John Webber Auction Prices and Value Guide

John Webber auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 192 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

John Webber auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
John Webber
Source records
192
Market update
2026-02-16

John Webber market snapshot

John Webber shows solid auction liquidity with 53 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $190. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 3 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-04-30.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (70.0% · 21 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (23.3% · 7 sales)
  • $10,000+ (6.7% · 2 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$20
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
3
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-04-30

Artist context

About John Webber

John Webber portrait
Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain · Source

Born

1751

Died

1793

Nationality

British

Also known as

Johann Wäber

John Webber was a British painter and draughtsman remembered above all as the expedition artist who accompanied Captain James Cook on his third voyage through the Pacific. Sources associate his work with the places and encounters observed during that journey, including Australasia, Hawaii, and Alaska. This role gives his images significance beyond conventional landscape or figure studies: collectors may encounter them as visual records connected with European exploration and eighteenth-century representations of Pacific regions and peoples. Webber is also identified under the German-form name Johann Wäber, reflecting his Swiss family background, while English-language sources commonly describe him as an English artist. Paintings and drawings are the best-supported work types in the collected material. Because several artists and records can share similar names, an appraisal should connect an object to the correct John Webber through its medium, subject, date, provenance, inscriptions, and comparison with documented institutional works.

PaintingDrawingPacific expedition views and encountersAustralasiaHawaiiAlaska

Common works and media

Collectors may encounter paintings and drawings depicting Pacific locations, inhabitants, and expedition-related encounters. Subjects associated with Australasia, Hawaii, and Alaska are especially relevant to Webber's documented role on Cook's third voyage. The available evidence does not establish a complete catalogue of media or editions, so prints or other derivative objects should not automatically be treated as original works by Webber without separate attribution research.

Market and appraisal context

Works associated with John Webber require careful identification because their appraisal context depends on more than the artist name alone. Relevant distinctions include whether an object is a painting or drawing, whether its subject can be connected to Cook's third Pacific expedition, and whether the depicted place relates to Australasia, Hawaii, Alaska, or another documented location. Attribution, provenance, date, inscriptions, condition, and comparison with securely catalogued institutional examples should all be examined. Available public auction records can provide comparable lots and realized-price context, but this source pack does not contain enough major-auction-house evidence to support a price forecast or broad market-trend statement.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Paintings
  • Drawings
  • Pacific expedition imagery

Value drivers

  1. Medium and work type, particularly whether the object is a painting or drawing
  2. Relationship of the subject and date to Cook's third Pacific expedition
  3. Identification of the depicted Pacific location, including associations with Australasia, Hawaii, or Alaska
  4. Secure attribution to the correct John Webber, supported by provenance and comparison with documented institutional works
  5. Condition and the availability of comparable public auction records

Appraisal caveats

  • The source pack contains an Appraisily auction-record signal but no fetched major-auction-house biography or public sale analysis, so it does not support price predictions or a market-trend claim.
  • The common auction categories are conservative classifications derived from the documented occupations and subjects; individual objects still require medium, attribution, date, provenance, and condition review.
  • Conflicting lifespan data in the collected identity sources must be resolved before exact dates are published.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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

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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 Webber

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Artist value FAQ

How much is John Webber 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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