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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2014·12 | Lemon Pears | $3,131–$4,696 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·11 | brown still life | $15,676–$23,513 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | linear still life suite - drawing iv | $15,676–$23,513 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | Untitled | $12,540–$18,811 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | Blue Frying Pan | $156,756–$235,134 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | Table Still Life | $313,512–$470,268 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | Orange Still Life | $94,054–$125,405 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | White form | $3,919–$5,486 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | Brown & White, Brown Linear no.1 55.7 x 76.2 cm. (22 x 30 in.) | $10,949–$15,642 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·11 | Poem for a Jug, no. 8 25.4 x 29.9 cm. (10 x 11 3/4 in.) | $31,283–$46,925 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·11 | Untitled 31 x 35.9 cm. (12 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.) | $31,283–$39,104 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·11 | Still Life with Bottles 52.5 x 74.8 cm. (20 3/4 x 29 1/2 in.) | $28,155–$39,104 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·09 | Odeon Suite I | $1,306–$1,959 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·09 | Skail (Black) | $816–$1,143 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·09 | Skail (Yellow) | $816–$1,143 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·09 | Leg into Landscape 25cm x 31.5cm | $4,861–$8,101 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·07 | Cup, Bowl, Pan, Browns and Ochres | $3,433–$5,149 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·07 | Still Life unframed | $3,433–$5,149 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·07 | Scalpay | $3,090–$3,776 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·06 | Blue Pot and Three Pears | oil on board | $102,160–$136,213 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·06 | Untitled | $20,144–$30,216 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·06 | Jug White on Grey Brown | $33,574–$50,361 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·06 | Linear Still Life | $20,144–$30,216 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·06 | Still Life (three proofs) | $1,006–$1,341 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·06 | Skail (Yellow) | $1,173–$1,509 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·06 | Skail (Black) | $1,173–$1,509 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·06 | Odeon Suite I | $2,011–$3,017 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·05 | Permutation 3 - White | $337,315–$505,972 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·05 | Quiet Ochre | $168,657–$252,986 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·04 | Benbecula (Archeus 14) | $1,680–$2,520 | Christie's | |||
| 2014·04 | Scalpay, from: Europäische Graphik I (Archeus 18) | $1,344–$2,016 | Christie's | |||
| 2014·04 | Scalpay | $1,663–$2,495 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·04 | composition, ochre and brown | $9,978–$13,304 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·03 | Poem for a Jug, No. 9 | oil on canvas | $29,683–$41,226 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·03 | poem for a jug, no. 6 | $25,039–$41,732 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·02 | Mingulay | $1,333–$1,999 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·02 | Arran | $1,999–$2,999 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·02 | Scalpay | $1,999–$2,999 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·02 | Skail (yellow) | $1,166–$1,499 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·02 | Skail (black) | $1,166–$1,499 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·12 | Black, White and Grey | $32,769–$49,153 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·12 | black, navy, brown | $32,877–$49,316 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·12 | Blue and Black Still Life | $115,070–$164,385 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·12 | Orange Still Life | $197,262–$295,893 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·12 | Abstract Composition | $29,589–$41,096 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·11 | Still Life with Candle | oil on canvas | $64,537–$96,805 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·11 | White Pot and Pears | oil on canvas | $112,939–$161,341 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·11 | Ochre Still Life II | oil on canvas | $161,341–$242,012 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·11 | Untitled 18 x 11.5 cm. (7 1/8 x 4 1/2 in.) | $8,074–$11,304 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·11 | Poem for a Jug, no. 8 25.4 x 29.9 cm. (10 x 11 3/4 in.) | $48,446–$80,744 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·11 | Cornish Harbour 27 x 35 cm. (10 5/8 x 13 3/4 in.) | $64,595–$96,892 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·11 | Iona | $2,898–$3,543 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·11 | Odeon Suite III | $1,932–$2,898 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·11 | Blue and White | $322,051–$483,077 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·11 | Whithorn | $6,361–$9,541 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·09 | Brown Predominating, from: Summer Suite (Archeus 54) | $3,217–$4,826 | Christie's | |||
| 2013·09 | Still Life (Archeus 48) | $3,217–$4,826 | Christie's | |||
| 2013·09 | Green Predominating | $639–$959 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·09 | Odeon Suite I (Cooke 25) | $2,396–$3,195 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·07 | Brown Predominating, from the Summer Suite | $2,264–$3,018 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·07 | Dark Pears unframed | $2,264–$3,018 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·07 | Abstract | $90,650–$120,867 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·07 | composition, ochre and brown | $18,130–$27,195 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·07 | Still Life with Fruit | $105,759–$151,084 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·07 | Permutation 3 - White | $453,251–$755,419 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·06 | Red and Red | $6,000–$8,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·06 | Blue nude | $1,228–$1,842 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·06 | Man and Unicycles | $307–$461 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·06 | Benbecula | $2,303–$3,071 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·02 | Skaill (yellow) | $1,225–$1,837 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·11 | Pan and Bowl, Blues on Green | $3,208–$4,812 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·11 | Scalpay unframed | $2,887–$3,529 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·11 | Odeon Suite I (Cooke 25) | $2,887–$3,529 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·11 | Blue, Black and White Composition | $3,208–$4,812 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·11 | Iona unframed | $2,887–$3,529 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·11 | Still Life with Frying Pan | $4,010–$5,614 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·11 | seated figure | $31,712–$39,640 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·11 | Still Life on Brown with Beans (1978) 61 x 61 cm. (24 x 24 in.) | $79,280–$110,992 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·11 | Nude on Chair 75 x 105 cm. (29 1/2 x 41 1/3 in.) | $23,784–$31,712 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·11 | Brown Scheme (1970) 122 x 198 cm. (48 x 78 in.) (unframed) | $237,840–$317,119 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·10 | Cup and Pan Blues | $2,500–$3,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·07 | Iona | $1,867–$2,800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·05 | untitled (poem for a jug) | $40,284–$56,397 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·05 | untitled | $128,908–$193,362 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·05 | Untitled (Bottle and Pan) | $24,170–$40,284 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·04 | Iona, 1961 | Lithograph in colors | $1,323–$1,323 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2012·04 | Scalpay, 1963 | Lithograph in colors | $1,058–$1,058 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2012·04 | Cobalt Predominates, from: The Alexandra Suite | $1,281–$1,922 | Christie's | |||
| 2012·04 | Scalpay | $2,402–$3,203 | Christie's | |||
| 2012·04 | Pears | $2,883–$3,203 | Christie's | |||
| 2011·10 | Circles Diminishing | $52,724–$79,086 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·05 | Orange Table Top | $129,788–$194,682 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·05 | Scalpay, 1963 | Lithograph in colours Estimate: € 2,000 / $ 2,280 Sold: € 1,875 / $ 2,137 (incl | $2,900–$2,900 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2011·03 | an orchard of pears, no. 9 | $63,831–$95,747 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·03 | Double Grey Fish Still Life | $95,747–$127,662 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·03 | Abstract Composition | $7,000–$10,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·03 | Pan, Knife and Saucer, 1975 | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·12 | Linear White | $156,642–$234,963 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·12 | Black and White III | $12,531–$18,797 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·05 | Together | oil on canvas | $28,963–$43,445 | Christie's | ||
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