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British, 1903–1992

John Piper C.h.

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2,076results on record
87%sell-through
$2,995median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$653,730record in our coverage

Drawn from 2,076 recorded results (1,960 sold · 116 passed) across 12 auction houses, 1998–2026. 6 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

$5.7K$11K$17K1998: $2.8K median, 52 sold1999: $3.1K median, 67 sold2000: $2.2K median, 66 sold2001: $2.0K median, 271 sold2002: $2.4K median, 37 sold2003: $1.9K median, 84 sold2004: $7.2K median, 75 sold2005: $6.9K median, 97 sold2006: $11K median, 63 sold2007: $7.8K median, 58 sold2008: $14K median, 58 sold2009: $6.6K median, 39 sold2010: $5.9K median, 35 sold2011: $21K median, 26 sold2012: $3.2K median, 27 sold2013: $1.8K median, 89 sold2014: $2.3K median, 109 sold2015: $2.8K median, 84 sold2016: $4.6K median, 65 sold2017: $3.1K median, 62 sold2018: $2.6K median, 77 sold2019: $3.8K median, 43 sold2020: $3.5K median, 61 sold2021: $6.5K median, 56 sold2022: $3.1K median, 40 sold2023: $3.0K median, 60 sold2024: $1.7K median, 58 sold2025: $2.1K median, 59 sold2026: $1.1K median, 39 sold19982005201220192026

Where does a value land in this market?

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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.

$3.0K$189$654K

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

MediumResultsSell-throughMedian result (USD)
prints 539 79% $1,559
works on paper 403 87% $7,548
painting 79 67% $33,913
ceramics & design 46 77% $3,531
other 34 64% $1,156

Medium is recorded for 1,101 of 2,076 results (53%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Sir Terry Frost R.a. John Piper C.h. Sir Terry Frost R.a.

$12K$23K$35K1998: $5.5K median1999: $1.6K median2000: $3.5K median2001: $3.4K median2002: $4.2K median2003: $3.5K median2004: $6.4K median2005: $3.1K median2006: $11K median2007: $4.2K median2008: $11K median2009: $5.6K median2010: $32K median2011: $43K median2012: $13K median2013: $1.7K median2014: $2.7K median2015: $1.9K median2016: $2.1K median2017: $2.7K median2018: $1.9K median2019: $2.5K median2020: $3.9K median2021: $6.5K median2022: $2.5K median2023: $2.1K median2024: $3.2K median2025: $2.7K median2026: $1.5K median1998: $2.8K median1999: $3.1K median2000: $2.2K median2001: $2.0K median2002: $2.4K median2003: $1.9K median2004: $7.2K median2005: $6.9K median2006: $11K median2007: $7.8K median2008: $14K median2009: $6.6K median2010: $5.9K median2011: $21K median2012: $3.2K median2013: $1.8K median2014: $2.3K median2015: $2.8K median2016: $4.6K median2017: $3.1K median2018: $2.6K median2019: $3.8K median2020: $3.5K median2021: $6.5K median2022: $3.1K median2023: $3.0K median2024: $1.7K median2025: $2.1K median2026: $1.1K median19982005201220192026
MetricJohn Piper C.h.Sir Terry Frost R.a.
Median result$2,995$3,441
Record price $653,730 $919,041
Results on record2,0761,090
Years active at auction 1998–2026 1998–2026

Related artists: Sir Terry Frost R.a.Graham Sutherland O.m.Henry MooreLaurence Stephen Lowry R.a.

Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method

86/ 100
  • Sell-through87%
  • Meets estimate78%
  • Market depth2,076 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

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Christie's 981 83% $2,833 —
Bonhams 667 89% $1,818 0.97×
Sotheby's 304 84% $12,123 1.00×
Lyon & Turnbull 44 83% $1,357 0.95×
Strauss & Co 45 71% $2,144 1.36×
Chiswick Auctions 13 100% $809 —
Sworders 9 100% $1,071 —
Phillips 4 75% $1,211 —
Ketterer Kunst 2 — $512 —
Heritage Auctions 4 50% $10,262 —
Freeman's | Hindman 1 100% $22,500 2.57×
Yair gallery 2 50% $750 —

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 2,082 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 116 passed lots

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
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2001·07 John Piper $1,141–$1,711 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,141–$1,711 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,426–$2,139 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $713–$998 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,141–$1,711 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,711–$2,567 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,426–$2,139 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,711–$2,567 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,426–$2,139 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,141–$1,711 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,141–$1,711 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,141–$1,711 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,141–$1,711 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,141–$1,711 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,141–$1,711 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,141–$1,711 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,141–$1,711 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,426–$2,139 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,141–$1,711 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,711–$2,567 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,141–$1,711 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,141–$1,711 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,426–$2,139 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $713–$998 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $713–$998 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $143–$214 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $428–$713 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $713–$998 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $713–$998 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $2,852–$3,565 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $428–$713 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $428–$713 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $713–$998 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $428–$713 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $428–$713 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $428–$713 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $428–$713 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $713–$998 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $428–$713 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $143–$214 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,141–$1,711 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $428–$713 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $285–$428 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $285–$428 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,141–$1,711 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,141–$1,711 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $713–$998 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $713–$998 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $713–$998 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $713–$998 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,426–$1,996 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $713–$998 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $713–$998 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $713–$998 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $713–$998 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $713–$998 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $713–$998 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $713–$998 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $713–$998 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $428–$713 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,711–$2,567 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,426–$2,139 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,141–$1,711 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,426–$2,139 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,141–$1,711 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $428–$713 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,711–$2,567 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,141–$1,711 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $856–$1,141 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,426–$2,139 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $713–$998 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $713–$998 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $713–$998 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $713–$998 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,426–$2,139 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $713–$998 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,426–$2,139 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,854–$2,709 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,711–$2,567 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $428–$713 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $428–$713 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $713–$998 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,711–$2,567 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $428–$713 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $713–$998 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $713–$998 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $713–$998 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $713–$998 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $713–$998 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $428–$713 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $713–$998 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $713–$998 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,426–$2,139 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,426–$2,139 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,711–$2,567 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,711–$2,567 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,711–$2,567 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,711–$2,567 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,141–$1,711 Christie's
2001·07 John Piper $1,426–$2,139 Christie's

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