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?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 realized prices on this page are locked. A Research Pass reads 50 of them for $39, once — buy a pass | ||||||
| 2010·03 | Blue Still Life | $901–$1,201 | Christie's | |||
| 2010·03 | Summer Suite with Blue | $2,252–$3,003 | Christie's | |||
| 2009·11 | Multiforms | pencil and gouache | $33,086–$49,630 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·11 | Grey Still Life | oil on canvas | $132,346–$198,519 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·11 | Sober Brown | oil on canvas | $66,173–$99,259 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·11 | Red Still Life | $116,579–$166,541 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·11 | Nude | $166,541–$249,812 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·11 | Still Life | $24,981–$33,308 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·11 | Nude | $13,323–$19,985 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·09 | Forms Encaged, from The Alexander Suite | $1,154–$1,649 | Christie's | |||
| 2009·07 | Still Life with Orange Notes | wool pile tapestry | $3,286–$4,929 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·05 | Blue Mugs | oil on canvas | $125,333–$188,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·05 | Black & White and Brown Still Life | oil on canvas | $125,333–$188,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·05 | Still Life with Candle | $124,088–$186,132 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·05 | brown, black and white, 1973 | $38,777–$54,288 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·05 | still life with 8 forms, 1970 | $310,220–$465,330 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·05 | Orange and Pink, 1957 | $387,775–$542,885 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·05 | blue still life with brown glass, 1956 | blue still life with brown glass, 1956 | $453,137–$755,228 | Sotheby's | ||
| 2009·04 | Scalpay, 1963 | Lithograph in colours Estimate: € 3,500 / $ 3,990 Sold: € 4,270 / $ 4,867 (incl | $4,643–$4,643 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2009·04 | Composition from Thirty-Five Artists | $2,935–$4,403 | Christie's | |||
| 2009·03 | A bracelet and a pair of earrings | $1,460–$2,190 | Christie's | |||
| 2009·03 | Study for Berlin Blues I | gouache | $14,600–$21,900 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·03 | Untitled | gouache on paper, laid on painted board, unframed | $4,380–$7,300 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·01 | Still Life | gouache | $7,306–$10,228 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·01 | Fish and Eggs | oil on canvas | $21,917–$36,528 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·01 | Composition | watercolour, gouache and collage | $4,383–$5,844 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·12 | Untitled | pastel, wax crayon, charcoal and collage | $9,183–$12,245 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·12 | Study for a Painting, Pears | charcoal, pastel, gouache and oil | $10,714–$15,306 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·12 | Two Bowls with Eggs | oil on canvas | $373,732–$523,225 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·12 | Triptych | oil on canvas | $149,493–$224,239 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·12 | Two Forms | oil on canvas | $29,899–$44,848 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·12 | Poem for a Jug No. 4 | oil on canvas | $29,899–$44,848 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·12 | Untitled, 1968 | pencil, watercolour and bodycolour on buff paper | $11,959–$17,939 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·10 | Still Life with Orange Notes | $8,792–$12,308 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·09 | Untitled | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·07 | blue pot and three pears , 1955 | $160,794–$241,192 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·06 | Bowl, Eggs and Lemons | oil on canvas | $587,015–$978,359 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·06 | Untitled | watercolour and bodycolour | $29,351–$39,134 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·06 | Blue Still Life | gouache | $23,481–$35,221 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·06 | Bending Figure II | black ink | $48,918–$68,485 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·06 | Flamescape | oil and gouache on paper | $19,567–$29,351 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·05 | Black Jug | $97,825–$136,956 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·12 | Gouache No.3 | $40,823–$61,234 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·12 | Painting, 1959 | $367,407–$510,287 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·12 | Gouache No.8 | $51,029–$71,440 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·12 | Untitled | $36,741–$51,029 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·12 | White Pot and Blue Pot | $204,115–$306,172 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·12 | Composition | $24,494–$36,741 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·12 | Untitled, 1952 | $61,234–$81,646 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·12 | Abstract Still Life | $51,029–$71,440 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·12 | Drawing 1, 1962 | charcoal | $14,179–$20,256 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·11 | High Horizon | gouache | $40,910–$61,365 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·11 | Blue Still Life | oil on canvas | $613,654–$1,022,757 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·11 | Two White Forms in a Red Landscape | gouache | $24,546–$36,819 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·11 | Abstract Composition | $8,350–$12,525 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·11 | Untitled | $6,263–$10,438 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·07 | blue and grey, c. 1961 | $20,329–$30,493 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·07 | Berlin Blues | $81,316–$121,974 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·07 | Ochre Still Life 1970 | $243,947–$365,921 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·07 | The Blue Lady | $60,987–$81,316 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·07 | three forms on pale blue 1971 | $162,631–$243,947 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·07 | no.1- apricot, orange and black | $14,230–$18,296 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·07 | fork, knife, three pears and plate | $71,151–$91,480 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·07 | grey pan and grapes 1975 | $40,658–$60,987 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·07 | study for figure into landscape | $60,987–$81,316 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·07 | Yellow Dark and Light | $203,289–$304,934 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·06 | Portrait of Mrs Field-Reid | oil on panel | $39,328–$58,992 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·06 | Two Figures ( recto ); Study for Slagheap landscape ( verso ) | pencil, ink, watercolour and bodycolour | $23,597–$35,395 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·06 | Blue and white forms on white | oil on canvas | $157,313–$235,970 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·06 | Brown and Black | oil on canvas | $393,283–$589,924 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·06 | Green Pears | $1,984–$2,976 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·05 | permutations - grey | $298,632–$497,720 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | Scalpay, 1963 | Lithograph in colours Estimate: € 200 / $ 228 Sold: € 2,640 / $ 3,009 (incl | $263–$263 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2006·11 | Lemon Pears | $2,872–$3,829 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·11 | still life with frying pan and eggs | $2,872–$3,829 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·11 | Blue Still Life | oil on canvas | $471,296–$659,814 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·11 | Blue Pot with Three Pears | oil on board | $113,111–$150,815 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·11 | Brown Abstract | oil on canvas | $188,518–$282,777 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·11 | Theme Brown Linear 1 | watercolour and gouache | $18,852–$28,278 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·10 | Composition from Thirty-Five Artists | $3,783–$5,674 | Christie's | |||
| 2006·06 | Untitled | $21,850–$32,775 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·06 | Blue, Grey, White | $145,665–$218,498 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·06 | White bowl, black pan on brown | $5,492–$9,153 | Christie's | |||
| 2006·06 | Cobalt Predominates, from The Alexandra Suite | $2,746–$3,661 | Christie's | |||
| 2006·06 | Three Green Pears | oil on canvas | $55,292–$92,153 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·06 | Untitled | charcoal, watercolour and gouache | $11,058–$14,744 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·06 | Brown Still Life | oil on canvas | $460,763–$645,068 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·06 | Blue and White | oil on canvas | $92,153–$147,444 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·06 | Orange and Red | oil on canvas | $331,749–$460,763 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·06 | Sand | oil on canvas | $27,646–$46,076 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·06 | Still Life with a Cockerel | oil on canvas | $92,153–$147,444 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·05 | Cyclamen | $223,611–$335,416 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·03 | Still Life with Black Bottle | $104,114–$138,819 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·03 | Grapes | $3,513–$5,269 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·12 | William Scott (1913-1989) | $5,190–$8,650 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·11 | White Saucepan, Knife and Yellow Pears | oil on canvas | $85,686–$137,098 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·11 | Untitled II | oil on canvas | $85,686–$137,098 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·11 | Blue and White | oil on canvas | $68,549–$102,823 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·11 | Lemon, Plate and Knife | pencil and gouache | $13,710–$20,565 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·11 | Nearing Circles | oil on canvas | $342,744–$514,116 | Christie's | ||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $39, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.