Fred Yates
British · 1922–2008 · Painter
Frederick Joseph Yates was an English artist. Inspired by the Manchester painter L. S. Lowry, Yates set out to paint pictures about the lives of ordinary people: " ... It is… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Penzance harbourBonhams · £4,200≈ $6,318≈ €5,001Sign up to see
- DANCING IN THE STREETWhyte's · €2,700≈ $3,681≈ £2,187Sign up to see
At the CanalMorgan O'Driscoll · €3,000≈ $3,217≈ £2,159Sign up to see
Fred Yates’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).
Lots sold
47
of 52 offered · 2008–2026
Sell-through
90%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 39 | 35 | 90% | $1.7kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $6.3kSign up |
| Oil | 39 | 35 | 90% | $1.7kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $6.3kSign up |
| Works on paper | 2 | 2 | 100% | $934Sign up | $934Sign up | $1.3kSign up |
| Watercolor | 2 | 2 | 100% | $934Sign up | $934Sign up | $1.3kSign up |
| Other | 11 | 10 | 91% | $1.5kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $2.5kSign 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 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2025 | 9 | 7 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | $546Sign up |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2016 | 7 | 6 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $6.3kSign up |