Howard Hodgkin's Auction Record Increases by 4%
3 min read · 17 Oct 2025
Mrs Acton in Delhi. Image courtesy of Bonhams
Howard Hodgkin, Mrs Acton in Delhi (1967) sold for $2.32m (GBP1.74m), more than two and a half times the low estimate at Bonhams in London on October 16. The oil on canvas work has been traded twice in the past.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $105,200, a 4% rise.
Goodbye To The Bay Of Naples. Image courtesy of Christie's
The previous record was set by Goodbye To The Bay Of Naples (1980), which sold for $2.22m at Christie's on October 06, 2017. The work had not been traded before.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
October 16, 2025 | Mrs Acton in Delhi | $2.32m | 5 % | Bonhams | London |
October 06, 2017 | Goodbye To The Bay Of Naples | $2.22m | 21 % | Christie's | London |
February 11, 2015 | In The Green Room | $1.83m | 131 % | Christie's | London |
February 14, 2008 | House | $792,000 | 36 % | Sotheby's | New York |
June 30, 1999 | Interior with figures | $583,200 | 27 % | Christie's | London |
May 02, 1989 | Garden of the Bombay Museum | $460,000 | 84 % | Sotheby's | New York |
July 01, 1987 | The Spectator | $250,400 | 128 % | Sotheby's | London |
May 04, 1987 | Reading | $110,000 | 24 % | Sotheby's | New York |
December 05, 1985 | Portrait of Mr and Mrs Kasmin | $88,800 | 94 % | Sotheby's | London |
December 06, 1984 | Mr and Mrs Robyn Denny | $45,900 | 70 % | Sotheby's | London |
November 09, 1983 | David Hockney at Clandeboye | $27,000 | - | Sotheby's | New York |
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