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PRESS RELEASE
PHILLIPS’ LONDON EDITIONS AUCTIONS TOTAL OVER £3.6M, FEATURING DEDICATED DAVID HOCKNEY SALE AND WORKS FROM THE FRANS OOMEN COLLECTION
Sales Underscore the Continued International Demand for Editions and Multiples Spanning Three Centuries of Art History
London, 18-19, 23 September 2025
David Hockney Sale Total: £861,075 / $1,174,420 / €992,820
Evening and Day Sale Editions Total: £2,500,794 / $3,393,577 / €2,883,415
An Eye for Editions, from Rembrandt to Mehretu – The Frans Oomen Collection: Online Auction: £248,196 / $333,304 / €284,101
Combined Total for The Week: £3,610,065 / $4,847,988 / €4,132,304
Robert Kennan, Phillips’ Head of Editions, Europe, said, “It was a delight to welcome our community back this past week as we began the autumn auction season. Over the course of three curated sales held across six days, Phillips realized a combined total in excess of £3.6 million, demonstrating the enduring appeal and resilience of the market for editions and works on paper.
Our annual auctions dedicated to David Hockney have become a highly anticipated staple of the sale calendar, and we are proud that this season’s iteration was met with such enthusiasm. The sale spanned his career, from rare early works to pieces from his Normandy period, including his A Bigger Fire iPad drawing, which nearly tripled its low estimate at £58,050. Leading the sale was Tyler Dining Room, from Moving Focus, which soared to £90,300.
Building on the success of the Hockney auction, our seasonal Editions sales continued to drive strong results. With 90% of lots sold and 94% sold by value, the outcome underscored the strength of the market for rare, high-quality prints and multiples. Andy Warhol, Gerhard Richter, and Rashid Johnson figured prominently in the top lots, with Warhol’s Details of Renaissance Paintings (Sandro Botticelli, Birth of Venus, 1482) nearly doubling its low estimate at £232,200. Strong prices were also achieved for Warhol’s Muhammad Ali and Black Rhinoceros, from Endangered Species. Following the 100%-sold REVEALED: Important Works by Christo and Jeanne-Claude portion of our June Modern & Contemporary Art: Evening & Day Sale, we were thrilled to see another White Glove result with the REVEALED section of the Editions sales. Works from The Frans Oomen Collection drew significant interest during the final Editions sale in London this season, with Rembrandt’s nude etching more than doubling its low estimate, a rare poster from Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat’s seminal collaborative exhibition selling for over nine times its low estimate, and two works by Julie Mehretu far surpassing their high estimates.”
David Hockney
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Lots Sold: 36 | Lots Offered: 38
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Sold by Lot: 95% | Sold by Value: 93%
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Top Ten Lots
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Lot
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Description
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Estimate
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Price Achieved
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12
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David Hockney, Tyler Dining Room, from Moving Focus (T.G. 278, M.C.A.T. 261), 1984
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£40,000 - 60,000
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£90,300
$122,537 / €104,116
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9
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David Hockney, Snow, from The Weather Series (G. 445, S.A.C. 140, M.C.A.T. 131), 1973
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£30,000 - 50,000
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£70,950
$96,279 / €81,805
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16
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David Hockney, Conversation in the Studio, from Moving Focus (T.G. 271, M.C.A.T. 260), 1984
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE EDITION
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£20,000 - 30,000
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£61,920
$84,025 / €71,394
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5
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David Hockney, Pool Made with Paper and Blue Ink for Book, from Paper Pools (T.G. 269, M.C.A.T. 234), 1980
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£25,000 - 35,000
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£58,050
$78,774 / €66,932
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31
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David Hockney, A Bigger Fire, from My Normandy, 2020
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£20,000 - 30,000
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£58,050
$78,774 / €66,932
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36
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David Hockney, No. 346, 21st August 2010, from A Bigger Book: Art Edition B, 2010/2016
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£15,000 - 20,000
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£58,050
$78,774 / €66,932
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17
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David Hockney, Number One Chair, from Moving Focus (M.C.A.T. 287), 1985-86
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE EDITION
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£20,000 - 30,000
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£54,180
$73,522 / €62,470
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38
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David Hockney, No. 516, 9th November 2010, from A Bigger Book: Art Edition D, 2010/2016
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£15,000 - 20,000
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£49,020
$66,520 / €56,520
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6
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David Hockney, Celia with Green Hat, from Moving Focus (T.G. 274, M.C.A.T. 268), 1984
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£20,000 - 30,000
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£37,410
$50,765 / €43,134
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35
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David Hockney, No. 329, 8th August 2010, from A Bigger Book: Art Edition A, 2010/2016
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£15,000 - 20,000
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£30,960
$42,013 / €35,697
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New Auction Records
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Lot
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Description
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Estimate
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Price Achieved
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15
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David Hockney, Pembroke Studio With Blue Chairs and Lamp, from Moving Focus (T.G. 275, M.C.A.T. 263), 1984
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE EDITION
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£7,000 - 10,000
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£21,930
$29,759 / €25,285
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16
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David Hockney, Conversation in the Studio, from Moving Focus (T.G. 271, M.C.A.T. 260), 1984
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE EDITION
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£20,000 - 30,000
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£61,920
$84,025 / €71,394
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17
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David Hockney, Number One Chair, from Moving Focus (M.C.A.T. 287), 1985-86
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE EDITION
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£20,000 - 30,000
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£54,180
$73,522 / €62,470
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25
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David Hockney, Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games (B. 131), 1984
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE EDITION
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£2,000 - 3,000
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£16,770
$22,757 / €19,336
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30
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David Hockney, Little Stanley Sleeping (B. 183), 1987
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE EDITION
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£1,000 - 1,500
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£16,770
$22,757 / €19,336
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Evening & Day Editions
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Lots Sold: 252 | Lots Offered: 279
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Sold by Lot: 90% | Sold by Value: 94%
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Top Ten Lots
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Lot
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Description
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Estimate
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Price Achieved
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121
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Andy Warhol, Details of Renaissance Paintings (Sandro Botticelli, Birth of Venus, 1482) (see F. & S. 316-319), 1984
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£120,000 - 180,000
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£232,200
$315,095 / €267,726
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122
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Andy Warhol, Muhammad Ali (F. & S. 179-182), 1978
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£120,000 - 180,000
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£154,800
$210,064 / €178,484
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120
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Andy Warhol, Black Rhinoceros, from Endangered Species (F. & S. 301), 1983
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£60,000 - 80,000
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£109,650
$148,795 / €126,426
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123
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Andy Warhol, Beethoven (F. & S. 390), 1987
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£40,000 - 60,000
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£103,200
$140,042 / €118,990
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131
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Gerhard Richter, Cage (P19), 2006/2020
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£60,000 - 80,000
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£90,300
$122,537 / €104,115
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112
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Pablo Picasso, Le chef-d'oeuvre inconnu (The Unknown Masterpiece) (Bl. 82-94, Ba. 123-135, C. Bks. 20), 1931
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£50,000 - 70,000
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£77,400
$105,031 / €89,242
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135
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Damien Hirst, End of Days, 2003
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£30,000 - 50,000
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£64,500
$87,526 / €74,368
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132
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Rashid Johnson, Untitled (Large Anxious Red), 2021
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£30,000 - 50,000
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£45,150
$61,268 / €52,058
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125
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Andy Warhol, Annie Oakley, from Cowboys and Indians (F. & S. 378), 1986
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£20,000 - 30,000
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£36,120
$49,014 / €41,646
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124
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Andy Warhol, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, from Reigning Queens (F. & S. 343), 1985
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£20,000 - 30,000
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£36,120
$49,014 / €41,646
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Exchange Rate on 18-19 September 2025: GBP£1= US$1.3570, €1.1530, HK$10.54
An Eye for Editions, from Rembrandt to Mehretu – The Frans Oomen Collection: Online Auction
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Lots Sold: 99 | Lots Offered: 124
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Sold by Lot: 80% | Sold by Value: 90%
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Top Five Lots
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Lot
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Description
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Estimate
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Price Achieved
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470
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Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Nude Lying Down (B., Holl. 205; H. 299; New Holl. 308), 1658
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£4,000 - 6,000
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£10,320
$13,947 / €11,809
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447
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Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol, 'Warhol / Basquiat: Paintings' Exhibition Poster, 1985
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£1,000 - 1,500
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£9,030
$12,204 / €10,332
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472
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Julie Mehretu, Refuge, 2007
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£2,000 - 3,000
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£9,030
$12,204 / €10,332
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473
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Julie Mehretu, Untitled (Pulse), 2013
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£2,500 - 3,500
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£6,450
$8,717 / €7,380
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504
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Yves Klein, Monochrome und Feuer (Monochrome and Fire) (Krefeld Triptych), 1961
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£6,000 - 8,000
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£6,192
$8,368 / €7,085
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