British, 1894–1982
Ben Nicholson O.m.
913results on record
79%sell-through
$18,383median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$4,654,585record in our coverage
Drawn from 913 recorded results (830 sold · 83 passed) across 18 auction houses, 1998–2026. 4 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| works on paper | 138 | 63% | $19,104 |
| prints | 123 | 93% | $3,778 |
| painting | 120 | 88% | $200,561 |
| ceramics & design | 55 | 88% | $14,641 |
| other | 7 | 67% | $15,950 |
| sculpture | 6 | 0% | $69,924 |
Medium is recorded for 449 of 913 results (49%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Henry Moore Ben Nicholson O.m. Henry Moore
| Metric | Ben Nicholson O.m. | Henry Moore |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $18,383 | $15,000 |
| Record price | $4,654,585 | $35,201,404 |
| Results on record | 913 | 3,915 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Henry MoorePablo PicassoJohn Piper C.h.Graham Sutherland O.m.
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
78/ 100
- Sell-through79%
- Meets estimate67%
- Market depth913 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 | 349 | 79% | $34,264 | 0.92× |
| Christie's | 321 | 81% | $26,503 | — |
| Bonhams | 156 | 81% | $6,247 | 0.90× |
| Phillips | 24 | 71% | $2,016 | — |
| Lyon & Turnbull | 17 | 44% | $3,224 | 1.35× |
| Chiswick Auctions | 10 | 100% | $424 | — |
| Ketterer Kunst | 6 | — | $8,218 | — |
| SBI Art Auction | 7 | 71% | $2,780 | — |
| Strauss & Co | 3 | 100% | $1,668 | 2.50× |
| Wright | 2 | 100% | $9,042 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 2 | 100% | $29,725 | 3.05× |
| Grisebach | 2 | — | $37,046 | — |
| Heritage Auctions | 3 | 67% | $7,188 | — |
| Dorotheum | 7 | 29% | $13,222 | — |
| Rago | 1 | 100% | $191 | — |
| Tiroche | 1 | 100% | $2,000 | 0.91× |
| Kruso Art | 1 | 100% | $27 | 0.27× |
| VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | 1 | 0% | — | — |
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 917 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 83 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2024·10 | 1978 (still life with blue + stripes) | pencil, oil wash, gouache and ink on paper, shaped, on the artist's prepared board | $13,020–$19,530 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | Nov 61 (octagonal) | oil wash and pencil on board, on the artist's prepared board | $156,242–$234,363 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | 1972 (Aegean) | oil wash and pencil on paper, shaped, on the artist's prepared board | $5,208–$7,812 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | 1940-42 (painting) | gouache on card | $130,339–$195,509 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | Aug 18-50 (Newlyn) | oil and pencil on board, on the artist's prepared board | $156,407–$234,610 | upcoming | Christie's | |
| 2024·08 | Turkish Sundial with Column, 1967 | pencil, ink and wash over unique etching on paper | $800–$1,200 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2024·06 | Spanner with Teeth | $19,205–$25,606 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·06 | White Relief (second version) | $32,008–$44,811 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·06 | (20 Strings) | $6,402–$8,962 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·06 | Goblet and Pale Mauve | $7,682–$10,242 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·06 | Hubberholme, Yorkshire | $8,962–$12,803 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·06 | 5 Square | $64,016–$89,622 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·06 | 1972 (Olympia) | $10,242–$15,364 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·06 | (Certaldo) | $10,242–$15,364 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·06 | June 7-49 (Still Life with Cornish Landscape) | $64,016–$102,425 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·06 | Painting, 1938 | $383,074–$638,457 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·06 | July 14–54 (viper) | $319,228–$446,920 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·06 | Design for an Act Drop | $255,383–$383,074 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·06 | aug 63 (metallic) | $153,230–$229,844 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·06 | Painting, 1942 | $153,230–$229,844 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·06 | Still Life with Green Jug | $191,537–$319,228 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·04 | Forms in a Landscape (Columns and Jugs), 1966 (Lafranca 15) | $876–$1,251 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2024·04 | Urbino,1965 (Lafranca 1) | $876–$1,251 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2024·04 | Verona, 1966 | $1,251–$1,877 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2024·03 | Brown Wharfedale 34.5 x 44 cm (13 1/2 x 17 1/4 in.) (irregular) | $5,044–$7,566 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·03 | Large and Small Form 30.5 x 24 cm (12 x 9 7/16 in.) (irregular) | $6,305–$8,828 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·03 | Porthgwarra, Cornwall | pencil on paper | $6,365–$10,184 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·03 | St Ives | pencil and gouache on card, laid on the artist's prepared board | $38,191–$63,651 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·03 | February 61 (Nauplia) | pencil and oil wash on paper, on the artist's prepared board | $10,184–$15,276 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·03 | 1939 (gouache) | gouache on board, relief | $152,307–$228,460 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·02 | White Relief | $2,000–$3,000 | Wright | |||
| 2023·12 | Ben Nicholson (1894 - 1982) | $54–$108 | Kruso Art | |||
| 2023·12 | Patmos Monastery, from Greek and Turkish Forms | $1,259–$1,888 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·11 | Sarah Schumann: "Marilyn Monroe: 'Day is too long and life is too short'" | $10,931–$16,396 | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | |||
| 2023·11 | Brown Wharfedale 34.5 x 44 cm. (13 1/2 x 17 1/4 in.) (irregular) | $8,776–$12,537 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·11 | Large and Small Form 30.4 x 24.2 cm. (11 7/8 x 9 1/2 in.) (irregular) | $10,030–$15,044 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·11 | Dec 61 (Clay Green) | $75,222–$100,296 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·11 | Project | $87,759–$125,371 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·11 | Spanners Inside Circle | $10,030–$15,044 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·11 | June 7-49 (Still Life with Cornish Landscape) | $87,759–$125,371 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·11 | 1944 (Cornish Port) | $150,539–$225,809 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·11 | Nov 11-51 (oval) | $627,247–$878,146 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·11 | 1934 (White Relief) | $501,798–$752,697 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·10 | Two Circles, 1945/1953 | $969–$1,454 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2023·10 | July 1960 (back to back) | oil on carved board, relief | $48,488–$72,732 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·10 | July 16 - 54 (still life in shadow) | oil and pencil on blue paper, shaped | $36,366–$60,610 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·10 | Nov 59 (landscape with monolith) | oil and pencil on carved board, relief, on the artist's prepared board | $121,220–$181,830 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·10 | Feb 63 (peg top) | oil and pencil on paper, on the artist's prepared board | $9,698–$14,546 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·10 | March 64 (blue grey - jug mug) | oil wash and pencil on board, shaped, on the artist's prepared board | $18,183–$30,305 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·10 | 1941 (painting) | gouache and pencil on board, in the artist's frame | $73,190–$97,587 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·10 | painting 1938 (red circle) | oil on canvas, in the artist's frame | $1,219,836–$1,829,754 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·10 | 1943 (painted relief) | gouache and collage on the artist's prepared board, relief, in the artist's frame | $146,380–$219,570 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·09 | Olympic Fragment (L. 11) | $1,226–$1,840 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·09 | Moonshine | $989–$1,484 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·09 | Five circles | $1,237–$1,855 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·09 | Tenement, from 21 Etchings and Poems | $989–$1,484 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·06 | June 61 (yellow ochre & blue grey) | $63,284–$101,254 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·06 | March 55 (Sextant) | $88,598–$126,568 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·06 | TWO FORMS (version 7 midget) 1940-42 | $151,882–$227,822 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·06 | June 1959 (Relief) | $88,598–$126,568 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·06 | Still life 1965 | $6,430–$8,574 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·05 | Red to Black | $40,000–$60,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·04 | 5 Circles | $800–$1,200 | Christie's | |||
| 2023·03 | July 13-49 (Isle Tristan, Tréboul) | oil and pencil on canvas laid on board | $98,129–$147,194 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·03 | 1945 (three circles) | oil and pencil on board, on the artist's prepared board | $98,129–$147,194 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·03 | Oct 8-53 (Kerrowe) | oil and pencil on carved board, relief | $122,661–$183,992 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·03 | Le Petit Provençal | oil, collage and pencil on canvas | $489,635–$734,452 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·03 | 1945 (painting) | oil and pencil on board, on the artist's prepared board | $183,613–$306,022 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·03 | 72 (2 forms) | $4,877–$7,316 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·01 | Olympic Fragment; and Olympic Fragment (L. 28, C. 118; L. 29, C. 118) | $1,857–$2,477 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·01 | Turkish Sundial Between Two Turkish Forms II (L. 85, C. 90) | $1,238–$1,857 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·01 | Moonshine (L. 62, C. 53) | $1,238–$1,857 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·01 | Tesserete (L. 52, C. 52) | $1,238–$1,857 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·01 | Pisa (L. 20, C. 29) | $4,953–$7,430 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·01 | Urbino (L. 26, C. 34) | $2,477–$3,715 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·01 | Trendrine (L. 17, C. 25) | $4,953–$7,430 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·12 | Euboea (Horizontal Linear) | $1,462–$2,193 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·11 | July 1978 | $119,545–$179,318 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·11 | 1928 (walton wood cottage, Cumbrian landscape, No. 2) | $119,545–$179,318 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·11 | aug 14-50 (2) : still life (linear) | $179,318–$298,863 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·11 | Rhodos (Variations on a Theme, No. 4) | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·10 | forms in a landscape, 1966 | $809–$1,155 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2022·10 | Two Goblets and a Mug (L. 115) | $1,500–$2,500 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·10 | Cornish landscape | pencil on paper | $8,995–$13,492 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·10 | February 61 (Nauplia) | pencil, oil wash and gouache on paper, on the artist's prepared board | $16,866–$28,109 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·10 | Euboea (Vertical) | $1,687–$3,373 | Christie's | |||
| 2022·10 | 1968 (Delos 2) | oil on carved board, relief | $449,599–$674,399 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·09 | May 1960 (Chûn) | $3,318–$5,529 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·09 | 5 Circles (Lewison 8) | $1,106–$1,659 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·09 | Pisa as intended (LaFranca 42; Lewison 41) | $664–$885 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·09 | Greek and Turkish Forms | $8,847–$13,271 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·09 | Half Mug, Half Jug | $1,134–$1,701 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·09 | Still Life with Grey | $1,701–$2,269 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·09 | Complex of Goblets | $907–$1,361 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·09 | Moonshine (L. 31, C. 53) | $1,155–$1,732 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·09 | Aquileia, from Architectural Suite (L. 12, C. 31) | $1,155–$1,732 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·07 | 2 Forms and Curved Lines 12 x 15cm (4 3/4 x 5 7/8in) (sheet), 21 x 24.5cm (8 1/4 x 9 5/8in) (board) (unframed) | $5,966–$8,352 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·06 | King IIII (Painted Box) | $14,524–$21,786 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·06 | CW Courtyard | $14,524–$21,786 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·06 | aug 49 | $242,065–$363,097 | Sotheby's | |||
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