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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| 2016·06 | Princess (Cristea 12) | $4,408–$7,346 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·06 | Lucca (Small Version) | $2,939–$4,408 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·06 | Linear with blue | $17,631–$22,039 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·06 | 1967-68 (half goblet and red) | $58,962–$88,442 | Christie's | |||
| 2016·06 | October 1959 (vertical column) | oil on carved board, on the artist's prepared board | $117,923–$176,885 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·06 | 1933 (still life with jug and bottle) | oil on canvas | $585,822–$878,733 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·06 | Feb 8-49 still-life (stone) | pencil and oil on board on the artist's prepared board, in the artist's frame | $146,456–$219,683 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·06 | May 1950 (Early Morning from San Gimignano) 36.8 x 51.8 cm. (14 1/2 x 21 1/4 in.) | $25,536–$35,467 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·06 | Xmas Wishes 10.2 x 8.7 cm. (4 x 3 3/8 in.) | $1,419–$2,128 | upcoming | Bonhams | ||
| 2016·06 | May 1950 (Valle Bonda, Tuscany) 35.6 x 20.7 cm. (14 x 20 in.) | $17,024–$25,536 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·06 | Bus Ticket 14.8 x 1.7 cm. (5 7/8 x 5/8 in.) (unframed) | $11,349–$17,024 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·06 | Diamond 22.7 x 13.9 cm. (8 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.) | $99,308–$141,868 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·06 | George and Rufus 38.5 x 49.5 cm. (15 1/4 x 19 1/2 in.) (including the artists prepared backboard) | $99,308–$141,868 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·06 | Illustration to George and Rufus 25.4 x 35.7 cm. (10 x 14 in.) | $14,187–$21,280 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·06 | Clark's Hill 46.5 x 56.2 cm. (18 3/8 x 22 1/4 in.) (including the artist's prepared backboard) | $113,495–$170,242 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·06 | 1928 (Pill Creek) 50.8 x 60.9 cm. (20 x 24 in.) | $283,736–$425,604 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·06 | Picture for a Doll's House 10.4 x 7.4 cm. (4 1/8 x 2 7/8 in.) (including the box) | $9,931–$14,187 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·06 | Isle Tristan 16.5 x 24.2 cm. (6 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.) | $56,747–$85,121 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·06 | Jan 29-48 (Towednack) 51.7 x 54 cm. (20 1/4 x 21 1/4 in.) (including the artist's prepared backboard) | $283,736–$425,604 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·06 | San Gimignano (Crescent Moon) Feb 14-51 21.8 x 36.5 (8 5/8 x 14 3/8 in.) (including the artist's prepared backboard) | $85,121–$113,495 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·06 | Oct 3-55 (Chiusure, Tuscany) 38 x 49 cm. (15 x 19 1/4 in.) | $21,280–$35,467 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·06 | Appletreewick pasture 31 x 47.2 cm. (12 1/4 x 18 5/8 in.) (irregular) | $14,187–$21,280 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·06 | 1968 (Grass Hopping Green) 78.2 x 25.4 cm. (26 3/4 x 10 1/2 in.) (including the artist's prepared backboard) | $17,024–$25,536 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·06 | Painted Relief 1941 76.2 x 102.9 cm. (30 x 40 1/2 in.) (including the artist's prepared backboard) | $567,473–$851,209 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·06 | 1943 (Painting) 25.3 x 22.2 cm. (9 1/2 x 8 3/4 in.) | $99,308–$141,868 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·06 | Untitled (1941) 40 x 31.1 cm. (15 3/4 x 12 1/4 in.) | $35,467–$49,654 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·06 | Dec 53-57 14.5 x 10 cm. (5 5/8 x 3 7/8 in.) | $28,374–$42,560 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·06 | Untitled (1972) 28.9 x 33 cm. (11 3/8 x 13 in.) (irregular) | $7,093–$9,931 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·06 | 1978 (Magenta and Black) 35.6 x 26.7 cm. (14 x 10 1/2 in.) (including the artist's prepared backboard) | $21,280–$35,467 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·06 | Feb 64 39.3 x 48.8 cm. (15 1/2 x 19 1/4 in.) (including the artist's prepared backboard) | $8,512–$11,349 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·06 | Still Life with Blue and Stripes 34.7 x 29.4 cm. (13 5/8 x 11 5/8 in.) (including the artist's prepared backboard) | $21,280–$35,467 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·06 | Untitled (1970, For Redd) 19 x 19 cm. (7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.) (irregular) | $4,256–$7,093 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·06 | June 1950 (Venice) 20.3 x 24.2 cm. (8 x 9 1/2 in.) (unframed) | $4,256–$7,093 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·06 | Pocket sketchbook 16.5 x 10.5 cm. (6 1/2 x 4 1/8 in.) | $2,128–$2,837 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·06 | Still Life 1945 30.9 x 28.8 cm. (12 1/4 x 11 3/8 in.) (including the artist's prepared backboard) | $170,242–$255,363 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·06 | Project 20.4 x 20.9 cm. (8 x 8 1/4 in.) | $85,121–$113,495 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·06 | 1945 (Three Circles) | $112,987–$169,481 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·06 | dec 58 (piazza del duomo) | $56,494–$84,740 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·06 | sept. 1960 | $16,948–$25,422 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·06 | March 62 (Figure of Eight) | $16,948–$25,422 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·06 | June 1963 (Lilac-blue) | $254,221–$353,085 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·06 | Earth and Moon | $14,123–$21,185 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·06 | Sketch for Walton Wood Cottage, Cumberland | $5,649–$8,474 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·06 | „Paros with goat“. 1959 | Pencil over oil on paper | $16,731–$22,308 | Grisebach | ||
| 2016·05 | Forms in a Landscape | $1,462–$2,193 | Christie's | |||
| 2016·05 | Tesserete | $1,462–$2,193 | Christie's | |||
| 2016·05 | Tuscan pillars | $731–$1,170 | Christie's | |||
| 2016·05 | Fragment of Tuscan Cathedral | $1,462–$2,193 | Christie's | |||
| 2016·03 | 5 Circles (Cristea 7) | $7,027–$9,837 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·02 | March 55 (amethyst) | pencil and oil wash on board | $417,343–$695,572 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·02 | On Receiving a Cheque for £100 | $146,302–$219,453 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·02 | 1942 (Bus ticket) | $175,562–$263,344 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·02 | Jug | $17,556–$26,334 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·02 | Feb 63 (Freestanding Fragment) | $73,151–$102,411 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·02 | 1979 (Elephantine) | $365,755–$512,057 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·01 | Two and a Half Goblets | $3,528–$4,940 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·12 | 1979 (still life) | ink and oil wash on paper, on the artist's board | $7,544–$10,562 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·12 | Jug & Glass | $3,018–$4,527 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·12 | April 1981 (Harlequinade) | ink and oil wash on paper, on the artist's prepared board | $3,772–$5,281 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·11 | July 1978 | ink, gouache and oil wash on paper, on the artist's prepared board | $22,649–$30,199 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·11 | aug 58 (crystal, S. Quirico) | pencil and oil wash, relief, on the artist's prepared board | $45,299–$75,498 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·11 | 1940 (composition) | gouache on paper, laid on board | $105,697–$150,996 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·11 | Long Horizontal Patmos unframed | $2,715–$3,318 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·11 | 1947-52 St Ives | $60,870–$91,305 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·11 | May 60 (Duomo, Pisa, now Leaning Tower) 46.2 x 60.4 cm. (18 1/8 x 23 3/4 in.) (the whole) | $12,174–$18,261 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·11 | aug 58 (ronco 37) | $15,218–$22,826 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·11 | Oct 8-53 (Kerrowe) | $121,741–$182,611 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·11 | Banks Head | $121,741–$182,611 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·10 | Turkish Forms with Leaf, from Greek and Turkish Forms Portfolio | $1,500–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·09 | Moonlight | $4,551–$7,585 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·09 | painted wooden box | $4,551–$7,585 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·09 | Untitled | $7,585–$10,619 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·09 | man and woman, heads in profile | $9,102–$12,136 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·09 | White Relief | $773–$1,082 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·07 | 1979 (mystery) | ink, oil and oil wash on paper, on the artist's prepared board | $9,376–$12,501 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·07 | 1980 (still life moving) | ink, oil and oil wash on board, on the artist's prepared board | $15,627–$23,440 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·06 | Nov 51 (Silver and Black) | pencil, oil and oil wash on card laid on artist’s prepared board | $157,281–$235,922 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·06 | Still life, June 16-47 | $314,510–$471,765 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·06 | Composition | $472,591–$630,121 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·06 | Still Life | $3,146–$4,719 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·06 | Siena (Large version) | $3,146–$4,719 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·06 | nov 59 mycenae 3 (brown and blue) | $154,846–$232,269 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·06 | 1969 (Untitled with Red) | $30,969–$46,454 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·06 | july 31 54 | $23,227–$30,969 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·06 | Untitled | $10,839–$15,485 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·06 | Dec 63 (Pillar with Circle) | $232,269–$387,116 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·05 | Turkish Forms with Leaf (from Greek and Turkish Forms) | $1,800–$2,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·05 | July 1960 (Cyclades 2) | $600,000–$800,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·04 | Untitled (Three Forms in a Landscape) | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·04 | Turkish sundial Column and Tree | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2015·04 | St. Ives from Treizon | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2015·04 | Siena | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2015·03 | three mugs and a bowl (c. 1) | $10,441–$13,424 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·03 | Mug & Goblet (Cristea 111) | $4,475–$7,458 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·03 | May 60 | pencil and oil wash on card, on the artist's prepared board | $10,405–$14,864 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·03 | Ronco | $2,299–$3,065 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·03 | Olympic Fragment | $2,299–$3,065 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·03 | George and Rufus | $3,065–$4,597 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·02 | 1942 (painted relief) | $274,119–$380,721 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·12 | Five Circles (Cristea 20) | $7,827–$10,958 | Bonhams | |||
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