American/British, 1880–1959
Sir Jacob Epstein
573results on record
82%sell-through
$7,030median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$306,360record in our coverage
Drawn from 573 recorded results (540 sold · 33 passed) across 8 auction houses, 1998–2026. 3 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
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| sculpture | 162 | 90% | $11,731 |
| works on paper | 115 | n/a | $3,337 |
| other | 6 | 75% | $8,880 |
| painting | 3 | n/a | $4,313 |
| photography | 3 | n/a | $12,162 |
Medium is recorded for 289 of 573 results (50%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with John Piper C.h. Sir Jacob Epstein John Piper C.h.
| Metric | Sir Jacob Epstein | John Piper C.h. |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $7,030 | $2,995 |
| Record price | $306,360 | $653,730 |
| Results on record | 573 | 2,076 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: John Piper C.h.Sir Terry Frost R.a.Keith VaughanGraham Sutherland O.m.
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
80/ 100
- Sell-through82%
- Meets estimate70%
- Market depth573 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 | 259 | 100% | $6,150 | — |
| Sotheby's | 155 | 96% | $10,601 | 1.06× |
| Bonhams | 136 | 79% | $5,862 | 0.86× |
| Lyon & Turnbull | 12 | 75% | $4,584 | 1.26× |
| Phillips | 3 | 100% | $6,250 | — |
| Heritage Auctions | 3 | 100% | $3,750 | — |
| Ishtar | 3 | 67% | $26,750 | — |
| Strauss & Co | 2 | 50% | $11,885 | 0.86× |
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 576 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 33 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2015·03 | Portrait of Ronald Duncan the bronze 25cm high | $6,130–$9,195 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·03 | Baby Asleep 31cm high (including base) | $4,597–$7,662 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·12 | Morna (Stewart) | $6,000–$9,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·12 | Einstein | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | Second Portrait of George Bernard Shaw (Head) | $23,513–$31,351 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | Portrait of Rosie, 14 months old 26.5cm (10 1/2in)(high, including wooden base) | $4,696–$7,827 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·11 | Eighth portrait of Peggy Jean, with curly hair at 2 years, 4 months 34cm (13 1/2in)(high, including base) | $4,696–$7,827 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·11 | Sunita and Anita reclining | $1,879–$2,818 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·11 | Yehudi Menuhin 35.5 cm. (14 in.) high (excluding the base) | $23,462–$31,283 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·11 | First Portrait of Miriam Plichte (bust) 38.2 cm. (15 in.) high | $9,385–$12,513 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·11 | Sir Winston Churchill 30.4 cm. (12 in.) high (excluding the base) | $78,208–$125,132 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·09 | Malvina | $4,000–$6,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2014·09 | Anthony | $4,000–$6,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2014·09 | Mater Dolorosa | $484–$645 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·07 | Mater Dolorosa | $856–$1,199 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·06 | Second Portrait of George Bernard Shaw (head) | bronze with a brown patina | $42,567–$59,593 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·06 | nude study b (betty peters) | $8,393–$13,429 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·06 | sir winston churchill | $83,934–$117,508 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·06 | Two nudes | $2,010–$3,015 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·06 | Fedora Roselli 51cm (20in)(high) | $8,374–$11,724 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·06 | Nude asleep | $2,512–$3,350 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·06 | Reclining nude | $2,010–$3,015 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·06 | Two nudes 1945/50 | $2,010–$3,015 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·06 | Bettie Peters asleep | $3,350–$5,025 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·06 | Nude with red bead necklace | $3,350–$5,025 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·05 | Augustus John | $12,000–$18,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·03 | Hans Kindler | bronze with a green patina | $6,596–$9,894 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·03 | Sunita Asleep | pencil | $2,474–$3,298 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·03 | Sunita Resting | pencil and watercolour | $1,649–$2,474 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·03 | Abstract composition | pencil and conté | $1,319–$1,979 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·03 | Sunita and Anita | pencil | $2,474–$3,298 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·03 | Hillside | $1,661–$2,492 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·03 | Frisky 31.1 cm. (12 1/4 in.) high | $6,646–$9,969 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·03 | Roses and Iceland Poppies | $1,994–$2,991 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·03 | Professor Albert Einstein | $16,693–$25,039 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·11 | 'Stream in a Woodland Glade' | $1,938–$2,907 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·11 | Roses | $1,938–$2,907 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·11 | Baby asleep 31.5 cm (12 1/2in)(height, including base) | $3,221–$4,831 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·11 | Head of Negress, 1925 17 5/8 x 24 3/4in. | $1,000–$1,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·10 | Repose | pencil and watercolour | $1,603–$2,405 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·10 | Mrs Emily Chadbourne | marble | $24,047–$32,063 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·10 | Shadrach, Meschah and Abednego | pencil and watercolour | $2,405–$3,206 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·10 | Rabindranath Tagore | bronze with a dark brown patina | $12,825–$19,238 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·10 | First Portrait of Kitty (With Curls) | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·09 | Nude Study (Betty Peters) 74cm (29in)(length) | $9,543–$12,725 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·07 | Morna (Stewart) | $12,087–$18,130 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·03 | Second Portrait of Kathleen | $12,000–$18,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·03 | Maquette for Christ in Majesty | $30,000–$40,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·03 | Portrait of a child 23cm (9in)(height) | $2,274–$3,032 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·03 | Little Eileen, circa 1927 32cm (12 1/2in) (height, including base) | $7,580–$10,612 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·03 | Nude Study (Betty Peters) 74cm (29in)(length) | $12,127–$18,191 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·03 | Lupins | $3,032–$4,548 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·03 | Magnolias | $3,032–$4,548 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·11 | Dave 63 cm. (24 3/4 in.) high | $28,541–$39,640 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·11 | maquette for madonna and child | $9,514–$12,685 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·11 | Maquette for Madonna and Child 33 cm. (13 in.) high (excluding marble base) | $15,856–$23,784 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·11 | Sunita | pencil | $2,398–$3,997 | Christie's | ||
| 2012·11 | Second Portrait of Gladys, Duchess of Marlborough (sketch) | bronze with a dark brown patina | $3,198–$4,797 | Christie's | ||
| 2012·10 | fifth portrait of kathleen (half-length with hands) | $7,000–$10,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·10 | Ian (Ossian) | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·10 | second portrait of pandit nehru (bust) | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·05 | second portrait of george bernard shaw | $24,170–$40,284 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·05 | Portrait Head | $6,445–$9,668 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·12 | Baby Asleep | bronze with a green patina | $2,327–$3,102 | Christie's | ||
| 2011·12 | Epping Forest | pencil, ink and watercolour | $3,102–$4,653 | Christie's | ||
| 2011·11 | Rita Romilly | $6,313–$9,470 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·10 | First Portrait of Dolores (La Bohemienne) | bronze with green patina | $6,000–$8,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2011·06 | Nan, The Dreamer | $12,876–$19,314 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·12 | maquette for christ in majesty | $23,496–$31,328 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·12 | second portrait of deirdre (in a slip) | $15,664–$23,496 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·12 | Nude Study I | $12,531–$18,797 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·10 | Morna (Stewart) | bronze with a light green patina | $12,672–$19,008 | Christie's | ||
| 2010·05 | Sir Winston Churchill | bronze with a green patina | $72,408–$115,852 | Christie's | ||
| 2010·05 | Chia Pi | bronze with a dark brown patina | $5,793–$8,689 | Christie's | ||
| 2010·05 | Nude Study D (Betty Peters) | $8,641–$11,521 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·05 | Second Portrait of George Bernard Shaw (head) | $28,803–$43,205 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·05 | Sir Winston Churchill | $43,205–$72,008 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·05 | First Portrait of Esther (With Long Hair) | $8,641–$11,521 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·05 | Mother and Child, Standing | $86,409–$115,212 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·05 | Albert Einstein | $21,602–$36,004 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·03 | Foxgloves | gouache | $3,030–$4,544 | Christie's | ||
| 2010·03 | Poppies | gouache | $1,515–$2,272 | Christie's | ||
| 2010·03 | Jackie, the artist's son | pencil | $1,515–$2,272 | Christie's | ||
| 2010·03 | Hollyhocks | gouache | $3,030–$4,544 | Christie's | ||
| 2010·03 | The Seraph (Marie Collins) | bronze with green and brown patina | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2010·03 | Seventh Portrait of Kathleen (Half-Length in Shawl) | bronze with green patina | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·12 | Albert Einstein | bronze with a dark brown patina | $16,370–$24,554 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·10 | Negro Child | pencil | $3,180–$4,769 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·10 | Three Wise Men | pencil and watercolour | $1,113–$1,590 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·10 | Violets in a Vase | watercolour and gouache | $3,180–$4,769 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·10 | Philosopher, (Strand Statue) | pencil and ink, on two sheets | $2,385–$3,974 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·10 | Jackie, Third Portrait | pencil | $3,180–$4,769 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·10 | The Fire Worshippers | pencil and watercolour | $4,769–$7,949 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·10 | Reclining Nude | pencil | $6,359–$9,539 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·09 | Sunita and Anita Asleep | pencil | $3,287–$4,931 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·09 | Sunita embracing a child | pencil | $3,287–$4,931 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·07 | 9th Portrait of Peggy Jean (laughing, at 2 years 9 months) | bronze with a pale green patina | $4,929–$8,214 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·07 | Benaiah and the Lion | pencil and watercolour | $1,971–$2,957 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·07 | First Portrait of Isabel | bronze with a brown patina | $9,857–$13,143 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·05 | Epping Forest | watercolour | $2,350–$3,917 | Christie's | ||
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