Jacob Epstein
British · 1880–1959 · Painter, Sculptor
Sir Jacob Epstein was an American and British sculptor who helped pioneer modern sculpture. He was born in the United States, and moved to Europe in 1902, becoming a British… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Sir Winston ChurchillPhillips · $95,250≈ £76,103≈ €87,538Sign up to see
Rabindranath Tagore (1926)Smith & Singer · A$36,600≈ $26,906≈ £20,651≈ €23,173Sign up to see
- Monument to William Blake (S. 498)Brunk Auctions · $22,000≈ £17,249≈ €19,692Sign up to see
Jacob Epstein’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
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 | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works on paper | 20 | 17 | 85% | $2.3kSign up | $2.4kSign up | $4.6kSign up |
| Watercolor | 5 | 4 | 80% | $2.3kSign up | $2kSign up | $4.6kSign up |
| Gouache | 5 | 5 | 100% | $2.5kSign up | $2.4kSign up | $3.2kSign up |
| Drawing | 9 | 7 | 78% | $2.1kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $4.1kSign up |
| Sculpture | 44 | 36 | 82% | $9.4kSign up | $5.5kSign up | $95.3kSign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $13.5kSign up | $13.5kSign up | $13.5kSign 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 | 8 | 7 | $4kSign up |
| 2025 | 5 | 4 | $3.2kSign up |
| 2024 | 9 | 8 | $4.7kSign up |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | $3.9kSign up |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | $6.1kSign up |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | $11.8kSign up |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | $15.2kSign up |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | $6.1kSign up |
| 2016 | 5 | 4 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | $533Sign up |
| 2014 | 4 | 3 | $4.5kSign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | $13.5kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | $5.1kSign up |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | $7.2kSign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $7.8kSign up |