> Source: https://www.openingbid.art/artist/fernando-pessoa · updated 2026-11-03

# Fernando Pessoa (1888–1935)

## What is Fernando Pessoa’s work worth? {#value}

As of 3 November 2026, OpeningBid has recorded 9 auction results for Fernando Pessoa at 3 houses since 2006. Over the last 24 months the median price was $9,264 including buyer’s premium (middle half $3,988–$10,837, n=6). The auction record is $14,969 for Antinous: a poem (2022, Cabral Moncada Leilões). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.

**Top auction records: paintings, drawings & sculpture**

| # | Work | Medium | Price | House | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antinous: a poem, 1918 | Book | $14,969 | Cabral Moncada Leilões | Dec 2022 |
| 2 | English Poems, 1888 | Book | $12,571 | Christie's | Feb 2025 |
| 3 | O Último Cachimbo de Fernando Pessoa, 1949 | Cabeça em nogueira, boquilha em baquelite | $11,044 | Cabral Moncada Leilões | Jun 2026 |
| 4 | Antinous: A Poem, 1888 | Tin | $10,214 | Christie's | Feb 2025 |
| 5 | PESSOANA.- PESSOA, Fernando.- Carta autógrafa.- Século XX (s.d. [ca. 1920]).- 2 p.; 218x140 mm., circa 1920 | Autograph letter, bifolio (folded sheet of letter paper), 2 pages | $8,314 | Cabral Moncada Leilões | Jun 2026 |
| 6 | PESSOANA.- PESSOA, Fernando.- Sobrescritos.- Século XX (1920-1929).- 6 documentos., 1920 | Seis sobrescritos autógrafos | $2,546 | Cabral Moncada Leilões | Jun 2026 |
| 7 | PESSOANA.- Documentos (2) pessoais do poeta Fernando Pessoa | Volume II of 'The history of Scotland during the reigns of Queen Mary and King James VI' by William Robertson (1794) and an album with 30 newspaper clippings on 16 leaves | $859 | Cabral Moncada Leilões | Jun 2022 |
| 8 | [PESSOA], 1924 | In-4 br. Couverture imprimée | $769 | Artcurial | Nov 2006 |
| 9 | Mensagem, 1941 | Book, printed on 'Manchester Ledger' paper | $538 | Cabral Moncada Leilões | Jun 2025 |


**Median price by medium (last 24 months, n ≥ 5)**

| Medium | Sales | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 6 | $10,629 |

**Median price by size (last 24 months, n ≥ 5)**

| Size | Sales | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Small (under 50 cm) | 7 | $10,214 |

Data as of 3 November 2026 · Source: OpeningBid, 9 results from 3 houses · [How we compute these figures](https://www.openingbid.art/methodology/price-data)


Fernando Pessoa is a Portuguese artist with 15 auction lots recorded since 2006, median price $8,314.

A work by Fernando Pessoa sold in 2026 for $8,314, according to OpeningBid's index of auction results.

## What is a Fernando Pessoa work worth?

Across 9 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Fernando Pessoa work is $8,314.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is a Fernando Pessoa worth?

Across 9 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Fernando Pessoa work is $8,314.

### What is Fernando Pessoa's auction record?

Fernando Pessoa's auction record is $14,969, set in 2022.

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Data last updated 2026-11-03. OpeningBid tracks 15,596,131 auction lots from 579 auction houses, refreshed nightly.

Cite this page as: OpeningBid, “Fernando Pessoa auction prices”, https://www.openingbid.art/artist/fernando-pessoa (updated 2026-11-03).

Historical auction data, not investment advice. Prices are premium-inclusive USD where the buyer's premium is recorded. Figures marked † are hammer prices (buyer's premium not included); ‡ marks a price whose basis is not yet verified. Non-USD results are converted at the sale month's rate.