John LaFarge Auction Prices and Value Guide

John LaFarge auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 195 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

John LaFarge auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
John LaFarge
Source records
195
Market update
2026-02-06

John LaFarge market snapshot

John LaFarge shows solid auction liquidity with 112 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $8,500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 4 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-24.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (15.7% · 11 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (34.3% · 24 sales)
  • $10,000+ (50.0% · 35 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$100
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
4
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2026-01-24

Artist context

About John LaFarge

John LaFarge portrait
J.E. Purdy · Public domain · Source

Born

1835

Died

1910

Nationality

American

Also known as

John La Farge

John LaFarge (1835–1910), also catalogued as John La Farge, was an American artist whose unusually broad practice crossed painting, illustration, mural and interior design, stained glass, and art and travel writing. His public identity is corroborated by Wikidata and IdRef authority records and an artist profile at the Museum of Modern Art. LaFarge is especially associated with stained glass made for churches on the American East Coast. His work in that field began with a major commission for H. H. Richardson’s Trinity Church in Boston in 1878 and continued for roughly three decades. He approached glass through color and technical experimentation, receiving an 1880 patent connected with superimposed panes. Collectors may therefore encounter his name across fine art, design, architectural decoration, illustration, and published material rather than within a single medium. The available sources do not establish a specific movement label, so this profile emphasizes documented practices and institutional identity instead of assigning one.

PaintingIllustrationMuralsStained glass

Common works and media

Works associated with LaFarge may include paintings, illustrations, murals and interior schemes, stained-glass windows, and books concerning Asian travel and art. In appraisal contexts, autonomous artworks should be distinguished from architectural or design-related material and from published objects. The supplied evidence does not establish which subjects, formats, categories, or editions appear most frequently at auction.

Market and appraisal context

Appraisal should begin by separating LaFarge’s different forms of work. Comparison is strongest when object type and medium are closely matched: a painting should not be evaluated against stained glass, an illustration, or published material. Date and a documented relationship to a church or architectural commission may provide important context. For stained glass, construction evidence—including the use of superimposed panes where applicable—can help characterize the object. Public auction records, sale dates, realized prices, and closely comparable lots should be considered together. The supplied source pack confirms an Appraisily auction-record presence but does not provide detailed major-auction-house essays, so no price forecast or market trend is asserted here.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Paintings
  • Illustrations
  • Stained glass
  • Murals and interior-design material

Value drivers

  1. Object type and medium should be matched with like-for-like public auction comparables
  2. Date and documented relationship to a church or architectural commission
  3. For stained glass, technical construction, including superimposed panes where applicable
  4. Comparable sale dates and realized prices for closely related public auction lots

Appraisal caveats

  • The source pack confirms an Appraisily auction-record presence but does not include fetched major-auction-house lot essays or a category-level sales breakdown.
  • No price trend, scarcity claim, or prediction of future value is supported by the supplied evidence.

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 LaFarge

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Artist value FAQ

How much is John LaFarge 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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