Russian/British, 1891–1950
Bernard Meninsky
215results on record
81%sell-through
$2,322median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$22,824record in our coverage
Drawn from 215 recorded results (204 sold · 11 passed) across 5 auction houses, 1998–2025. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| painting | 42 | 100% | $5,655 |
| works on paper | 41 | 33% | $1,597 |
| ceramics & design | 6 | 0% | $3,715 |
Medium is recorded for 89 of 215 results (41%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with John Piper C.h. Bernard Meninsky John Piper C.h.
| Metric | Bernard Meninsky | John Piper C.h. |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $2,322 | $2,995 |
| Record price | $22,824 | $653,730 |
| Results on record | 215 | 2,076 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2025 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: John Piper C.h.Mary Fedden R.a.Sir Terry Frost R.a.Keith Vaughan
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
74/ 100
- Sell-through81%
- Meets estimate53%
- Market depth215 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christie's | 85 | 100% | $3,004 | — |
| Sotheby's | 74 | — | $2,251 | 0.73× |
| Bonhams | 46 | 83% | $2,186 | 0.86× |
| Lyon & Turnbull | 9 | 75% | $671 | 0.85× |
| Dorotheum | 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 215 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 11 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2025·10 | Landscape, Near Cagnes | $1,969–$3,281 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2025·10 | Picking Flowers, C.1940s | $2,625–$3,937 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2025·10 | Pears on a plate | $1,333–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·10 | Breaking bread | $2,000–$2,667 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·10 | Still Life with Leaf | $1,341–$2,682 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2025·07 | Pears and Apples on a Pink Cloth | $1,340–$2,010 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·06 | Mother and Two Children | $408–$680 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2025·06 | Study of a Young Child - 1919 | $408–$680 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2025·03 | A seated female figure | pencil on paper | $3,883–$6,472 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·02 | Mother and Two Children | $372–$619 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2024·11 | Female Nude | $316–$442 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·10 | Two Life Studies | $399–$665 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2024·03 | Mother and Child | $1,009–$1,513 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·03 | The Bathers | $1,261–$1,892 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·03 | 'Mother and Child' | $887–$1,267 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·02 | Nude - 1922 | $507–$761 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2023·11 | Trees | $1,270–$1,904 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·07 | House and Trees | $1,291–$1,936 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·03 | Mary Magdalene: an illustration for John Milton's 'L'Allegro il Penseroso' published by Allan Wingate, 1947 | $736–$981 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·03 | Standing Woman | $1,840–$2,453 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·03 | A study of a model | $736–$981 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·03 | Still Life of Flowers in a Vase | oil on canvas | $4,906–$7,360 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·03 | Portrait in Green | $1,472–$2,208 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·11 | Bombed Building | $1,195–$1,793 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·11 | Family Group | $956–$1,435 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·07 | Shepherd with Girl | $955–$1,432 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·04 | Girl in White | $910–$1,300 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·07 | Portrait of Anna Marks | $2,045–$2,726 | Bonhams | |||
| 2020·12 | Woman in Landscape | $678–$949 | Bonhams | |||
| 2020·10 | Nude | $262–$523 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2020·09 | Flower piece | oil on canvas | $5,146–$7,719 | Christie's | ||
| 2020·09 | Ballerina | pencil, ink and watercolour on paper laid on card | $1,286–$1,930 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·11 | Portrait of a Young Lady | $1,933–$2,577 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·11 | The Cockney Girl | oil on canvas | $5,186–$7,779 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·07 | Mushrooms, Carrots and Green Cloth | $1,007–$1,510 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·07 | The First Wife | $5,033–$7,550 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·04 | The Repose | ink and gouache on paper | $2,612–$3,919 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·12 | Portrait of Lorna Hyde | $2,306–$3,203 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·12 | Apples in White Bowl | $1,537–$2,306 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·07 | Fruit and bread on a table | $1,937–$2,583 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·07 | Melancholia | $3,874–$6,457 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·07 | The young mother | $5,165–$7,748 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·11 | Head of a Boy | $4,966–$7,449 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·11 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2016·11 | Portrait of a young woman in a white blouse | $1,243–$1,864 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·06 | Female figure in a landscape | $2,186–$2,914 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·03 | Begonias | $4,216–$7,027 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·12 | Standing figure | ink and gouache | $1,509–$2,263 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·12 | Reclining nude | oil on board | $3,772–$5,281 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·11 | Two women in a landscape | $7,603–$10,644 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·11 | Two figures | $2,281–$3,041 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·09 | Group of figures | $2,311–$3,082 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·07 | 'Down the Road' | $469–$625 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·07 | The Meeting | ink, coloured chalk and gouache | $3,125–$4,688 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·06 | The Golden Age | oil on card laid on board | $7,863–$12,581 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·06 | Woman with a basket | $1,523–$2,284 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·05 | A wooded grove, Torremolinos | pencil, charcoal and watercolour on paper | $1,549–$2,323 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·03 | The Green Dress | oil on canvas | $4,459–$7,432 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·03 | Seascape with nudes | $732–$1,026 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·03 | Portrait of Rose Ellenby | $3,013–$4,519 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·11 | standing nude | $941–$1,254 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | Seated nude in a landscape | $2,348–$3,131 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·11 | The Bathers | $1,879–$2,348 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·06 | Leeks & Apples | $3,350–$5,025 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·05 | Torremolinas | $1,347–$2,020 | Christie's | |||
| 2014·03 | Woman and child | $416–$582 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·02 | Torremolinos | $988–$1,317 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·11 | Torremolinos | $1,610–$2,415 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·10 | Hampstead House, rear view | oil on canvas | $6,413–$9,619 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·10 | Seated Shepherd | oil on canvas | $4,008–$5,611 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·05 | Life drawing of male nude | $122–$184 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·02 | Mother and child | $472–$787 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·02 | Life drawing of male nude | $236–$394 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·12 | Mother and child | $806–$1,128 | Bonhams | |||
| 2009·10 | Tulips and Irises | oil on canvas | $12,718–$19,077 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·10 | The Bathers | oil on canvas | $7,949–$11,128 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·07 | The Surprise (2) | oil on canvas | $9,857–$13,143 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·11 | The First Wife | oil on canvas | $6,119–$9,178 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·10 | Two Women | $14,067–$21,100 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·10 | Seated nude | pastel on blue paper | $1,754–$2,631 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·09 | Still life with apples, pears and grapes | black ink and watercolour | $1,086–$1,448 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·07 | Horses grazing, Cookham | oil on canvas | $8,005–$12,007 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·11 | Woman and Children | ink, watercolour and gouache | $3,157–$4,209 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·11 | Pastoral 18 | $8,350–$12,525 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·10 | Still life with pears | gouache | $1,023–$1,432 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·10 | Still life with fruit | oil on canvas | $4,092–$6,138 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·06 | monumental figure | $2,976–$3,968 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·06 | mediterranean landscape | $1,984–$2,976 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·06 | The Dancer | $2,381–$3,571 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·06 | Portrait of Jean Bellon | $3,968–$5,951 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·06 | Spanish Landscape | $3,968–$5,951 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·06 | Three Figures Dancing | $3,968–$5,951 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·06 | Woman with Two Children | $4,960–$6,943 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·06 | Summer Flowers on a Pink Table | $1,984–$2,976 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·06 | Surrey Landscape | $3,968–$5,951 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | Cowherd Sleeping | $3,926–$5,890 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | Summer Flowers on a Pink Table | $1,963–$2,945 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | Still Life with Mackerel | $1,963–$2,945 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | nude; nude in landscape | $2,356–$3,534 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | Zira in Red Dress | $2,356–$3,534 | Sotheby's | |||
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