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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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2008·07 Four Forms $120,596–$160,794 Sotheby's
2008·06 two forms (orkney) $59,591–$79,455 Sotheby's
2008·06 Elegy $394,562–$591,843 Sotheby's
2008·05 Disk with Strings (Sun) polished bronze with strings $120,000–$160,000 Christie's
2008·02 Oblique Forms $1,200–$1,800 Christie's
2008·02 Rangatira II, from Opposing Forms $2,000–$3,000 Christie's
2008·02 Head (Ra) $195,730–$293,594 Sotheby's
2007·12 Abstract Forms $61,234–$81,646 Sotheby's
2007·12 forms in echelon on an orange ground, 1963 $81,646–$122,469 Sotheby's
2007·11 meridian, model for state house $400,000–$600,000 Sotheby's
2007·09 Four Forms $40,000–$60,000 Sotheby's
2007·07 two groups (girl doing hair) $81,316–$121,974 Sotheby's
2007·07 Longstone $101,645–$142,303 Sotheby's
2007·07 Three Part Vertical $406,579–$609,868 Sotheby's
2007·05 Vertical Form $80,000–$120,000 Sotheby's
2007·05 Involute II $100,000–$150,000 Sotheby's
2007·02 [Untitled] lithograph in colors $1,200–$1,800 Christie's
2007·02 [Composition in Black and Yellow] lithograph in colors $1,200–$1,800 Christie's
2007·02 Argos $1,200–$1,800 Christie's
2007·02 Autumn Shadow $1,200–$1,800 Christie's
2007·02 [Genesis] lithograph in colors $1,200–$1,800 Christie's
2007·02 spiral $23,633–$29,542 Sotheby's
2007·02 three forms (tokyo) $39,389–$59,083 Sotheby's
2007·01 Moonplay $1,557–$2,076 Christie's
2006·11 Curved Form $100,000–$150,000 Sotheby's
2006·09 Green Man and Moon Play $1,901–$2,535 Christie's
2006·06 Three Part Vertical $364,163–$546,245 Sotheby's
2006·06 Pierced Form (Santorin) Opus 337 $546,245–$728,326 Sotheby's
2006·06 Single Form (Antiphon) bronze with brown and green patina $400,000–$600,000 Christie's
2006·06 Shaft and Circle polished bronze $150,000–$200,000 Christie's
2006·06 Astragaloid oil, colored pencils and pencil on board $200,000–$300,000 Christie's
2006·05 Sculpture with Colour and Strings bronze with golden brown and green patina and string $35,000–$45,000 Christie's
2006·05 three obliques (walk-in) $1,400,000–$1,800,000 Sotheby's
2006·03 Two Drawings: Spatial Constructions $34,705–$52,057 Sotheby's
2005·11 Opposing Forms: 12 plates $12,064–$15,510 Christie's
2005·11 Figure (Ascending Form) painted wood and string $700,000–$900,000 Christie's
2005·10 Summer Dance $441,781–$618,494 Sotheby's
2005·10 orpheus (maquette 2) (version l) $265,069–$353,425 Sotheby's
2005·10 Two Faces $353,425–$530,138 Sotheby's
2005·10 stringed figure (curlew) (maquette i), 1956 $212,055–$318,083 Sotheby's
2005·09 Portrait of George Henry Butler $1,829–$2,743 Sotheby's
2005·09 Untitled $1,498–$1,872 Sotheby's
2005·07 Sea Form (Atlantic) $700,402–$1,050,603 Sotheby's
2005·07 Astragaloid $105,060–$140,080 Sotheby's
2005·06 Square Forms $36,394–$54,591 Sotheby's
2005·06 Three Forms $45,493–$63,690 Sotheby's
2005·05 Figure (Oread) bronze with green and golden brown patina $60,000–$80,000 Christie's
2005·05 maquette for state house (meridian) $15,000–$20,000 Sotheby's
2005·02 Three Forms in Echelon $93,045–$130,262 Sotheby's
2004·11 Mincarlo $20,000–$30,000 Sotheby's
2004·11 the family of man: figure 1, ancestor 1 $400,000–$500,000 Sotheby's
2004·10 Barbara Hepworth $1,096–$1,461 Christie's
2004·06 maquette for winged figure $54,628–$72,837 Sotheby's
2004·06 Two Figures $18,460–$27,690 Sotheby's
2004·05 Maquette for Dual Form bronze with green and brown patina $40,000–$60,000 Christie's
2004·05 Young Girl (Figure 6 from 'The Family of Man') bronze with green and brown patina $150,000–$200,000 Christie's
2004·05 Forms in Movement (Pavan) bronze with green and brown patina $40,000–$60,000 Christie's
2004·05 Single Form polished bronze $20,000–$30,000 Christie's
2004·03 Composition, 1968 Lithograph printed in colours Estimate: € 200 / $ 228 Sold: € 761 / $ 867 (incl $243–$243 Ketterer Kunst
2004·02 Chord $15,000–$20,000 Sotheby's
2004·02 Small Mincarlo $15,000–$20,000 Sotheby's
2004·02 Disc with Strings (Moon) $33,138–$40,502 Christie's
2004·02 Vertical form bronze with green patina $27,615–$36,820 Christie's
2003·11 Orpheus (Maquette I) $50,000–$70,000 Sotheby's
2003·11 Maquette for Monolith $30,000–$40,000 Sotheby's
2003·10 Barbara Hepworth $1,023–$1,364 Christie's
2003·10 Barbara Hepworth $1,023–$1,364 Christie's
2003·10 Barbara Hepworth $682–$1,023 Christie's
2003·10 Barbara Hepworth $1,023–$1,364 Christie's
2003·10 Barbara Hepworth $1,023–$1,364 Christie's
2003·10 Barbara Hepworth $1,023–$1,364 Christie's
2003·10 (1903-1975) $1,023–$1,364 Christie's
2003·10 Barbara Hepworth $1,023–$1,364 Christie's
2003·10 Barbara Hepworth $1,023–$1,364 Christie's
2003·04 (1903-1975) $474–$789 Christie's
2003·03 Komposition Lithograph printed in colours Estimate: € 1,000 / $ 1,140 Sold: € 805 / $ 917 (incl $1,073–$1,073 Ketterer Kunst
2002·11 Idol $60,000–$80,000 Christie's
2002·09 Stringed Figure (Curlew) brass and string on original wooden base $350,000–$450,000 Christie's
2001·11 Three Hemispheres $35,000–$45,000 Christie's
2001·10 Genesis $1,500–$2,000 Wright
2001·10 Porthmeor $1,500–$2,000 Wright
2001·06 Stringed Figure (Curlew) $25,427–$31,078 Christie's
2001·06 Curved forms (white and brown) Mycenae $11,301–$16,951 Christie's
2001·05 Untitled $1,134–$1,700 Christie's
2000·10 Barbara Hepworth $866–$1,155 Christie's
2000·06 Pierced reclining form $30,379–$45,568 Christie's
2000·06 (1903-1975) $905–$1,206 Christie's
2000·05 Three Hemispheres $30,000–$40,000 Christie's
2000·05 Barbara Hepworth $914–$1,219 Christie's
2000·05 (1903-1975) $914–$1,219 Christie's
1999·11 (1903-1975) $319–$479 Christie's
1999·11 Barbara Hepworth $4,789–$6,385 Christie's
1999·11 Sculpture with Colour and Strings bronze with brown and green patina and string $120,000–$180,000 Christie's
1999·11 Menhirs $900,000–$1,500,000 Christie's
1999·11 Landscape Sculpture (1944) bronze with green patina and string $500,000–$700,000 Christie's
1999·05 Four-square (Four circles) bronze with brown and green patina $120,000–$180,000 Christie's
1999·05 Square Forms II (green + ochre) $15,000–$20,000 Christie's
1998·12 Three Small Forms $58,030–$74,610 Christie's
1998·12 Barbara Hepworth $496–$662 Christie's
1998·12 Barbara Hepworth $3,308–$4,962 Christie's

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