Eduardo Paolozzi, The Artist as Hephaestus

Eduardo Paolozzi

British · 1924–2005 · Painter, Printmaker

Sir Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi was a Scottish artist, known for his sculpture and graphic works. He is widely considered to be one of the pioneers of pop art. (Wikipedia)

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311lots offered2003–2026years recorded96%sold (295)$629Sign up free to seemedian price

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Record prices

  1. Eduardo Paolozzi, Daedalus, 1990, BronzeDaedalusKetterer Kunst · €85,000≈ $89,752≈ £71,345Sign up to see
  2. Eduardo Paolozzi, Black Devil, 1957, bronzeBlack DevilRago Auctions · $35,280≈ £27,560≈ €32,252Sign up to see
  3. Eduardo Paolozzi, Crash Head, conceived 1970, bronze with gold patina and steel chainCrash Head, conceived 1970Lyon & Turnbull · £25,000≈ $34,773≈ €28,780Sign up to see

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Average price
median $629free account
High
auction record in database
Lots sold
295
of 308 offered · 2003–2026
Sell-through
96%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$100$1k$10k$100k20062009201220152018202120242003-09-20 · $1502003-11-20 · $1,6212005-10-28 · $1,0842005-10-28 · $1,0842005-10-28 · $2232006-03-31 · $5052006-03-31 · $1,2252006-06-02 · $24,4002006-12-09 · $7902007-05-05 · $1792007-10-27 · $5,1782008-04-04 · $5662008-04-04 · $1,5092012-01-10 · $1,0052012-09-04 · $6352013-04-20 · $18,0332013-09-11 · $4422013-09-11 · $2372013-10-09 · $642014-01-28 · $6632014-03-26 · $6952014-03-26 · $5962014-03-26 · $4632014-03-26 · $4302014-03-26 · $5292014-03-26 · $4962014-03-26 · $4962014-03-26 · $5292014-03-26 · $5292014-03-26 · $3642014-03-26 · $2652014-03-26 · $2652014-03-26 · $3312014-03-26 · $1822014-03-26 · $1652014-03-26 · $2322014-03-26 · $1822014-03-26 · $4302014-03-26 · $6292014-03-26 · $1492014-03-26 · $1822014-03-26 · $2482014-03-26 · $2152014-03-26 · $2482014-03-26 · $1822014-03-26 · $2152014-03-26 · $2812014-03-26 · $912014-03-26 · $2652014-03-26 · $4962014-03-26 · $3,1432014-03-26 · $3,1432014-03-26 · $6292014-03-26 · $1242014-03-26 · $912014-03-26 · $7942014-03-26 · $5632014-03-26 · $1,1582014-03-26 · $9102014-03-26 · $8272014-03-26 · $1,5722014-03-26 · $3142014-03-26 · $832014-03-26 · $3972014-03-26 · $6952014-03-26 · $4,9632014-03-26 · $5632014-03-26 · $9102014-03-26 · $6622014-03-26 · $2812014-03-26 · $1082014-03-26 · $3972014-03-26 · $1652014-03-26 · $8272014-03-26 · $1,1582014-03-26 · $3142014-03-26 · $3642014-03-26 · $9102014-03-26 · $3642014-03-26 · $3142014-03-26 · $3312015-06-02 · $5792015-06-02 · $1982015-06-02 · $2132015-06-02 · $2132015-06-02 · $3352015-06-02 · $3812015-06-02 · $1,9032015-06-17 · $2832015-11-25 · $5,4622016-01-28 · $9,6002016-01-28 · $1,5002016-02-25 · $3612016-02-25 · $3252016-12-02 · $5,3212016-12-10 · $89,7522017-01-08 · $1,5002017-04-06 · $7,4772017-04-06 · $4,3622017-04-19 · $902017-06-07 · $7,2602017-06-13 · $4,3412017-09-25 · $2502017-10-05 · $2722017-12-08 · $4,6972018-02-22 · $8692018-10-26 · $1462018-11-18 · $4,0632019-01-17 · $3752019-05-19 · $5032019-06-01 · $4,4602019-07-09 · $4982019-08-14 · $3862019-10-08 · $1962019-10-22 · $1,2932019-10-25 · $1,0032020-01-15 · $1,2192020-01-28 · $3,6422020-01-28 · $3642020-01-28 · $5202020-01-28 · $4942020-01-28 · $1,0152020-01-28 · $4422020-01-28 · $5722020-01-28 · $4162020-01-28 · $3382020-01-28 · $2862020-01-28 · $9762020-01-28 · $1,0412020-02-14 · $4202020-02-14 · $9102020-02-14 · $3632020-04-16 · $5622020-04-16 · $11,7112020-04-16 · $9372020-04-17 · $3,4402020-06-10 · $8952020-06-16 · $6332020-06-23 · $8742020-08-19 · $5282020-10-13 · $6252020-11-01 · $7262020-11-12 · $3,5002021-01-20 · $3122021-01-26 · $8902021-01-27 · $2,6552021-01-27 · $7542021-01-27 · $1,1132021-01-27 · $2,3982021-02-17 · $2,0002021-04-30 · $34,7732021-08-11 · $6922021-08-11 · $1,5562021-08-11 · $1,7292021-08-11 · $6922021-08-11 · $6922021-08-11 · $1,1242021-08-11 · $8652021-08-11 · $8652021-08-11 · $8652021-08-11 · $8302021-08-28 · $3882021-09-01 · $6872021-10-13 · $5,2502022-01-19 · $6822022-01-19 · $8182022-01-19 · $7162022-01-19 · $5802022-01-19 · $6142022-01-19 · $1,0312022-01-25 · $5212022-01-25 · $2682022-01-25 · $2232022-02-13 · $5172022-02-22 · $1,6902022-02-26 · $7852022-04-06 · $9812022-04-06 · $1,2272022-04-06 · $3,2722022-04-06 · $4912022-04-06 · $1,0632022-04-06 · $5,5622022-04-06 · $9002022-04-06 · $1,2272022-06-29 · $3052022-07-16 · $1212022-08-10 · $6112022-08-10 · $6722022-08-10 · $9162022-08-10 · $9162022-10-20 · $2872022-10-20 · $3152022-10-28 · $6,4062023-01-11 · $5502023-01-11 · $9162023-01-11 · $5342023-01-18 · $1112023-02-15 · $6302023-03-08 · $5042023-04-19 · $1052023-07-12 · $1422023-09-13 · $5982023-10-17 · $6702023-10-26 · $16,7582023-10-27 · $5192023-10-27 · $7632023-10-27 · $3972023-10-27 · $1,4502023-11-08 · $4232024-01-10 · $1,7642024-01-24 · $4332024-01-24 · $5862024-03-13 · $35,2802024-04-08 · $5042024-04-08 · $6302024-04-09 · $4822024-04-09 · $3302024-04-09 · $1902024-04-09 · $6982024-04-30 · $1,7382024-04-30 · $1,4222024-05-01 · $9482024-05-01 · $2,0542024-05-01 · $2,5282024-05-15 · $2,5202024-06-28 · $1892024-08-13 · $2,5792024-10-02 · $9972024-10-02 · $5582024-10-02 · $4652024-10-02 · $3462024-10-02 · $7982025-01-22 · $7792025-01-22 · $9352025-03-11 · $1812025-03-11 · $3362025-03-11 · $5172025-03-26 · $5,2022025-04-02 · $1,6312025-04-02 · $8162025-04-02 · $6,8502025-04-15 · $4632025-04-15 · $4632025-05-01 · $5722025-06-25 · $5142025-07-15 · $4702025-07-15 · $3232025-07-15 · $2022025-07-15 · $4302025-07-15 · $1882025-08-13 · $8552025-08-13 · $4,7872025-08-13 · $2,0522025-08-13 · $1,3682025-08-13 · $8552025-08-13 · $7692025-10-02 · $812025-10-07 · $4022025-10-07 · $6032025-10-14 · $7692025-10-30 · $1,9842025-11-19 · $3362026-01-14 · $1,1952026-01-14 · $1,5362026-01-14 · $6832026-01-14 · $4782026-01-14 · $6492026-01-14 · $1,3662026-01-14 · $5462026-01-14 · $5462026-01-14 · $1,0242026-01-14 · $7682026-01-14 · $18,7772026-01-14 · $12,8032026-01-14 · $13,6562026-01-14 · $1,2802026-01-14 · $9392026-01-14 · $9392026-01-14 · $1,2802026-01-14 · $1,5362026-01-14 · $1,6222026-01-21 · $2232026-03-10 · $3772026-03-10 · $4712026-03-18 · $1332026-03-31 · $1,2612026-03-31 · $4202026-03-31 · $4372026-03-31 · $3,1952026-03-31 · $1,2612026-03-31 · $9272026-03-31 · $3972026-03-31 · $5302026-03-31 · $5032026-03-31 · $397
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

3 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.

By medium

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
20263633$927Sign up
20253430$588Sign up
20242523$698Sign up
20231716$542Sign up
20223029$716Sign up
20212121$865Sign up
20202727$633Sign up
201988$500Sign up
201833$869Sign up
201799$4.3kSign up
201676$3.4kSign up
201599$335Sign up
20146262$397Sign up
201354$339Sign up
201222$820Sign up
200822$1kSign up
200722$2.7kSign up
200644$1kSign up
200533$1.1kSign up
200322$885Sign up

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