John Fery Auction Prices and Value Guide

John Fery auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 201 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

John Fery auction prices: quick answer

John Fery auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
John Fery
Source records
201
Market update
2026-02-06

John Fery market snapshot

John Fery shows solid auction liquidity with 91 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $4,112. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 8 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-01.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (10.0% · 7 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (71.4% · 50 sales)
  • $10,000+ (18.6% · 13 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$2,000
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
8
Median shift vs prior year
+66.7%
Latest recorded sale
2026-01-01

Artist context

About John Fery

Born

1859

Died

1934

Nationality

Austrian, American

John Fery (1859–1934) was an Austrian-born American painter best known for outdoor views of the western United States. Wikidata and VIAF authority records align on his identity and lifespan, while the collected public biography describes a career centered on landscape subjects. The Great Northern Railway is reported as his largest customer, connecting his imagery with the promotion of western travel and scenery. Fery also worked at an unusually large scale: some paintings are described as exceeding one hundred square feet. Collectors therefore encounter his name most often in connection with expansive western landscape paintings, although every auction listing still requires careful confirmation of its title, medium, dimensions, date, signature, condition, and attribution. Public authority data for Fery is stronger than the collected art-historical documentation. Because this source pack contains no substantive museum, university, estate, or foundation biography, detailed accounts of his career and railway relationship should be treated cautiously pending stronger scholarly corroboration.

Landscape paintingLarge-format paintingLandscapes and outdoor scenes of the Western United States

Common works and media

Landscape paintings and other fine-art paintings are the best-supported work types associated with John Fery. The collected biography particularly connects him with large outdoor scenes of the western United States, including unusually large-format works. Appraisily's auction classifications also contain works on paper and prints, but their frequency and attribution should be confirmed by inspecting individual lots. Sculpture, mixed-media, decorative-art, and edition labels appear in the broad market taxonomy but should not be assumed characteristic of Fery without lot-level evidence.

Market and appraisal context

The collected Appraisily snapshot reports 92 matched auction records, including 71 priced records, with sale dates from 2000 through 2026. Its observed results range from $406 to $19,000, with a reported median near $4,112. These historical figures describe a mixed public-auction dataset, not a price prediction for an individual work. A useful comparison should match the object's medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, restoration history, provenance, signature, and attribution confidence as closely as possible. Large-format landscapes may not be comparable with smaller works or works on paper. Reporting conventions can also differ by auction house, particularly regarding buyer premiums and fees, while private transactions and incomplete auction feeds remain outside or only partly represented in public data.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Fine art and paintings
  • Works on paper and prints
  • Sculpture and mixed media
  • Decorative art and editions

Value drivers

  1. Medium, dimensions, date, and period within the artist's career
  2. Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
  3. Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
  5. Recent public auction results for works comparable in medium, size, subject, date, and condition
  6. Subject matter, rarity, and current market demand

Appraisal caveats

  • Public auction records are a starting point rather than a final appraisal.
  • Private sales, incomplete auction feeds, buyer-premium reporting, and later attribution changes may not be represented consistently.
  • The collected category classification is broad or sparse; sculpture, mixed-media, decorative-art, and edition records require lot-level identity and attribution review.
  • Authentication, condition, and restoration can materially affect the relevance of otherwise similar auction results.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.

Source-grounded artist Markdown

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.

LLM-readable Markdown summary for John Fery

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Artist value FAQ

How much is John Fery 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.

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