William Blake Work Sells for $952,500 to Deliver a 0.3% Annualized Return
3 min read · 05 Feb 2026
The Grave: The Reunion of the Soul and the Body. Image courtesy of Christie's
William Blake, The Grave: The Reunion of the Soul and the Body, sold for $952,500, more than the low estimate at Christie's in New York on February 5.
The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $52,500, equivalent to an annualized return of 0.3%. It last sold at auction in 2006 for $900,000 at Sotheby's.
Pencil, pen and black ink and watercolor, 23.7 x 17.5cm. The work has been traded 4 times in the past.
Sale Date | Price | Price Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
February 05, 2026 | $952,500 | 6 % | Christie's | New York |
May 02, 2006 | $900,000 | - | Sotheby's | New York |
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