Roland Penrose

British · 1900–1984 · Painter, Printmaker

Sir Roland Algernon Penrose was an English artist, historian and poet. He was a major promoter and collector of modern art and an associate of the surrealists in the United… (Wikipedia)

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3auction results2025years recorded100%sold (3)$1.1kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Roland Penrose, EDUCATION, 1983, collageEDUCATION, 1983Lyon & Turnbull · £3,528≈ $4,310≈ €4,184Sign up to see
  2. Roland Penrose, Untitled, mixed media 25 x 20cm Provenance: With Obelisk GalleryUntitledSworders · £800≈ $1,072≈ €919Sign up to see
  3. Roland Penrose, Untitled, 'Hommage a Man Ray' lithograph in colours with collageUntitledSworders · £750≈ $1,005≈ €862Sign up to see

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Average price
median $1.1kfree account
High
auction record in database
Lots sold
3
of 3 offered · 2025–2025
Sell-through
100%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$1k$3k$10k2025-01-15 · $4,3102025-10-07 · $1,0722025-10-07 · $1,005
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.

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MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Paintings22100%$2.7kSign up$2.7kSign up$4.3kSign up
Mixed media22100%$2.7kSign up$2.7kSign up$4.3kSign up
Prints & multiples11100%$1kSign up$1kSign up$1kSign up
Lithograph11100%$1kSign up$1kSign up$1kSign up

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

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YearOfferedSoldMedian
202533$1.1kSign up

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