{"slug":"reg-butler","artist_id":"d4a788e4-78c9-464c-9e06-575c03ab5a9d","canonical_slug":"reg-butler","name":"Reg Butler","built_at":"2026-11-02","categories":[{"bucket":"Prints & Editions","lots_n":29,"sold_n":23,"median_price_usd_minor":31367,"record_price_usd_minor":120474,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":3,"sell_through_pct":79.3,"last_sale_date":"2026-07-27","first_sale_year":2004},{"bucket":"Masterpieces","lots_n":7,"sold_n":7,"median_price_usd_minor":13998535,"record_price_usd_minor":19515765,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"sell_through_pct":null,"last_sale_date":"2018-11-19","first_sale_year":2003},{"bucket":"Other","lots_n":23,"sold_n":22,"median_price_usd_minor":1766872,"record_price_usd_minor":19515765,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":1,"priced_lots_unverified":1,"sell_through_pct":95.7,"last_sale_date":"2026-10-01","first_sale_year":2007},{"bucket":"Works on Paper","lots_n":11,"sold_n":10,"median_price_usd_minor":345559,"record_price_usd_minor":919152,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"sell_through_pct":90.9,"last_sale_date":"2026-03-19","first_sale_year":2015},{"bucket":"Sculpture & Installation","lots_n":84,"sold_n":70,"median_price_usd_minor":1194044,"record_price_usd_minor":15233444,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":2,"sell_through_pct":83.3,"last_sale_date":"2026-03-19","first_sale_year":1990}],"sizes":[{"bucket":"Sculpture & Installation","size_bucket":"small","lots_n":48,"sold_n":38,"median_price_usd_minor":752340,"p25_price_usd_minor":328527,"p75_price_usd_minor":1446842,"record_price_usd_minor":4687500,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":2,"last_sale_date":"2025-07-31"},{"bucket":"Sculpture & Installation","size_bucket":"large","lots_n":7,"sold_n":5,"median_price_usd_minor":13998535,"p25_price_usd_minor":12827371,"p75_price_usd_minor":14794151,"record_price_usd_minor":15233444,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"last_sale_date":"2023-10-19"},{"bucket":"Prints & Editions","size_bucket":"medium","lots_n":22,"sold_n":18,"median_price_usd_minor":31212,"p25_price_usd_minor":20467,"p75_price_usd_minor":76057,"record_price_usd_minor":100464,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":3,"last_sale_date":"2026-07-27"},{"bucket":"Sculpture & Installation","size_bucket":"medium","lots_n":20,"sold_n":20,"median_price_usd_minor":2053235,"p25_price_usd_minor":1566011,"p75_price_usd_minor":3599961,"record_price_usd_minor":12343007,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"last_sale_date":"2026-03-19"},{"bucket":"Works on Paper","size_bucket":"medium","lots_n":10,"sold_n":9,"median_price_usd_minor":316118,"p25_price_usd_minor":257319,"p75_price_usd_minor":699536,"record_price_usd_minor":919152,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"last_sale_date":"2026-03-19"}],"notable":[{"bucket":"Prints & Editions","year":"2025","total_price_usd":120474,"priced_basis":"premium"},{"bucket":"Prints & Editions","year":"2017","total_price_usd":100464,"priced_basis":"premium"},{"bucket":"Sculpture & Installation","year":"2010","total_price_usd":15233444,"priced_basis":"premium"},{"bucket":"Sculpture & Installation","year":"2003","total_price_usd":14794151,"priced_basis":"premium"},{"bucket":"Works on Paper","year":"2020","total_price_usd":919152,"priced_basis":"premium"},{"bucket":"Works on Paper","year":"2025","total_price_usd":824283,"priced_basis":"premium"}],"last_sold":{"year":"2026","total_price_usd":4160000,"priced_basis":"premium"},"upcoming_count":2,"content_modified":"2026-11-02","value_block_hash":"b66d93365d087abfb410c01970934c23f598d045","value":{"slug":"reg-butler","name":"Reg Butler","as_of":"2026-11-03","newest_result_date":"2026-10-01","results_total":125,"houses_total":24,"first_year":1998,"median_24m":{"usd_minor":253309,"p25_usd_minor":46025,"p75_usd_minor":2570584,"n":14,"basis":"premium"},"record":{"title":"Figure in Space 1957","work_year":null,"usd_minor":19515765,"basis":"premium","sale_year":2007,"sale_month":"2007-07","house_name":"Sotheby's","lot_id":"defccebd-7025-4299-a606-2b3787c52716"},"by_medium":[{"medium":"Sculpture","n":74,"median_usd_minor":1659560},{"medium":"Other","n":12,"median_usd_minor":1400350},{"medium":"Works on paper","n":8,"median_usd_minor":507452},{"medium":"Prints","n":20,"median_usd_minor":39636}],"by_size":[{"band":"Large (over 120 cm)","n":6,"median_usd_minor":13412953},{"band":"Small (under 50 cm)","n":42,"median_usd_minor":752340},{"band":"Medium (50-120 cm)","n":46,"median_usd_minor":730446}],"methodology_url":"https://www.openingbid.art/methodology/price-data","top10":{"originals":[{"rank":1,"title":"Figure in Space 1957","work_year":null,"medium":null,"usd_minor":19515765,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Sotheby's","sale_month":"2007-07","lot_id":"defccebd-7025-4299-a606-2b3787c52716"},{"rank":2,"title":"Girl","work_year":null,"medium":"Bronze","usd_minor":15233444,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Sotheby's","sale_month":"2010-12","lot_id":"d327f4b5-8d5f-4c55-a8ab-b85c2d14f288"},{"rank":3,"title":"Manipulator","work_year":"1954","medium":"Shell bronze and welded iron on a concrete base","usd_minor":14794151,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Christie's","sale_month":"2003-10","lot_id":"80e253f8-6ac7-4926-811e-cb69afb7babf"},{"rank":4,"title":"Girl Looking Down","work_year":"1956","medium":"Bronze","usd_minor":13998535,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Christie's","sale_month":"2018-06","lot_id":"555ecb13-2cac-446b-a596-ebd39decb486"},{"rank":5,"title":"Bride","work_year":"1954","medium":"Bronze","usd_minor":12827371,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Christie's","sale_month":"2018-11","lot_id":"9cdc48ab-30fa-4960-8437-0fafd80899b1"},{"rank":6,"title":"The Unknown Political Prisoner maquette","work_year":"1951","medium":"Plaster","usd_minor":12500000,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Los Angeles Modern Auctions","sale_month":"2011-03","lot_id":"6dcdc439-b445-4787-a2f3-57ade6b6c00d"},{"rank":7,"title":"Woman on Boat","work_year":null,"medium":"Shell bronze","usd_minor":12343007,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Sotheby's","sale_month":"2016-11","lot_id":"a9b717ec-cee4-4e96-ba8c-a8d53d1b7a79"},{"rank":8,"title":"Musée Imaginaire","work_year":"1961-62","medium":"Bronze with a dark brown patina, in 39 parts, in a white-painted wooden display cabinet","usd_minor":9927898,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Christie's","sale_month":"2023-10","lot_id":"91abf889-3b16-44fb-a3d6-4b32d9c13b25"},{"rank":9,"title":"The People Are Too Small","work_year":null,"medium":null,"usd_minor":4878941,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Sotheby's","sale_month":"2007-07","lot_id":"d3e32cc0-bd74-4474-908f-75e708d0f736"},{"rank":10,"title":"Figure in Space","work_year":"1956","medium":"Bronze","usd_minor":4710167,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Sotheby's","sale_month":"2021-11","lot_id":"2f51e11e-b95b-40a8-af16-76bc454a01d3"}],"editions":[]},"paragraph":"As of 3 November 2026, OpeningBid has recorded 125 auction results for Reg Butler at 24 houses since 1998. Over the last 24 months the median price was $2,533 including buyer’s premium (middle half $460–$25,706, n=14). The auction record is $195,158 for Figure in Space 1957 (2007, Sotheby's). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.","title":"Reg Butler value: auction records & prices (updated Nov 2026)"}}