LIVE LOTS 17,750,525 HOUSES 866 UNSOLD RECORDED 4,679,484 UPDATED NIGHTLY
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Irish, b. 1971

Joy Gerrard

5results on record
25%sell-through
$8,755median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$16,181record in our coverage

Drawn from 5 recorded results (2 sold · 3 passed) across 2 auction houses, 2016–2026. 1 upcoming lot 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

$4.4K$8.7K$13K2016: $1.3K median, 1 sold2019: $16K median, 1 sold2016201720182019

Compared with Damien Hirst Joy Gerrard Damien Hirst

$73K$146K$219K1998: $59K median1999: $74K median2000: $24K median2001: $27K median2002: $142K median2003: $144K median2004: $21K median2005: $11K median2006: $14K median2007: $40K median2008: $270K median2009: $29K median2010: $14K median2011: $14K median2012: $25K median2013: $28K median2014: $22K median2015: $15K median2016: $18K median2017: $15K median2018: $24K median2019: $13K median2020: $9.7K median2021: $7.4K median2022: $11K median2023: $9.1K median2024: $8.3K median2025: $7.0K median2026: $6.9K median2016: $1.3K median2019: $16K median19982005201220192026
MetricJoy GerrardDamien Hirst
Median result$8,755$13,655
Record price $16,181 $19,239,376
Results on record55,414
Years active at auction 2016–2026 1998–2026

Related artists: Damien HirstColin Middleton R.h.a.Gerard DillonWalter Frederick Osborne, R.h.a.

Where this artist sells best

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Sotheby's 4 33% $8,755 1.25×
Chiswick Auctions 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 A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal.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 6 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 3 passed lots

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
2026·09 Protest Crowd; Tokyo $674–$1,079 upcoming Chiswick Auctions
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2026·06 Protest Crowd; Tokyo $1,983–$3,305 Chiswick Auctions
2022·11 Protest Crowd, London (Stop the Coup, London, 31 August 2019) $9,518–$14,276 Sotheby's
2020·09 protest crowd, london (trump visit protest, trafalgar square, july 2018, version 2) 2020 $2,581–$3,872 Sotheby's
2019·11 flag (protest against brexit, london, june 2018) $6,472–$9,061 Sotheby's
2016·03 protest crowd, moscow, russia (version 1) $709–$992 Sotheby's

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