Stanley William Hayter
British · 1901–1988 · Painter, Printmaker
Stanley William Hayter was an English painter and master printmaker associated in the 1930s with surrealism and from 1940 onward with abstract expressionism. Regarded as one of… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
CompositionPhillips · £10,000≈ $12,462≈ €11,684Sign up to see
(British 1901-1988)Bonhams · $10,755≈ £5,955≈ €8,579Sign up to see
UntitledPalm Beach Modern Auctions · $8,320≈ £6,779≈ €7,895Sign up to see
Stanley William Hayter’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
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Price trend
26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 12 | 12 | 100% | $6.1kSign up | $5.4kSign up | $12.5kSign up |
| Oil | 9 | 9 | 100% | $6.3kSign up | $4.8kSign up | $12.5kSign up |
| Acrylic | 3 | 3 | 100% | $5.6kSign up | $6.3kSign up | $6.5kSign up |
| Works on paper | 6 | 6 | 100% | $1.4kSign up | $826Sign up | $3.9kSign up |
| Watercolor | 3 | 3 | 100% | $2.1kSign up | $1.7kSign up | $3.9kSign up |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | 100% | $726Sign up | $638Sign up | $951Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 59 | 51 | 86% | $897Sign up | $677Sign up | $4.3kSign up |
| Etching | 26 | 24 | 92% | $968Sign up | $627Sign up | $4.3kSign up |
| Engraving | 18 | 16 | 89% | $1.1kSign up | $954Sign up | $2kSign up |
| Aquatint | 2 | 2 | 100% | $534Sign up | $534Sign up | $807Sign up |
| Lithograph | 11 | 7 | 64% | $426Sign up | $250Sign up | $1.2kSign up |
| Screenprint | 2 | 2 | 100% | $349Sign up | $349Sign up | $472Sign up |
| Other | 7 | 7 | 100% | $1.9kSign up | $780Sign up | $8.3kSign 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 | 10 | 8 | $556Sign up |
| 2025 | 7 | 4 | $906Sign up |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | $264Sign up |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | $1kSign up |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | $726Sign up |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | $410Sign up |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | $219Sign up |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2015 | 5 | 4 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2014 | 3 | 2 | $420Sign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | $1kSign up |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | $875Sign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $8.3kSign up |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | $829Sign up |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | $4.8kSign up |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | $807Sign up |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | $261Sign up |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | —Sign up |