James Lawson Balfour Paintings & Artwork for Sale | James Lawson Balfour Art Value Price Guide

Jul. 20, 2026
JAMES LAWSON BALFOUR, Australia, New Zealand (1870 - 1966), Sunday Morning, oil on canvas, 29.5 x 34.5 cm. (11.60 x 13.58 in.), frame: 44 x 48 x 5 cm. (17.32 x 18.89 x 1.97 in.)
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
JAMES LAWSON BALFOUR Australia, New Zealand, (1870 - 1966) Sunday Morning oil on canvas signed lower left: James Balfour original label verso
Lawsons
Feb. 11, 2026
JAMES LAWSON BALFOUR, Australia, New Zealand (1870 - 1966), Picture Study, oil on canvas board, 34 x 39 cm. (13.39 x 15.34 in.), frame: 44 x 49 x 3 cm. (17.32 x 19.28 x 1.17 in.)
Est: $500 - $700
JAMES LAWSON BALFOUR Australia, New Zealand, (1870 - 1966) Picture Study oil on canvas board signed lower left: J. Balfour inscribed to label verso: Picture Study / James Balfour / Dee Why
Lawsons
Sep. 10, 2025
JAMES LAWSON BALFOUR, Australia (1870 - 1966), Rural Scene, watercolour, 36 x 50 cm. (14.1 x 19.6 in.), frame: 57 x 70 x 3 cm. (22.4 x 27.5 x 1.1 in.)
Est: $100 - $200
JAMES LAWSON BALFOUR Australia, (1870 - 1966) Rural Scene watercolour signed indistictly lower right: Balfour titled and inscribed to H. Fisher and Son label verso: Rural Scene/ J. Lawson Balfour
Lawsons
Sep. 02, 2025
LAWSON BALFOUR (1870-1966), 'The Music Lesson', oil on board, signed lower left, 40 x 30 cm, framed 80 x 68 cm. Provenance: Lawson M.
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
LAWSON BALFOUR (1870-1966), 'The Music Lesson', oil on board, signed lower left, 40 x 30 cm, framed 80 x 68 cm. Provenance: Lawson Menzies, Quarterly Fine Art Auction, 13 February 2013, lot 280.
Raffan Kelaher & Thomas
Aug. 27, 2025
JAMES LAWSON BALFOUR, Australia (1870 - 1966), Rural Scene, watercolour, 36 x 50 cm. (14.1 x 19.6 in.), frame: 57 x 70 x 3 cm. (22.4 x 27.5 x 1.1 in.)
Est: $200 - $300
JAMES LAWSON BALFOUR Australia, (1870 - 1966) Rural Scene watercolour signed indistictly lower right: Balfour titled and inscribed to H. Fisher and Son label verso: Rural Scene/ J. Lawson Balfour
Lawsons
Jun. 18, 2025
James Lawson Balfour (1870-1966),
Est: $100 - $200
Portrait of James Tregaskis, 1919 pencil on paper monogramed lower left, titled verso 19.5cm x 14cm Exhibited: 1986 Survey Exhibition of Drawings, Woolloomooloo Gallery, cat. no.9 Catalogue Note: James Tregaskis (1850-1926) was a printer and antiquarian book seller
Aalders Auctions
Jun. 26, 2024
JAMES LAWSON BALFOUR (1870-1966) Tea-time in the Gardens 1925 watercolour 21 x 19.5cm (44 x 42cm framed)
Est: $300 - $500
JAMES LAWSON BALFOUR (1870-1966) Tea-time in the Gardens 1925 watercolour signed lower right: Lawson Balfour titled verso 21 x 19.5cm (44 x 42cm framed) PROVENANCE: The Fred and Elinor Wrobel Collection, Sydney EXHIBITIONS: Faces in the crowd : an exhibition of paintings from the collection of Elinor and Fred Wrobel, Stanthorpe Art Gallery, Queensland, 2 - 28 November 1992; Tweed River Regional Art Gallery, New South Wales, 9 December 1992 - 3 January 1993
Leonard Joel
May. 14, 2024
JAMES LAWSON BALFOUR, OIL STUDY OF HEAD WITH HAT, 1925
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
JAMES LAWSON BALFOUR (Australia/New Zealand, 1870 - 1966) OIL STUDY OF HEAD WITH HAT, 1925 oil on canvas 35.5 x 37.0 cm (sight) 59.5 x 61.0 cm (frame) signed and dated lower left: JLawson Balfour / |25 PROVENANCE Artarmon Galleries, Sydney Private Collection, Sydney Note: This work has been consigned by a GST registered entity This work is located in our Sydney Gallery
Deutscher and Hackett
Dec. 02, 2023
James Lawson Balfour (Australian, 1870-1966), Landscape with Pond
Est: $200 - $300
James Lawson Balfour (Australian, 1870-1966) Landscape with Pond oil on canvas signed "Balfour" (lower right) 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (sight) 16 x 18 inches (frame)
Fontaine's Auction Gallery
Jun. 28, 2023
BALFOUR, James Lawson (Australian, 1870-1966) Walking Past ...
Est: $300 - $500
BALFOUR, James Lawson (Australian, 1870-1966) Walking Past the Pond. ca.1950. Oil on canvas: 8 ¼ x 10”. Frame: :16 ½ x 18 ½ ”. Signed lower right. Balfour grew up in an artistic and musical environment. His father and uncle had their own studios and his ancestors had made damask designs for the linen trade. Balfour began his professional career in Ireland as a painter of horses, dogs and babies. He moved to Sydney in 1912. Light surface dirt. Canvas lightly rippled. Comes with a COA from Merill Chase Galleries. Unknown accretion upper left quadrant. Good condition.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
May. 23, 2023
JAMES LAWSON BALFOUR - PORTRAIT - OIL ON CANVAS
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
JAMES LAWSON BALFOUR (1870-1966) PORTRAIT Signed centre right Oil on canvas 47.5 x 37cm (oval) Estimate $6,000/9,000 AUD
GFL Fine Art
Aug. 08, 2022
James Lawson Balfour (Australian, 1870-1966) Landscape Painting, 1950s
Est: $200 - $300
River landscape painting signed lower left by the artist, Balfour. Circa 1950s. Framed oil on canvas. Dimensions: framed: 13 1/2 in. x 15 1/2 in., canvas: 8 in. x 10 in. Condition: good original framed estate condition, no repairs noted. Provenance: New York City, NY Esate.
Kensington Estate Auctions
Mar. 22, 2021
JAMES LAWSON BALFOUR ORIGINAL PAINTING 10"
Est: $200 - $350
JAMES LAWSON BALFOUR (1870-1966) ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING ON STRECTCHED CANVAS LANDSCAPE EXPRESSIONIST AUSTRALIA -8" X 10" -VERY GOOD CONDITION, UNFRAMED -DP3221
DejaVu Estate Sales & Auctions
Nov. 26, 2020
Lawson Balfour (1870 - 1966) - The Blue Tub, Dee Why 34 x 20.5 cm (frame: 56 x 39 x 2 cm)
Est: $800 - $1,200
Lawson Balfour (1870 - 1966) The Blue Tub, Dee Why watercolour 34 x 20.5 cm (frame: 56 x 39 x 2 cm) signed lower left
Lawsons
Nov. 08, 2020
JAMES LAWSON BALFOUR (1870-1966) Early Spring
Est: $250 - $350
JAMES LAWSON BALFOUR (1870-1966) Early Spring watercolour signed lower left: J Balfour 20.5 x 29.5cm
Gibson's
Feb. 01, 2020
James Lawson Balfour Harbor Scene O/C
Est: $400 - $800
James Lawson Balfour (Australian, 1870 - 1966). Oil on canvas. Measures 12" x 16", not framed. Signed "Balfour" lower right register. This piece comes from the Dickenson
Weiss Lake Auction LLC
Sep. 21, 2019
James Lawson Balfour Harbor Scene O/C
Est: $400 - $800
James Lawson Balfour (Australian, 1870 - 1966). Oil on canvas. Measures 12" x 16", not framed. Signed "Balfour" lower right register. This piece comes from the Dickenson Estate of Knoxville, Tennessee. See Photos for Details. Shipping Available.
Weiss Lake Auction LLC
Mar. 30, 2019
James Balfour O/C Landscape with Figures
Est: $400 - $700
This lot features an original oil on canvas river landscape painting with figures by James Lawson Balfour (Australian 1870 - 1966). Signed "Balfour" lower right
Weiss Lake Auction LLC
Dec. 15, 2018
James Balfour O/C Landscape with Figures
Est: $400 - $700
This lot features an original oil on canvas river landscape painting with figures by James Lawson Balfour (Australian 1870 - 1966). Signed "Balfour" lower right register. Framed, measures 16" x 17.75". Provenance: Estate of R. Dickenson. See Photos for Details. Shipping Available.
Weiss Lake Auction LLC
Sep. 29, 2018
James Balfour O/C Landscape w/ Figures
Est: $400 - $700
This lot features an original oil on canvas river landscape painting with figures by James Lawson Balfour (Australian 1870 - 1966). Balfour began his professional career in Ireland as a painter of horses, dogs and babies. He was living in Bangor, County Down, when he exhibited 'Sunday Morning' at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1899. In 1900 he went to New Zealand and at Christchurch on 29 April 1904 married Eva Hulston. He moved to Sydney in 1912 and became a noted portrait painter. He was commissioned to paint prominent citizens such as Governor Sir Dudley de Chair, Sir Normand Maclaurin and Sir Charles Mackellar, A. B. Weigall, and fellow artists Charles Bryant and W. Lister Lister, his lifelong friend. He gave private lessons for many years and in 1922-24 directed the Balfour Art School, assisted by Reginald Payten. In 1919-31 Balfour was an exhibiting councillor of the Royal Art Society of New South Wales; he had become a fellow in 1922 when the society was reconstituted. In 1932 he was elected to the committee of the Manly Art Gallery and
JD's Auctions
Aug. 09, 2018
LAWSON BALFOUR (1870-1966), Sunday Morning
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
LAWSON BALFOUR (1870-1966), Sunday Morning 31.0 x 36.0 cm signed lower left: Lawson Balfour label attached verso with artist's name, title and address oil on canvas
Menzies
Mar. 31, 2018
James Lawson Balfour O/C River Landscape
Est: $500 - $1,000
This lot features an original oil on canvas river landscape painting with a figure by James Lawson Balfour (Australian 1870 - 1966). Balfour began his professional career in Ireland as a painter of horses, dogs and babies. He was living in Bangor, County Down, when he exhibited 'Sunday Morning' at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1899. In 1900 he went to New Zealand and at Christchurch on 29 April 1904 married Eva Hulston. He moved to Sydney in 1912 and became a noted portrait painter. He was commissioned to paint prominent citizens such as Governor Sir Dudley de Chair, Sir Normand Maclaurin and Sir Charles Mackellar, A. B. Weigall, and fellow artists Charles Bryant and W. Lister Lister, his lifelong friend. He gave private lessons for many years and in 1922-24 directed the Balfour Art School, assisted by Reginald Payten. In 1919-31 Balfour was an exhibiting councillor of the Royal Art Society of New South Wales; he had become a fellow in 1922 when the society was reconstituted. In 1932 he was elected to the committee of the Manly Art Gallery and Historical Collection and was a vice-patron in 1955-66. Signed "Balfour" lower left register. Measures 8" x 10". This piece comes from the Dickenson Estate of Knoxville, TN. Please See Photos for Details. Shipping Available.
JD's Auctions
Dec. 02, 2017
James Lawson Balfour O/C
Est: $300 - $500
This lot features an original oil on canvas painting by James Lawson Balfour (Australian 1870 - 1966). Balfour began his professional career in Ireland as a painter of horses, dogs and babies. He was living in Bangor, County Down, when he exhibited 'Sunday Morning' at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1899. In 1900 he went to New Zealand and at Christchurch on 29 April 1904 married Eva Hulston. He moved to Sydney in 1912 and became a noted portrait painter. He was commissioned to paint prominent citizens such as Governor Sir Dudley de Chair, Sir Normand Maclaurin and Sir Charles Mackellar, A. B. Weigall, and fellow artists Charles Bryant and W. Lister Lister, his lifelong friend. He gave private lessons for many years and in 1922-24 directed the Balfour Art School, assisted by Reginald Payten. In 1919-31 Balfour was an exhibiting councillor of the Royal Art Society of New South Wales; he had become a fellow in 1922 when the society was reconstituted. In 1932 he was elected to the committee of the Manly Art Gallery and Historical Collection and was a vice-patron in 1955-66. This painting depicts a small town with two figures walking down the street. Signed "Balfour" in the lower left register. Measures 8" x 10". This piece comes from the Dickenson Estate of Knoxville, TN. Please See Photos for Details. Shipping Available.
JD's Auctions
Dec. 02, 2017
James Lawson Balfour O/C
Est: $300 - $500
This lot features an original oil on canvas painting by James Lawson Balfour (Australian 1870 - 1966). Balfour began his professional career in Ireland as a painter of horses, dogs and babies. He was living in Bangor, County Down, when he exhibited 'Sunday Morning' at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1899. In 1900 he went to New Zealand and at Christchurch on 29 April 1904 married Eva Hulston. He moved to Sydney in 1912 and became a noted portrait painter. He was commissioned to paint prominent citizens such as Governor Sir Dudley de Chair, Sir Normand Maclaurin and Sir Charles Mackellar, A. B. Weigall, and fellow artists Charles Bryant and W. Lister Lister, his lifelong friend. He gave private lessons for many years and in 1922-24 directed the Balfour Art School, assisted by Reginald Payten. In 1919-31 Balfour was an exhibiting councillor of the Royal Art Society of New South Wales; he had become a fellow in 1922 when the society was reconstituted. In 1932 he was elected to the committee of the Manly Art Gallery and Historical Collection and was a vice-patron in 1955-66. This painting depicts a small town with two figures walking down the street. Signed "Balfour" in the lower left register. Measures 9.5" x 7.5". This piece comes from the Dickenson Estate of Knoxville, TN. Please See Photos for Details. Shipping Available.
JD's Auctions
Jun. 19, 2016
BALFOUR, James Lawson (1870-1966) The Joy of Spring. Provenance: Sotheby's, Apr. 1986 (lot 38); Savill Galleries.
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
BALFOUR, James Lawson (1870-1966) The Joy of Spring. Provenance: Sotheby's, Apr. 1986 (lot 38); Savill Galleries. W/Clr & Gouache 49x30cm
Davidson Auctions
Feb. 13, 2013
LAWSON BALFOUR (1870-1966) The Music Lesson oil on
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
LAWSON BALFOUR (1870-1966) The Music Lesson oil on board 40.0 x 30.0 cm signed lower left: Lawson Balfour
Lawson~Menzies
Jun. 24, 2012
JAMES LAWSON BALFOUR (1870-1966) Figure Resting by the Tree 1907 oil on canvas
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
JAMES LAWSON BALFOUR (1870-1966) Figure Resting by the Tree 1907 oil on canvas signed and dated 'J.L. Balfour 1907' lower left 40 x 51cm
Leonard Joel
May. 30, 2012
James Lawson Balfour (1870-1966) Australian
Est: £200 - £300
James Lawson Balfour (1870-1966) Australian Sailing in the Lough Watercolour 23 x 31 cms Signed
Andersons Art Auctions
Apr. 03, 2012
Lawson Balfour (Australian 1870 - 1966) The Violin
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Lawson Balfour (Australian 1870 - 1966) The Violin Maker Watercolour Signed and title inscribed (title below matt) lower right 35.5 x 22cm
Dunbar Sloane
Aug. 28, 2011
Attributed to James Lawson Balfour (1870-1966) Sea and Rocks, Dee Why oil on paper on board
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Attributed to James Lawson Balfour (1870-1966) Sea and Rocks, Dee Why oil on paper on board possibly signed and titled indistinctly lower left 23 x 31cm
Leonard Joel
Aug. 30, 2010
LAWSON BALFOUR (1870-1966) - Music with the Grandchildren 40.0 x 31.0 cm
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
LAWSON BALFOUR (1870-1966) Music with the Grandchildren oil on board 40.0 x 31.0 cm signed lower left: Lawson Balfour
Lawsons
Apr. 02, 2003
JAMES LAWSON BALFOUR (1870-1966)
Est: $1,240 - $1,860
Woman in a pink dress holding a parasol signed 'Lawson Balfour' (lower left) watercolour and gouache 37.5 x 14.3 cm.
Christie's