Phillips David Hockney Auction Totals $2.73m
3 min read · 21 Sep 2026
Autour de la maison, été (Around the House, Summer) by David Hockney sold for $258,800. Image courtesy of Phillips
A work by David Hockney was the headline sale at Phillips 'David Hockney' auction on September 19 in London.
- The sale totaled $2.73m (GBP2.04m), exceeding the pre-sale high estimate.
Snapshot of the sale
- 75 works sold totaling $2.73m.
- Estimates totaled: $1.38m (low) and $2.01m (high), excluding premiums.
- The sell-through rate was 97% of the original 77 lots announced.
The star lot was: David Hockney, Autour de la maison, été (Around the House, Summer) (2019), which sold for $258,800, 27% above its $202,400 low estimate. It has not been traded before.
An Image of Ken, from Moving Focus by David Hockney sold for $25,900 (539% above estimate). Image courtesy of Phillips
The outperformer sold for 539% above its low estimate. David Hockney, An Image of Ken, from Moving Focus (1985), sold for $25,900 ($4,049 low estimate).
- 56 works, or 75%, sold above their high estimate.
- 15 works, or 20%, sold within their low and high estimate.
- 4 works, or 5%, sold below their low estimate.
- 0 sold with undisclosed estimates.
Guaranteed sales
No sales had a guarantee.
Works that did not sell
2 works were bought-in, including: David Hockney, Self-Portrait in My Living Room. Art Edition No. 101-200 (from 220 for 2020) (2020), estimated at $20,200 (low) to $27,000 (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Withdrawn before the sale
0 works were withdrawn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Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.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.
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