6. David Hockney

6. David Hockney

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

6. David Hockney (b.1937)

CONTEMPORARY, b. Bradford, UK

David Hockney. Photo: Cecil Beaton

Power Rank: 13

Value and supply

Auction totals

Price confidencePrice momentumAverage lot Price
63.4%-10.8%$9.4m
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)
$19.9m3$6.6m
Private sales valueSold lotsAverage price

Bidders by region

Bidders by age

Top 10 artworks sold at auction

(2018 to H1 2023)
RANKTITLEDATEWHEREWHENSOLD FOR
1Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)1972Christie's New York15 Nov 2018$90.3m
2Henry Geldzahler and Christopher Scott1969Christie's London6 Mar 2019$49.5m
3Nichols Canyon1980Phillips New York7 Dec 2020$41.1m
4The Splash1966Sotheby's London11 Feb 2020$29.9m
5Sur la Terrasse1971Christie's New York13 Nov 2019$29.5m
6Pacific Coast Highway and Santa Monica1990Sotheby's New York16 May 2018$28.5m
7Early Morning, Sainte-Maxime1969Christie's London13 Oct 2022$23.7m
8Winter Timber2009Christie's New York9 Nov 2022$23.3m
9Early Blossom, Woldgate2009Christie's New York11 May 2023$19.4m
10Garrowby Hill2017Sotheby's London2 Mar 2022$18.8m

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