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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2005·11 | Painting | oil on canvas | $102,823–$137,098 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·11 | Blue Form on White | oil on canvas | $123,794–$176,848 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·11 | Blue Frying Pan | oil on canvas | $123,794–$176,848 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·11 | Black, White and Grey | oil on canvas | $53,054–$88,424 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·11 | Still Life, Pears | oil on canvas | $106,109–$141,479 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·11 | Orange Landscape | oil on canvas | $88,424–$141,479 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·10 | Dark Brown with Blue 2 | $21,206–$31,808 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·10 | Torso | $44,178–$61,849 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·10 | Painting 1959 | $212,055–$265,069 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·10 | composition 1959 | $31,808–$44,178 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·10 | Untitled | watercolour, charcoal and collage | $10,598–$14,131 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·10 | William Scott | $2,115–$2,820 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·10 | William Scott (1913-1989) | $2,115–$2,820 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·10 | William Scott (1913-1989) | $2,467–$2,820 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·10 | William Scott | $4,406–$6,168 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·10 | William Scott | $5,287–$7,049 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·10 | William Scott | $2,115–$2,820 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·10 | William Scott | $1,762–$2,644 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·10 | William Scott | $2,115–$2,820 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·10 | William Scott | $2,644–$3,525 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·10 | William Scott | $2,644–$3,525 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·09 | Three Pears and a Pan | $4,412–$6,177 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·07 | Quarry Landscape | $8,755–$12,257 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·07 | still life xli/l, 1974 | $14,008–$21,012 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·07 | still life xliii/l, 1974 | $10,506–$14,008 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·07 | Black and Yellow Forms | $8,755–$12,257 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·07 | White Pan on Black | $21,012–$31,518 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·06 | Black Pan and Bowl | watercolour, gouache, coloured crayon and white chalk | $21,890–$32,834 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·06 | Cool | pencil, watercolour, gouache and black crayon | $21,890–$32,834 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·06 | Still Life | pencil, watercolour and gouache | $27,362–$45,603 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·06 | Pan and Knife 2 | watercolour, gouache and coloured crayon | $27,362–$45,603 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·06 | Related Forms | pencil and black crayon | $12,769–$18,241 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·06 | Pan and Fruit | pencil, black and coloured crayons and gouache | $5,472–$9,121 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·06 | Excursion No. 8 | gouache | $5,472–$9,121 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·06 | Bowl and Pan with Two Eggs | oil on canvas | $54,724–$91,207 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·06 | Still Life Variations 2 | oil on canvas | $182,413–$273,620 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·06 | Black and White | oil on canvas | $54,724–$72,965 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·06 | Pan and Pear, Blue Theme | pencil, black crayon, pastel, watercolour and bodycolour | $18,241–$27,362 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·06 | Permutation Orange | oil on canvas | $127,689–$182,413 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·05 | William Scott | $2,752–$3,669 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·05 | William Scott (1913-1989) | $4,587–$6,421 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·05 | William Scott | $1,835–$2,752 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·05 | William Scott | $3,669–$5,504 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·05 | William Scott | $1,835–$2,752 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·05 | William Scott (1913-1989) | $1,835–$2,752 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·05 | William Scott | $3,669–$5,504 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·03 | Untitled (Table Still Life) | $11,552–$15,403 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·03 | Untitled | $9,627–$13,477 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·03 | Standing Nude | $15,403–$23,104 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·03 | Gouache No.8 | $9,627–$13,477 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·03 | Two Figures | $9,627–$13,477 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·03 | Two Whites 1963 | $38,507–$57,760 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·03 | Pale Blue, White Linear | $48,133–$67,387 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·03 | Still Life with Frying Pan | $23,104–$34,656 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·03 | Untitled (Bottle and Pan), 1953 | $15,403–$23,104 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·03 | Four Forms, Blue on White, 1971 | $48,133–$67,387 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·03 | white form, 1971 | $23,104–$34,656 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·03 | girl on beach, 1939 | $48,133–$67,387 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·03 | whites and sienna, 1962. | $13,477–$19,253 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·03 | Untitled, 1961 | $34,656–$48,133 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·03 | Gouache No.3 | $9,627–$13,477 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·03 | Still Life with Egg and Spatula | $23,104–$34,656 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·03 | Untitled | $9,627–$13,477 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·03 | Composition, 1967 | $23,104–$34,656 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·03 | Fork, Knife, Three Pears and Plate | $11,552–$15,403 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·03 | Pro Etruscan Memory 1 | $34,656–$48,133 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·03 | Untitled | $11,552–$15,403 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·03 | Untitled, 1952 | $11,552–$15,403 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·03 | Abstract Still Life | $11,552–$15,403 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·02 | Untitled | $2,806–$3,741 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·02 | woodland landscape | $4,676–$6,546 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·02 | untitled (black rectangles) | $5,611–$7,482 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·02 | Untitled | $4,676–$6,546 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·02 | Untitled | $5,611–$7,482 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·02 | Untitled | $5,611–$7,482 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·02 | Untitled (black and white form) | $5,611–$7,482 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·02 | Blue Nude | $1,496–$2,244 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·02 | Untitled (white square on blue) | $5,611–$7,482 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·02 | Untitled | $3,741–$5,611 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·02 | Untitled | $2,806–$3,741 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·11 | Untitled (Gouache 1952) | $5,635–$9,392 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·11 | White forms | oil on canvas | $74,273–$111,409 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·11 | Sand | $33,431–$46,432 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·11 | White and Grey | $27,859–$37,146 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·11 | still life with white bottle | $18,573–$27,859 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·11 | blue, yellow and red | $18,573–$27,859 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·11 | painting, 1959 | $111,437–$148,582 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·11 | Two Bottles and Eggs | $148,582–$222,873 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·10 | William Scott | $3,288–$4,019 | Christie's | |||
| 2004·10 | William Scott | $2,558–$2,923 | Christie's | |||
| 2004·10 | William Scott | $1,096–$1,461 | Christie's | |||
| 2004·10 | William Scott | $3,654–$5,480 | Christie's | |||
| 2004·10 | William Scott (1913-1989) | $731–$1,096 | Christie's | |||
| 2004·10 | William Scott | $3,654–$5,480 | Christie's | |||
| 2004·10 | William Scott | $2,558–$2,923 | Christie's | |||
| 2004·06 | Composition (untitled) | collage, charcoal, gouache and white chalk | $27,573–$36,764 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·06 | The sewing machine | watercolour, bodycolour and thinned oil | $73,529–$110,293 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·06 | Three Forms | charcoal | $18,382–$27,573 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·06 | Avon Suite No. 5 | pencil, black and white crayon and wash | $7,353–$11,029 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·06 | Ochre Still Life II | oil on canvas | $73,529–$110,293 | Christie's | ||
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