John Minton
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John Minton #22,555

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personBritish, 1917–1957
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Selected Works94

Museum Acquisitions

Tate
Portrait of a Boy (?)
Portrait of a Boy (?), 1948
Acquired 1991
Graphite on paper
Tate
Horseguards in their Dressing Rooms at Whitehall
Horseguards in their Dressing Rooms at Whitehall, 1953
Acquired 1990
Lithograph on paper
Tate
Children by the Sea
Children by the Sea, 1945
Acquired 1987
Oil paint on canvas
Tate
Corte, Corsica
Corte, Corsica, 1947
Acquired 1959
Ink on paper
Tate
Composition: The Death of James Dean
Composition: The Death of James Dean, 1957
Acquired 1957
Oil paint on canvas
Tate
‘Portrait of a Boy (?)‘, John Minton, c.1948 | Tate
‘Portrait of a Boy (?)‘, John Minton, c.1948 | Tate
In museum collection
Tate
‘Portrait of Kevin Maybury‘, John Minton, 1956 | Tate
‘Portrait of Kevin Maybury‘, John Minton, 1956 | Tate
In museum collection
Tate
‘Landscape at Les Baux‘, John Minton, 1939 | Tate
‘Landscape at Les Baux‘, John Minton, 1939 | Tate
In museum collection
Tate
‘Children by the Sea‘, John Minton, 1945 | Tate
‘Children by the Sea‘, John Minton, 1945 | Tate
In museum collection
Tate
‘Battlements‘, Patrick Caulfield, 1967 | Tate
‘Battlements‘, Patrick Caulfield, 1967 | Tate
In museum collection
Tate
‘Giant Snail‘, John Dodgson, 1951–9 | Tate
‘Giant Snail‘, John Dodgson, 1951–9 | Tate
In museum collection
Tate
‘Corte, Corsica‘, John Minton, 1947 | Tate
‘Corte, Corsica‘, John Minton, 1947 | Tate
In museum collection
Tate
‘Street and Railway Bridge‘, John Minton, 1946 | Tate
‘Street and Railway Bridge‘, John Minton, 1946 | Tate
In museum collection
Tate
‘Portuguese Cannon, Mazagan, Morocco‘, John Minton, 1953 | Tate
‘Portuguese Cannon, Mazagan, Morocco‘, John Minton, 1953 | Tate
In museum collection
Tate
‘Composition: The Death of James Dean‘, John Minton, 1957 | Tate
‘Composition: The Death of James Dean‘, John Minton, 1957 | Tate
In museum collection
Tate
‘Brindley Street, London‘, Roger Mayne, 1957 | Tate
‘Brindley Street, London‘, Roger Mayne, 1957 | Tate
In museum collection
Tate
‘Pub, Holborn‘, Roger Mayne, 1958 | Tate
‘Pub, Holborn‘, Roger Mayne, 1958 | Tate
In museum collection
Tate
‘Addison Place‘, Roger Mayne, 1957 | Tate
‘Addison Place‘, Roger Mayne, 1957 | Tate
In museum collection
Tate
‘Street Football, Southam Street, North Kensington‘, Roger Mayne, 1958, printed 1978 | Tate
‘Street Football, Southam Street, North Kensington‘, Roger Mayne, 1958, printed 1978 | Tate
In museum collection

Previous Sales

Lyon & Turnbull
ILLUSTRATION FOR TREASURE ISLAND, 1947
ILLUSTRATION FOR TREASURE ISLAND, 1947
£1,300 ($2k USD)
May 2026
Christie's
Spencer Churchill
Spencer Churchill, 1952
£203,200 ($268k USD)
Mar 2026
Christie's
Candies for Christmas
Candies for Christmas, 1946
£3,556 ($5k USD)
Mar 2026
Bonhams
John Minton (British, 1917-1957) The Boxer
John Minton (British, 1917-1957) The Boxer
£7,000 ($9k USD)
Mar 2026
Bonhams
John Minton (British, 1917-1957) The River between Cannon St Railway Bridge & Southwark Bridge (unframed)
John Minton (British, 1917-1957) The River between Cannon St Railway Bridge & Southwark Bridge (unframed)
£1,900 ($3k USD)
Mar 2026
Bonhams
John Minton (British, 1917-1957) A Couple at a Dance, Design for the Albert E Reed stand (Executed circa 1956)
John Minton (British, 1917-1957) A Couple at a Dance, Design for the Albert E Reed stand (Executed circa 1956)
£1,800 ($2k USD)
Mar 2026
Bonhams
John Minton (British, 1917-1957) Garden Shed Still Life (unframed)
John Minton (British, 1917-1957) Garden Shed Still Life (unframed)
£1,700 ($2k USD)
Mar 2026
Bonhams
John Minton (British, 1917-1957) L'Île Rousse Hotel Napoléon Bonaparte (unframed)
John Minton (British, 1917-1957) L'Île Rousse Hotel Napoléon Bonaparte (unframed)
£800 ($1k USD)
Mar 2026
Bonhams
John Minton (British, 1917-1957) Party at Chelsea Arts Club (unframed)
John Minton (British, 1917-1957) Party at Chelsea Arts Club (unframed)
£700 ($924 USD)
Mar 2026
Christie's
The Bullfighter
The Bullfighter, 1941
£21,590 ($28k USD)
Oct 2025
Christie's
Corsican Fisherman
Corsican Fisherman, 1948
£63,000 ($83k USD)
Oct 2023
Christie's
The Farm Machine
The Farm Machine, 1944
£69,300 ($91k USD)
May 2022
Christie's
Cornish Landscape
Cornish Landscape
Sold
Mar 2022
Sotheby's
Fishermen
Fishermen, 1949
£50,000 ($83k USD)
Mar 2021
Christie's
Banana Plantation
Banana Plantation, 1951
£110,000 ($145k USD)
Mar 2021
Christie's
Banana Trees
Banana Trees, 1950
£17,500 ($23k USD)
Mar 2021
Christie's
Children by the Sea
Children by the Sea, 1945
£30,000 ($40k USD)
Sep 2020
Christie's
Market Place, Taroudant
Market Place, Taroudant, 1953
£10,000 ($13k USD)
Sep 2020
Christie's
Still Life
Still Life, 1948
£21,250 ($28k USD)
Nov 2019
Christie's
Jamaican Farmers
Jamaican Farmers, 1950
£9,375 ($12k USD)
Nov 2018
Christie's
Figure in a Landscape
Figure in a Landscape, 1944
£25,000 ($33k USD)
Nov 2018
Christie's
Portrait of Myra Davis
Portrait of Myra Davis
£25,000 ($33k USD)
Nov 2017
Christie's
Shanty Town, Kingston
Shanty Town, Kingston
£25,000 ($33k USD)
Nov 2016
Christie's
Jamaican Village
Jamaican Village
£293,000 ($387k USD)
Nov 2016
Christie's
Summer Landscape
Summer Landscape
£13,750 ($18k USD)
Jul 2016
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Portrait of a Boy (?)
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1991 · Accession T06464 · Graphite on paper
Presented by Mr and Mrs W.J. Strachan 1991
Portrait of Kevin Maybury
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1990 · Accession T05770 · Oil paint on canvas
Purchased with funds provided by the Helena and Kenneth Levy Bequest 1990
Horseguards in their Dressing Rooms at Whitehall
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1990 · Accession P77471 · Lithograph on paper
Purchased 1990
Landscape at Les Baux
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1987 · Accession T04926 · Oil paint, pastel and charcoal on board
Purchased 1958, accessioned 1987
Children by the Sea
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1987 · Accession T04887 · Oil paint on canvas
Purchased 1987
Corte, Corsica
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1959 · Accession T00237 · Ink on paper
Purchased 1959
Street and Railway Bridge
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1957 · Accession T00162 · Oil paint on canvas
Purchased 1957
Portuguese Cannon, Mazagan, Morocco
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1957 · Accession T00159 · Oil paint on canvas
Presented by the Royal College of Art in memory of the artist 1957
Composition: The Death of James Dean
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1957 · Accession T00140 · Oil paint on canvas
Presented by the Trustees of the Chantrey Bequest 1957
‘Struggle Between Life and Death‘, Erhabor Emokpae, 1963 | Tate
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired Collection
‘Portrait of a Boy (?)‘, John Minton, c.1948 | Tate
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired Collection
‘Portrait of Kevin Maybury‘, John Minton, 1956 | Tate
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired Collection
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Publications1

Monograph 1

Lycidas and the Italian critics
Yale University Press · 1979
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Past Exhibitions0

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Recent Activity2

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event
death
John Minton dies
Jan 1, 1957
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birth
John Minton born
Jan 1, 1917