# William Etty - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T16:46:54.546Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 156
- Lots with prices: 107
- First auction date: 2001-03-21
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-28
- Median realised price: $1,920
- Price range: $50 to $66,000

## Market Takeaway
William Etty shows deep auction liquidity with 154 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,900. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 6 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-28.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,900\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $650 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: 33.3% (35 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 57.1% (60 sales)
- $10,000\+: 9.5% (10 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 6
- Previous 12 months sales: 9
- Recent 12 months median: $650
- Previous 12 months median: $750
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-28
- Days since latest sale: 20
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Sotheby's: 35 lots
- Christie's: 21 lots
- Bonhams: 10 lots
- Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales: 9 lots
- John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers: 7 lots
- Waddington's: 4 lots
- Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions: 3 lots
- Broward Auction Gallery LLC: 3 lots
- Freeman's \| Hindman: 3 lots
- Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden: 3 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-01-28 | William Etty 1787\-1849 Portrait of Girl Painting | Hill Auction Gallery | $650 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-etty-1787-1849-portrait-of-girl-painting-183-c-f0fd4db3af
2. 2025-11-25 | William Etty \(British 1787\-1849\), Male Nude, Watercolor and Ink on Paper, Frame: 10 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. \(26.7 x 19.1 cm.\) | Weschler's | $400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-etty-british-1787-1849-male-nude-watercolor-and-ink-on-paper-frame-10-1-2-x-7-1-2-in-26-7-x-19-1-cm-548-c-d45ee81c52
3. 2025-11-25 | William Etty \(British 1787\-1849\), Male Nude, Watercolor and Ink on Paper, Frame: 10 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. \(26.7 x 19.1 cm.\) | Weschler's | $325 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-etty-british-1787-1849-male-nude-watercolor-and-ink-on-paper-frame-10-1-2-x-7-1-2-in-26-7-x-19-1-cm-547-c-8958a2817a
4. 2025-02-12 | William ETTY | Artcurial | N/A
5. 2025-02-11 | WILLIAM ETTY \(BRITISH 1787\-1849\), PORTRAIT OF THE ACTOR WILLIAM CHARLES MACREADY | Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales | £14,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-etty-british-1787-1849-portrait-of-the-actor-william-charles-macready-101-c-c5947418d3
6. 2025-10-29 | William Etty \(British, 1787\-1849\), Still life with silver ewer and fruit | Sloane Street Auctions | £3,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-etty-british-1787-1849-still-life-with-silver-ewer-and-fruit-329-c-2e082e3462
7. 2025-08-17 | WILLIAM ETTY \(ENGLAND\) \- MODEL AT THE LIFE SCHOOL \- OIL ON ACADEMY BOARD | GFL Fine Art | A$1,800
8. 2025-07-07 | William ETTY \(1787–1849\) Hero and Leander Oil on canvas, later laid down on board 91.5 x 87cm, the upper corners rounded | Leonard Joel | A$4,000
9. 2025-07-03 | Esther and Ahasuerus | Sotheby's | N/A
10. 2025-02-11 | WILLIAM ETTY \(BRITISH 1787\-1849\), NUDE WITH FLORAL WREATH | Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales | £750
11. 2025-02-11 | WILLIAM ETTY \(BRITISH 1787\-1849\), FEMALE NUDE | Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales | £750
12. 2025-02-11 | WILLIAM ETTY \(BRITISH 1789\-1849\), EVE AND THE SERPENT | Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales | £3,000
13. 2025-02-11 | WILLIAM ETTY \(BRITISH 1787\-1849\), THE YOUNG ANGEL | Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales | N/A
14. 2024-10-30 | WILLIAM ETTY \(ENGLISH 1787\-1849\), VENUS DISARMING CUPID | Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales | £8,000
15. 2024-10-09 | WILLIAM ETTY \(BRITISH 1789\-1849\), EVE AND THE SERPENT | Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales | N/A
16. 2024-07-03 | William Etty \(1787 \- 1849\), Profile study of a man | Sloane Street Auctions | £450
17. 2024-01-31 | WILLIAM ETTY \(BRITISH 1787\-1849\), PORTRAIT OF THE ACTOR WILLIAM CHARLES MACREADY | Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales | £7,000
18. 2023-10-10 | WILLIAM ETTY \(1787\-1849\) Portrait of Joseph Hardcastle and his wife Ann, both seated, half\-length A pair, Oils on canvas, 90 x 70cm With label verso Joseph Hardcastle \(1752 \- 1819\) was the first treasurer of the London Bible Society. | Adam's | N/A
19. 2023-05-02 | William Etty \(BRITISH, 1787–1849\) oil on canvas, portrait of nude woman, 15 1/2" x 11 1/2" sight, 21 1/4" x 17 1/2" overall | Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions | N/A
20. 2023-03-29 | WILLIAM ETTY, RA,  BRITISH 1787\-1849\-  A WOODED LANDSCAPE AT SUNSET;  OIL ON BOARD, SIGNED 'W ETTY | Roseberys | £800
21. 2023-03-18 | William Etty \(British, 1787\-1849\), "Academic Seated Male Nude," charcoal on paper, signed lower left, presented on a paper mat, unfr... | Crescent City Auction Gallery | $350
22. 2023-01-25 | William Etty \(1787\-1849\)Study | Veritas Art Auctioneers | €100
23. 2022-12-20 | A female nude | Veritas Art Auctioneers | €4,000
24. 2022-12-04 | William Etty | Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden | N/A

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