# Leon Underwood - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-26T03:25:37.292Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 227
- Lots with prices: 173
- First auction date: 2001-03-20
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-16
- Median realised price: $1,500
- Price range: $20 to $91,250

## Market Takeaway
Leon Underwood shows deep auction liquidity with 226 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 2 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-10.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,500\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $350 and $3,750.
- 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: 42.4% (73 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 45.9% (79 sales)
- $10,000\+: 11.6% (20 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 2
- Previous 12 months sales: 4
- Recent 12 months median: $260
- Previous 12 months median: $2,500
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-10
- Days since latest sale: 70
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 51 lots
- Bonhams: 49 lots
- Roseberys: 37 lots
- Sotheby's: 36 lots
- Chiswick Auctions: 17 lots
- Dreweatts 1759: 3 lots
- Lyon & Turnbull: 3 lots
- Forum Auctions \- UK: 2 lots
- Gorringes: 2 lots
- Mallams: 2 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-12-10 | Leon Underwood \(1890\-1975\) Mexican Idyll, 1936 linocut signed and dated lower right unframed 33cm x 48cm. | Mallams | £260 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-leon-underwood-1890-1975-mexican-idyll-1936-linocut-signed-and-dated-lower-right-unframed-33cm-x-48cm-182-c-0fe541d784
2. 2025-10-28 | Leon Underwood \(British, 1890\-1975\) Negro Rhythm: Harlem, NY, circa 1934 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $16,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-leon-underwood-british-1890-1975-negro-rhythm-harlem-ny-circa-1934-8-c-8a2b83820c
3. 2024-11-21 | Leon Underwood, Sea Symphony, 1943 | Roseberys | £600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-leon-underwood-sea-symphony-1943-20-c-5214f83951
4. 2024-07-17 | Leon Underwood \(British, 1890\-1975\) Man and Bird 40.5cm \(15 15/16in\) including base; 37.5cm \(14 3/4in\) high excluding base \(From an edition of 10\) | Bonhams | £2,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-leon-underwood-british-1890-1975-man-and-bird-40-5cm-15-15-16in-including-base-37-5cm-14-3-4in-high-excluding-base-from-an-edition-of-10-129-c-a4148f596a
5. 2024-07-17 | Leon Underwood \(British, 1890\-1975\) Pounding Fou\-Fou \(Painted in 1946\) | Bonhams | £2,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-leon-underwood-british-1890-1975-pounding-fou-fou-painted-in-1946-128-c-5ce490ca75
6. 2024-06-12 | Leon Underwood \(1890 \- 1975\), A Seated Nude | Sloane Street Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-leon-underwood-1890-1975-a-seated-nude-625-c-d3844ec9f3
7. 2023-11-29 | Leon Underwood,  Life’s Section, 1959;  | Roseberys | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-leon-underwood-life-s-section-1959-68-c-76747a7915
8. 2023-10-12 | Leon Underwood \(1890\-1975\) His wood engravings | Forum Auctions \- UK | £700 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-leon-underwood-1890-1975-his-wood-engravings-184-c-e1e405087a
9. 2023-07-26 | Leon Underwood, Maquette for Moses Transcendent | Nye & Company | $3,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-leon-underwood-maquette-for-moses-transcendent-4-c-0854c4ea7e
10. 2023-07-12 | Leon Underwood \(1890\-1975\) His wood engravings | Forum Auctions \- UK | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-leon-underwood-1890-1975-his-wood-engravings-235-c-0824368972
11. 2023-03-18 | Leon Underwood \(1890\-1975\) 'Simian Ecstasy, 1933' | Peterborough Auctions | $50 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-leon-underwood-1890-1975-simian-ecstasy-1933-416-c-50c4734bb4
12. 2022-11-23 | Leon Underwood \(British, 1890\-1975\) The Court Half\-Asini | Bonhams | £1,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-leon-underwood-british-1890-1975-the-court-half-asini-212-c-12640f39f4
13. 2022-10-20 | LEON UNDERWOOD \(1890\-1975\) Water\-Rhythm LEON UNDERWOOD \(1890\-1975\) /Water\-Rhythm/ signed and numbere | Christie's | £15,120 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-leon-underwood-1890-1975-water-rhythm-leon-underwood-1890-1975-water-rhythm-signed-and-numbere-114-c-05f422fa5a
14. 2022-09-17 | Leon Underwood | Wooten & Wooten Auctioneers | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-leon-underwood-351-c-cbc48dd8a7
15. 2022-07-13 | Leon Underwood \(British, 1890\-1975\) Four Standing Nudes \(with variously inscribed watercolour and pencil costume designs, on the reverse, by the same hand\(4\)\) | Bonhams | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-leon-underwood-british-1890-1975-four-standing-nudes-with-variously-inscribed-watercolour-and-pencil-costume-designs-on-the-reverse-by-the-same-hand-4-154-c-20649f1b58
16. 2022-05-27 | Leon Underwood \(British, 1890\-1975\), rec | Kinghams Auctioneers | £190 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-leon-underwood-british-1890-1975-rec-445-c-3b94fad93e
17. 2022-05-25 | Leon Underwood, British 1890\-1975 – | Roseberys | £650 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-leon-underwood-british-1890-1975-25-c-579408d91b
18. 2022-02-15 | Leon Underwood, British 1890\-1975 – Seated Nude, 1931; pencil and watercolour on paper, signe | Roseberys | £950 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-leon-underwood-british-1890-1975-a-seated-nude-1931-pencil-and-watercolour-on-paper-signe-54-c-b754063927
19. 2022-02-15 | Leon Underwood, British 1890\-1975 – Kneeling Nude, 1936; pencil and watercolour on paper, sig | Roseberys | £1,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-leon-underwood-british-1890-1975-a-kneeling-nude-1936-pencil-and-watercolour-on-paper-sig-53-c-44f43be97a
20. 2021-12-08 | LEON UNDERWOOD \(BRITISH, 1890\-1975\) LOT'S WIFE | Freeman's \| Hindman | $2,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-leon-underwood-british-1890-1975-lot-s-wife-5-c-2c74a1e98d
21. 2021-11-24 | Leon Underwood \(British, 1890\-1975\) The Sculptor 38.7 cm. \(15 1/4 in.\) high Carved 1938\-49 \(Unique\) | Bonhams | £60,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-leon-underwood-british-1890-1975-the-sculptor-38-7-cm-15-1-4-in-high-carved-1938-49-unique-25-c-673481397e
22. 2021-11-24 | Leon Underwood \(British, 1890\-1975\) Laocoön 49.5 cm. \(19 1/2 in.\) high \(excluding the wooden base\) \(Conceived in 1962\) | Bonhams | £6,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-leon-underwood-british-1890-1975-laocoon-49-5-cm-19-1-2-in-high-excluding-the-wooden-base-conceived-in-1962-24-c-1004b43a3f
23. 2021-11-23 | Leon Underwood \(British, 1890\-1975\) Jacob and the Angel 52.5cm \(20 11/16in\) high | Bonhams | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-leon-underwood-british-1890-1975-jacob-and-the-angel-52-5cm-20-11-16in-high-128-c-eb140f08d7
24. 2021-11-23 | Leon Underwood \(British, 1890\-1975\) Chaac\-Mool's Destiny \(Painted in 1929\) | Bonhams | £1,700 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-leon-underwood-british-1890-1975-chaac-mool-s-destiny-painted-in-1929-127-c-eec4b18907

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