Italian/American, 1856–1925
John Singer Sargent, Ra
227results on record
84%sell-through
$127,000median result (USD, incl. premium; 99% observed, 1% estimated from hammer)
$23,528,000record in our coverage
Drawn from 227 recorded results (213 sold · 14 passed) across 7 auction houses, 1998–2026. 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
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| works on paper | 72 | 90% | $84,729 |
| painting | 37 | 100% | $606,250 |
Medium is recorded for 109 of 227 results (48%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Milton Avery John Singer Sargent, Ra Milton Avery
| Metric | John Singer Sargent, Ra | Milton Avery |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $127,000 | $45,000 |
| Record price | $23,528,000 | $6,069,500 |
| Results on record | 227 | 794 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Milton AveryChilde HassamAndrew WyethNorman Rockwell
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
78/ 100
- Sell-through84%
- Meets estimate61%
- Market depth227 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
| House | Results | Sell-through | Median | vs. estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christie's | 104 | 91% | $137,500 | — |
| Sotheby's | 95 | 79% | $142,400 | 1.11× |
| Bonhams | 20 | 80% | $71,784 | 1.12× |
| Heritage Auctions | 5 | 100% | $68,750 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 2 | 100% | $55,360 | 1.23× |
| Phillips | 1 | 100% | $806,250 | — |
| Rago | 1 | 100% | $75,600 | — |
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 228 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 14 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2016·05 | Venice: Bridge with Figures | $80,000–$120,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·05 | staircase in capri (study of a staircase; study of a staircase, capri) | $1,800,000–$2,500,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·05 | poppies (a study of poppies for "carnation, lily, lily, rose") | $4,000,000–$6,000,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·05 | woman with parasol | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·05 | San Geremia | watercolor and pencil on paper | $70,000–$100,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·05 | François Flameng and Paul Helleu | oil on canvas | $1,200,000–$1,800,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·04 | The Temple of Denderah | oil on canvas | $100,000–$150,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·11 | Mrs. Harry Vane Milbank | $200,000–$300,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·11 | Two Girls Resting on a Haystack | $50,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·11 | Portrait of Lancelot Allen | $800,000–$1,200,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·11 | Head of a Spanish Musician 19 1/4 x 14 1/2in | $250,000–$350,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·11 | Val d'Aosta, Purtud: A Forest Scene 12 x 16in | $80,000–$120,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·11 | Sir Charles Stewart Loch 34 1/2 x 28 1/4in | $80,000–$120,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·11 | i gesuati (canal scene, venice; the church of the gesuati, venice; il gesuati, venice) | $500,000–$700,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·09 | Portrait of a Lady | charcoal on paper laid down on board | $25,000–$35,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·06 | portrait présumé de madame louise burckhardt | $22,558–$33,837 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·06 | Gondoliers, Venice | pencil and watercolour on paper | $187,385–$281,078 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·05 | Capri Girl on a Rooftop | oil on panel | $600,000–$800,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·05 | William George Simmonds | charcoal on paper | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·05 | Perseus | watercolor and pencil on paper | $60,000–$80,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·05 | Le roi des gitanes (King of the Gypsies) | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·05 | the giudecca (a summer day on the giudecca, venice) | $600,000–$800,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·05 | Gordon Fairchild 21 1/4 x 17 1/4in | $300,000–$500,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·05 | Study of a Man Stretching | $25,000–$45,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·03 | Portrait of Albert Belleroche | $3,065–$4,597 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·07 | portrait of marjorie eden, lady brooke, later countess of warwick (1887–1943) | $102,665–$136,887 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·05 | Portrait of Mrs. Theodore Frothingham, Jr. (born Eleanor Fabyan) 23 1/2 x 17 3/4in | $60,000–$80,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·04 | Interior of a Shop, Cairo (or, Tailor's Shop, Cairo) | $30,000–$40,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·12 | A Bridge in Venice | pencil and watercolour, on paper | $164,047–$246,070 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·12 | Portrait of Leonard 'Ginx' Harrison (1870 - 1939) | pencil | $16,353–$24,529 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·12 | Mrs. Richard H. Derby | oil on canvas | $1,500,000–$2,500,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·12 | Spanish Convalescent | watercolor and pencil on paper | $500,000–$700,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·12 | Elsie Wagg | $200,000–$300,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·10 | Portrait of Mrs. Mabel Hunt Slater | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·05 | portrait of quincy adams shaw, jr. (1896-1987) | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·05 | marionettes (behind the curtain (marionettes); behind the curtain) | $5,000,000–$7,000,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·04 | Lake Garda | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·01 | How they met themselves | $6,342–$9,514 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·11 | Portrait of Joseph Bangs Warner 24 x 19in | $20,000–$30,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2011·12 | The Plains of Nazareth | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·12 | Portrait of Mrs. Esperanza Conill de Zanetti | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·05 | Mrs. Hugh Smith | $300,000–$500,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·05 | Jerusalem | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·12 | Gordon Greenough | $150,000–$250,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·12 | Mrs Reubell Seated in Front of a Screen | $250,000–$350,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·12 | Alice, Lady Lowther (neé Blight) | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·12 | Portrait of Eugenia Errázuriz | $100,000–$150,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·05 | Portrait of Maria Nelke | $80,000–$120,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·12 | In Venice | watercolor and pencil on paper laid down on board | $150,000–$250,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·12 | Portrait of Lady Theodosia Cadogan | charcoal on paper | $100,000–$150,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·12 | Mademoiselle Suzanne Poirson | oil on canvas | $700,000–$1,000,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·09 | Study for a Male Nude | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·05 | Cornelius Vanderbilt II | $150,000–$250,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·05 | Mrs. George Mosenthal | $900,000–$1,200,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·05 | above lake garda (at san vigilio) | $200,000–$300,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·05 | William Rothenstein (Dodgson 3) | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·03 | Study for Madame Gautreau Drinking a Toast | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·12 | Summer on the Giudecca | $1,500,000–$2,500,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·09 | Study for a Male Nude | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·07 | A shaded pathway in the Orient | oil on canvas | $596,303–$993,838 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·05 | portrait of the honourable mrs. reginald (daisy) fellowes | $100,000–$150,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·11 | Val D'Aosta, Purtud | watercolor and pencil on paper | $30,000–$50,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·11 | John Ridgely Carter | $600,000–$800,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·05 | William Marshall Cazalet | oil on canvas | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·05 | Palazzo Labbia, Venice | watercolor on paper | $60,000–$80,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·05 | Venice, Boats | watercolor on paper | $150,000–$250,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·05 | Julia Chapin Alsop | charcoal on paper | $30,000–$50,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·05 | A Tyrolese Crucifix | oil on canvas | $1,500,000–$2,500,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·11 | portrait of mrs. alfred fowler (eva neumann) | $70,000–$90,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·11 | Rosie Marie-Louise Derenburg | $80,000–$100,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·11 | Portrait of Beatrice Alice Fielden | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·06 | Portrait of Evelyn Bligh St. George | charcoal on paper | $50,000–$70,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·06 | San Geremia | watercolor and pencil on paper | $100,000–$150,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·06 | How they met themselves | bronze, mid-brown patina | $11,069–$14,759 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·05 | portrait of margaretta drexel, countess of winchilsea and nottingham | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·05 | cashmere shawl (dorothy barnard and nicola d'inverno) | $3,000,000–$5,000,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·11 | purtud: fir trees and snow mountains | $25,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·11 | sketch after 'el jaleo' | $125,000–$175,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·11 | The Rialto | $3,000,000–$4,000,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·11 | Portrait of Blanche Marchesi | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·11 | Madame Belleroche | $80,000–$120,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·05 | Venetian Canal | watercolor and pencil on paper laid down on board | $150,000–$250,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·05 | Spirito Santo, Zattere (Venice, Zattere) | watercolor and pencil on paper | $100,000–$150,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·05 | Egyptian Water Jars | watercolor and pencil on paper laid down on board | $50,000–$70,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·12 | Portrait of Carolus Duran | ink and pencil on paper | $30,000–$50,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·12 | Corfu | watercolor and pencil on paper | $80,000–$120,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·12 | Study of a gentleman | pencil on canvas | $4,831–$6,763 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·12 | Group with Parasols (A Siesta) | $9,000,000–$12,000,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·12 | A Spanish Barracks | $150,000–$250,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·12 | Studies for Venetian Street Scene | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·11 | Portrait of Lt. General Sir Charles Dobell, K.C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., Com. Legion of Honour (Fr.) | oil on canvas | $37,136–$55,705 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·05 | Madame Roger-Jourdain | $1,000,000–$1,500,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·05 | portrait of mrs. reginald grenville eves | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·05 | portrait of laurence "peter" alexander harrison, esq. | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·05 | drying sails | $200,000–$300,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·05 | venetian loggia | $3,000,000–$4,000,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·05 | Robert Louis Stevenson and His Wife | $5,000,000–$7,000,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | a study for the conflict between victory and death | $26,212–$34,949 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·11 | Portrait of Mrs. Godfrey William Paget Mellor (Norah Alston) | $6,811–$10,216 | Christie's | |||
| 2003·10 | Portrait of Angela McInnes, later Angela Thirkell, granddaughter of Sir Edward Burne-Jones | charcoal on paper watermarked | $84,780–$135,648 | Christie's | ||
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