# John Bellany - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T13:55:27.340Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 302
- Lots with prices: 222
- First auction date: 2001-04-09
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-08
- Median realised price: $1,600
- Price range: $60 to $37,500

## Market Takeaway
John Bellany shows deep auction liquidity with 296 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,650. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 14 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-14.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,650\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $750 and $3,600.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 31.8% (69 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 62.2% (135 sales)
- $10,000\+: 6% (13 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 14
- Previous 12 months sales: 9
- Recent 12 months median: $150
- Previous 12 months median: $240
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-14
- Days since latest sale: 35
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Sotheby's: 55 lots
- Christie's: 44 lots
- Mallams: 44 lots
- Lyon & Turnbull: 31 lots
- Bonhams: 27 lots
- Shapes Auctioneers & Valuers: 12 lots
- Forum Auctions \- UK: 11 lots
- John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers: 10 lots
- Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers: 9 lots
- Dreweatts 1759: 8 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-02-11 | § JOHN BELLANY C.B.E., R.A. \(SCOTTISH 1942\-2013\) | Lyon & Turnbull | £420
2. 2024-09-26 | John Bellany \(1942\-2013\) Vigil II signed, titled, 19/30, screen print, 80cm x 73cm | Bamfords Auctioneers and Valuers Ltd | £120
3. 2024-09-26 | John Bellany \(Scottish 1942 \- 2013\), The Helmscale Wreck, screen print, signed in pencil, 50/65, 49cm x 59cm | Bamfords Auctioneers and Valuers Ltd | £240
4. 2026-04-08 | JOHN BELLANY \(1943\-2013\) Woman on a quayside watercolour and pencil signed in pencil 37 x 27cm | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £650 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-bellany-1943-2013-woman-on-a-quayside-watercolour-and-pencil-signed-in-pencil-37-x-27cm-282-c-2adc7008f8
5. 2026-02-11 | JOHN BELLANY \(1943\-2013\) Woman on a quayside watercolour and pencil signed in pencil 37 x 27cm | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £550 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-bellany-1943-2013-woman-on-a-quayside-watercolour-and-pencil-signed-in-pencil-37-x-27cm-281-c-e28b59e6cd
6. 2026-02-11 | JOHN BELLANY \(1943\-2013\) Eyemouth Harbour, South East Scotland oil on canvas signed Purchased at Hamptons | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-bellany-1943-2013-eyemouth-harbour-south-east-scotland-oil-on-canvas-signed-purchased-at-hamptons-280-c-60b8ca4c31
7. 2026-01-14 | JOHN BELLANY \(1943\-2013\) Exmouth Harbour oil on canvas signed 90 x 120cm | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | N/A
8. 2025-11-27 | John Bellany \(1942\-2013\) The Queen of the Night | Forum Auctions \- UK | £150
9. 2025-11-12 | JOHN BELLANY \(1943\-2013\) Exmouth Harbour oil on canvas signed 90 x 120cm | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | N/A
10. 2025-10-14 | JOHN BELLANY \(1943\-2013\) Exmouth Harbour oil on canvas signed 90 x 120cm | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | N/A
11. 2025-09-04 | John Bellany \(1942\-2013\) Untitled, from Six Artists: The Royal College of Art Portfolio 1992 | Forum Auctions \- UK | £150
12. 2025-07-02 | John Bellany \(1942\-2013\) Roman Bride | Forum Auctions \- UK | £60
13. 2025-07-02 | John Bellany \(1942\-2013\) Queen of the Night | Forum Auctions \- UK | N/A
14. 2025-07-02 | John Bellany \(1942\-2013\) The Bellany Sextet: Moonlight | Forum Auctions \- UK | £80
15. 2025-07-02 | John Bellany \(1942\-2013\) The Bellany Sextet: The Presence | Forum Auctions \- UK | N/A
16. 2025-07-02 | John Bellany \(1942\-2013\) The Bellany Sextet: The Lovers | Forum Auctions \- UK | £160
17. 2025-07-02 | John Bellany \(1942\-2013\) The Bellany Sextet: The Fright | Forum Auctions \- UK | N/A
18. 2025-07-02 | John Bellany \(1942\-2013\) The Bellany Sextet: Perdu | Forum Auctions \- UK | N/A
19. 2025-05-28 | John Bellany, Bells Afore Ye Go | Wright | $4,000
20. 2025-03-05 | John Bellany \(Scottish, 1942–2013\) Cygnus Olor, 1985 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $1,000
21. 2024-11-27 | John Bellany \(1942\-2013\) Untitled, from Six Artists: The Royal College of Art Portfolio 1992 | Forum Auctions \- UK | £150
22. 2024-10-31 | John Bellany \(1942\-2013\), UNTITLED \(RECLINING FIGURE\) | Waddington's | CA$435
23. 2024-10-10 | John Bellany \(1942\-2013\), UNTITLED \(HARBOUR SCENE WITH BOATS\) | Waddington's | CA$5,750
24. 2024-09-26 | John Bellany \(Scottish 1942 \- 2013\), Boat KY802, screen print, signed in pencil, numbered 28/34, 29.5cm x 39.5cm | Bamfords Auctioneers and Valuers Ltd | £200

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