British/American, 1931–2018
Malcolm Morley
211results on record
67%sell-through
$4,704median result (USD, incl. premium; 97% observed, 3% estimated from hammer)
$1,891,309record in our coverage
Drawn from 211 recorded results (170 sold · 41 passed) across 13 auction houses, 1998–2026. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 97% observed, 3% 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| prints | 39 | 82% | $500 |
| painting | 24 | 100% | $157,600 |
| works on paper | 23 | 45% | $4,064 |
Medium is recorded for 86 of 211 results (41%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Andy Warhol Malcolm Morley Andy Warhol
| Metric | Malcolm Morley | Andy Warhol |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $4,704 | $32,500 |
| Record price | $1,891,309 | $195,040,000 |
| Results on record | 211 | 15,103 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Andy WarholDamien HirstSam FrancisKeith Haring
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
67/ 100
- Sell-through67%
- Meets estimate52%
- Market depth211 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 | 68 | 89% | $10,101 | 0.80× |
| Christie's | 51 | 100% | $13,445 | — |
| Phillips | 20 | 75% | $3,528 | — |
| Heritage Auctions | 20 | 70% | $438 | — |
| Bonhams | 27 | 44% | $768 | 0.83× |
| Rago | 4 | 100% | $363 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 3 | 100% | $1,088 | 1.06× |
| Wright | 9 | 22% | $761 | — |
| Grisebach | 1 | — | $20,119 | — |
| Art collect | 1 | — | $162 | 0.07× |
| Dorotheum | 2 | 50% | $9,329 | — |
| Capsule Gallery Auction | 1 | 100% | $500 | 1.33× |
| The Bidder | 4 | 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 211 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 41 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2026·07 | Cradles of Civilization and Return of Ulysses (Two works from The Fallacies of Enoch ), 1984 | etching and aquatint | $300–$500 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·07 | Flight of Icarus | $60,000–$80,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·07 | Study for Camels and Goats | watercolor on paper | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·07 | Death of Dale Earnhardt | $1,500–$2,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2026·07 | Sunset Crater | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·07 | Untitled (Bearded Turk) | $1,500–$2,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·06 | A Variety of Catastrophes | $19,827–$26,436 | Phillips | |||
| 2026·05 | Car Crash | oil on linen | $80,000–$120,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·03 | Devonshire Bullocks | $500–$700 | Rago | |||
| 2026·03 | Battle of the yellow sea | $58,205–$81,487 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·03 | Medieval Ship | $69,846–$93,128 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·02 | Parasailor over Muizenberg | $25,000–$35,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·12 | Malcolm Morley | GOUACHE | $1,500–$2,000 | Art collect | ||
| 2025·10 | Five works from the Arles/Miami portfolio | $1,000–$1,500 | Rago | |||
| 2025·09 | Beach Scene, from Six New York Artists | $600–$800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·07 | Untitled | $5,000–$7,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·07 | Lifeboat IV | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·07 | Trawler in a Storm | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·07 | Devonshire Bullocks; and Devonshire Cows | $1,000–$2,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·06 | Landscape with Horses | $1,089–$1,633 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·03 | Kite on Gibsons Beach | $750–$1,000 | Rago | |||
| 2025·02 | Battle of Britain | $500–$700 | Christie's | |||
| 2025·02 | Devonshire Bullocks, 1982 | lithograph on paper | $600–$1,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·02 | Untitled | $8,000–$12,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·12 | Parrot Jungle, from Arles/Miami | $500–$700 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·12 | Beach Scene, from Six New York Artists | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·12 | Portuguese Man of War | $42,160–$63,240 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·11 | Forever Marcia | $20,000–$30,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·11 | Indian Winter | $80,000–$120,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·10 | Untitled | $1,500–$2,000 | Wright | |||
| 2024·10 | Odysseys of Enoch | $1,000–$2,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·10 | portrait of the artist Menashe Kadishman | watercolor on paper | $1,500–$2,000 | The Bidder | ||
| 2024·10 | Young goat and figure | watercolor on paper | $1,200–$1,500 | The Bidder | ||
| 2024·10 | Swan | watercolor on paper | $800–$1,200 | The Bidder | ||
| 2024·10 | camel | watercolor on paper | $1,500–$2,000 | The Bidder | ||
| 2024·10 | Pamela with Red Sea Plane and Flags | $6,000–$8,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·09 | Two works: (i-ii) Untitled | $8,000–$12,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·09 | Forever Marcia | $2,618–$3,927 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·06 | Loneliness of a Warrior | Etching and aquatint in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·03 | Richmond Bridge | $1,892–$2,522 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·03 | Gloria I | $2,000–$3,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·02 | French Legionnaires Eaten By a Lion | Etching and aquatint in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·02 | Aegean Fantasies | Etching and aquatint in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·02 | Death of Dale Earnhardt | $2,000–$3,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·02 | V (Lifeboat) | $2,000–$3,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·12 | The Sailor | $37,769–$62,948 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·12 | Devonshire Cows | Lithograph in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·12 | Beach Scene | Lithograph in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·12 | Loneliness of a Warrior | Etching and aquatint in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·11 | Icarus | oil on canvas with painted paper airplanes and boat, with electric motor | $120,000–$180,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·11 | Untitled 60 x 60 in. (152.4 x 152.4 cm) framed 61 1/2 x 61 1/2 in. | $8,000–$12,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·11 | Roman Algebra [Long Time Ago], 1962 10 x 10 in. (25.4 x 25.4 cm) framed 10 5/8 x 10 5/8 in. | $3,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·09 | Fokker DVII | $8,484–$12,726 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·07 | Beach | watercolor on paper | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·06 | Beach Scene with Parasailor | $600–$900 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·03 | Untitled | Lithograph in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·03 | Coconut Grove | Lithograph in colors on Arches 88 paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·03 | Roman Algebra [Long Time Ago], 1962 10 x 10 in. (25.4 x 25.4 cm) framed 10 5/8 x 10 5/8 in. | $8,000–$12,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·02 | Byzantine | $600–$900 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·02 | Lullaby of Broadway, circa 1963 | $15,000–$25,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·02 | Plymouth Ho, 1985 | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·12 | Untitled | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·11 | Byzantine (diptych) | $1,200–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·10 | The Dolphin | $2,263–$3,395 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·08 | Beach Scene, from Six New York Artists | $1,000–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·07 | Triton | oil on canvas | $80,000–$120,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·06 | The Flying Dutchman | $60,516–$84,723 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·06 | Beach Scene (T. 374) | $800–$1,200 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·06 | SS Rotterdam | Lithograph in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·06 | Teacup. 1975 | Oil on canvas | $10,730–$16,095 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·05 | Aegean Crime | $150,000–$200,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·04 | Untitled (Dog), 1982 | $2,000–$2,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·12 | Untitled | $1,336–$2,004 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·11 | Approaching Valhalla | $80,000–$120,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·08 | Beach Scene (from the Six New York Artists portfolio) | $500–$700 | Wright | |||
| 2021·06 | Beach Scene (from Six New York Artists portfolio) | $500–$700 | Rago | |||
| 2021·04 | The Boat, The Knight, The Tank | $207,148–$276,197 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·12 | Convoy | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·12 | untitled | $1,345–$2,018 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·10 | Detail of George Washington Bridge New York Postcard Fold Out | $3,000–$5,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·10 | African Warriors , 1985 | watercolor on paper | $3,000–$5,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2020·07 | convoy | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·03 | sopwith pup | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·03 | keepers of the lighthouse | $80,000–$120,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·12 | untitled (self-portrait) | $1,000–$2,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·12 | a stranger in the land | $3,000–$5,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·11 | untitled | $2,589–$3,883 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·11 | Landscape with Horses | $100,000–$150,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·09 | navy | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·06 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2019·05 | Marcia on the Beach and Marcia in a Red Bikini (2 works) | Watercolor on paper ( Marcia on the Beach ); Colored pencil on paper ( Marcia in a Red Bikini ) | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2019·03 | camels and goats | $197,249–$262,999 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·02 | Devonshire Cows | $200–$400 | Capsule Gallery Auction | |||
| 2018·12 | arles/miami: two prints | $400–$600 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·11 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2018·10 | tankerton bay | $300–$500 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·10 | Miami Postcards: two plates | $400–$600 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·10 | aegean fantasies (return of ulysses) | $2,610–$3,263 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·09 | knitting machine | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·06 | Air Command | $4,000–$6,000 | Phillips | |||
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