Portuguese/British, 1935–2022
Paula Rego
418results on record
84%sell-through
$2,692median result (USD, incl. premium; 78% observed, 22% estimated from hammer)
$4,627,438record in our coverage
Drawn from 418 recorded results (372 sold · 46 passed) across 11 auction houses, 1998–2026. 5 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 78% observed, 22% 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 | 102 | 78% | $2,712 |
| ceramics & design | 71 | 91% | $496 |
| works on paper | 30 | 62% | $150,515 |
| painting | 13 | 80% | $132,321 |
| other | 5 | 60% | $40,256 |
Medium is recorded for 221 of 418 results (53%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Andy Warhol Paula Rego Andy Warhol
| Metric | Paula Rego | Andy Warhol |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $2,692 | $32,500 |
| Record price | $4,627,438 | $195,040,000 |
| Results on record | 418 | 15,103 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Andy WarholDamien HirstDavid HockneyGerhard Richter
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
85/ 100
- Sell-through84%
- Meets estimate78%
- Market depth418 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 | 93 | 94% | $5,073 | — |
| Bonhams | 83 | 86% | $1,479 | 0.83× |
| Sotheby's | 68 | 83% | $156,422 | 0.84× |
| Lyon & Turnbull | 43 | 80% | $2,436 | 1.34× |
| Palácio do Correio Velho | 38 | 84% | $689 | 0.89× |
| Leiloeira Côrte Real | 35 | 86% | $248 | 1.00× |
| Phillips | 22 | 86% | $3,564 | — |
| Marques dos Santos Leilões | 22 | 73% | $2,473 | — |
| Rago | 7 | 100% | $2,520 | — |
| Leiloeira São Domingos | 5 | 60% | $6,155 | 1.07× |
| Heritage Auctions | 2 | 50% | $1,500 | — |
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 423 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 46 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2025·03 | Fairy Tale IV (Rosenthal 255) | $645–$903 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2025·03 | "Study for Abortion 3" (1999) Desenho a carvão sobre papel Assinado Dim. aprox.: 38,3 x 29,5 cm | $32,754–$65,508 | Palácio do Correio Velho | |||
| 2025·03 | Azulejo | — | Leiloeira Côrte Real | |||
| 2025·03 | Serigrafia | — | Leiloeira Côrte Real | |||
| 2025·03 | Azulejo | — | Leiloeira Côrte Real | |||
| 2025·03 | Azulejo | — | Leiloeira Côrte Real | |||
| 2025·03 | Azulejo | — | Leiloeira Côrte Real | |||
| 2025·03 | The Conductor | oil on canvas | $38,654–$64,423 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·02 | Girl Reading | Lithograph on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·12 | (1935-2022) | $2,599–$3,118 | Leiloeira São Domingos | |||
| 2024·12 | "Mãe e Filha" Serigrafia sobre papel Assinada, edição 78/100 Dim. aprox.: 75,5 x 56 cm.; Dim. total. aprox.: 96 x 77 cm | $2,105–$4,211 | Palácio do Correio Velho | |||
| 2024·12 | Senhora com cão Azulejo pintado à mão Assinado, edição 20/200 Dim. aprox.: 14 x 14 cm; Dim. total aprox.: 32 x 34 cm | $253–$421 | Palácio do Correio Velho | |||
| 2024·11 | Girl Reading | Lithograph on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·10 | Feeding Time (From O Vinho), 2007 (Rosenthal 243) | $3,898–$6,496 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2024·10 | Après La Fête II, 2003 | $1,559–$2,339 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2024·10 | Up the Tree (From Jane Eyre - the Guardians), 2002 | $1,559–$2,339 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2024·10 | Paula Figueiroa Rego (1935-2022) | Pastel on paper | $28,218–$54,265 | Palácio do Correio Velho | ||
| 2024·10 | Paula Figueiroa Rego (1935-2022) | Pastel on paper | $28,218–$54,265 | Palácio do Correio Velho | ||
| 2024·10 | Mother and Daughter | $1,000–$1,500 | Rago | |||
| 2024·10 | Bondage | pastel, Conté pencil and charcoal on paper | $104,505–$156,757 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | Five Generations of Muses | $130,631–$195,947 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·10 | Jenufa | $1,570,146–$2,355,219 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·10 | Nativity | pastel on paper laid on aluminium | $457,959–$588,805 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | Azulejo | — | Leiloeira Côrte Real | |||
| 2024·08 | Scarecrow (Rosenthal 242) - 2006 | $3,837–$6,396 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2024·08 | In the Comfort of the Bonnet (Rosenthal 204) - 2001-2 | $2,558–$3,837 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2024·06 | Meadow | $2,536,909–$3,805,363 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·06 | Hey Diddle Diddle, from Nursery Rhymes (R. 47) | $3,831–$6,385 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·06 | A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go I, from Nursery Rhymes (R. 59) | $2,554–$3,831 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·06 | Mother and Daughter | $1,000–$1,500 | Rago | |||
| 2024·05 | Menina com foice Azulejo em cerâmica da Fábrica Viúva Lamego Dim. aprox. 14 x 14 cm | $87–$174 | Palácio do Correio Velho | |||
| 2024·05 | Refectory, From 'Jane Eyre - Poetry & Story' (Rosenthal 212) - 2001/2 | $1,254–$1,881 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2024·04 | Mother with Big Daughter, 1997 (R.156) | $1,877–$2,502 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2024·04 | The Crow's House, 1994 (R.108) | $751–$1,001 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2024·04 | Untitled, 2004 | $1,877–$2,502 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2024·04 | Celestina's God-Daughter, 2001 (R. 183) | $751–$1,001 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2024·04 | (1935-2022) | $26,595–$37,233 | Leiloeira São Domingos | |||
| 2024·03 | 'Adjusting the recipe' | Engraving | — | Marques dos Santos Leilões | ||
| 2024·03 | O Sonho do Vic 1969 | $15,276–$22,914 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·02 | Mother and Daughter | $1,000–$1,500 | Rago | |||
| 2024·01 | Tootles Shoots Wendy, From 'The Peter Pan Series' (Rosenthal 85) - 1992 | $1,018–$1,527 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2023·12 | Dance for your daddy | Engraving | — | Marques dos Santos Leilões | ||
| 2023·11 | Untitled | $15,044–$22,567 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·11 | Happy Christmas and New Year | $12,537–$18,806 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·11 | Collette’s Scary Room | $18,806–$31,343 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·10 | The Baker's Wife I, 1989 (Rosenthal 31) | $1,211–$1,817 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2023·10 | Sewing on the Shadow III, 1992 (Rosenthal 96) | $1,211–$1,817 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2023·10 | Captain Hook and the Lost Boy, 1992 (Rosenthal 80) | $969–$1,454 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2023·10 | Tiger Lily on Marooners' Rock, 1992 (Rosenthal 87) | $1,211–$1,817 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2023·10 | Accordion, c.2000s (Rosenthal 279) | $967–$1,451 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2023·10 | Woman and Dog | $1,209–$1,814 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2023·10 | Untitled | $2,418–$3,627 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2023·10 | The Voices III, 1996-98 (Rosenthal 143) | $1,209–$2,418 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2023·10 | Sunday Afternoon (Fallen Woman with Young Child Observing), 2000 | $2,418–$3,627 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2023·10 | Fairy Tale III | watercolour, ink and etching on paper | $3,652–$6,087 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·10 | A Fadista | ink and watercolour on paper | $9,743–$14,614 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·10 | Little Girl Showing Off | acrylic on paper | $97,428–$146,141 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·10 | Dancing Ostriches from Walt Disney's 'Fantasia' | pastel on paper mounted on aluminium, in two parts | $2,679,257–$3,897,101 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·09 | Azulejo 'Menina dos Anos' | — | Marques dos Santos Leilões | |||
| 2023·08 | Bertha (From 'Jane Eyre - Poetry and Story') - 2001-2 | $1,273–$1,909 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2023·07 | Azulejo | — | Leiloeira Côrte Real | |||
| 2023·07 | 'The Blue Prince' | — | Marques dos Santos Leilões | |||
| 2023·07 | 'Sem título' | — | Marques dos Santos Leilões | |||
| 2023·06 | Untitled | $31,642–$44,299 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·06 | Shakespeare's Room (R. 237) | $6,233–$8,726 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·06 | Untitled | $1,000–$1,500 | Rago | |||
| 2023·04 | (1935-2022) | $138,025–$276,050 | Leiloeira São Domingos | |||
| 2023·04 | Study for Bertha (From 'Jane Eyre - Poetry and Story) | $8,737–$12,482 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2023·03 | 'Carrot soup' | — | Marques dos Santos Leilões | |||
| 2023·03 | 'Money Bath' | — | Marques dos Santos Leilões | |||
| 2023·03 | 'O Príncipe Porco casa com a Terceira Irmã' | — | Marques dos Santos Leilões | |||
| 2023·03 | Self-Portrait with Grandchildren, from: Jane Eyre | $2,413–$3,619 | Christie's | |||
| 2023·03 | Portrait of Elaine Feinstein | pastel and charcoal on paper | $30,156–$42,218 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·10 | Mist II, from Pendle Witches (R. 133) | $1,000–$2,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·10 | Hogarth I, from After Hogarth (R. 170) | $1,000–$2,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·09 | Ride a Cock-Horse, from: Nursery Rhymes | $2,649–$3,709 | Christie's | |||
| 2022·09 | Little Miss Muffet I, from: Nursery Rhymes | $1,589–$2,649 | Christie's | |||
| 2022·09 | Secrets and Stories | $1,589–$2,119 | Christie's | |||
| 2022·09 | Self-portrait with Grandchildren, from: Jane Eyre | $2,119–$3,179 | Christie's | |||
| 2022·09 | Girl reading at Window, from: Jane Eyre | $1,589–$2,119 | Christie's | |||
| 2022·09 | Melancholia (or Moths) | $3,179–$5,298 | upcoming | Christie's | ||
| 2022·09 | The Old Woman who lived in a Shoe, from: Nursery Rhymes | $2,119–$3,179 | Christie's | |||
| 2022·09 | See-saw, Margery Daw (Rosenthal 114) | $1,106–$1,659 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·09 | Adjusting the Recipe | $885–$1,327 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·09 | Night (R. 216) | $1,155–$1,732 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·08 | Crying (Jane Eyre Series) - 2001 | $969–$1,454 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2022·07 | Stretched | pastel, Conté, charcoal and graphite on paper | $180,472–$300,786 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·07 | Untitled | oil on canvas | $84,220–$120,314 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·05 | Serigrafia | — | Leiloeira Côrte Real | |||
| 2022·05 | Azulejo | — | Leiloeira Côrte Real | |||
| 2022·03 | Lullaby | $1,308–$1,961 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·03 | School for Little Witches | pastel, Conté and charcoal on paper | $373,239–$466,549 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·02 | Mother and Daughter | $1,000–$1,500 | Rago | |||
| 2022·01 | Girl Reading at a Window (Jane Eyre Series) - 2001 | $2,046–$2,728 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2021·12 | 'The Children's Crusade - Armour' | — | Marques dos Santos Leilões | |||
| 2021·10 | (i) Dance to Your Daddy(ii) Who Killed Cock Robin | each: etching on paper | $2,074–$3,457 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·10 | Portrait of FB | pastel on paper laid on aluminium | $343,791–$481,308 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·10 | Good Dog | $1,096,882–$1,645,324 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·09 | The Curved Planks 64.2 x 50 cm. (25 1/4 x 19 5/8 in.) and smaller | $10,785–$16,178 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·08 | See-Saw, Margery Daw - 1994 | $968–$1,384 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
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