Brian Ballard
British · b. 1943 · Painter
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Record prices
- LEMONS AND BOOKSWhyte's · €7,000≈ $10,940≈ £5,493Sign up to see
- RED POPPIES AND BLUE BOTTLEWhyte's · €7,200≈ $9,991≈ £4,999Sign up to see
- OBJECTS ON MANTELPIECEWhyte's · €8,000≈ $9,940≈ £5,555Sign up to see
Brian Ballard’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Coming up at auction
1 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house
Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Lots sold
253
of 324 offered · 2000–2026
Sell-through
78%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 300 | 236 | 79% | $2.6kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $10.9kSign up |
| Oil | 299 | 235 | 79% | $2.6kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $10.9kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $463Sign up | $463Sign up | $463Sign up |
| Works on paper | 2 | 1 | 50% | $1.9kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $1.9kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Prints & multiples | 1 | 1 | 100% | $342Sign up | $342Sign up | $342Sign up |
| Lithograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $342Sign up | $342Sign up | $342Sign up |
| Other | 21 | 15 | 71% | $2.1kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $9.9kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 16 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2025 | 21 | 18 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2024 | 18 | 13 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2023 | 20 | 17 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2022 | 11 | 9 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2021 | 12 | 8 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2020 | 14 | 10 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2019 | 19 | 16 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2018 | 27 | 17 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2017 | 21 | 15 | $2kSign up |
| 2016 | 7 | 5 | $2kSign up |
| 2015 | 6 | 5 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2013 | 6 | 5 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | $787Sign up |
| 2011 | 18 | 13 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2010 | 6 | 5 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2009 | 7 | 4 | $4.1kSign up |
| 2008 | 13 | 8 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2007 | 9 | 7 | $4kSign up |
| 2006 | 10 | 10 | $4.4kSign up |
| 2005 | 11 | 9 | $5.3kSign up |
| 2004 | 13 | 12 | $5.1kSign up |
| 2003 | 9 | 8 | $3.7kSign up |
| 2002 | 13 | 12 | $4kSign up |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | $2.9kSign up |