Graham Sutherland
British · 1903–1980 · Painter, Printmaker
Graham Vivian Sutherland was a prolific English artist. Notable for his paintings of abstract landscapes and for his portraits of public figures, Sutherland also worked in… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Hydrant with Black GroundPhillips · £218,500≈ $314,968≈ €280,320Sign up to see
FULL LENGTH PORTRAIT OF THE 13TH EARL OF AIRLIELyon & Turnbull · £18,900≈ $25,472≈ €21,862Sign up to see
Thorn TreesLempertz · €15,470≈ $20,488≈ £10,410Sign up to see
Graham Sutherland’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).
Price trend
31 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 | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 5 | 3 | 60% | $120kSign up | $25.5kSign up | $315kSign up |
| Oil | 5 | 3 | 60% | $120kSign up | $25.5kSign up | $315kSign up |
| Works on paper | 34 | 26 | 76% | $2.6kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $11.9kSign up |
| Watercolor | 9 | 6 | 67% | $4.5kSign up | $3.1kSign up | $11.9kSign up |
| Gouache | 2 | 1 | 50% | $7.8kSign up | $7.8kSign up | $7.8kSign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Drawing | 7 | 4 | 57% | $3kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $7.4kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 81 | 68 | 84% | $832Sign up | $525Sign up | $3.7kSign up |
| Etching | 21 | 20 | 95% | $1.5kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $3.7kSign up |
| Engraving | 2 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Aquatint | 4 | 1 | 25% | $793Sign up | $793Sign up | $793Sign up |
| Lithograph | 47 | 40 | 85% | $604Sign up | $444Sign up | $2.3kSign up |
| Print (other) | 7 | 7 | 100% | $319Sign up | $240Sign up | $706Sign up |
| Sculpture | 1 | 1 | 100% | $7.3kSign up | $7.3kSign up | $7.3kSign up |
| Other | 23 | 7 | 30% | $1.5kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $3.8kSign 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 | 6 | 3 | $706Sign up |
| 2025 | 18 | 16 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2024 | 18 | 14 | $442Sign up |
| 2023 | 14 | 13 | $2kSign up |
| 2022 | 11 | 7 | $595Sign up |
| 2021 | 19 | 18 | $536Sign up |
| 2020 | 15 | 9 | $793Sign up |
| 2019 | 7 | 5 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2018 | 10 | 4 | $4.5kSign up |
| 2017 | 7 | 2 | $413Sign up |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | $315kSign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | $3kSign up |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | $790Sign up |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | $10.5kSign up |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | $285Sign up |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | $403Sign up |