Victor Pasmore
British · 1908–1998 · Painter, Printmaker
Edwin John Victor Pasmore, CH, CBE was a British artist. He pioneered the development of abstract art in Britain in the 1940s and 1950s. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Reason and ImpulsePhillips · £51,250≈ $67,501≈ €57,487Sign up to see
Composition, blue imagePhillips · £30,000≈ $38,934≈ €34,117Sign up to see
LINEAR SYMPHONY NO.8, 1979Lyon & Turnbull · £13,860≈ $18,190≈ €15,749Sign up to see
Victor Pasmore’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
10 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.
5 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 | 4 | 3 | 75% | $41.5kSign up | $38.9kSign up | $67.5kSign up |
| Oil | 4 | 3 | 75% | $41.5kSign up | $38.9kSign up | $67.5kSign up |
| Works on paper | 8 | 7 | 88% | $2.1kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $4.2kSign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Drawing | 6 | 6 | 100% | $1.8kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $4kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 139 | 124 | 89% | $2.2kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $10.4kSign up |
| Etching | 69 | 60 | 87% | $2.5kSign up | $1.7kSign up | $10.4kSign up |
| Engraving | 1 | 1 | 100% | $4.4kSign up | $4.4kSign up | $4.4kSign up |
| Aquatint | 8 | 8 | 100% | $2.4kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $4.9kSign up |
| Lithograph | 8 | 8 | 100% | $1.5kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $2.5kSign up |
| Screenprint | 49 | 43 | 88% | $1.8kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $6.6kSign up |
| Print (other) | 4 | 4 | 100% | $1.2kSign up | $953Sign up | $2.2kSign up |
| Other | 10 | 6 | 60% | $1.5kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $2.6kSign 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 | 13 | 12 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2025 | 27 | 22 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2024 | 19 | 13 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2023 | 11 | 10 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2022 | 20 | 17 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2020 | 21 | 20 | $3.9kSign up |
| 2019 | 5 | 3 | $961Sign up |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 | $3.6kSign up |
| 2015 | 4 | 2 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | $785Sign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $4.4kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $475Sign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | $1.1kSign up |
| 1998 | 2 | 2 | —Sign up |
| 1997 | 2 | 2 | —Sign up |
| 1994 | 1 | 1 | —Sign up |