# John Marin - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T13:54:51.295Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 521
- Lots with prices: 372
- First auction date: 1992-09-23
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-30
- Median realised price: $8,750
- Price range: $5 to $1,925,500

## Market Takeaway
John Marin shows very deep auction liquidity with 510 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $9,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 28 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-01.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($9,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,600 and $35,280.
- 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: 18.3% (67 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 33.3% (122 sales)
- $10,000\+: 48.4% (177 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 28
- Previous 12 months sales: 37
- Recent 12 months median: $8,000
- Previous 12 months median: $4,750
- Median shift: 68.4%
- Latest sale date: 2026-02-01
- Days since latest sale: 17
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 152 lots
- Sotheby's: 44 lots
- Bonhams: 27 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 20 lots
- Skinner: 15 lots
- James D. Julia: 13 lots
- Barridoff Auctions: 12 lots
- DUMBO Auctions: 12 lots
- Leon Gallery: 11 lots
- Rachel Davis Fine Arts: 11 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-01-28 | Impressionistic Floral Still Life after John Marin | Hill Auction Gallery | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-impressionistic-floral-still-life-after-john-marin-383-c-bdb7c47dea
2. 2025-09-13 | JOHN MARIN \(AMERICAN, 1870\-1953\) COLLOTYPE LANDSCAPE. | Amelia Jeffers | $150 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-marin-american-1870-1953-collotype-landscape-1245-c-fc24e738e3
3. 2025-09-13 | JOHN MARIN \(AMERICAN, 1870\-1953\) COLLOTYPE LANDSCAPE. | Amelia Jeffers | $125 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-marin-american-1870-1953-collotype-landscape-1244-c-4eb4ee488b
4. 2025-08-30 | John Marin Etching | Marion Antique Auctions | $500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-marin-etching-401-c-3db487fa25
5. 2024-10-13 | John Marin \(Am. 1870\-1953\), "Within the 3 Mile Limit" \(Tree, Rocks, and Schooner\), 1921, Watercolor and ink on paper, framed under glass | Barridoff Auctions | $30,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-marin-am-1870-1953-within-the-3-mile-limit-tree-rocks-and-schooner-1921-watercolor-and-ink-on-paper-framed-under-glass-46-c-7444f8aaa5
6. 2024-07-20 | John Marin \(1870 \- 1953\) American | Cutler Bay Auctions | $1,300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-marin-1870-1953-american-15-c-7e34a57a2f
7. 2024-06-29 | MODERN AMERICAN WATERCOLOR PAINTING BY JOHN MARIN | Antique Arena Inc | $1,900 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-modern-american-watercolor-painting-by-john-marin-64-c-5ea499f8b8
8. 2024-06-16 | AMERICAN HARBOR SCENE OIL PAINTING BY JOHN MARIN | Antique Arena Inc | $200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-american-harbor-scene-oil-painting-by-john-marin-130-c-a5d4dee877
9. 2024-04-20 | AMERICAN HARBOR SCENE OIL PAINTING BY JOHN MARIN | Antique Arena Inc | $900 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-american-harbor-scene-oil-painting-by-john-marin-105-c-3954363bb6
10. 2024-01-13 | VIEW OF VENICE MIXED MEDIA PAINTING BY JOHN MARIN | Antique Arena Inc | $375
11. 2021-11-05 | John Marin \(American, 1870\-1953\) Trees, Rocks, and Schooner \(Within the Three\-Mi | Heritage Auctions | $35,000
12. 2014-11-17 | JOHN MARIN \(American, 1870\-1953\) Trees, Rocks, and Scho | Heritage Auctions | $75,000
13. 2026-04-30 | JOHN MARIN, American 1870\-1953, Landscape, 1909, watercolor on paper, 13 1/4 x 12 in. \(33.7 x 30.5 cm.\), Frame: 29 1/4 x 23 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. \(74.3 x 60.3 x 3.8 cm.\) | Shannon's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-marin-american-1870-1953-landscape-1909-watercolor-on-paper-13-1-4-x-12-in-33-7-x-30-5-cm-frame-29-1-4-x-23-3-4-x-1-1-2-in-74-3-x-60-3-x-3-8-cm-99-c-b751ed1cba
14. 2026-04-29 | JOHN MARIN \(New York/Maine/France, 1870\-1953\), "The Lobster Fisherman", 1948., Etching, 9" x 7". Framed 17.25" x 14.25". | Eldred's | $600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-marin-new-york-maine-france-1870-1953-the-lobster-fisherman-1948-etching-9-x-7-framed-17-25-x-14-25-4016-c-49cfd891dc
15. 2026-04-23 | JOHN MARIN \(1870\-1953\) The Circus I 10 x 12 1/2 in. \(25.4 x 31.8 cm.\) \(Executed in 1948.\) | Bonhams | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-marin-1870-1953-the-circus-i-10-x-12-1-2-in-25-4-x-31-8-cm-executed-in-1948-69-c-e932b3d2e1
16. 2026-04-19 | John Marin \(1870\-1953\) American, Limited Edition Architectural Etching Print "Porte del San Marco" | Sarasota Estate Auction | $550 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-marin-1870-1953-american-limited-edition-architectural-etching-print-porte-del-san-marco-1929-c-79b6c2e009
17. 2026-04-16 | John Marin \(1870\-1953\), La Madeleine, 1908. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-marin-1870-1953-la-madeleine-1908-178-c-d1d5325dfc
18. 2026-04-11 | John Marin \(Am. 1870\-1953\), "The Lobster Fisherman" 1948, Etching on paper, framed under glass | Barridoff Auctions | $1,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-marin-am-1870-1953-the-lobster-fisherman-1948-etching-on-paper-framed-under-glass-205-c-4d65b9607b
19. 2026-03-11 | John Marin, The Lobster Fisherman, 1948 | Santa Fe Art Auction | $1,045 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-marin-the-lobster-fisherman-1948-349-c-9fe7a20def
20. 2026-02-07 | Etching of Sailboat Artwork by John Marin | Kaminski Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-etching-of-sailboat-artwork-by-john-marin-303-c-5eddb0d2fe
21. 2026-02-01 | John Marin \(1870\-1953\) | Jacksons Auction & Real Estate Company | $130
22. 2025-11-30 | John Marin, Landscape, Watercolor | Kaminski Auctions | $275
23. 2025-11-19 | JOHN MARIN \(1870\-1953\). Brooklyn Bridge from Brooklyn \(The Sun\). Image: 10 | Christie's | N/A
24. 2025-11-18 | JOHN MARIN \(1870\-1953\) Small Point, Maine 19 1/8 x 16 1/2 in. \(48.6 x 41.9 cm.\) \(Executed in 1915.\) | Bonhams | $14,000

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