Walter Sickert's Auction Record Increases by 4%
3 min read · 21 Oct 2026
The Horses of St Mark's, Venice. Image courtesy of Christie's
Walter Sickert, The Horses of St Mark's, Venice (1901) sold for $734,600 (GBP550,400), more than six and a half times the low estimate at Christie's in London on October 21. The oil on canvas work has been traded 3 times in the past.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $30,900, a 4% rise.
The Rialto Bridge and the Palazzo dei Camerlenghi (1901). Sold for $703,700 in 2025. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
The previous record was set by The Rialto Bridge and the Palazzo dei Camerlenghi (1901), which sold for $703,700 at Sotheby's on June 10, 2025. The work had been traded once in the past.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
October 21, 2026 | The Horses of St Mark's, Venice | $734,600 | 4 % | Christie's | London |
June 10, 2025 | The Rialto Bridge and the Palazzo dei Camerlenghi | $703,700 | 51 % | Sotheby's | London |
November 20, 2013 | Le Corsage Violet | $467,200 | 29 % | Bonhams | London |
November 14, 2012 | Woman in Profile with Downcast Eyes | $363,500 | 1 % | Bonhams | London |
March 18, 2010 | Vue Du Palazzo Montecuccoli Dit Aussi Palais Polignac Venise | $360,600 | 1 % | Sotheby's | Paris |
March 12, 1993 | Brighton pierrots | $356,000 | 109 % | Christie's | London |
November 20, 1991 | Ennui | $170,300 | 14 % | Sotheby's | London |
May 13, 1987 | Facade of St. Mark's Venice | $149,800 | 47 % | Sotheby's | London |
November 04, 1983 | Brighton Pierrots | $102,200 | 68 % | Christie's | London |
June 12, 1981 | The new home | $60,700 | 18 % | Christie's | London |
June 25, 1980 | Easter Monday Helen Daurment 1906 | $51,400 | 4 % | Sotheby's | London |
November 14, 1979 | The Camden Town murder | $49,600 | 14 % | Sotheby's | London |
March 13, 1974 | The new home | $43,400 | 7 % | Sotheby's | London |
July 18, 1973 | Portrait of a man with a moustache | $40,700 | 8 % | Sotheby's | London |
May 11, 1973 | Une rue a Dieppe | $37,700 | 9 % | Christie's | London |
March 14, 1973 | L'affaire de Camdem Town | $34,500 | - | Sotheby's | London |
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