42. Henry Moore

42. Henry Moore

The artists who power the $1m+ market
The artists who power the $1m+ market

42. Henry Moore (1898–1986)

MODERN, b. Castleford, UK

Henry Moore. Photo: Cecil Beaton

Power Rank: 19

Value and supply

Auction totals

Price confidencePrice momentumAverage lot Price
43.2%-74.8%$2.9m
Percentage of lots sold above low estimateChange in average lot value 2022 to 2023 (H1)Average lot value over the period 2018–23

Sotheby’s private sales

(2018 to H1 2023)
$22.5m3$7.5m
Private sales valueSold lotsAverage price

Bidders by region

Bidders by age

Top 10 artworks sold at auction

(2018 to H1 2023)
RANKTITLEDATEWHEREWHENSOLD FOR
1Reclining Figure: Festival1951Sotheby's New York14 Nov 2022$31.9m
2Reclining Figure1982Christie's New York11 Nov 2018$9.3m
3Head1936Christie's London19 Jun 2018$6.1m
4Working Model for Draped Reclining Mother and Baby1983Phillips New York17 May 2018$4.2m
5Maquette for King and Queen1952Christie's London1 Mar 2021$4.2m
6Mother and Child with Apple1956Christie's London21 Mar 2023$4.1m
7Oval Sculpture1964Christie's New York10 May 2018$4m
8Two Sleepers in the Underground (recto); Figures and Sketches of Sculpture (verso)1941Christie's New York1 Mar 2021$3.1m
9Two Women and Child1948Christie's New York13 May 2019$3m
10Working Model for Oval with Points1969Christie's London17 Jun 2019$2.1m

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