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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| 2019·11 | ben nicholson | 1970 (one plain, one curly goblet) | $10,322–$15,482 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·09 | Half a Column | $873–$1,247 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·09 | ben nicholson | may 1955 (green chisel) | $98,903–$148,354 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·06 | dec. 59 (sunion) | $125,893–$188,840 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·06 | 1956 (cloverleaf) | $37,768–$62,947 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·06 | off yellow | $10,071–$15,107 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·06 | still life (speckled) march 18 - 49 | $503,572–$755,358 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·05 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2019·05 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2019·03 | st. ives from trezion (l. 43; c. 62) | $3,948–$6,580 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·03 | olympia (lafranca 10; cristea 42) | $790–$1,053 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·02 | still life, torre del grillo, rome | $13,010–$19,515 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·02 | i.c.i. shed (alan cristea 23) | $9,107–$13,010 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·12 | Verona (The Duomo), from 'Architectural Suite' | $1,277–$1,916 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·11 | Nov. 62 (Verona Goblets) | Pencil and oil wash on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·11 | dec 63 (xmas relief) | $128,036–$192,053 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·11 | King Charles' Statue | pencil on paper | $6,423–$10,277 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·11 | 1940 (St Ives, version 3) | pencil and oil on panel laid on board | $102,767–$154,150 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·11 | Coffee table top still life 35.6 x 51 cm. (14 x 20 in.) | $9,084–$12,977 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·10 | Rievaulx 2 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2018·07 | Sketch for Walton Wood Cottage, Cumberland | $3,315–$4,641 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·06 | 1978 June (group in movement) | $15,947–$23,921 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·06 | 1970 (Lavenham, green) | pencil and oil wash on the reverse of a print, on the artist's prepared board | $13,175–$19,763 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·06 | 1969 (Untitled) | oil on carved board, relief | $26,350–$39,525 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·06 | Collage (Herbert + Ludo) | oil, gouache and collage on board | $52,700–$79,050 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·06 | 1942 (H.s.) | oil on canvas stretched over panel | $328,818–$460,345 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·06 | Two Forms 23.8 x 21.6 cm. (9 3/8 x 8 /12 in.) (including the artist's prepared backboard) | $93,354–$133,364 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·05 | Fragment of Tuscan Cathedral | $2,703–$4,054 | Christie's | |||
| 2018·04 | Goblet Forms (Untitled) | $1,000–$2,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·04 | Pisa (Vertical) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2018·03 | Pisa as Intended | $2,123–$3,538 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·03 | (four forms) 1970 | pencil and oil wash on paper | $11,245–$16,868 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·03 | siena 2 | $8,397–$11,196 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·03 | cluster of spanners | $25,192–$34,988 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·12 | Pisa as Intended | $3,343–$4,680 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·12 | Movement, from Architectural Suite | $1,000–$1,500 | Christie's | |||
| 2017·12 | Still Life with grey | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2017·11 | Ronco | $2,009–$2,679 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·11 | Turkish Sundial and Column | $2,679–$4,019 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·11 | 1965 (Olympia) | ink and oil wash on paper | $7,996–$10,662 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·11 | 1979 (two & one) | ink and oil wash on paper | $9,329–$13,327 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·11 | 1936 (gouache) 38.1 x 50.2 cm. (15 x 19 3/4 in.) | $198,440–$264,587 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·11 | Gadero, Brissago, Ticino 49.7 x 59.9 cm. (19.5 x 23 5/8 in.) (including the artist's prepared backboard) | $13,229–$19,844 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·11 | Urbino I (Variation on a theme) 36.8 x 33 cm. (14 1/2 x 13 in.) (including the artist's prepared backboard) | $13,229–$19,844 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·11 | Brown Column 56 x 25.6 cm. (22 x 10 in.) (including the artist's prepared backboard) | $10,583–$15,875 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·11 | Sept 62 (Lirkion) | oil on canvas-board, on the artist’s prepared board | $198,440–$330,734 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·11 | 1919 (Blue Bowl in Shadow) | oil on canvas | $158,752–$238,129 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·11 | 65-67 (azetaio, portugal) variation on a theme no. 2 | $10,583–$15,875 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·11 | Sept 58 (Iseo) | $529,175–$793,762 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·10 | Turkish Sundial Between Two Turkish Forms | $1,500–$2,500 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·07 | Complicated Forms | $2,583–$3,874 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·07 | Still Life | $2,583–$3,874 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·07 | Bird Form | $3,228–$3,874 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·07 | Verona (The Duomo), from 'Architectural Suite' | $1,937–$2,583 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·06 | July 62 (Rafael Urbino) | pencil and oil wash on paper on the artist's prepared board | $25,699–$38,548 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·06 | Foxy and Frankie (4) | $19,143–$25,524 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·06 | Abstract Composition 1935 | $3,191–$4,467 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·06 | May 78 (magenta cup) | ink, oil and oil wash, shaped, on the artist's prepared board, in the artist's frame | $19,143–$31,906 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·06 | July 1960 (Godrevy) | pencil and oil wash on board, on the artist's prepared board | $12,762–$19,143 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·06 | April 1960 (goblets, with red) | pencil and oil wash on paper, on the artist's prepared canvas-board | $7,657–$10,210 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·06 | 1932 (guitar) | oil and pencil on gesso-prepared board, in the artist's frame | $636,855–$1,018,968 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·06 | 1945 (still life) | oil and pencil on board | $573,170–$827,912 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·06 | Sept. 56 (Cortenanno, Tuscany) 36.8 x 47.7 cm. (14 1/2 x 18 3/4 in.) | $10,189–$15,284 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·06 | mch 13 78 (sculptured forms one) | $15,283–$22,924 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·06 | april 56 (Tregeseal 2) | $76,414–$101,886 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·06 | Two Fishes | $318,393–$445,751 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·06 | Still Life, Linear (Goblets) | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·06 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2017·04 | urbino 2 (l.2) | $1,873–$2,497 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·04 | paros tree (l. 101) | $1,498–$2,248 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·04 | urbino (l. 1) | $2,497–$3,746 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·04 | columns in greece (lafranca 104) | $2,497–$3,746 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·04 | Urbino 3 (L. 6B) | $3,122–$4,371 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·04 | (paros with moon) variation on a theme no. 2 | $7,492–$9,990 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·04 | Profiles | $14,985–$22,477 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·04 | Rhodos (L. 25) | $2,497–$3,746 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·04 | 5 circles (l. 8) | $999–$1,498 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·04 | olympic fragment 2 (l. 11) | $749–$999 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·04 | xmas card | $2,497–$3,746 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·04 | prato (l. 5b) | $3,122–$4,371 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·03 | Verona (The Duomo), from 'Architectural Suite' | $2,490–$3,113 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·03 | Still Life | $2,490–$3,736 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·03 | Small Still Life | $1,868–$2,490 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·03 | Torcello I | $3,113–$4,358 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·03 | Sept 63 (Cool) | $14,746–$22,119 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·11 | George and Rufus | $624–$873 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·11 | 1970 (Peru) | oil and pencil on carved board, relief | $74,632–$99,509 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·11 | 1965 (Urbino) | ink and oil wash | $14,926–$22,390 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·11 | 69 (Holkham Sands no. 2) | oil on carved board, relief | $99,324–$148,986 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·11 | April 57 (Arbia 2) | pencil and oil on board | $744,932–$993,243 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·11 | Still Life with Mug Decorated with Stag | $99,324–$148,986 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·11 | Brown Relief with Circle | $86,909–$124,155 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·11 | May 1955 (green chisel) | $186,233–$248,311 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·11 | Aug 1958 (Ronco 57) | $14,899–$22,348 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·11 | 1968 (parchment) | $10,128–$15,191 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·09 | Untitled | $3,906–$6,510 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·09 | san gimignano (c. 21) | $7,812–$10,417 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·09 | i.c.i. shed (cristea 15) | $7,812–$10,417 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·09 | st ives rooftop - vessel and boats | $65,104–$91,146 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·09 | Profile | $19,517–$26,023 | Christie's | |||
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