Most expensive David Hockney auction sales worldwide 2024

On May 16, 2024, auction house Christie's sold a painting by David Hockney, "A Lawn Being Sprinkled", for roughly 22.5 million British pounds, making it one of the most expensive artworks by the British artist sold at auction to date. As of that month, the record for the highest sale was held by "Portrait Of An Artist (Pool With Two Figures)", which fetched around 70.7 million British pounds at a New York auction in 2018.

Most expensive works of art by David Hockney sold at auction worldwide as of May 2024 (in million GBP)

Characteristic	Auction price in million GBP
Portrait Of An Artist (Pool With Two Figures)	70.7
Henry Gelzahler And Christopher Scott	37.7
Nichols Canyon	30.7
The Splash	23.1
Sur La Terrasse	22.9
A Lawn Being Sprinkled¹	22.5
Pacific Coast Highway And Santa Monica	21.1
Early Morning, Sainte-Maxime	20.9
Winter Timber	19.3
California	18.7
Queen Anne's Lace Near Kilham¹	16.4
Early Blossom, Woldgate¹	15.5
Garrowby Hill	14.1
Portrait Of Sir David Webster	12.9
30 Sunflowers	11.7
The Gate¹	11.7

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Release date

June 2024

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Worldwide

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as of May 16, 2024

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including buyer's premium

Supplementary notes

¹ The original figures in U.S. dollars have been converted by Statista based on the exchange rates of the auction sales' days (A Lawn Being Sprinkled = May 16, 2024; Queen Anne's Lace Near Kilham = November 9, 2022; Early Blossom, Woldgate = May 11, 2023; The Gate = May 11, 2023).

For the purpose of this statistic, figures have been compiled from the following sources: MyArtBroker, Christie's, and Artprice.

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