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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| 2006·06 | Romilly John | $14,567–$21,850 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·06 | Gabrielle Soene | bronze with a green patina | $11,058–$14,744 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·06 | George Bernard Shaw | bronze with a green patina | $46,076–$64,507 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·05 | Portrait of a child | $1,867–$2,801 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·05 | Rose | $7,468–$11,203 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·05 | Lady Epstein's Hands | $1,867–$2,801 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·05 | Rabindranath Tagore | $18,826–$28,239 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·03 | Piccaninny | $13,882–$20,823 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·03 | Maquette for Cavendish Square Madonna and Child | $10,411–$13,882 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·03 | Maquette for Joan Greenwood (child) | bronze with a light brown patina | $3,513–$5,269 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·03 | Bust of a woman | bronze with gold/brown patina | $5,269–$8,782 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·03 | Amaryllis | pencil, watercolour and bodycolour | $2,108–$3,162 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·02 | Columbine | $2,599–$3,466 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·02 | Epping Forrest | $3,466–$5,199 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·02 | Portrait of Sergeant Major Mitchell | $1,733–$2,599 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·11 | Baby Asleep | bronze with a black patina | $2,586–$3,448 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·11 | Red and oriental lillies; and Red and white lillies | pencil, watercolour and bodycolour | $3,448–$5,172 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·11 | Flower Study | $2,580–$3,440 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·11 | Epping Forest | gouache | $3,427–$5,141 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·11 | Dahlias | pencil and gouache | $4,284–$5,998 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·11 | Joseph Conrad (bust) | bronze with a light brown patina | $17,137–$25,706 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·11 | Jan Christian Smuts (head) | painted plaster | $5,141–$8,569 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·11 | Sir Winston Churchill | bronze with a dark brown patina | $25,706–$34,274 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·11 | Anita (Miriam Patel) | bronze with a dark brown patina | $10,282–$13,710 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·11 | Girl from Senegal (Madeleine Bechet) | bronze with a dark brown patina | $8,569–$13,710 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·11 | Maquette for St Michael and the Devil | bronze with a gold patina | $26,527–$44,212 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·10 | Rabindranath Tagore | $17,671–$26,507 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·10 | Lillies | pencil, watercolour and bodycolour, unframed | $5,299–$8,832 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·10 | Red and yellow flowers | pencil, watercolour and bodycolour | $1,766–$2,650 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·07 | Two Studies for 'Genesis' | $12,257–$17,510 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·07 | third portrait of kathleen | $10,506–$14,008 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·06 | Eighth Portrait of Peggy Jean (with curly hair, at 2 years, 4 months) | bronze with a gold/brown patina | $7,174–$10,761 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·06 | Chrysanthemums and Crocosmia | watercolour and ink | $3,587–$5,381 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·06 | Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the fiery furnace | pencil and watercolour | $3,587–$5,381 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·06 | Self Portrait with a Beard | bronze with a brown patina | $10,761–$14,348 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·06 | First Portrait of Isobel, Head | bronze with a light brown patina | $8,968–$14,348 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·06 | Victor | $4,000–$6,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·06 | twelfth portrait of peggy jean (the sick child) | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·06 | John Gielgud | bronze with a dark brown patina | $9,121–$14,593 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·06 | lucifer, belial and beezlebub | $1,837–$2,755 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·05 | Regal Lillies | pencil, watercolour and bodycolour | $3,766–$5,649 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·05 | Tulips and Tiger Lillies | pencil, watercolour and bodycolour | $3,766–$5,649 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·05 | King David and the waters of Babylon | pencil and watercolour | $1,883–$2,825 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·05 | Reclining Nude | pencil | $1,506–$2,260 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·04 | Flowers in bloom | pencil and gouache | $1,915–$2,873 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·03 | Marchesa Casati | $11,552–$15,403 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·03 | Second Portrait of Jackie (with curls) | $7,701–$11,552 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·03 | Betty May (head) | bronze with light brown patina | $5,733–$9,555 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·03 | Maquette for Madonna and Child, former Convent of the Holy Child Jesus, Cavendish Square, London | $9,555–$15,288 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·02 | Ann Freund | $3,000–$5,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·02 | First Portrait of Kitty (with Curls) | $7,000–$10,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·02 | Head of Ronald Duncan | $2,829–$3,772 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·01 | Fifth Portrait of Kathleen | $7,000–$9,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·01 | La Jeunesse (Portrait of Peggy Jean) | $7,000–$9,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·12 | Sunita Reclining | pencil | $1,546–$2,319 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·11 | Third Portrait of Esther | $9,392–$13,149 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·11 | Epping Thicks | $2,818–$3,757 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·11 | White roses | pencil, watercolour and bodycolour | $3,714–$5,570 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·11 | Second Portrait of George Bernard Shaw (head) | bronze with a dark brown patina | $33,423–$46,420 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·11 | Mauves and crimsons | pencil, watercolour and bodycolour | $3,714–$5,570 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·10 | October, Epping Forest | gouache | $3,600–$5,400 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·10 | Lilies | $2,700–$4,500 | Christie's | |||
| 2004·10 | Reclining female nude | pencil, watercolour, brush and black ink | $1,080–$1,440 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·09 | Sunita with Anita | $2,681–$3,574 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·09 | 2nd Portrait of Dolores | $7,148–$10,723 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·09 | Head of a babe | $3,574–$5,361 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·05 | Ian (ossian) | $4,452–$6,233 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·05 | 3rd portrait of jackie (laughing) | $4,452–$6,233 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·05 | Lucifer, Belial and Beelzebub | $2,137–$3,206 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·05 | Rani Rama | $8,904–$12,466 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·03 | Portland Mason | bronze with a light brown patina | $5,413–$9,022 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·02 | Jackie | $1,122–$1,496 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·11 | Ellen Jansen (Smiling Head) | $6,816–$10,224 | Christie's | |||
| 2003·09 | Jackie | $954–$1,271 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·07 | Irises | $1,329–$1,994 | Christie's | |||
| 2003·07 | Roses | $1,661–$2,492 | Christie's | |||
| 2003·06 | Epping forest | acrylic on paper | $3,333–$4,999 | Christie's | ||
| 2001·12 | Indian Sisters | $1,421–$2,131 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·12 | Portrait of Sunita | $2,131–$2,842 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·11 | Second Portrait of Deirdre (in a slip) | $8,485–$11,314 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·11 | Portrait Head of Jackie | pencil | $1,025–$1,464 | Christie's | ||
| 2001·11 | Reclining Negress | pencil | $1,464–$2,197 | Christie's | ||
| 2001·10 | Peonies | $2,573–$3,574 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·10 | Tulips | $2,573–$3,574 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·10 | Portrait of Augustus John | bronze with a dark brown patina | $11,401–$17,101 | Christie's | ||
| 2001·06 | Rani Rama | $5,527–$8,291 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·05 | Epping Forest | watercolour and bodycolour | $2,844–$4,266 | Christie's | ||
| 2001·05 | Reclining Negress | pencil | $1,138–$1,707 | Christie's | ||
| 2001·04 | Baby asleep | bronze with a green patina | $2,158–$2,878 | Christie's | ||
| 2001·04 | Bust of Ivan Maisky | bronze with a gold patina | $4,317–$7,195 | Christie's | ||
| 2001·03 | Epping Forest | $1,740–$2,610 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·12 | Reclining Nude | $2,870–$4,305 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·11 | Baby asleep | $4,222–$7,037 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·11 | Romilly John | $7,037–$9,852 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·11 | Marie Tracey, head and shoulders | $5,630–$8,444 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·11 | Epstein's hand | $4,222–$7,037 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·11 | The Putti; fifth and sixth portraits of Peggy Jean | $5,630–$8,444 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·11 | Victor | $2,815–$4,222 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·11 | First Portrait of Louise | bronze with a green patina | $7,127–$9,977 | Christie's | ||
| 2000·11 | Kathleen Asleep II | pencil and watercolour | $2,138–$2,851 | Christie's | ||
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