Paula Rego's Auction Record Jumps 23%
3 min read · 15 Oct 2025
Dancing Ostriches from Walt Disney's 'Fantasia'. Image courtesy of Christie's
Paula Rego, Dancing Ostriches from Walt Disney's 'Fantasia' (1995) sold for $4.62m (GBP3.47m), more than the low estimate at Christie's in London on October 15. The pastel on paper mounted on aluminium work has been traded twice in the past.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $887,000, a 23% rise.
Dancing Ostriches from Walt Disney's 'Fantasia'. Image courtesy of Christie's
The previous record was set by Dancing Ostriches from Walt Disney's 'Fantasia' (1995), which sold for $3.74m at Christie's on October 13, 2023. The work had been traded twice in the past.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
October 15, 2025 | Dancing Ostriches from Walt Disney's 'Fantasia' | $4.62m | 24 % | Christie's | London |
October 13, 2023 | Dancing Ostriches from Walt Disney's 'Fantasia' | $3.74m | 108 % | Christie's | London |
July 01, 2015 | The Cadet And His Sister | $1.8m | 46 % | Sotheby's | London |
June 28, 2011 | Looking Back | $1.23m | 11 % | Christie's | London |
February 27, 2008 | Baying | $1.11m | 27 % | Sotheby's | London |
February 06, 2008 | The Lesson | $874,400 | 37 % | Christie's | London |
June 20, 2007 | Moth | $638,000 | 17 % | Christie's | London |
June 22, 2005 | Target | $546,500 | 200 % | Sotheby's | London |
June 23, 2004 | Sweeper | $181,900 | 40 % | Sotheby's | London |
June 28, 2002 | Untitled no.5 | $129,600 | - | Christie's | London |
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