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British, 1903–1975

Barbara Hepworth

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412results on record
91%sell-through
$106,250median result (USD, incl. premium; 99% observed, 1% estimated from hammer)
$11,565,000record in our coverage

Drawn from 412 recorded results (398 sold · 14 passed) across 10 auction houses, 1998–2026. 1 upcoming lot on the ledger. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 99% observed, 1% estimated from hammer method · log scale

$156K$312K$469K1998: $53K median, 17 sold1999: $146K median, 7 sold2000: $1.6K median, 6 sold2001: $22K median, 5 sold2002: $241K median, 2 sold2003: $1.5K median, 13 sold2004: $58K median, 14 sold2005: $220K median, 15 sold2006: $241K median, 10 sold2007: $102K median, 17 sold2008: $91K median, 14 sold2009: $122K median, 13 sold2010: $578K median, 9 sold2011: $125K median, 8 sold2012: $139K median, 9 sold2013: $156K median, 18 sold2014: $76K median, 18 sold2015: $204K median, 20 sold2016: $228K median, 15 sold2017: $225K median, 21 sold2018: $120K median, 30 sold2019: $129K median, 17 sold2020: $78K median, 18 sold2021: $12K median, 15 sold2022: $175K median, 13 sold2023: $4.1K median, 19 sold2024: $67K median, 10 sold2025: $244K median, 14 sold2026: $140K median, 10 sold19982005201220192026

Where does a value land in this market?

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The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.

$106K$734$12M

Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.

By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line

MediumResultsSell-throughMedian result (USD)
prints 81 96% $2,595
sculpture 77 81% $233,000
ceramics & design 7 100% $64,636
painting 6 n/a $33,396
works on paper 4 0% $90,650
other 3 100% $40,000

Medium is recorded for 178 of 412 results (43%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Henry Moore Barbara Hepworth Henry Moore

$156K$312K$469K1998: $3.8K median1999: $11K median2000: $12K median2001: $2.9K median2002: $23K median2003: $3.6K median2004: $13K median2005: $13K median2006: $27K median2007: $27K median2008: $41K median2009: $13K median2010: $55K median2011: $45K median2012: $10K median2013: $25K median2014: $41K median2015: $6.7K median2016: $19K median2017: $31K median2018: $36K median2019: $26K median2020: $4.6K median2021: $4.5K median2022: $2.4K median2023: $2.1K median2024: $16K median2025: $3.0K median2026: $8.3K median1998: $53K median1999: $146K median2000: $1.6K median2001: $22K median2002: $241K median2003: $1.5K median2004: $58K median2005: $220K median2006: $241K median2007: $102K median2008: $91K median2009: $122K median2010: $578K median2011: $125K median2012: $139K median2013: $156K median2014: $76K median2015: $204K median2016: $228K median2017: $225K median2018: $120K median2019: $129K median2020: $78K median2021: $12K median2022: $175K median2023: $4.1K median2024: $67K median2025: $244K median2026: $140K median19982005201220192026
MetricBarbara HepworthHenry Moore
Median result$106,250$15,000
Record price $11,565,000 $35,201,404
Results on record4123,915
Years active at auction 1998–2026 1998–2026

Related artists: Henry MoorePablo PicassoJoan MiróMarc Chagall

Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method

86/ 100
  • Sell-through91%
  • Meets estimate72%
  • Market depth412 results

How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →

Where this artist sells best

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Sotheby's 217 93% $157,037 1.20×
Christie's 128 85% $51,560 —
Bonhams 23 87% $3,627 1.07×
Phillips 19 100% $4,215 —
Rago 9 100% $6,250 —
Ketterer Kunst 4 — $1,125 —
Heritage Auctions 5 80% $1,172 —
Freeman's | Hindman 3 100% $4,500 2.17×
Wright 4 50% $135,190 —
Kruso Art 1 100% $4,133 0.93×

The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →

Prices realized 414 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 14 passed lots

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
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2020·11 High Tide from Opposing Form $2,000–$3,000 Rago
2020·10 Six Forms on a Circle polished bronze and brown patina $250,000–$350,000 Christie's
2020·10 Maquette (Variation on a Theme) , 1958 bronze on marble base $60,000–$80,000 Freeman's | Hindman
2020·09 Desert Forms, from The Aegean Suite Lithograph in colors with embossing on wove paper — Heritage Auctions
2020·09 rangatira ii $1,558–$2,337 Sotheby's
2020·09 sun and marble $1,298–$1,947 Sotheby's
2020·09 winter solstice $2,596–$3,895 Sotheby's
2020·07 pierced round form $78,054–$104,072 Sotheby's
2020·07 orpheus (maquette i) $322,009–$450,812 Sotheby's
2020·06 orpheus (maquette 2) (version ii) $2,500,000–$3,500,000 Sotheby's
2020·06 trophy (flight) $80,000–$120,000 Sotheby's
2020·05 Mycenae , 1969 color lithograph $1,000–$2,000 Freeman's | Hindman
2019·12 touchstone $25,000–$35,000 Sotheby's
2019·11 reclining solitary form (amulet) $38,706–$64,510 Sotheby's
2019·11 shell form (monastral blue) $64,510–$90,314 Sotheby's
2019·11 reclining figures $129,021–$193,531 Sotheby's
2019·11 figure v (standing woman, right hand raised) $15,482–$23,224 Sotheby's
2019·11 touchstone $60,000–$80,000 Sotheby's
2019·11 Oval with Two Forms polished bronze with patinated bronze base $150,000–$250,000 Christie's
2019·11 Maquette (One Eye) $100,000–$150,000 Christie's
2019·09 three forms assembling $2,473–$3,709 Sotheby's
2019·06 four-square (four circles) $251,786–$377,679 Sotheby's
2019·05 Group of Figures and Head (Burnt Umber) oil and pencil on masonite $40,000–$60,000 Christie's
2019·05 Three Groups on a White and Yellow Ground oil and pencil on masonite $80,000–$120,000 Christie's
2019·05 Single Form (Antiphon) bronze and brown patina, partially polished $600,000–$800,000 Christie's
2019·05 Disc with Strings (Sun) polished bronze and string $150,000–$250,000 Christie's
2019·03 autumn shadow $1,316–$2,632 Sotheby's
2019·03 three forms assembling $2,632–$3,948 Sotheby's
2019·03 two marble forms (mykonos) $2,632–$3,948 Sotheby's
2018·12 Twelve Lithographs 12 $12,681–$19,022 Bonhams
2018·11 smith-petersen pin $128,036–$192,053 Sotheby's
2018·11 miniature of winged figure $89,625–$128,036 Sotheby's
2018·11 atlantic (project for sculpture) $89,625–$115,232 Sotheby's
2018·11 corymb $76,821–$102,429 Sotheby's
2018·11 bird form $89,625–$128,036 Sotheby's
2018·11 four figures waiting $448,125–$576,160 Sotheby's
2018·11 figure (imprint) $150,000–$250,000 Sotheby's
2018·11 garden sculpture (model for meridian) $1,000,000–$1,500,000 Sotheby's
2018·11 Four-Square (Four Circles) bronze with brown and green patina $300,000–$500,000 Christie's
2018·11 Vertical Form (St Ives) polished bronze $250,000–$350,000 Christie's
2018·11 Miniature Divided Circle polished bronze and green patina $70,000–$100,000 Christie's
2018·09 three forms assembling $2,630–$3,944 Sotheby's
2018·06 Mother and Child $53,345–$80,018 Sotheby's
2018·06 Spiral $1,604,264–$2,406,396 Sotheby's
2018·05 Solitary Form $1,200,000–$1,800,000 Sotheby's
2018·05 Hand Sculpture $500,000–$700,000 Sotheby's
2018·05 Torso I (Ulysses) $200,000–$300,000 Sotheby's
2018·05 Poised Form II with Circle $500,000–$700,000 Sotheby's
2018·05 The Family of Man: Youth $2,500,000–$3,500,000 Sotheby's
2018·04 Opposing Forms $15,000–$20,000 Sotheby's
2018·03 Three Forms Assembling $2,830–$4,246 Bonhams
2018·03 argos; and mycanae $2,799–$4,199 Sotheby's
2018·03 oblique forms; and squares and circles $2,799–$4,199 Sotheby's
2018·03 three forms assembling $2,799–$4,199 Sotheby's
2018·03 two marble forms (mykonos); and sun and moon two marble forms (mykonos); and sun and moon $2,799–$4,199 Sotheby's
2018·03 three forms; and sea forms $2,799–$4,199 Sotheby's
2018·03 genesis; and pastorale $2,799–$4,199 Sotheby's
2018·03 porthmeor; and autumn shadow $2,799–$4,199 Sotheby's
2018·01 Three Forms Assembling , from Europäische Graphik VI $1,425–$2,138 Phillips
2017·11 Fragment, from 'Aegean Suite' $2,009–$2,679 Bonhams
2017·11 Three Forms Assembling $2,679–$4,019 Bonhams
2017·11 Sculpture with Colour $39,688–$66,147 Sotheby's
2017·11 Cantate Domino $66,147–$92,606 Sotheby's
2017·11 Forms in Movement (Pavan) $400,000–$600,000 Sotheby's
2017·11 Corymb $70,000–$90,000 Sotheby's
2017·11 Two Forms (Orkney) polished bronze with original wooden base $200,000–$300,000 Christie's
2017·11 Idol polished bronze $180,000–$250,000 Christie's
2017·11 Young Girl Carved and painted in 1951-1952; unique $1,200,000–$1,800,000 Christie's
2017·06 Four-Square (Four Circles) $253,357–$380,036 Sotheby's
2017·06 Two Forms (Orkney) $101,343–$152,014 Sotheby's
2017·06 Group of four (Cornwall) $443,375–$570,054 Sotheby's
2017·06 Maquette for Dual Form $190,018–$316,697 Sotheby's
2017·06 Sculpture with Colour $25,336–$38,004 Sotheby's
2017·06 Standing Figure $636,787–$1,018,859 Sotheby's
2017·05 Green Head Irish green marble $500,000–$800,000 Christie's
2017·04 Four-Square (Four Circles) $150,000–$200,000 Wright
2017·04 upright solitary form (amulet) $9,990–$14,985 Sotheby's
2017·04 three forms assembling $1,873–$2,497 Sotheby's
2017·03 Three Forms on an Island — Unsold listing Sotheby's
2017·03 Smith-Petersen Pin $184,327–$307,211 Sotheby's
2017·03 Summer Dance $1,846,815–$2,462,420 Sotheby's
2016·11 Parent I $2,483,108–$3,724,661 Sotheby's
2016·11 Curved Form with Inner Form (Anima) $620,777–$869,088 Sotheby's
2016·11 Four Forms $100,000–$150,000 Sotheby's
2016·11 Disc with Strings (Sun) $120,000–$180,000 Sotheby's
2016·07 November Green $3,000–$5,000 Sotheby's
2016·06 Pierced Round Form $44,078–$58,771 Sotheby's
2016·06 Quiet Form $706,170–$1,129,872 Sotheby's
2016·06 Oval with Two Forms $211,851–$353,085 Sotheby's
2016·06 Forms in Movement (Galliard) $353,085–$494,319 Sotheby's
2016·06 two women (interlocking forms) $56,494–$84,740 Sotheby's
2016·05 Three Forms Assembling $1,462–$2,193 Christie's
2016·05 Sculpture with Colour (Eos) hopton wood stone with grey and blue paint $1,200,000–$1,800,000 Christie's
2016·03 Three Forms Ascending $843–$1,124 Sotheby's
2016·02 three forms (october 3rd) $365,755–$512,057 Sotheby's
2016·02 cast of barbara hepworth’s hand $11,704–$17,556 Sotheby's
2015·12 Sun and water, from the Aegean Suite $754–$1,056 Bonhams
2015·12 Three Forms Assembling $1,811–$2,716 Bonhams
2015·11 Disc with Strings (Moon) $152,176–$228,264 Sotheby's
2015·11 Horizontal Form $228,264–$380,439 Sotheby's

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