British, 1903–1975
Barbara Hepworth
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
Where does a value land in this market?
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.
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
| Medium | Results | Sell-through | Median 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
| Metric | Barbara Hepworth | Henry Moore |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $106,250 | $15,000 |
| Record price | $11,565,000 | $35,201,404 |
| Results on record | 412 | 3,915 |
| 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
| House | Results | Sell-through | Median | vs. 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
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2015·11 | Disc with Strings (Moon) | $152,176–$228,264 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·11 | Forms in Movement (Circle) | $106,523–$152,176 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·11 | Maquette: Conversation with Magic Stones | bronze with brown and green patina | $300,000–$500,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·11 | Single Form (Aloe) | bronze with brown patina | $250,000–$350,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·11 | Corymb | $80,000–$120,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·11 | Miniature of Winged Figure | $80,000–$120,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·11 | Upright Solitary Form (Amulet) | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·09 | Forms in a Flurry, from: Opposing Forms | $1,552–$2,329 | Christie's | |||
| 2015·06 | Figure (Chûn) | $62,902–$94,353 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·06 | New Penwith | $945,181–$1,260,242 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·06 | sphere with inside and outside colour | $46,454–$77,423 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·05 | Six Forms (2 x 3) | bronze with brown and green patina | $300,000–$500,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·05 | Curved Form (Bryher) | bronze with brown patina and string | $300,000–$500,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·05 | Involute II | $200,000–$300,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·05 | Hollow Oval | $150,000–$250,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·04 | Sun and Water, from: The Aegean Suite | Lithograph: 765 x 544 mm., Sheet: 818 x 590 mm | $1,206–$1,808 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·11 | Vertical Form (St Ives) | $235,134–$313,512 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | Square Forms | $78,378–$109,729 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | Four Hemispheres | $31,351–$47,027 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | Coré | Serravezza marble | $800,000–$1,200,000 | Sotheby's | ||
| 2014·11 | Makutu | $600,000–$800,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·06 | curved forms (pavan), version 2 | $169,906–$254,860 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·06 | Squares (June) | $50,972–$84,953 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·06 | Single Form (Sun and Moon) | $84,953–$118,934 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·06 | Two Forms (Domino) | $50,972–$84,953 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·05 | Two Marble Forms (Mykonos), from: Twelve Lithographs | $4,210–$5,894 | Christie's | |||
| 2014·05 | Three Forms Ascending, from: Europäische Graphik VI | lithograph in colours, 1969, on | $4,210–$5,894 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·05 | Oblique Forms, from: Twelve Lithographs | $4,210–$5,894 | Christie's | |||
| 2014·05 | Sun and Moon, from: Twelve Lithographs | $4,210–$5,894 | Christie's | |||
| 2014·05 | Squares and Circles, from: Twelve Lithographs | $4,210–$5,894 | Christie's | |||
| 2014·04 | maquette (variation on a theme) | $49,891–$83,152 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·04 | Three Forms Ascending | $2,495–$3,326 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·04 | Moonplay | $1,663–$2,495 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·02 | Shaft and Circle | $130,268–$195,403 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·12 | Four Figures Waiting | $491,532–$819,220 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·11 | Marble Form | $47,705–$79,508 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·11 | Summer Dance | $800,000–$1,200,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·11 | Maquette for Divided Circle | polished bronze with green and brown patina | $150,000–$250,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·09 | High Tide, from: Opposing Forms | $1,609–$2,413 | Christie's | |||
| 2013·09 | Moonplay | $1,609–$2,413 | Christie's | |||
| 2013·07 | maquette (variation on a theme) | $75,542–$120,867 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·07 | sphere with inside and outside colour | $75,542–$105,759 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·07 | drawing for pierced form (may) | $60,434–$90,650 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·07 | upright solitary form (amulet) | $15,108–$22,663 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·07 | Curved Form (Wave II) | $151,084–$226,626 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·07 | three forms (extra eye) | $90,650–$120,867 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·06 | Serene Head (Thea) | $78,324–$109,654 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·05 | Four Figures Waiting | $300,000–$500,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·04 | Pastorale | $1,500–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·04 | Sea Forms | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·02 | Six forms on a circle | $391,525–$548,135 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·02 | Shaft and Circle | $708,414–$1,023,264 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·11 | Square Forms (Two Sequences) | $475,679–$792,798 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·11 | Disc with Strings (Moon) | $158,560–$237,840 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·11 | Vertical Form | $79,280–$126,848 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·11 | the two heads of lisa (mauve) | $95,136–$126,848 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·05 | single form (chûn quoit) | $322,271–$483,406 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·05 | two forms (january 1967) | $96,681–$128,908 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·05 | Three squares and circles | $180,000–$250,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·04 | Composition, 1968 | Lithograph in colors | $794–$794 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2012·04 | Itea, from: Aegean Suite | $1,281–$1,922 | Christie's | |||
| 2011·11 | Mincarlo: Three curves with strings | $110,486–$157,837 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·11 | Maquette for State House (Meridian) | $78,918–$110,486 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·11 | Two Forms (Atlantic) | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·11 | Two Figures (Blue Grey) | $45,000–$55,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·09 | Squares and Circles | Lithograph | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2011·06 | Smith-Petersen Pin | $243,697–$406,161 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·05 | Two Figures (Summer) | $48,670–$81,117 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·02 | Mandala | $64,221–$96,332 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·12 | Hieroglyph (Two Figures) | $234,963–$391,605 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·12 | Coré | $234,963–$391,605 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·11 | reclining form (trewyn) | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·11 | Four-Square (Four-Circles) | $150,000–$200,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·11 | Square Forms (two sequences) | bronze with green and gray patina | $400,000–$600,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2010·09 | Oval with Two Forms (1971) | $100,000–$150,000 | Wright | |||
| 2010·05 | Head (Icon) | $432,046–$720,077 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·05 | Two Forms | $50,000–$70,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·05 | miniature of winged figure | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·05 | Upright Forms (Conversations) | white marble | $600,000–$800,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2010·04 | Moon Play, 1972 | Lithograph in colours Estimate: € 1,600 / $ 1,824 Sold: € 2,440 / $ 2,781 (incl | $2,130–$2,130 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2009·11 | Three Forms (Tokio) | $83,271–$116,579 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·11 | Recumbent Form with dark red and yellow | $41,635–$58,289 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·11 | Idol | $66,616–$99,925 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·11 | Orpheus: Maquette 2, version I | $150,000–$200,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·11 | Reclining Solitary Form (Amulet) | polished bronze | $15,000–$20,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·11 | Makutu | bronze with brown and green patina | $200,000–$300,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·09 | Pastorale | $1,649–$1,979 | Christie's | |||
| 2009·09 | Sun and Marble, from Aegean Suite | Sun and Marble, from | $1,649–$1,979 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·09 | Genesis | $1,319–$1,979 | Christie's | |||
| 2009·06 | disc with strings (sun) | $97,630–$130,174 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·06 | Three Standing Forms | $1,156,282–$1,651,831 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·05 | disc with strings (sun) | $100,000–$150,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·03 | Standing Woman | $17,520–$26,280 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·12 | Square Forms | $51,804–$66,605 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·12 | Reclining Solitary Form (amulet) | $14,801–$22,202 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·12 | Miniature of winged figure | $59,204–$88,806 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·11 | Standing Figure | white marble | $150,000–$250,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·11 | Single Form | $500,000–$700,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·07 | Orchid, from Opposing Forms | $1,500–$2,500 | Christie's | |||
| 2008·07 | November Green, from Opposing Forms | $1,500–$2,500 | Christie's | |||
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