory, from East Bergholt House $96,121–$128,162 Christie's
1999·06 Solihull Church from the grounds in front of Malvern Hall $6,402–$9,602 Christie's
1999·06 Shipping in the Thames or Medway $1,920–$2,881 Christie's
1998·07 Williamstown Strand (recto) ; A Study of Hollyhocks (verso) $81,935–$114,709 Christie's
1998·07 Portrait of William Travis (c.1752-1835), bust-length, in a black coat and white cravat $16,387–$24,580 Christie's
1998·06 John Charles and Maria Louisa Constable fishing from a barge at Flatford Mill pen and grey ink, grey wash, watermark J WHATMAN/TURKEY MILL/1824 $116,935–$167,050 Christie's
1998·06 The tower of St Michael's church, Framlingham, Suffolk pencil $16,705–$25,058 Christie's
1998·04 A Woodland Scene, with a woodcutter in the foreground, after Everdingen $6,663–$9,995 Christie's
1998·04 Markshall, Essex ( recto ); and A drawing of a Dog in a Landscape ( verso ) $11,661–$16,658 Christie's
1998·04 Cottages at Feering, Essex $13,326–$19,990 Christie's
1998·04 Near Hursley, Hampshire, with a view of the Isle of Wight in the distance $13,326–$19,990 Christie's
1998·04 A Man-o-War and other Shipping in the Thames or Medway $16,658–$24,987 Christie's
1998·04 Salisbury Cathedral from the North West $49,974–$66,632 Christie's
1998·02 Scene on the Downs, near Brighton oil on light card $326,240–$489,360 Christie's
1998·01 Preparatory study for 'His Majesty's ship Victory in the memorable Battle of Trafalgar' pencil and blue wash on paper $16,345–$24,518 Christie's
1998·01 View of Reading from the River, Oxfordshire $112,798–$161,140 Christie's

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