William Copley
American · 1919–1996 · Painter, Draughtsman
William N. Copley also known as CPLY, was an American painter, writer, gallerist, collector, patron, publisher and art entrepreneur. His works as an artist have been classified… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
The Kids No TrooperGrisebach · €290,250≈ $337,851≈ £251,041Sign up to see
Happy New YearKetterer Kunst · €283,800≈ $330,485≈ £247,666Sign up to see
UntitledLempertz · €262,500≈ $313,346≈ £224,508Sign up to see
William Copley’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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Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 73 | 69 | 95% | $102kSign up | $92.5kSign up | $338kSign up |
| Oil | 23 | 22 | 96% | $108kSign up | $83.4kSign up | $338kSign up |
| Acrylic | 46 | 43 | 93% | $105kSign up | $96.5kSign up | $330kSign up |
| Mixed media | 4 | 4 | 100% | $32.7kSign up | $17.9kSign up | $90kSign up |
| Works on paper | 31 | 29 | 94% | $8kSign up | $5kSign up | $27.1kSign up |
| Gouache | 2 | 2 | 100% | $8.2kSign up | $8.2kSign up | $15.2kSign up |
| Drawing | 24 | 23 | 96% | $8.8kSign up | $7.1kSign up | $27.1kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 23 | 22 | 96% | $1.1kSign up | $438Sign up | $5.3kSign up |
| Etching | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Lithograph | 3 | 3 | 100% | $605Sign up | $563Sign up | $938Sign up |
| Screenprint | 19 | 18 | 95% | $1.2kSign up | $437Sign up | $5.3kSign up |
| Other | 4 | 4 | 100% | $159kSign up | $149kSign up | $313kSign 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 | 7 | 6 | $55.8kSign up |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | $110kSign up |
| 2024 | 24 | 22 | $81.8kSign up |
| 2023 | 9 | 8 | $17.1kSign up |
| 2022 | 10 | 9 | $8.1kSign up |
| 2021 | 13 | 12 | $35.3kSign up |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | $106kSign up |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | $10kSign up |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 | $35.4kSign up |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | $62.5kSign up |
| 2014 | 5 | 4 | $51.4kSign up |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 | $24.1kSign up |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | $11.6kSign up |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | $38.7kSign up |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | $38kSign up |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | $25.8kSign up |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | $5.1kSign up |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | $1.6kSign up |