1913–1989
William Scott R.a.
676results on record
83%sell-through
$20,251median result (USD, incl. premium; 98% observed, 2% estimated from hammer)
$2,096,917record in our coverage
Drawn from 676 recorded results (632 sold · 44 passed) across 16 auction houses, 1998–2026. 1 upcoming lot on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 98% observed, 2% 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| painting | 124 | 72% | $137,468 |
| prints | 104 | 90% | $3,535 |
| works on paper | 91 | 88% | $28,564 |
| ceramics & design | 34 | 89% | $24,831 |
Medium is recorded for 353 of 676 results (52%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Henry Moore William Scott R.a. Henry Moore
| Metric | William Scott R.a. | Henry Moore |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $20,251 | $15,000 |
| Record price | $2,096,917 | $35,201,404 |
| Results on record | 676 | 3,915 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Henry MooreJohn Piper C.h.Graham Sutherland O.m.Ben Nicholson O.m.
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
84/ 100
- Sell-through83%
- Meets estimate77%
- Market depth676 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 | 270 | 79% | $32,869 | — |
| Sotheby's | 216 | 85% | $42,428 | 1.19× |
| Bonhams | 139 | 84% | $4,182 | 1.09× |
| Lyon & Turnbull | 12 | 100% | $4,539 | 1.27× |
| Phillips | 12 | 75% | $6,775 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 9 | 100% | $1,750 | 0.50× |
| Ketterer Kunst | 5 | — | $2,719 | — |
| Chiswick Auctions | 2 | 100% | $3,646 | — |
| Strauss & Co | 2 | 100% | $2,604 | 0.75× |
| Grisebach | 1 | — | $1,932 | — |
| Rago | 1 | 100% | $2,250 | — |
| Galerie Bassenge | 1 | — | $1,712 | — |
| Bertolami Fine Art | 2 | 50% | $235 | — |
| Kings Russell Auctioneers | 1 | 100% | $2,150 | 0.74× |
| Heritage Auctions | 2 | 50% | $2,750 | — |
| Dorotheum | 2 | 50% | $20,001 | — |
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 678 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 44 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026·08 | Iona - 1961 | $2,029–$2,705 | upcoming | Lyon & Turnbull | ||
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| 2026·06 | Mingulay, lithograph, 1962, signed in pencil and numbered 2/75, published by Curwen | lithograph | $1,984–$2,646 | Kings Russell Auctioneers | ||
| 2026·06 | Still Life on Black Table (II) 51 x 102.5 cm. (20 x 40 1/4 in.) | $197,412–$329,020 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·06 | Scalpay | — | Chiswick Auctions | |||
| 2026·05 | First Triangles, from A Poem for Alexander (A. 39) | $1,342–$2,013 | Phillips | |||
| 2026·05 | „Arran“. 1960 | Colour lithograph on wove paper | $1,755–$2,340 | Grisebach | ||
| 2026·05 | Still Life with Frying Pan and Eggs, 1973 | $4,053–$6,754 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2026·04 | Whithorn textile | — | Chiswick Auctions | |||
| 2026·03 | Still Life: Coffee Pot II | oil on canvas | $93,095–$132,993 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·03 | Tan, White and Blue | oil and sand on paper, laid on board | $13,299–$19,949 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·03 | Orange Still Life with Figure | oil on canvas | $332,782–$465,894 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·03 | Benbecula (from The Scottish Island ), 1962 | color lithograph | $800–$1,200 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·01 | Iona - 1961 | $2,016–$3,360 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2025·11 | Orange Composition, 1966 | $19,787–$32,979 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·11 | Black Bottle and Blue Jar, 1975 | $13,192–$19,787 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·11 | Composition, 1959 | $7,915–$10,553 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·11 | Black and Grey | $157,729–$236,593 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·10 | Still Life with Bowl and Olives | oil on canvas | $200,086–$333,477 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·10 | To Contrast Colour | oil on canvas | $40,017–$66,695 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·10 | Whithorn | screenprint in colours on linen | $934–$1,334 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·10 | Painting | oil on canvas | $240,035–$333,381 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·10 | Blue and White | oil on canvas | $400,058–$666,763 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·10 | Composition, Grey and Black | $12,000–$18,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·09 | Cornish Harbour (Mousehole) | $2,013–$2,684 | Christie's | |||
| 2025·09 | Still Life with Frying Pan and Eggs | colour screenprint on paper | $2,304–$3,457 | Strauss & Co | ||
| 2025·07 | Composition, from Thirty-Five Artists | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·07 | Seated Nude 63.5 x 48.3 cm. (25 x 19 in.) | $10,914–$16,371 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·06 | Forms Encaged, from A Poem for Alexander | $686–$961 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·06 | White Circle | $34,256–$41,107 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·06 | Odeon Suite V | $1,000–$1,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·04 | Seated Girl | $7,754–$10,338 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·03 | Three Forms on Blue | gouache on paper | $15,533–$23,300 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·03 | Two Fish on Brown Table | oil on canvas | $64,721–$103,554 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·03 | White Pot and Blue Pot | oil on canvas | $90,609–$129,442 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·03 | Still Life with Two Lemons and Grapes | coloured chalk, coloured crayon, gouache and pencil on paper | $23,300–$32,360 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·03 | Interior | oil on canvas | $324,015–$453,620 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·03 | Bowl and Frying Basket | oil on canvas | $194,409–$324,015 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·12 | Odeon Suite V | $1,000–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·11 | Harvesting | gouache, coloured chalk and ink on paper | $15,177–$22,765 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·11 | Painting | oil on canvas | $50,589–$75,884 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·11 | Ivy Leaves | oil on canvas | $31,618–$44,266 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·11 | Shelter | crayon, pen and black ink and watercolour on paper | $7,588–$10,118 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·11 | Dramatic Landscape | watercolour on paper | $3,162–$4,427 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·11 | Reclining Nude (Orange and Silver) | charcoal, gouache and silver paint on paper | $75,884–$101,179 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·11 | Dried River Bed, North Wales | watercolour on paper | $3,794–$6,324 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | Blue Form | oil on canvas | $52,081–$78,121 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | Untitled | oil on canvas | $39,061–$65,101 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·07 | Wynnstay Park, Ruabon | $5,212–$7,818 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·06 | Portrait of Denise Field-Reid 82 x 56.6 cm. (32 1/4 x 22 1/4 in.) | $38,182–$63,637 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·06 | Still Life with Lemon | $2,533–$3,800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·06 | Dark Pears | $1,900–$2,533 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·06 | Cup, Bowl, Pan, Browns and Ochres (A. 28) | $3,192–$4,469 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·05 | Blue Still Life | $2,508–$3,762 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2024·03 | Blue Still Life | oil on canvas | $76,381–$101,842 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·03 | Untitled: Composition | gouache, pastel and collage on paper | $15,276–$22,914 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·03 | Blue Cup and Pears | oil on canvas | $152,307–$228,460 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·03 | Still Life, 1973 | $3,209–$4,493 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·02 | William Scott (1848 - 1918) | Etching | $1–$2,592 | Bertolami Fine Art | ||
| 2023·12 | Scalpay, from Europäische Graphik I | $1,259–$1,888 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·11 | Untitled 20.3 x 25.7 cm. (8 x 10 1/8 in.) | $7,522–$10,030 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·11 | Still Life No. 1 58.4 x 77.1 cm. (23 x 30 3/8 in.) | $31,343–$43,880 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·10 | Seated Figure, c.1953 | $1,814–$3,023 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2023·10 | Untitled White and Blue | oil on canvas | $84,854–$121,220 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·10 | Bowl with Lid on Blue | gouache on paper | $30,305–$42,427 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·10 | Untitled | oil on canvas | $48,488–$72,732 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·09 | Composition, from Thirty-Five Artists | $4,875–$7,312 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·08 | Blue Still Life - 1975 | $1,018–$1,527 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2023·07 | First Triangles (from A Poem for Alexander ), 1972 | screenprint | $1,000–$2,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2023·07 | Equals and Blue Field (two prints from A Poem for Alexander ), 1972 | screenprints | $2,000–$4,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2023·07 | Brown and White Related and Areas Contrasted (two prints from A Poem for Alexander ), 1972 | screenprints | $2,000–$4,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2023·07 | Line on the Rectangle and Cobalt Predominates (two prints from A Poem for Alexander ), 1972 | screenprints | $2,000–$4,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2023·07 | Estate Landscape and Divided Counterchange (two prints from A Poem for Alexander ), 1972 | screenprint | $2,000–$4,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2023·07 | Lines with Breadth Supercede and Forms Engaged (two prints from A Poem for Alexander ), 1972 | screenprints | $2,000–$4,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2023·07 | Second Triangles and Yellow Square Plus Quarter Blue (two prints from A Poem for Alexander ), 1972 | screenprint | $2,000–$4,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2023·07 | Angles Equal and Brown Field Defined (two prints from A Poem for Alexander ), 1972 | screenprints | $2,000–$4,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2023·06 | Torn Limb | $7,594–$8,860 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·06 | Egypt Series Drawing No. II 58 x 79 cm. (22 3/4 x 31 1/8 in.) | $25,453–$38,180 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·06 | Untitled, from Rothko Memorial Portfolio (A. 47) | $3,740–$6,233 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·06 | Cup, Bowl, Pan, Browns and Ochres | $3,758–$6,263 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·06 | Still Life | $3,131–$4,384 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·06 | Lemon Pears | $2,255–$2,756 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·06 | Iona | $2,505–$3,758 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·06 | Cup and Pan Blues | $5,010–$7,515 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·06 | Green Pears | $2,255–$2,756 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·04 | Linear Still Life Suite - Drawing IV, 1973 | $14,984–$22,477 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2023·03 | Still Life with Egg and Spatula | oil on canvas | $61,331–$98,129 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·03 | Still Life | oil on canvas | $61,331–$85,863 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·03 | Broken Branches | watercolour and gouache on paper | $3,680–$6,133 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·03 | Orange Still Life with Figure | oil on canvas | $489,635–$734,452 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·03 | Interior | oil on canvas | $489,635–$734,452 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·03 | Odeon Suite I | $975–$1,463 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·03 | Nude | $12,194–$18,290 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·12 | Cornish Harbour, Mousehole | Lithograph in colors on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·12 | White Square on Black Ground | $8,536–$12,195 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·12 | Cornish Harbour (Mousehole) | $3,656–$6,093 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·12 | Barra | — | Galerie Bassenge | |||
| 2022·11 | ) Lot of three views of Italian cities Brown ink etching, 32.3 x 22.2 cm Two sheets | etching | — | Bertolami Fine Art | ||
| 2022·10 | Orange Still Life | gouache on paper | $33,731–$56,218 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·10 | Untitled (white coffee cup with blue border) | gouache on paper | $16,866–$28,109 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·10 | Untitled (still life with mug) | gouache on paper | $16,866–$28,109 | Christie's | ||
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