John Barr Clarke Hoyte Auction Prices and Value Guide
John Barr Clarke Hoyte auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 243 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
John Barr Clarke Hoyte auction prices: quick answer
John Barr Clarke Hoyte auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- John Barr Clarke Hoyte
- Source records
- 243
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
John Barr Clarke Hoyte market snapshot
John Barr Clarke Hoyte shows solid auction liquidity with 100 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $800. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 6 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-10-26.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (60.7% · 34 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (33.9% · 19 sales)
- $10,000+ (5.4% · 3 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $900
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 6
- Median shift vs prior year
- +80.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-10-26
Artist context
About John Barr Clarke Hoyte
Born
1835
Died
1913
Nationality
New Zealand
Also known as
John Hoyte, J. C. Hoyte, John Clarke Hoyte, John Clark Hoyte
John Barr Clarke Hoyte (1835–1913), widely indexed as John Hoyte or J. C. Hoyte, was a New Zealand painter and teacher. Library and artist-authority records use several forms of his middle names, including John Clarke Hoyte and John Clark Hoyte. His surviving work includes views of New Zealand lakes and geothermal scenery, with documented subjects such as Lake Rotorua, Koingo Geyser, and the Pink and White Terraces. These landscapes connect his identity with subjects that became important visual records of nineteenth-century New Zealand. Collectors may encounter his name on paintings as well as works catalogued within the broader works-on-paper and print category. Because abbreviated signatures and variant authority names can complicate matching, the object's inscription, medium, subject, and provenance should be considered together. The available source pack establishes his dates, New Zealand association, and roles as painter and educator, but does not provide enough institution-grade evidence to assign a specific artistic movement.
PaintingWorks on paper and printsNew Zealand lake sceneryGeothermal scenery and the Pink and White Terraces
Common works and media
Auction and image evidence in the collected source pack points primarily to paintings and works on paper, especially New Zealand landscapes. Documented subjects include lake views, Lake Rotorua, geysers, and the Pink and White Terraces. Prints may also appear within the broader auction category for works on paper, but the source pack does not establish a documented edition program. Each object should therefore be classified from its actual medium, support, inscriptions, and physical construction rather than from the artist name alone.
Market and appraisal context
Appraisily's public artist index reports 102 matched auction records, including 57 priced records, across a recorded sale-date range of 2004–2026. Those observations are useful for locating comparable lots, but they should not be treated as a price prediction. A meaningful comparison should align the work's medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, restoration history, signature or inscriptions, provenance, and attribution status. Auction-house reporting can differ in whether buyer premiums or other fees are included, so results should be normalized before comparison. Private sales and incomplete feeds may also leave gaps. For a Hoyte landscape, subject specificity and documentary support may help distinguish a relevant comparable from a merely similar New Zealand scene.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Fine art and paintings
- Works on paper and prints
Value drivers
- Medium, dimensions, date, and period within the artist's career
- Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
- Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
- Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
- Subject matter and recent comparable public auction sales
Appraisal caveats
- Public auction records are a starting point rather than a complete appraisal.
- Private sales, incomplete auction feeds, reporting differences, and later attribution changes may not be represented.
- Authentication, attribution, and condition can materially affect value.
- Reported results should be compared on a like-for-like basis because the treatment of buyer premiums and fees can vary.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Appraisily appraisily artist page
- Wikimedia Commons image repository
Data basis
This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
Artist value FAQ
How much is John Barr Clarke Hoyte worth?
Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.
Can Appraisily value my John Barr Clarke Hoyte artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.