Swimming Pool Lithograph Leads Bonhams $665,100 'An Even Bigger Picture: David Hockney & Friends' Auction in London

A work by David Hockney was the headline sale at Bonhams 'An Even Bigger Picture: David Hockney & Friends' auction on June 25 in London.

• The sale totaled $665,100 (GBP488,200), meeting the pre-sale estimate.

Snapshot of the sale

• 37 works sold totaling $665,100.
• Estimates totaled: $547,700 (low) and $788,800 (high), excluding premiums.
• The sell-through rate was 86% of the original 43 lots announced.

The star lot was: David Hockney, Lithograph of Water Made of Lines and a Green Wash (1978), which sold for $147,600, 55% above its $94,900 low estimate.

The outperformer sold for 264% above its low estimate. David Hockney, Sunflower II (1995), sold for $29,600 ($8,136 low estimate).

• 18 works, or 49%, sold above their high estimate.
• 15 works, or 41%, sold within their low and high estimate.
• 4 works, or 11%, sold below their low estimate.
• 0 sold with undisclosed estimates.

Guaranteed sales

No sales had a guarantee.

Works that did not sell

6 works were bought-in, including: David Hockney, My Shirt and Trousers (2010), estimated at $74,600 (low) to $94,900 (high).

Withdrawn before the sale

0 works were withdrawn

Terms and definitions

All results include the fees and premiums added to the price of a work of art when the auctioneer's hammer falls. Estimates, sale prices and totals are converted into US dollars. Sale prices are compared to the auction house’s low estimate, which do not include premiums.

Guarantees: Sometimes an auction house guarantees to pay a seller for a work, regardless of whether the bidding reaches the reserve price, a figure that is typically confidential.

Bought-in: If there are no bids for a work, or if bidding falls short of the reserve price, the lot is unsold or “bought-in”.

Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.

Premiums: Typically a sliding-scale of charges paid in addition to the hammer price by the buyer, plus any other fees.