> Source: https://www.openingbid.art/artist/sophocles · updated 2026-11-01

# Sophocles

## What is Sophocles’s work worth? {#value}

As of 2 November 2026, OpeningBid has recorded 14 auction results for Sophocles at 7 houses since 2002. Over the last 24 months the median price was $22,860 including buyer’s premium (middle half $17,780–$31,750, n=5). The auction record is $165,151 for A Roman marble portrait bust of Sophocles (2019, Sworders). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.

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

| # | Work | Medium | Price | House | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Roman marble portrait bust of Sophocles, 2nd century | Horne House in North Devon | $165,151 | Sworders | Sep 2019 |
| 2 | Sophocleous Tragodiai hepta metexegeseon, 1502 | Book | $50,800 | Sotheby's | Jun 2025 |
| 3 | Sophocleous Tragodiai hepta metexegeseon, 1502 | Book | $31,750 | Sotheby's | Jun 2025 |
| 4 | Tragaediae septem cum commentariis... Aiax flagellifer. Electra. Oedipus tyranus. Antigóne. Oedipus colonêus. Trachiniae. Philoctetes, 1502 | Book | $24,800 | Bonhams | Oct 2009 |
| 5 | Sophocleous Tragaediae septem cum commentariis, ca. 1502 | Conte | $22,860 | Sotheby's | Jun 2025 |
| 6 | Sophocleous Tragodiai hepta metexegeseon, 1502 | Lin | $17,780 | Sotheby's | Jun 2025 |
| 7 | Commentarii in septem tragedias Sophoclis, 1518 | Book | $5,935 | Sotheby's | Dec 2022 |

**Top auction records: prints & editions**

| # | Work | Medium | Price | House | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tragodiai, 1553 | Woodcut | $7,287 | Sotheby's | Dec 2024 |
| 2 | Tragoediae septem, 1533 | Woodcut | $1,660 | Bonhams | Nov 2011 |
| 3 | Tragoediae septem. Una cum omnibus Graecis scholiis, & cum Latinis Ioach. Camerarii, 2 parts in one vol., 1568 | Woodcut | $1,526 | Bonhams | Oct 2009 |

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

| Medium | Sales | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 7 | $22,860 |

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

| Size | Sales | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Small (under 50 cm) | 9 | $17,780 |

Data as of 2 November 2026 · Source: OpeningBid, 14 results from 7 houses · [How we compute these figures](https://www.openingbid.art/methodology/price-data)


Sophocles is an Ancient Greek artist with 14 auction lots recorded since 2002, median price $6,611. Some sold prices are hammer-only and exclude the buyer's premium; they are marked on this page. Some sold prices are not yet verified as premium-inclusive or hammer, and are marked on this page.

A work by Sophocles sold in 2025 for $31,750, according to OpeningBid's index of auction results.

## What is a Sophocles work worth?

Across 14 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Sophocles work is $6,611.

The median Sophocles print sells for $1,526 across 5 lots.

The median Sophocles sculpture sells for $83,173 across 2 lots.

The median Sophocles photograph sells for $24,800 across 1 lots.

Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified.

## Price breakdown by category

| Category | Lots tracked | Median price | Record price | Sell-through | Last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prints & Editions | 5 | $1,526‡ | $7,287 | — | 2024-12-10 |
| Works on Paper | 1 | $200† | $200† | — | 2025-02-14 |
| Sculpture & Installation | 2 | $83,173 | $165,151 | — | 2019-09-10 |
| Photography | 1 | $24,800 | $24,800 | — | 2009-10-06 |

† hammer price — buyer's premium not included.

‡ reported price — whether it includes the buyer's premium is not yet verified.

## Notable results

| Medium | Year | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Sculpture & Installation | 2019 | $165,151 |
| Photography | 2009 | $24,800 |
| Prints & Editions | 2024 | $7,287 |
| Prints & Editions | 2011 | $1,660 |
| Sculpture & Installation | 2002 | $1,194 |
| Works on Paper | 2025 | $200† |

† hammer price — buyer's premium not included.

The highest recorded result in each medium. The full sale history is in the OpeningBid app (free sign-up).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is a Sophocles worth?

Across 14 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Sophocles work is $6,611. The median Sophocles print sells for $1,526 across 5 lots. The median Sophocles sculpture sells for $83,173 across 2 lots. The median Sophocles photograph sells for $24,800 across 1 lots. Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified.

### What is Sophocles's auction record?

Sophocles's auction record is $165,151, set in 2019.

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Data last updated 2026-11-01. OpeningBid tracks 15,222,099 auction lots from 571 auction houses, refreshed nightly.

Cite this page as: OpeningBid, “Sophocles auction prices”, https://www.openingbid.art/artist/sophocles (updated 2026-11-01).

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.