13 12
Auction Sales (YoY)
KEY
TAKE
AWAYS
• No more than 3 Water Lilies are auctioned every year.
• Over 27% of the lots sold had repeat sales.
• Their market saw peaks in annual sales revenue in 2008, 2018, and 2021.
FIG 3 WaterLilies Grey Weather 1907 W
1708 belongs to the second Water Lilies series
and sold in 2022 for £30M 375M or 393M
when adjusted for inf lation
FIG 4 The WaterLily Pond 1919 W 1880
belongs to the third Water Lilies series and sold
in 2021 for 508M 563M when adjusted for
inf lation
This total represents the aggregate of all auction sales prices between 2004 and 2023 each adjusted for inf lation
Considering 23 lots carrying presale estimates
Auction Sales (YoY)
Above Within Below
39%9%52%
Price
Volume
Average sales price
Total Sales
Revenue at Auction
$1.2 B
*
30
Lots offered
8
Repeat sales
27
Lots sold
5%
Average
CAGR
90%
Sell-through
rate
13.7 %
**
Average price
to mid-estimate
ratio
$44.5M
Average
price
52.2 %
**
Lots sold
above
mid-estimate
FIG 2. Water-Lilies (1904) (W 1662) belongs to the f irst Water Lilies series and sold in 2007 for
£18.5M ($36.7M or $54.6M when adjusted for inf lation).
AU C T I O N M A R K E T (2 0 0 4-2 0 2 3)
General
Overview
Lots Performance Compared to Pre-Sale Estimates**