1928–2022
John Wesley
247results on record
89%sell-through
$25,300median result (USD, incl. premium; 94% observed, 6% estimated from hammer)
$409,500record in our coverage
Drawn from 247 recorded results (228 sold · 19 passed) across 11 auction houses, 1998–2026. 1 upcoming lot on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 94% observed, 6% 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 | 47 | 93% | $94,450 |
| prints | 20 | 100% | $688 |
| works on paper | 15 | 100% | $32,500 |
| other | 4 | 100% | $2,265 |
Medium is recorded for 86 of 247 results (35%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Andy Warhol John Wesley Andy Warhol
| Metric | John Wesley | Andy Warhol |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $25,300 | $32,500 |
| Record price | $409,500 | $195,040,000 |
| Results on record | 247 | 15,103 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Andy WarholSol LewittAlex KatzAlexander Calder
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
81/ 100
- Sell-through89%
- Meets estimate63%
- Market depth247 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sotheby's | 91 | 86% | $36,000 | 0.86× |
| Christie's | 65 | 93% | $62,500 | — |
| Phillips | 33 | 88% | $16,612 | — |
| Rago | 13 | 92% | $966 | — |
| Heritage Auctions | 10 | 100% | $260 | — |
| VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | 11 | 91% | $5,397 | 1.22× |
| Bonhams | 11 | 82% | $2,048 | 0.91× |
| Wright | 7 | 100% | $1,375 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 3 | 100% | $1,536 | 0.69× |
| Artcurial | 2 | — | $41,353 | 1.64× |
| Doyle | 2 | 50% | $384 | — |
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 249 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
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2026·07 | Untitled | $400–$600 | Doyle | |||
| 2026·07 | Medusa | acrylic on paper | $8,000–$12,000 | upcoming | Christie's | |
| 2026·07 | Munich 1919 | $800–$1,200 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·07 | Young Artist Using His Wife for a Model | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·07 | Untitled | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·07 | Lily's Ankles | $18,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·06 | Untitled (Hand with Bottle) | $6,000–$8,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2026·06 | Twilight Over the Lowlands | $400–$600 | Rago | |||
| 2026·06 | Anglo-Egyptian Camel Corps With French Dirigible | $400–$600 | Rago | |||
| 2026·06 | What's Going on in the Halls? | $1,000–$1,500 | Rago | |||
| 2026·06 | Red Lips | $1,500–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·05 | Floating Pig | $60,000–$80,000 | Rago | |||
| 2026·03 | Untitled | $400–$600 | Doyle | |||
| 2026·02 | Islamic | $20,000–$30,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2026·02 | Homeless Bumstead | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·02 | Surf (triptych) | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·02 | For Meyenne | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·02 | Bus Stop in Downtown Iceland | $100,000–$150,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·11 | 7 Maidens | Duco and oil on canvas | $80,000–$120,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·10 | Puss | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·10 | Woman 15 | $20,000–$40,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·10 | Untitled | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·10 | Black Nipples | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·10 | Brown Woman in Sleeveless Sweater | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·08 | Marmalade Executives | $700–$900 | Rago | |||
| 2025·08 | Untitled (Paris Review) | $400–$600 | Rago | |||
| 2025·07 | Herbalist | acrylic on canvas | $60,000–$80,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·07 | The Days of War and Laughter (from 1969) | $18,000–$25,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·07 | Untitled (Hand with Bottle) | $12,000–$18,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·07 | Hannah’s Rabbit | $12,000–$18,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·07 | Coach | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·06 | Bird Lady, from 11 Pop Artists, Volume II | $500–$1,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·05 | Twilight Over the Lowlands | $400–$600 | Rago | |||
| 2025·05 | Anglo-Egyptian Camel Corps with a French Dirigible | $400–$600 | Rago | |||
| 2025·05 | Compleat Fritz, from Panolpy | Screenprint in colors on museum board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·05 | Priscilla the Hun, from Panolpy | Screenprint in colors on museum board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·05 | Lawrence and the Arabians, from Panolpy | Screenprint in colors on museum board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·05 | Shoot Him, Cecil, from Panolpy | Screenprint in colors on museum board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·05 | Ovum, from Panolpy | Screenprint in colors on museum board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·05 | Balkans, from Panolpy | Screenprint in colors on museum board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·05 | General, from Panolpy | Screenprint in colors with collage on museum board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·05 | American Expeditionary Forces, from Panolpy | Screenprint in colors on museum board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·05 | Count de Baillet-Latour | Duco and oil on canvas | $70,000–$100,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·05 | Boxing Match | $10,000–$15,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·02 | Aer Lingus | $20,000–$30,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·02 | Black Nipples and Puss | $35,000–$45,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·02 | Untitled (figure at bar) | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·12 | Untitled | graphite on tracing paper | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·12 | Man Regarding Couch | $50,000–$70,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·12 | Two French Girls Eating a Flower | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·12 | Tango | $20,000–$30,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·12 | Pink Women Stretching | $20,000–$30,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·11 | Untitled | Duco and oil on canvas | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | Red Lips | $1,500–$2,000 | Rago | |||
| 2024·10 | Boyfriends (for Parkett 62) | $1,200–$1,800 | Rago | |||
| 2024·10 | Bird Lady (from the 11 Pop Artists, Volume II portfolio) | $1,000–$1,500 | Rago | |||
| 2024·10 | Untitled | $2,214–$3,321 | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | |||
| 2024·10 | Jack Frost | $2,214–$3,321 | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | |||
| 2024·10 | Blue Birds of Happiness | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·10 | Untitled | $1,993–$2,657 | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | |||
| 2024·10 | Untitled | $2,214–$3,321 | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | |||
| 2024·10 | The Last Gray Hound | $2,214–$3,321 | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | |||
| 2024·10 | Alice (Caterpillar Interogation) | $2,214–$3,321 | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | |||
| 2024·10 | Maiden | $2,214–$3,321 | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | |||
| 2024·10 | Turkeys | $2,214–$3,321 | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | |||
| 2024·10 | Untitled (Donald Duck) | $66,516–$88,688 | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | |||
| 2024·10 | Winter: New Hampshire | $22,172–$33,258 | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | |||
| 2024·10 | Afternoon Sail at the Edge of the World | $22,172–$33,258 | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | |||
| 2024·09 | Secrets | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·09 | Paradise Lamp | $30,000–$40,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·09 | Black Nipples | $20,000–$30,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·07 | Untitled | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·06 | Nine female inmates of the Cincinnati workhouse participating in a patriotic tableau | $189,668–$252,890 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·06 | Smootch | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·04 | Boyfriends, 2001 | color screenprint | $2,000–$4,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2024·04 | Babies | $16,029–$21,372 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·03 | Hootie's Wife | $1,500–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·03 | Red Lips | $1,500–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·01 | Maiden, from 11 Pop Artists, Volume I; and Bird Lady, from 11 Pop Artists, Volume II | $1,267–$1,901 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·12 | Rain with No Floor | acrylic on paper | $15,000–$20,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·11 | The Armenian Question (Study) | Acrylic on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·11 | Twilight Over the Lowlands | oil on canvas | $200,000–$300,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·09 | Brown Woman in Sleeveless Sweater | $80,000–$120,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·09 | Untitled | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·09 | Yelling Bis | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·09 | Missouri Compromise | $18,000–$22,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·08 | Under the Sea of Japan | $600–$800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·07 | Untitled | $15,000–$20,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·07 | Lily's Ankles 2001 | $6,000–$8,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·05 | Fruit Tree | acrylic on canvas | $200,000–$300,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·05 | Mary Lou & Her Sister | gouache on paper | $30,000–$50,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·05 | Teresa and the Apprentices | acrylic on canvas | $200,000–$300,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·05 | Popeye | acrylic on canvas | $300,000–$500,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·05 | Good Night Mary | $30,000–$50,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·05 | Phone | $80,000–$120,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·04 | Splash , 1974 | acrylic on paper | $15,000–$25,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2023·04 | Hootie's Wife | $1,000–$2,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·04 | Red Lips | $1,000–$2,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·03 | Getting off the Subway at St. Tropez | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·02 | Bird Lady, from 11 Pop Artists, Volume II | $600–$900 | Phillips | |||
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