John William Godward
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personEnglish, 1861–1922lock_openPublic domain: US, EU, UK, CA, MX, CO · 94% confidenceplay_circleStream Art
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Selected Works79

Museum Acquisitions

Met
Getty Museum
Getty Museum
Getty Museum
Getty Museum
Getty Museum
Yale University Art Gallery
Tate Britain

Previous Sales 67

Sotheby's
Cleonice
Cleonice, 1913
$279,400
Feb 2026
Sotheby's
Corinna
Corinna
£84,759 ($85k USD)
Dec 2025
Sotheby's
A Greek Beauty
A Greek Beauty
£238,402 ($238k USD)
Dec 2023
Sotheby's
A Grecian Reverie
A Grecian Reverie
£111,254 ($111k USD)
Dec 2023
Sotheby's
At the Thermae
At the Thermae
Unknown
Dec 2023
Christie's
A Siesta
A Siesta
$919,800
Oct 2023
Christie's
The Tiff
The Tiff
£94,500 ($125k USD)
Jul 2023
Sotheby's
The Engagement Ring
The Engagement Ring
$127,000
May 2023
Sotheby's
Campaspe
Campaspe
$1,593,998
Dec 2022
Sotheby's
Happy Hours
Happy Hours
Unknown
Jan 2022
Sotheby's
Contemplation
Contemplation
Unknown
Jan 2022
Christie's
At the Fountain
At the Fountain
€500,000 ($550k USD)
Oct 2021
Christie's
Songs without Words
Songs without Words, 1918
£225,000 ($297k USD)
Jul 2021
Christie's
Clelia
Clelia
£275,000 ($363k USD)
Dec 2020
Christie's
In the Prime of the Summertime (Reverie)
In the Prime of the Summertime (Reverie)
£200,000 ($264k USD)
Dec 2020
Sotheby's
JOHN WILLIAM GODWARD, R.B.A. |THE POSY
JOHN WILLIAM GODWARD, R.B.A. |THE POSY
Unknown
Jun 2020
Sotheby's
JOHN WILLIAM GODWARD, R.B.A. | BRISEIS
JOHN WILLIAM GODWARD, R.B.A. | BRISEIS
Unknown
May 2019
Sotheby's
JOHN WILLIAM GODWARD, R.B.A. | A CLASSICAL BEAUTY
JOHN WILLIAM GODWARD, R.B.A. | A CLASSICAL BEAUTY
Unknown
May 2019
Christie's
A Siesta
A Siesta
£75,000 ($99k USD)
Jul 2017
Christie's
A Signal
A Signal
$403,500
Oct 2016
Christie's
An Offering to Venus
An Offering to Venus
£230,500 ($304k USD)
Jul 2016
Christie's
A mouse in the work basket
A mouse in the work basket
£56,250 ($74k USD)
Dec 2015
Christie's
Clymene
Clymene
£56,250 ($74k USD)
Jun 2015
Christie's
Far away thoughts
Far away thoughts, 1911
£1,049,250 ($1.4M USD)
Dec 2012
Christie's
A Pompeian Lady
A Pompeian Lady
$290,500
Nov 2012

For Sale 4

M.S. Rau · Artsy
A Pompeian Lady
A Pompeian Lady, 1904
US$1,250,000
Oil on canvas
M.S. Rau · Artsy
A Pompeian Lady in Blue
A Pompeian Lady in Blue , 1916
US$585,000
Oil on Canvas
M.S. Rau · Artsy
A Classical Beauty in Profile
A Classical Beauty in Profile, 1888
US$248,500
Oil on Canvas
M.S. Rau · Artsy
A Flower Seller
A Flower Seller, 1896
US$885,000
Oil on Canvas
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Market374 auction results

trending_upPaintings Range
$1.6K – $1.7M
61 of 71 paintings lots with prices
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$319K
Object-type specific
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$238K
61 priced paintings lots
calendar_todayLast Paintings Sale
Feb 2026 · $279K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
categoryMarket by Object Type
Paintings: $238K medianSculpture/objects: $586K medianUnclassified lots: $1.5M median
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Sotheby'sChristie'sBonhamsWoolley & WallisHampel Kunstauktionen
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Past Exhibitions0

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No past exhibitions on record.

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Art Fair Appearances1

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TEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2024
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Recent Activity3

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Art Fair
TEFAF Maastricht 2024
Mar 9, 2024
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John William Godward dies
Jan 1, 1922
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John William Godward born
Jan 1, 1861
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