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 |
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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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| 2021·08 | The Unicorn Artist - 2008 | $692–$968 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2021·08 | Flying Children (From Peter Pan) | $1,384–$2,075 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2021·08 | How Many Miles to Babylon? From 'Nursery Rhymes' - 1989 | $830–$1,107 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2021·08 | See-Saw, Margery Daw - 1994 | $968–$1,384 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2021·07 | 'Girl with Little Man and Dog' | — | Marques dos Santos Leilões | |||
| 2021·06 | After Zurbarán | $138,316–$207,474 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·05 | Mist II (from the Pendle Witches series) | $1,000–$1,500 | Rago | |||
| 2021·05 | Self-Portrait with Grandchildren | $3,000–$5,000 | Rago | |||
| 2021·04 | The Aunt (Nada) | $1,103,824–$1,655,735 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·12 | Untitled, circa 2014 | $5,382–$8,073 | Bonhams | |||
| 2020·11 | 'Urso e as harpias' | — | Marques dos Santos Leilões | |||
| 2020·06 | The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, from 'Nursery Rhymes' | $873–$1,246 | Bonhams | |||
| 2020·06 | Little Miss Muffet II, from 'Nursery Rhymes' | $873–$1,246 | Bonhams | |||
| 2020·06 | Crossing the Styx | $1,496–$2,244 | Bonhams | |||
| 2020·06 | Ring-a-Ring o' Roses, from 'Nursey Rhymes' | $748–$997 | Bonhams | |||
| 2020·06 | Dance to your Daddy, from 'Nursery Rhymes' | $748–$997 | Bonhams | |||
| 2020·06 | The Baker's Wife II | $748–$997 | Bonhams | |||
| 2020·06 | Mary, Mary Quite, Contrary II, from 'Nursery Rhymes' | $748–$997 | Bonhams | |||
| 2020·06 | Gravura | — | Leiloeira Côrte Real | |||
| 2020·06 | Serigrafia | — | Leiloeira Côrte Real | |||
| 2020·04 | lesson no. 3 | $86,086–$122,980 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·03 | 'Sem título' | — | Marques dos Santos Leilões | |||
| 2020·03 | 'The Children's Crusade - Armour' | — | Marques dos Santos Leilões | |||
| 2019·12 | Wild Duck | $653–$915 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·12 | 'Jane Eyre' | — | Marques dos Santos Leilões | |||
| 2019·09 | The House Under Ground, from 'Peter Pan' | $624–$873 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·09 | Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary II | $873–$1,247 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·09 | Three Blind Mice | $873–$1,247 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·07 | 'The Children's Crusade' | — | Marques dos Santos Leilões | |||
| 2019·07 | 'The Life Room' | — | Marques dos Santos Leilões | |||
| 2019·05 | 'The Children's Crusade' | — | Marques dos Santos Leilões | |||
| 2019·05 | 'Refectory' | — | Marques dos Santos Leilões | |||
| 2019·05 | 'Goosey-gossey Gander' | — | Marques dos Santos Leilões | |||
| 2019·05 | (Nasc. 1935) | $1,227–$1,227 | Leiloeira Côrte Real | |||
| 2019·05 | Prince Pig Marries the Third Sister, from the 'Prince Pig' series | $783–$1,044 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·05 | Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary II | $913–$1,305 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·05 | The House Under Ground, from 'Peter Pan' | $783–$1,044 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·05 | Life Room II | $913–$1,305 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·05 | Captain Hook and the Lost Boy, from 'Peter Pan' | $1,044–$1,566 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·03 | (Nasc. 1935) | $1,458–$1,458 | Leiloeira Côrte Real | |||
| 2019·03 | island of the lights from pinocchio | $157,799–$236,699 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·09 | Children and their Stories | $1,581–$2,372 | Christie's | |||
| 2018·09 | Secrets and Stories | $1,581–$2,372 | Christie's | |||
| 2018·07 | Lady on a Donkey and Man with a Guitar | $661–$925 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·03 | Lady on a Donkey and Man with a Guitar | $1,132–$1,698 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·03 | Crow, from 'Nine London Birds' | $2,123–$2,830 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·01 | Peter Pan: eleven plates | $7,127–$9,978 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·01 | Dr Dog ; Dr Cat ; and Lessons | $2,138–$2,851 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·01 | Jane Eyre ; In the Comfort of the Bonnet ; and Come to Me, from Jane Eyre | $3,564–$4,989 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·01 | Girl with Little Man and Dog ; The Encampment ; and Joseph's Dream | $1,425–$2,138 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·01 | Night Stories ; Good Morning ; Andromeda ; and Wild Duck | $2,851–$4,276 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·01 | Goosey, Goosey Gander ; and Old King Cole , from Nursery Rhymes | $1,425–$2,138 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·01 | Little Miss Muffet I ; Three Blind Mice I ; and Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary I , from Nursery Rhymes | $2,138–$2,851 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·01 | Polly Put the Kettle On ; Hickety, Pickety ; and Sing a Song of Sixpence II , from Nursery Rhymes | $2,138–$2,851 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·01 | Who Killed Cock Robin? I ; Little Miss Muffet III ; and Untitled , from Nursery Rhymes | $2,138–$2,851 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·12 | "Pleasing Mr Rochester" | $1,336–$2,004 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·11 | Morgana Defey | $33,102–$46,343 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·04 | Untitled | $5,000–$7,500 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·04 | Untitled | $5,000–$7,500 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·03 | Life Room II | $996–$1,494 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·03 | Untitled | $996–$1,494 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·03 | Playtime, from 'Oh Vinho' | $996–$1,494 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·03 | Obedient 1995 | $304,197–$425,876 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·03 | Untitled | charcoal from Mackintosh Library and graphite on paper | $8,518–$12,168 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·11 | Getting Ready for the Ball, from Jane Eyre | $6,214–$8,700 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·10 | Untitled No. 9 | $123,294–$184,941 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·10 | Crate | conté crayon, watercolour, charcoal and graphite on paper | $110,965–$147,953 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·05 | Witches at their incantations after Salvator Rosa | $1,170–$1,754 | Christie's | |||
| 2016·03 | Crying, from Jane Eyre -Poetry and Story | $707–$990 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·03 | Life Room II unframed | $1,414–$2,121 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·03 | Untitled unframed | $1,414–$2,121 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·03 | Night Stories | $849–$1,131 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·03 | Dressing Him Up As Bluebeard, from Jane Eyre -Poetry and Story | $707–$990 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·02 | Untitled (Girl Shaving a Dog) | $86,464–$115,286 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·02 | The Bullfighter's Godmother | $727,873–$1,019,023 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·12 | Him, from Pendle Witches | $905–$1,207 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·11 | another pregnant rabbit | $53,262–$68,479 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·10 | The Ferry Girl VI (The Crossing) | $77,216–$108,102 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·09 | Peter Pan | $12,420–$18,630 | Christie's | |||
| 2015·09 | Getting Ready for the Ball, from: Jane Eyre | $9,315–$12,420 | Christie's | |||
| 2015·09 | The Keeper | $618–$927 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·09 | Dressing Him Up as Bluebeard unframed | $927–$1,236 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·09 | Up the Tree | $618–$927 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·09 | Unicorn unframed | $773–$1,082 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·09 | Biting unframed | $1,236–$1,854 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·09 | Jane & Helen unframed | $1,236–$1,854 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·09 | Untitled unframed | $15,410–$23,115 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·07 | Looking Out | $782,737–$1,095,832 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·07 | The Cadet and his Sister | $939,285–$1,252,380 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·06 | Mist II | $918–$1,224 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·06 | Mr Rochester | $765–$1,071 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·06 | Moth | $918–$1,224 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·06 | Up the Tree | $765–$1,071 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·06 | The Keeper | $765–$1,071 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·06 | Farewell | $1,530–$2,296 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·06 | Ecstasy | $1,530–$2,296 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·03 | Unicorn | $766–$1,073 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·03 | Girl with basin | $766–$1,073 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·03 | Scarecrow | $766–$1,073 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·03 | Girl Reading | $766–$1,073 | Bonhams | |||
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