Barbara Hepworth Work Sells for $5.49m to Deliver a 10% Annualized Return
3 min read · 21 Oct 2026
Figure (Sunion). Image courtesy of Christie's
Barbara Hepworth, Figure (Sunion) (1960), sold for $5.49m (GBP4.12m), more than twice the low estimate at Christie's in London on October 21.
The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $3.77m, equivalent to an annualized return of 10%. It last sold at auction in 2014 for $1.73m at Christie's.
Elm, on a wooden base. The work has been traded twice in the past.
Sale Date | Price | Price Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
October 21, 2026 | $5.49m | 218 % | Christie's | London |
November 19, 2014 | $1.73m | 547 % | Christie's | London |
July 01, 1998 | $267,200 | - | Christie's | London |
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