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Selected Works80

Museum Acquisitions

9 Institutions
MoMA
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Princeton University Art Museum
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Yale Center for British Art

Previous Sales 47

Christie's
Self-Portrait - The Dunce
Self-Portrait - The Dunce
£8,750 ($12k USD)
Oct 2013
Christie's
Face of Britain
Face of Britain, 1991
£10,000 ($13k USD)
Jul 2013
Christie's
St George
St George
£7,500 ($10k USD)
Dec 2012
Christie's
Mazarin
Mazarin, 1998
£4,750 ($6k USD)
Jul 2011
Christie's
The final resting place
The final resting place, 1989
£3,750 ($5k USD)
May 2010
Christie's
The Dunce
The Dunce
£4,750 ($6k USD)
Oct 2007
Christie's
England, 1998
England, 1998
£2,500 ($3k USD)
Oct 2007
Christie's
Female nude
Female nude
£1,320 ($2k USD)
Aug 2007
Christie's
Sisters of Mercy
Sisters of Mercy, 1989
$186,000
Sep 2005
Christie's
Cleanser 1994
Cleanser 1994
£480 ($634 USD)
Aug 2005
Christie's
Scar Face
Scar Face
£1,762 ($2k USD)
Sep 2002
Christie's
PORTRAIT HEAD
PORTRAIT HEAD
£1,116 ($1k USD)
Sep 2002
Christie's
Man in an Overcoat
Man in an Overcoat
£3,760 ($5k USD)
Sep 2001
Christie's
Man in the Street
Man in the Street
£2,937 ($4k USD)
Jul 2000
Lyon & Turnbull
CABINET PIECE (SELF-PORTRAIT)
CABINET PIECE (SELF-PORTRAIT)
£420 ($554 USD)
Mar 2026
Lyon & Turnbull
STUDY OF A BOXER
STUDY OF A BOXER
£1,100 ($1k USD)
Jan 2026
Bonhams
Tiberius
Tiberius
$4,060
May 2024
Bonhams
The Defiant Dosser
The Defiant Dosser
$2,599
May 2024
Bonhams
The Lonely Hero
The Lonely Hero, 1987
$2,436
May 2024
Bonhams
Man in profile
Man in profile
$1,299
May 2024
Bonhams
Totem
Totem, 1992
$24,028
Oct 2023
Bonhams
Refugees
Refugees
$2,563
Oct 2023
Bonhams
The Spectre of Stockholm
The Spectre of Stockholm, 1990
Bought In
Oct 2023
Sotheby's
Study for El Dorado
Study for El Dorado
$1,197
Nov 2022
Sotheby's
Timeless March (Study)
Timeless March (Study), 1992
Bought In
Nov 2022

For Sale 2

Hancock Gallery · Artsy
Face of God
Face of God, 1994
£900
Colour lithograph
Hancock Gallery · Artsy
Road to Zenica
Road to Zenica, 1994
£1,200
Lithograph, artist proof
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Market682 auction results

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$554 – $186K
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$15.2K
Object-type specific
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$1.7K
8 priced paintings lots
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Mar 2026 · $554
Latest tracked sale in this object type
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Paintings: $1.7K medianWorks on paper: $1.3K medianBooks/portfolios: $10.1K medianEditioned prints: $2.4K median
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Galleries2

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Current Exhibitions0

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Past Exhibitions18

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Peter Howson Luxuria

Peter Howson

Unit 312, 3/F, 44-46 Hung To Rd, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong

Jan 17, 2025 — Mar 15, 2025

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Lacrimae Rerum

Peter Howson

Unit 312, 3/F, 44-46 Hung To Rd, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong

Nov 18, 2022 — Jan 14, 2023

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Phlegethon

Peter Howson

21 Cork St, London W1S 3LZ, United Kingdom

Oct 14, 2021 — Nov 20, 2021

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Peter Howson: When the World Changed The Lockdown Drawings

Peter Howson

21 Cork St, London W1S 3LZ, United Kingdom

Aug 10, 2020 — Sep 6, 2020

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Acta Est Fabula

Peter Howson

21 Cork St, London W1S 3LZ, United Kingdom

Nov 7, 2018 — Dec 22, 2018

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Prophecy

Peter Howson

534 W 21st St, New York, NY 10011, USA

May 3, 2017 — Jun 10, 2017

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A Survey of Prints

Peter Howson

21 Cork St, London W1S 3LZ, United Kingdom

Jul 6, 2016 — Aug 6, 2016

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Demokratia

Peter Howson

21 Cork St, London W1S 3LZ, United Kingdom

Apr 17, 2015 — May 15, 2015

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Peter Howson A Life

Peter Howson

21 Cork St, London W1S 3LZ, United Kingdom

Nov 28, 2013 — Jan 11, 2014

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The Night of the Souls

Peter Howson

21 Cork St, London W1S 3LZ, United Kingdom

Sep 15, 2010 — Oct 9, 2010

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Tilting At Windmills

Peter Howson

21 Cork St, London W1S 3LZ, United Kingdom

Mar 24, 2010 — Apr 24, 2010

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Peter Howson Harrowing of Hell

Peter Howson

21 Cork St, London W1S 3LZ, United Kingdom

Oct 24, 2008 — Nov 22, 2008

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Acheron and other works

Peter Howson

21 Cork St, London W1S 3LZ, United Kingdom

Nov 24, 2005 — Jan 15, 2006

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The Stations of the Cross

Peter Howson

21 Cork St, London W1S 3LZ, United Kingdom

Apr 12, 2003 — May 11, 2003

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Peter Howson Sex, War & Religion

Peter Howson

21 Cork St, London W1S 3LZ, United Kingdom

Nov 26, 1999 — Jan 30, 2000

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New Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Peter Howson

21 Cork St, London W1S 3LZ, United Kingdom

Oct 30, 1998 — Nov 29, 1998

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Peter Howson New Paintings

Peter Howson

21 Cork St, London W1S 3LZ, United Kingdom

Apr 11, 1997 — May 18, 1997

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The Rakes Progress and other new work

Peter Howson

21 Cork St, London W1S 3LZ, United Kingdom

Jan 12, 1996 — Feb 11, 1996

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Glasgow-based artist's explosive work earns place in major UK exhibition
May 11, 2026
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Exhibition
Peter Howson Luxuria
Jan 17, 2025
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Exhibition
Lacrimae Rerum
Nov 18, 2022
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Exhibition
Phlegethon
Oct 14, 2021
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Exhibition
Peter Howson: When the World Changed The Lockdown Drawings
Aug 10, 2020
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Exhibition
Acta Est Fabula
Nov 7, 2018
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Exhibition
Prophecy
May 3, 2017
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Exhibition
A Survey of Prints
Jul 6, 2016
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Exhibition
Demokratia
Apr 17, 2015
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Exhibition
Peter Howson A Life
Nov 28, 2013
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Exhibition
The Night of the Souls
Sep 15, 2010
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Exhibition
Tilting At Windmills
Mar 24, 2010
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Peter Howson Recent Works
Oct 24, 2008
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Exhibition
Peter Howson Recent Works
Oct 24, 2008
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Exhibition
Peter Howson Harrowing of Hell
Oct 24, 2008
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Exhibition
Harrowing of Hell
Oct 24, 2008
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Exhibition
Acheron and other works
Nov 24, 2005
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Exhibition
The Stations of the Cross
Apr 12, 2003
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Exhibition
Peter Howson Sex, War & Religion
Nov 26, 1999
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Exhibition
New Paintings, Drawings and Prints
Oct 30, 1998
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