1897–1982
Edward Wolfe
120results on record
64%sell-through
$2,557median result (USD, incl. premium; 99% observed, 1% estimated from hammer)
$165,172record in our coverage
Drawn from 120 recorded results (106 sold · 14 passed) across 9 auction houses, 1998–2026. 2 upcoming lots 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
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 | 19 | 50% | $3,799 |
| works on paper | 18 | 0% | $1,505 |
| ceramics & design | 5 | 67% | $3,239 |
| prints | 4 | 0% | — |
Medium is recorded for 46 of 120 results (38%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with John Piper C.h. Edward Wolfe John Piper C.h.
| Metric | Edward Wolfe | John Piper C.h. |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $2,557 | $2,995 |
| Record price | $165,172 | $653,730 |
| Results on record | 120 | 2,076 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: John Piper C.h.Sir Terry Frost R.a.Sir Jacob EpsteinDuncan Grant
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
69/ 100
- Sell-through64%
- Meets estimate63%
- Market depth120 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 | 35 | — | $2,210 | — |
| Lyon & Turnbull | 27 | 100% | $2,067 | 1.07× |
| Sotheby's | 22 | 100% | $4,289 | 0.75× |
| Bonhams | 16 | 81% | $2,320 | 0.80× |
| Strauss & Co | 16 | 38% | $6,152 | 1.14× |
| Wright | 1 | 100% | $1,270 | — |
| Rago | 1 | 100% | $1,270 | — |
| Hammersite | 1 | 100% | $3,000 | 0.40× |
| A & C Auctions of Pendle | 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 122 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
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026·08 | Song of Songs, portfolio | four colour offset lithograph on aluminum-lined paper | $1,231–$1,847 | upcoming | Strauss & Co | |
| 2026·08 | Song of Songs, portfolio | four colour offset lithograph on aluminum-lined paper | $1,231–$1,847 | upcoming | Strauss & Co | |
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| 2026·07 | Song of Songs, twelve | offset lithographs on aluminum-lined paper | $917–$1,222 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2026·05 | Song of Songs, twelve | offset lithographs on aluminum-lined paper | $1,216–$1,824 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2026·03 | Aisha at the Kasbah | $1,335–$2,003 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·12 | North African Dream | $1,500–$2,000 | Wright | |||
| 2025·12 | North African Dream | $1,500–$2,000 | Rago | |||
| 2025·11 | Portrait of Cecil Taylor | $2,638–$3,958 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·10 | Song of Songs, portfolio | four colour offset lithograph on aluminum-lined paper | $1,155–$1,732 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2025·09 | Song of Songs, portfolio | four colour offset lithograph on aluminum-lined paper | $1,157–$1,735 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2025·05 | Portrait study in graphite of a young boy, signed simply WOLFE, framed and glazed | $202–$337 | A & C Auctions of Pendle | |||
| 2024·09 | Marina | Oil on canvas | $5,000–$7,000 | Hammersite | ||
| 2024·08 | Portrait of a Woman | $1,279–$1,919 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2023·07 | Portrait of a Young Man | $2,582–$3,873 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·07 | Portrait of Eva Leech | $3,873–$6,455 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·10 | Portrait of a Lady, Purportedly Charlotte Haldane, 1932 | $4,622–$6,933 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2022·09 | Song of Songs. Twelve Illustrations | $318–$530 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2022·04 | Pigeons | $754–$1,005 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2022·04 | Abstract, circa 1957 | $1,005–$1,507 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2021·10 | The Castle Ischia, 1947 | $827–$1,103 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2021·10 | Thassos, Greece | $827–$1,103 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2021·10 | Abstract | $1,103–$1,654 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2021·10 | Head of Christ | $827–$1,103 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2021·10 | The Mandolin | $1,378–$2,067 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2021·10 | Portrait of Diana Greer | $1,103–$1,654 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2021·10 | Portrait of Jim Wylie at Portmeirion | $1,103–$1,654 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2021·10 | Still Life Composition, tray | oil on panel | $4,680–$6,017 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2021·09 | Still Life with Flowers in a White Vase | $2,078–$2,771 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·04 | Kenilworth, Cape Town, South Africa, 1957 | $1,391–$2,086 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2021·04 | Fez | $556–$835 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2021·04 | Portrait of Pat Nelson, 1930s | $5,564–$8,346 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2021·04 | Woman with flowers | $1,113–$1,669 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2021·04 | Christ | $974–$1,252 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2021·04 | Joanne Vaughan in Black Dress, 1942 | $1,391–$2,086 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2021·04 | Abstract | $974–$1,252 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2020·10 | Two Mexican Boys, 1938 | $1,961–$3,269 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2020·10 | Self Portrait, 1940s | $1,961–$3,269 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2020·10 | Abstract, circa 1940 | $1,308–$1,961 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2020·10 | Flowers in a Vase with Fruit, 1920 | $1,046–$1,569 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2020·10 | Flower Piece with Dance Mask and Horse Figurine, 1930 | $1,961–$3,269 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2020·10 | The Fort Above Fez, 1930 | $1,961–$3,269 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2020·10 | Moroccan Boy | $1,308–$2,615 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2020·10 | Adele Gersteley, 1930s | $1,961–$3,269 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2020·05 | Talsarnau, North Wales | $1,237–$1,856 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·07 | Portrait of a Boy | $721–$1,082 | Strauss & Co | |||
| 2019·07 | Portrait of a Woman | $1,510–$2,265 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·04 | Vase of Sunflowers | $1,418–$2,128 | Strauss & Co | |||
| 2019·03 | Portrait of Mrs Jefferson | $2,087–$3,478 | Strauss & Co | |||
| 2018·11 | Song of Songs, portfolio | $1,392–$2,088 | Strauss & Co | |||
| 2018·07 | Portrait of a Young Woman | $1,326–$1,591 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·03 | Portrait of Milly Heymann | $6,735–$8,419 | Strauss & Co | |||
| 2017·06 | Madeira with war ships | $1,274–$1,910 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·04 | Rhododendrons, Portmerion | $1,282–$1,924 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·04 | The Arno, Florence, 1924 | $1,026–$1,539 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·04 | Abstract | $999–$1,498 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·03 | Still life of a floral tablecloth | $3,768–$6,280 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·03 | The Wall, Struben's farm | $1,507–$2,261 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·03 | Portrait of Bridget Bourne | $1,256–$1,884 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·06 | Rhododendrons, Portmerion | $3,643–$5,100 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·03 | Portrait of a Lady in a Hat | $2,597–$3,896 | Strauss & Co | |||
| 2016·03 | Portrait of a Lady in a Hat | $649–$974 | Strauss & Co | |||
| 2015·10 | Flowers in a Vase | $4,521–$6,027 | Strauss & Co | |||
| 2014·11 | Porthmerrion | $1,879–$2,818 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·04 | Near Praia Santa Eulália, Algarve | $1,886–$2,829 | Strauss & Co | |||
| 2014·02 | Abstract Design 1 | $988–$1,317 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·11 | Summer landscape with mountains beyond | $3,221–$4,831 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·11 | Near Praia Santa Eulália, Algarve | $2,896–$4,827 | Strauss & Co | |||
| 2012·11 | Portrait of a woman | gouache on paper | $956–$1,275 | Christie's | ||
| 2010·10 | Portrait of Aisha | $8,708–$13,062 | Strauss & Co | |||
| 2009·05 | The Yellow Hat (Mrs Geoffrey Garrat) | oil on canvas-board | $7,833–$10,967 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·07 | Portrait of Jenny Hamnet | pencil and oil on paper | $1,608–$2,412 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·12 | Portrait of a man | black ink | $608–$1,013 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·09 | a girl in tehuantepec costume in an interior | $3,045–$4,061 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·06 | Cape Province Garden, South Africa | oil on canvas | $2,995–$3,994 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·03 | Reclining Nude | $7,853–$11,779 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | Abstract Design | $2,945–$3,926 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | Portrait of Jenny Hamnett | $1,963–$2,945 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·07 | Portrait of H.S. "Jim" Ede | oil on canvas | $12,878–$18,398 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·07 | Seated nude | oil on board | $3,680–$5,519 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·07 | Portrait of Curtis Thomas | oil on canvas | $14,718–$22,077 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·03 | Head of a Boy | crayon | $351–$527 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·02 | Portrait of a Girl | $1,733–$2,599 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·02 | Mexican Flowers | $2,080–$3,119 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·11 | Portrait of a young girl | pencil and pastel | $690–$1,034 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·11 | Portrait of a Young Girl | $1,720–$2,580 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·11 | Still Life with Lillies | $5,160–$6,881 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·11 | Mexican Woman | $1,720–$2,580 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·09 | Abstract | $2,743–$3,657 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·09 | Abstract Swirl | $3,657–$5,486 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·09 | Indian Girl | $1,829–$2,743 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·09 | North African Dream | $4,572–$6,400 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·06 | Still life with mirror, 77 Bedford Gardens | pencil and watercolour | $897–$1,255 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·06 | Drawings and illustrated letters | black ink, unframed | $717–$1,076 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·06 | Female Head Study | pencil | $717–$1,076 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·06 | Tower Bridge | $3,674–$5,510 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·04 | Dancing Girl | ink, watercolour, gouache, wax crayon and charcoal | $3,830–$5,745 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·12 | Landscape with vineyard | coloured crayon | $773–$1,159 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·11 | Jamieson's farm, Ardmore, Co. Waterford | pastel on grey paper | $2,228–$3,342 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·11 | Still life with flowers | oil on canvas | $7,427–$11,141 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·10 | Reclining male nude | brown crayon | $1,260–$1,800 | Christie's | ||
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