# Desmond Morris - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T02:53:23.438Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 146
- Lots with prices: 111
- First auction date: 2004-07-01
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-14
- Median realised price: $900
- Price range: $200 to $56,250

## Market Takeaway
Desmond Morris shows solid auction liquidity with 146 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $900. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 32 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-14.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($900\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $550 and $1,500.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 53.2% (59 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 45.9% (51 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0.9% (1 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 32
- Previous 12 months sales: 12
- Recent 12 months median: $400
- Previous 12 months median: $900
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-14
- Days since latest sale: 35
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Bonhams: 52 lots
- John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers: 24 lots
- Roseberys: 16 lots
- Ashcroft and Moore: 9 lots
- Chiswick Auctions: 8 lots
- Christie's: 7 lots
- Mallams: 6 lots
- Millea Bros Ltd: 4 lots
- Toomey & Co. Auctioneers: 4 lots
- Bernaerts Auctioneers: 3 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2024-03-27 | Desmond Morris \(British, born 1928\) Fertilisation I \(unframed\) | Bonhams | £2,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-desmond-morris-british-born-1928-fertilisation-i-unframed-198-c-2bc4c11888
2. 2026-01-14 | DESMOND MORRIS \(b.1928\) Creatures with eggs mixed media on paper initialled and dated '08 29 x 41cm | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £400
3. 2026-01-14 | DESMOND MORRIS \(b.1928\) Two figures and sun mixed media on paper initialled and dated '22 27.5 x 41cm | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £420
4. 2026-01-14 | DESMOND MORRIS \(b.1928\) 'Triarchy' mixed media on paper initialled and dated '22 27.5 x 41cm | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £340
5. 2026-01-14 | DESMOND MORRIS \(b.1928\) Connecting figures mixed media on paper initialled and dated '22 27.5 x 41.5cm | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £360
6. 2026-01-14 | DESMOND MORRIS \(b.1928\) 'Woman with cat V' mixed media on paper initialled and dated '19 signed and inscri | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £460
7. 2026-01-14 | DESMOND MORRIS \(b.1928\) Two figures mixed media initialled and dated '22 27.5 x 41cm | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £380
8. 2026-01-14 | DESMOND MORRIS \(b.1928\) Figure and sun mixed media on paper signed with initials dated '07 28.5 x 20cm | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £240
9. 2026-01-14 | DESMOND MORRIS \(b.1928\) Figure mixed media on paper signed with initials dated '08 29 x 20cm | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £360
10. 2026-01-14 | DESMOND MORRIS \(b.1928\) Figures mixed media on paper signed with initials dated '97 24 x 17cm | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £220
11. 2026-01-14 | DESMOND MORRIS \(b.1928\) 'Staycation' mixed media on paper signed with initials dated '21 27.5 x 41cm | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £380
12. 2026-01-14 | DESMOND MORRIS \(b.1928\) Figure and moon mixed media on paper signed with initials dated '13 29.5 x 21cm | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £340
13. 2025-12-10 | Desmond Morris \(b.1928\) Rites of Winter, 1960 mixed media on paper initialled and dated lower right 24.5cm x 34cm. | Mallams | £1,400
14. 2025-12-09 | Desmond MORRIS \(b.1928\) Figures and sun mixed media on paper signed with initial and dated '08 28.5 x 20cm | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £480
15. 2025-12-09 | Desmond MORRIS \(b.1928\) Figure mixed media on paper signed with initial and dated '12 28.5 x 20cm | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £200
16. 2025-12-09 | Desmond MORRIS \(b.1928\) 'Mooncalf' mixed media on paper signed initial '22 29 x 41cm | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £480
17. 2025-11-12 | DESMOND MORRIS \(b.1928\) Surrealist composition, mixed media on paper, signed with initials and dated '99, | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £300
18. 2025-11-12 | DESMOND MORRIS \(b.1928\) 'The Victim', mixed media on paper, signed with initials, inscribed and signed ver | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £360
19. 2025-11-12 | DESMOND MORRIS \(b.1928\) Surrealist composition, mixed media on paper, signed with initials and dated '22, | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £400
20. 2025-11-12 | DESMOND MORRIS \(b.1928\) 'Encroacher' mixed media on paper, signed with initials and dated '22, 27.5 x | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £440
21. 2025-11-12 | DESMOND MORRIS \(b.1928\) 'Sojourn' mixed media on paper, signed with initials and dated '22, 27.5 x 41 | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £550
22. 2025-08-20 | DESMOND MORRIS \(b.1928\) Surrealist composition, mixed media on paper, signed with initials and dated '99, | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | N/A
23. 2025-08-20 | DESMOND MORRIS \(b.1928\) 'The Victim', mixed media on paper, signed with initials, inscribed and signed ver | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | N/A
24. 2025-08-20 | DESMOND MORRIS \(b.1928\) Surrealist composition, mixed media on paper, signed with initials and dated '22, | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £200

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