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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| 2009·05 | Betty May (head) | $4,653–$6,204 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·03 | Still LIfe of Roses | $3,650–$5,110 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·03 | reclining nude | $4,380–$7,300 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·03 | Marble Arms | $7,300–$10,220 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·03 | Nude study (Betty Peters) | bronze with a dark brown patina | $11,680–$17,520 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·03 | Hand of the Yeminite Singer Bracha Zefira | $2,920–$4,380 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·02 | second portrait of george bernard shaw (head) | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·01 | Portrait of Paul Robeson, Junior | bronze with a dark brown patina | $3,653–$5,114 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·12 | Dahlias | pencil and gouache | $4,592–$7,653 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·11 | First Portrait of Jackie (bust with arms) | bronze with a dark brown patina | $4,589–$7,648 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·10 | The Honorable Wynne Godley | bronze with a green patina | $12,559–$18,838 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·10 | Sunita and Anita sleeping | pencil | $2,355–$3,140 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·10 | Second Portrait of Pandit Nehru (bust) | bronze with a dark green patina | $12,559–$18,838 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·10 | The Shawl | $5,275–$8,792 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·10 | Sunita Reclining | $5,275–$8,792 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·10 | Tabitha | $5,275–$8,792 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·10 | Epping Forest | watercolour and bodycolour | $2,631–$4,385 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·10 | Sunita and Anita reclining | pencil | $4,385–$6,139 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·10 | Reclining nude | pencil | $1,754–$2,631 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·07 | Sunita reclining | pencil and watercolour | $10,006–$16,009 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·07 | Sir Winston Churchill | $60,298–$80,397 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·06 | Second Portrait of Lillian Shelley | bronze with a dark brown patina | $15,654–$23,481 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·06 | Rabindranath Tagore | bronze with a green patina on a wooden base | $29,351–$48,918 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·06 | Visitation | bronze with a gold and brown patina | $78,269–$117,403 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·06 | Madonna (Sunita) | bronze with a brown patina | $19,567–$29,351 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·02 | Malvinia | bronze with a dark green patina | $5,957–$9,929 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·02 | Maquette for Madonna and Child, former Convent of the Holy Child Jesus, Cavendish Square, London | $13,900–$19,857 | Christie's | |||
| 2008·02 | Emperor Haile Selassie | bronze with a green patina | $9,929–$15,886 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·02 | Sunita reclining | pencil | $2,979–$3,971 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·02 | james muirhead bone | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·02 | fourth portrait of leda (with coxcomb) | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·02 | First Portrait of Kathleen | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·02 | self-portrait with a beard | $12,000–$18,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·12 | Lady from Baku | $12,247–$16,329 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·12 | 3rd Portrait of Jackie (Laughing) | $8,165–$16,329 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·12 | Spring, Epping Forest | pencil and gouache | $6,077–$10,128 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·12 | Fedora Roselli | bronze with a light brown patina | $10,128–$14,179 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·11 | Second Portrait of Annabel Freud (with curls) | bronze with a light brown patina | $8,182–$12,273 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·11 | Second Portrait of George Bernard Shaw (head) | bronze with a dark green patina | $40,910–$61,365 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·11 | Third Portrait of Deirdre (leaning forward) | bronze with a green patina | $14,319–$20,455 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·11 | First Portrait of Kitty (with curls) | bronze with a gold patina | $14,319–$20,455 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·11 | Nude Study B (Betty Peters) | bronze with a green patina | $10,228–$16,364 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·11 | Nude Study A (Betty Peters) | bronze with a dark green patina | $10,228–$16,364 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·11 | Yehudi Menuhin | bronze with a dark brown patina | $24,546–$36,819 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·11 | Second Portrait of Oriel Ross (head) | bronze with a dark brown patina | $8,182–$12,273 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·11 | Tulips | $6,263–$10,438 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·11 | eighth portrait of peggy jean (with curly hair, at 2 years 4 months) | $8,350–$12,525 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·10 | Anchusa flowers | pencil, watercolour and bodycolour | $829–$1,243 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·10 | Pink roses | pencil, watercolour and bodycolour | $2,072–$3,108 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·10 | Autumnal trees | pencil, watercolour and bodycolour | $3,108–$4,144 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·10 | Portrait of a lady | bronze with a green patina | $6,138–$10,230 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·10 | Jackie | pencil, unframed | $2,046–$3,069 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·10 | Malvinia | bronze with a dark green patina | $6,138–$10,230 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·09 | Daisy Dunn | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·09 | bust of winston churchill | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·09 | Nan Seated | $6,000–$8,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·09 | bust of rabindranath tagore | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·09 | Jackie No. 2 | $4,000–$6,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·09 | First portrait of Lydia | $8,000–$10,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·09 | First Portrait of Dolores (La Bohemienne) | bronze with golden brown patina | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·09 | Reclining Nude | bronze with green and black patina | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·07 | third portrait of meum (mask) | $12,197–$16,263 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·07 | Second Portrait of Isobel | $40,658–$60,987 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·06 | Still life with flowers | watercolour, bodycolour and oil on paper | $3,994–$5,991 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·06 | Epping Forest | watercolour and bodycolour | $3,994–$5,991 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·06 | Burial of Abel | bronze with a green patina | $5,991–$9,984 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·06 | Study for Resurrection | bronze with a brown and green patina | $9,832–$15,731 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·06 | Maquette for St Michael and the Devil | bronze with a light brown patina | $23,597–$35,395 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·06 | Reclining Negress | $3,968–$5,951 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·06 | Sunita | $2,381–$3,571 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·06 | Poppies | $2,976–$3,968 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·05 | Tanya | bronze with a dark brown patina | $11,945–$15,927 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·05 | Summer flowers | pencil, watercolour and bodycolour | $1,991–$2,986 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·05 | Autumnal shrubs | pencil, watercolour and bodycolour | $1,991–$2,986 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·03 | blossom | $1,582–$1,977 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | Peonies | $3,926–$5,890 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | Gladioli | $4,908–$6,871 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | Jackie | $2,945–$3,926 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | Juanita Forbes (Nude Study) | $11,779–$15,705 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·12 | second portrait of annabel freud (with curls) | $9,743–$13,641 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·12 | Maquette for Night | $19,487–$29,230 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·12 | Study for 'One of the Hundred Pillars of the Secret Temple' | $38,974–$58,461 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·12 | Bust of Joseph Conrad | $38,974–$58,461 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·12 | Rhododendrons | pencil, watercolour and bodycolour | $4,917–$5,900 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·12 | Reclining nude | pencil and watercolour | $1,967–$2,950 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·12 | Epping Forest | gouache | $3,933–$5,900 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·11 | Sunflowers | $2,872–$3,829 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·11 | Ann Freud | bronze with a gold patina | $5,656–$9,426 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·09 | head of jawaharlal nehru | $12,000–$18,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·09 | Sunflowers | $5,620–$9,367 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·09 | Lilies | $2,810–$3,747 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·09 | Sunita Reclining | $1,311–$1,686 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·09 | Nianda (Neander) | $7,494–$11,241 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·09 | Sunita Reclining | $1,499–$2,248 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·09 | Portrait of a Child | $2,810–$3,747 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·09 | Bathers | $2,248–$3,372 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·09 | Portrait of Sunita with hands clasped | $1,499–$2,248 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·09 | Portland Mason | $4,684–$6,557 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·09 | blossom | $1,535–$1,919 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·06 | Maquette for St Michael and the Devil | $21,850–$32,775 | Sotheby's | |||
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