Elisabeth Frink
British · 1930–1993 · Painter, Printmaker
Dame Elisabeth Jean Frink was an English sculptor and printmaker. Her Times obituary noted the three essential themes in her work as "the nature of Man; the 'horseness' of… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Tribute IIPhillips · £161,000≈ $195,905≈ €185,586Sign up to see
Tribute Head IVPhillips · £73,080≈ $96,407≈ €85,233Sign up to see
Fallen Man, 1960Lyon & Turnbull · £47,500≈ $59,665≈ €56,608Sign up to see
Elisabeth Frink’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
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Price trend
2 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.
1 sold lot(s) are awaiting a USD exchange rate and are excluded from averages.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works on paper | 11 | 11 | 100% | $5.6kSign up | $4.3kSign up | $13.7kSign up |
| Watercolor | 3 | 3 | 100% | $12kSign up | $11.6kSign up | $13.7kSign up |
| Drawing | 7 | 7 | 100% | $3.1kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $7kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 94 | 84 | 89% | $2.1kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $15kSign up |
| Etching | 26 | 22 | 85% | $2kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $5.3kSign up |
| Lithograph | 63 | 57 | 90% | $1.9kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $15kSign up |
| Screenprint | 3 | 3 | 100% | $3.1kSign up | $3.9kSign up | $4.2kSign up |
| Print (other) | 2 | 2 | 100% | $6.6kSign up | $6.6kSign up | $7.6kSign up |
| Sculpture | 17 | 14 | 82% | $44.1kSign up | $28kSign up | $196kSign up |
| Other | 6 | 5 | 83% | $1.5kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $2.9kSign 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 | 5 | 4 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2025 | 19 | 15 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2024 | 22 | 21 | $3.2kSign up |
| 2023 | 17 | 15 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | $5.6kSign up |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | $6.1kSign up |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | $397Sign up |
| 2017 | 7 | 3 | $2.9kSign up |
| 2016 | 7 | 6 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | $882Sign up |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | $713Sign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $3.6kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | $2.8kSign up |
| 1994 | 1 | 1 | —Sign up |