David Hockney Works on Paper: Value & Auction Prices

1937–2026

Of the 88 lots by David Hockney (works on paper) recorded at auction between 2005 and 2026, 78 found a buyer (89%). The median price realised is $31.3kSign up free to see across 78 priced sales; the middle half sold for $15.2kSign up free to see–$64kSign up free to see. The auction record in our data is Courtyard, Palace of Carlos V. Alhambra, Granada (Second Version), sold at Bonhams in November 2025 for $1.4MSign up free to see. The houses with the most results are Phillips (37), Bonhams (11) and Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (9).

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All works on paper results

1. 
   Rue des Beaux-Arts, 1974

   Drawing · Paper

   65 x 48.2 cm (25 5/8 x 18 7/8 in.)

   Phillips · Oct 21, 2020 · Lot 185
   £100,800≈ $131,635≈ €111,065Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
2. 
   Sir John Gielgud, 1974

   Drawing · Paper

   16¾ h x 13 w in (43 x 33 cm)

   Wright · Oct 1, 2020 · Lot 106
   $62,500≈ £48,248≈ €53,182Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $50,000–View at Wright ↗
3. 
   Gregory And Shinro #9, 1983

   foto cor sobre papel · Paper

   82 x 72 cm

   James Lisboa · Sep 21, 2020 · Lot 83
   Result not publishedView at James Lisboa ↗
4. 
   Swimming Pool carpet from the Arterior Collection, 1988

   machine-woven wool · Paper

   66 w x 93½ l in (168 x 237 cm)

   Wright · Jul 30, 2020 · Lot 142
   $10,000≈ £7,687≈ €8,516Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Wright ↗
5. 
   Myself and Abraham Lincoln, 1961

   Drawing · Paper

   60.5 x 44.5 cm (23 7/8 x 17 1/2 in.)

   Phillips · Mar 7, 2019 · Lot 111
   £28,750≈ $37,732≈ €33,477Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
6. 
   Ron Kitaj Reading, 1974

   Drawing · Paper

   16 7/8 x 27 3/4 in. (42.9 x 70.5 cm.)

   Phillips · Nov 15, 2018 · Lot 28
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $800,000–1,200,000View at Phillips ↗
7. 
   Peter having a wash, 1967

   Watercolor · Paper

   41 x 33 cm (16 1/8 x 12 7/8 in.)

   Phillips · Jun 26, 2018 · Lot 110
   £56,250≈ $74,475≈ €63,807Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
8. 
   Untitled No. 13 from The Yosemite Suite, 2010

   Drawing

   81,8 × 60,7 cm

   Grisebach · Dec 1, 2017 · Lot 827
   €25,000≈ $29,713≈ £22,029Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €20,000–30,000View at Grisebach ↗
9. 
   Ossie

   Drawing · Paper

   17 x 14 in. (43.2 x 35.6 cm.)

   Phillips · Nov 15, 2017 · Lot 110
   $62,500≈ £47,460≈ €52,787Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
10. 
    My Room (My Window), 1973

    Drawing · Paper

    43x35,4 cm

    Farsettiarte · May 27, 2017 · Lot 569
    Result not publishedEst. €90,000–120,000View at Farsettiarte ↗
11. 
    Sunflower H (Paper Pool I), 1978

    Unique hand-coloured pressed paper pulp, on yellow TGL handmade paper, the full sheet · Paper

    S. 106.7 x 81.3 cm (42 x 32 in.)

    Phillips · Jan 19, 2017 · Lot 25
    £41,250≈ $50,841≈ €47,657Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
12. 
    Gregory in the Pool E (Paper Pool 4), 1978

    Unique hand-coloured pressed paper pulp, on white TGL handmade paper, the full sheet · Paper

    S. 81.3 x 127 cm (32 x 50 in.)

    Phillips · Jan 19, 2017 · Lot 24
    £485,000≈ $597,763≈ €560,332Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £400,000–600,000View at Phillips ↗
13. 
    Steps with Shadow F (Paper Pool 2), 1978

    Unique hand-coloured pressed paper pulp, on white TGL handmade paper, the full sheet · Paper

    S. 128.3 x 85.1 cm (50 1/2 x 33 1/2 in.)

    Phillips · Jan 19, 2017 · Lot 23
    £629,000≈ $775,243≈ €726,699Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £400,000–600,000View at Phillips ↗
14. 
    Diptychon, 1989

    Photocopy in colors, on two sheets of laid paper, the full sheets · Paper · ed. 21/50

    both S. 17 x 11 in. (43.2 x 27.9 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 26, 2016 · Lot 208
    $5,250≈ £4,299≈ €4,805Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
15. 
    Untitled (study for The First Marriage), 1962

    Drawing · Paper

    15 h x 12¾ w in (38 x 32 cm)

    Wright · Sep 29, 2016 · Lot 239
    $5,000≈ £3,838≈ €4,456Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Wright ↗
16. 
    Nathan in Mustique, n.d.

    Drawing · Paper

    40.6 x 32.8 cm (15 7/8 x 12 7/8 in.)

    Phillips · Apr 13, 2016 · Lot 116
    £9,375≈ $13,342≈ €11,809Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
17. 
    Untitled (The Soldier's Tale) (2), c. 1982

    Watercolor · Paper

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 21, 2016 · Lot 112
    $12,500≈ £8,870≈ €11,337Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
18. 
    Portrait of James Bridges, 1967

    Drawing · Paper

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 21, 2016 · Lot 105
    $28,750≈ £20,402≈ €26,075Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
19. 
    Portrait of Jack Larson, 1967

    Drawing · Paper

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 21, 2016 · Lot 104
    $28,750≈ £20,402≈ €26,075Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
20. 
    Restaurant Sketch

    Tinte auf Papier · Paper

    23,3 x 26,5cm

    Van Ham · Nov 25, 2015 · Lot 176
    €18,060≈ $19,118≈ £12,674Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–View at Van Ham ↗
21. 
    "helpless boy"

    Drawing · Board

    52 x 58cm

    Van Ham · Nov 25, 2015 · Lot 175
    €30,960≈ $32,774≈ £21,726Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–View at Van Ham ↗
22. 
    Untitled

    Drawing · Paper

    8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)

    Bonhams · Oct 21, 2015 · Lot 70
    $2,750≈ £1,780≈ €2,422Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
23. 
    Untitled

    Drawing · Paper

    8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)

    Bonhams · Oct 21, 2015 · Lot 69
    $3,750≈ £2,427≈ €3,303Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
24. 
    "Naughty drawing"

    Drawing · Paper

    31,5 x 37cm

    Van Ham · Jun 2, 2015 · Lot 162
    €16,770≈ $18,496≈ £12,147Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–View at Van Ham ↗
25. 
    Ossie, 1970

    desenho a nanquim sobre papel · Paper

    43 x 36 cm

    James Lisboa · Mar 24, 2015 · Lot 53
    Result not publishedView at James Lisboa ↗
26. 
    Sunflower (Paper Pool I), 1978

    Unique hand-colored pressed paper pulp, on TGL handmade paper, the full sheet, · Paper

    S. 42 1/2 x 32 1/2 in (108 x 82.6 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 28, 2013 · Lot 48
    $15,000≈ £9,287≈ €10,882Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
27. 
    Mountain, Tree, Palace and Seashore from Le Rossignol, 1981

    Acrylic · Paper

    51.4 x 63.2 cm. (20 1/4 x 24 7/8 in.)

    Phillips · Oct 17, 2013 · Lot 186
    £40,000≈ $64,472≈ €47,191Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
28. 
    Bing, Baden Baden, 2002

    Drawing · Paper

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 13, 2013 · Lot 239
    $28,750≈ £17,980≈ €21,196Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $18,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
29. 
    Self Portrait Study

    Drawing · Paper

    25.0 x 17.5 cm

    Menzies · Jun 27, 2013 · Lot 11
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$16,000–24,000View at Menzies ↗
30. 
    Hollywood Pool

    Drawing · Paper

    6.25 inches x 9.1 inches (15.9 x 23.2 cm)

    Jackson's International Auctioneers · Nov 13, 2012 · Lot 163
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–2,000View at Jackson's International Auctioneers ↗
31. 
    An Interior with Stanley

    Gouache

    11.6 inches x 17.5 inches (29.4 x 44.5 cm)

    Jackson's International Auctioneers · Nov 13, 2012 · Lot 157
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,500–10,000View at Jackson's International Auctioneers ↗
32. 
    Peter on Bed Seated, 1968

    Drawing · Paper

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 7, 2012 · Lot 241
    $31,250≈ £19,496≈ €24,116Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
33. 
    Soldiers

    Drawing · Paper

    36.8 x 31 cm

    Lempertz · May 23, 2012 · Lot 580
    €13,420≈ $16,988≈ £10,795Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €12,000–15,000View at Lempertz ↗
34. 
    Mike Izzo IV, 2003

    Watercolor · Paper

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 6, 2012 · Lot 251
    $62,500≈ £38,673≈ €47,955Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
35. 
    Houses near Eccleshill, Bradford, 1956

    Drawing

    23 x 36,2 cm (9 x 14,2 in)

    Ketterer Kunst · Dec 10, 2011 · Lot 364
    €5,625≈ $7,529≈ £4,799Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
36. 
    Man on a Sofa, 1970

    Drawing

    32 × 32,3 cm

    Grisebach · May 31, 2008 · Lot 423
    €23,205≈ $35,986≈ £18,239Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €15,000–20,000View at Grisebach ↗
37. 
    BOY WITH SUN LAMP

    Drawing

    39 x 52 cm

    Lempertz · Nov 30, 2007 · Lot 777
    €9,600≈ $14,171≈ £6,860Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at Lempertz ↗
38. 
    That's the Way I See It, 1994

    Drawing · Paper

    sight 10 x 8in (25.4 x 20.2cm)

    Bonhams · May 22, 2007 · Lot 168
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,500–3,500View at Bonhams ↗
39. 
    (British b. 1937)

    Watercolor · Paper

    20½ x 25in (52 x 63½cm)

    Bonhams · Apr 30, 2006 · Lot 2146
    $23,900≈ £13,234≈ €19,064Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Bonhams ↗
40. 
    Untitled

    Drawing

    Sloans & Kenyon · Apr 7, 2006 · Lot 751
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $400–500View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
41. 
    (British, b. 1937)

    Mixed media · Paper

    17 x 14in (43 x 36cm)

    Bonhams · Nov 6, 2005 · Lot 134
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $15,000–20,000View at Bonhams ↗
42. 
    (British, b. 1937)

    Drawing · Paper

    5 5/8 x 3 5/8in (17 x 9cm)

    Bonhams · Nov 6, 2005 · Lot 133
    $5,288≈ £3,025≈ €4,431Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗

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