Sven Berlin Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Sven Berlin Art Value Price Guide

Dec. 17, 2024
Sven Berlin (1911-1999), wash on paper, Two Doves, 9cm x 14cm, signed “Sven” lower right, mounted, g
Est: £30 - £50
Sven Berlin (1911-1999), wash on paper, Two Doves, 9cm x 14cm, signed “Sven” lower right, mounted, glazed and framed. Provenance – David Lay Auctions, The Julia and Sven Berlin Collection 2022; Roseberys London 2024
Burstow & Hewett
Oct. 17, 2024
SVEN BERLIN (1911-1999). Boats in a Harbour, St Ives. oil and pencil on boa
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
SVEN BERLIN (1911-1999). Boats in a Harbour, St Ives. oil and pencil on board, shaped 6 5⁄8 x 13 in. (16.8 x 33 cm.).
Christie's
Sep. 26, 2024
Sven Berlin (1911-1999) Doves Preening signed, titled, pen and ink, 26cm x 29cm
Est: £100 - £150
Sven Berlin (1911-1999) Doves Preening signed, titled, pen and ink, 26cm x 29cm
Bamfords Auctioneers and Valuers Ltd
Aug. 13, 2024
▲ Sven Berlin (1911-1999)
Est: £400 - £600
▲ Sven Berlin (1911-1999) Still life of flowers signed 'Sven' and dated '72' l.l., oil on board 41 x 31cm, unframed, and four further paintings by the same hand, Bird; Fish; Tree; Head each with artist estate stamp verso, oil on board largest 41 x 31cm, all unframed (5) Provenance: The estate of Julia and Sven Berlin. Condition Report: Some foxing to Still Life, losses to tree and head. Plesae contact department for detailed report.
Sworders
Jul. 11, 2024
λ SVEN BERLIN (BRITISH 1911-1999), FOR CARVING OF MAN, WOMAN & CHILD
Est: £200 - £300
λ SVEN BERLIN (BRITISH 1911-1999)FOR CARVING OF MAN, WOMAN & CHILD, PREPARATORY STUDY Pen, ink and wash Signed and dated 47 (lower right), titled For carving of man, woman & child (lower centre)23 x 29cm (9 x 11¼ in.)
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Jul. 11, 2024
λ SVEN BERLIN (BRITISH 1911-1999), SELF-PORTRAIT IN FUR HAT
Est: £600 - £800
λ SVEN BERLIN (BRITISH 1911-1999)SELF-PORTRAIT IN FUR HAT Oil on board Signed (lower right)61 x 51cm (24 x 20 in.)Provenance: The Artist's Estate
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Jul. 11, 2024
λ SVEN BERLIN (BRITISH 1911-1999), BLACK SEA BIRD
Est: £400 - £600
λ SVEN BERLIN (BRITISH 1911-1999)BLACK SEA BIRD Oil on board With studio stamp (verso) 30.5 x 40.5cm (12 x 15¾ in.)Provenance: The Artist's Estate
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Jul. 11, 2024
λ SVEN BERLIN (BRITISH 1911-1999), HEAD OF A WOMAN
Est: £400 - £600
λ SVEN BERLIN (BRITISH 1911-1999)HEAD OF A WOMAN Oil on board With studio stamp (verso) 51 x 40.5cm (20 x 15¾ in.)Provenance:The Artist's Estate
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Jul. 11, 2024
λ SVEN BERLIN (BRITISH 1911-1999), HEAD OF A MAN
Est: £500 - £700
λ SVEN BERLIN (BRITISH 1911-1999)HEAD OF A MAN Alabaster Signed with monogram and dated 57 (on underside) 12cm (4½in.) height (excluding base)Executed in 1957. Provenance: Alma Berlin, the artist's sisterJulia Berlin, the artist's widowAcquired from the above by the present owner
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Jul. 11, 2024
λ SVEN BERLIN (BRITISH 1911-1999), SELF-PORTRAIT WITH CONSTRUCTION
Est: £200 - £300
λ SVEN BERLIN (BRITISH 1911-1999)SELF-PORTRAIT WITH CONSTRUCTIONPencil Signed, titled and dated 42 (lower right)37 x 27.5cm (14½ x 10¾ in.), shaped Provenance: Belgrave Gallery, London Exhibited: St. Ives, Tate, The Dark Monarch - Magic & Modernity in British Art, October 2009-January 2010
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Jun. 06, 2024
λ SVEN BERLIN (BRITISH 1911-1999), LOVERS FOR STONE, STUDY FOR SCULPTURE
Est: £100 - £150
λ SVEN BERLIN (BRITISH 1911-1999)LOVERS FOR STONE, STUDY FOR SCULPTURE Ink Signed with monogram, titled and dated 83 (to right side)33 x 20.3cm (12 x 7 in.)Measurements do not include the frame unless specified.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
May. 30, 2024
† Sven Berlin (1911-1999), 'Swan', a carved green hardstone sculpture, the bird in sleeping pose, incised monogram to base, 16 cm high x 30 cm wide.
Est: £300 - £400
† Sven Berlin (1911-1999), 'Swan', a carved green hardstone sculpture, the bird in sleeping pose, incised monogram to base, 16 cm high x 30 cm wide.
Dawsons Auctioneers
Apr. 25, 2024
† Sven Berlin (1911-1999), 'Swan', a carved green hardstone sculpture, the bird in sleeping pose, incised monogram to base, 16 cm high x 30 cm wide.
Est: £600 - £800
† Sven Berlin (1911-1999), 'Swan', a carved green hardstone sculpture, the bird in sleeping pose, incised monogram to base, 16 cm high x 30 cm wide.
Dawsons Auctioneers
Mar. 13, 2024
λ SVEN BERLIN (BRITISH 1911-1999), VASE OF TULIPS
Est: £600 - £800
λ SVEN BERLIN (BRITISH 1911-1999)VASE OF TULIPS Oil on canvasSigned (lower left)91 x 51cm (35¾ x 20 in.)Provenance:The artist's studio
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Mar. 13, 2024
λ SVEN BERLIN (BRITISH 1911-1999), SELF PORTRAIT
Est: £300 - £500
λ SVEN BERLIN (BRITISH 1911-1999)SELF PORTRAITPencil and watercolourSigned and dated 1947 (to lower right edge)34 x 10.5cm (13¼ x 4 in.)Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the present ownerExhibited: Falmouth, Falmouth Art Gallery, Tom Early and Friends, 2014
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Mar. 13, 2024
λ SVEN BERLIN (BRITISH 1911-1999), LOVERS FOR STONE, STUDY FOR SCULPTURE
Est: £200 - £400
λ SVEN BERLIN (BRITISH 1911-1999)LOVERS FOR STONE, STUDY FOR SCULPTURE Ink Signed with monogram, titled and dated 83 (to right side)33 x 20.3cm (12 x 7 in.)
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Mar. 13, 2024
λ SVEN BERLIN (BRITISH 1911-1999), LOVERS
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
λ SVEN BERLIN (BRITISH 1911-1999)LOVERS Marble Signed with monogram and dated 84 Height inc. base:134cm (52¾in.)
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Mar. 13, 2024
Berlin (Sven, 1911-1999). Still Life, 1967, acrylic and oil on board
Est: £300 - £500
Berlin (Sven, 1911-1999). Still Life, 1967, acrylic and oil on board AR * Berlin (Sven, 1911-1999). Still Life, 1967, acrylic and oil on board, depicting a large bowl of fruit on a table, signed and dated lower right, some small flecks of misplaced paint, 50.5 x 60 cm (19 7/8 x 23 5/8 ins), framed (56 x 66.5 cm) QTY: (1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Mar. 12, 2024
Sven Berlin, British 1911-1999 - Two doves; ink wash on paper, signed
Est: £200 - £300
Sven Berlin, British 1911-1999 - Two doves; ink wash on paper, signed lower right 'Sven', 9 x 14 cm: together with 45 unframed works on paper, 60 x 42 cm and smaller (46) (ARR) Provenance: David Lay Auctions, Penzance, The Julia and Sven Berlin Collection, April 2022; private collection, UK
Roseberys
Nov. 29, 2023
Sven Berlin (1911-1999), a collection of three works, all figural studies, a self-portrait, watercolour, 23" x
Est: £80 - £120
Sven Berlin (1911-1999), a collection of three works, all figural studies, a self-portrait, watercolour, 23" x 16.5" (58 x 42cm), along with two further works by the same hand of a seated female, one pencil, one ink, both 30.5" x 21.5" (77.5 x 55cm), (3).
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Jul. 04, 2023
Â§ SVEN BERLIN (BRITISH, 1911-1999)
Est: £300 - £500
Â§ SVEN BERLIN (BRITISH, 1911-1999) SVEN BERLIN (BRITISH, 1911-1999) Rainbow sky signed 'SVEN' (lower left) 61 x 91.2 cm. (24 x 34 in.); together with Pink landscape signed and dated 'Sven 75' (lower right) 61 x 91.2 cm. (24 x 34 in.) (unframed) (2) ARR
Chiswick Auctions
Jul. 04, 2023
Â§ SVEN BERLIN (BRITISH, 1911â1999)
Est: £200 - £400
Â§ SVEN BERLIN (BRITISH, 1911â1999) SVEN BERLIN (BRITISH, 1911â1999) Embrace alabaster on a wooden base signed with monogram (at the base of the sculpture) 32 cm. (12 1/2 in.) (high) (excluding the base) ARR
Chiswick Auctions
May. 25, 2023
§ Sven Berlin (1911-1999)
Est: £200 - £300
§ Sven Berlin (1911-1999) The Creation Cycle - Creation of the Birds and Fishes signed (lower left); further signed, dated 1969 and titled verso oil on board 122 x 244cm Provenance: Formerly in the Collection of Bournemouth & Poole College
Cheffins
May. 25, 2023
§ Sven Berlin (1911-1999)
Est: £200 - £300
§ Sven Berlin (1911-1999) Creation Cycle - Expulsion from Paradise signed (lower right) monogrammed and titled verso oil on board 122 x 244cm Provenance: Formerly in the Collection of Bournemouth & Poole College
Cheffins
May. 25, 2023
§ Sven Berlin (1911-1999)
Est: £200 - £300
§ Sven Berlin (1911-1999) A group of eight pen and ink drawings, to include four of flies, two of storks, a grasshopper and a pheasant the largest 56 x 36.5cm
Cheffins
May. 11, 2023
SVEN BERLIN (1911-1999)
Est: €300 - €500
Sunset: Parkhurst forest, oil on canvas. Exhibited Poole Technical College 1971 (Lot 1408)
Sheppards
Apr. 25, 2023
Sven Berlin (1911-1999)
Est: £600 - £800
Sven Berlin (1911-1999) ▴ Sven Berlin (1911-1999) 'Fly Four', 1979 signed, inscribed with title and dated verso, acrylic on board 16 x 13.5cm Condition Report: Framed: 22 x 19.5cm, minor discolouration, minor knocks and losses to frame, overally good condition.
Sworders
Mar. 14, 2023
Sven Paul Berlin, British 1911-1999 - Frogs; watercolour on paper, 40.5 x 58.5 cm (ARR) Proven
Est: £200 - £300
Sven Paul Berlin, British 1911-1999 - Frogs; watercolour on paper, 40.5 x 58.5 cm (ARR) Provenance: from the Julia and Sven Berlin studio sale
Roseberys
Mar. 07, 2023
Sven Berlin (1911-1999)
Est: £100 - £150
Sven Berlin (1911-1999) ? Sven Berlin (1911-1999) 'Girl Seated' signed 'SVEN Berlin', inscribed with title and dated '60', pencil sheet 78 x 54.5cm; The embrace signed 'SVEN' and dated '77', pencil and watercolour sheet 59 x 41cm; and two further works by the same hand of a Self Portrait and Portrait of a Man, all unframed (4) Condition Report: Self Portrait has some handling creases, particularly to the top right and bottom right corners, there is a futher small crease to the extreme upper left corner. There is slight cockling bottom centre but this appears to be due to the application of ink, please see additional images.
Sworders
Dec. 15, 2022
Sven Berlin (1911-1999), two pencil portraits (self-portrait, dated 1961, and 'Paul'), on paper, each circa 77 cm x 59 cm, together with a watercolour, 'Julia', signed and dated 1975, 53 cm x 34.5, all unframed.
Est: £200 - £300
Sven Berlin (1911-1999), two pencil portraits (self-portrait, dated 1961, and 'Paul'), on paper, each circa 77 cm x 59 cm, together with a watercolour, 'Julia', signed and dated 1975, 53 cm x 34.5, all unframed.
Dawsons Auctioneers
Dec. 13, 2022
Â§ SVEN BERLIN (BRITISH, 1911-1999)
Est: £200 - £300
Â§ SVEN BERLIN (BRITISH, 1911-1999) SVEN BERLIN (BRITISH, 1911-1999) Sunset over the park signed with initials and dated 'SVBN/78' (lower right); further signed and dated again 'SVBN/78' (verso) oil on board 30 x 41 cm. (11 7/8 x 16 1/8 in.) together with Rainbow with sunset over the shore signed with initials and dated 'SVBN/63' (lower left) oil on board 30.4 x 40.2 cm. (12 x 15 7/8 in.) (both unframed) (2) ARR
Chiswick Auctions
Dec. 13, 2022
Â§ SVEN BERLIN (BRITISH, 1911â1999)
Est: £400 - £600
Â§ SVEN BERLIN (BRITISH, 1911â1999) SVEN BERLIN (BRITISH, 1911â1999) Embrace alabaster on a wooden base signed with monogram (at the base of the sculpture) 32 cm. (12 1/2 in.) (high) (excluding the base) ARR
Chiswick Auctions
Dec. 08, 2022
Amendment: please note this lot is unframed. Sven Paul Berlin, British 1911-1999 -
Est: £200 - £300
Amendment: please note this lot is unframed. Sven Paul Berlin, British 1911-1999 - Untitled; oil on board, signed lower left 'Sven', 20 x 30 cm (ARR) (unframed)
Roseberys
Dec. 08, 2022
Sven Paul Berlin, British 1911-1999 - Jumping rabbit, 1998; acrylic on board, signed and dated lo
Est: £400 - £600
Sven Paul Berlin, British 1911-1999 - Jumping rabbit, 1998; acrylic on board, signed and dated lower left 'Sven 98', 61 x 89.5 cm (unframed) (ARR)
Roseberys
Nov. 10, 2022
Horse's head
Est: £350 - £450
Sven Berlin 1911 - 2000 Horse's head signed Sven Berlin and dated 1949 (on the underside) alabaster height (excluding base):11.5cm.; 4½in.; width (excluding base): 10.5cm.; 4in. height (including base): 18cm.; width (including base): 10cm.; 4in. Executed in 1949. Bid on Sotheby's
Sotheby's
Oct. 11, 2022
Sven Berlin, British 1911-1999 - Mythic scene, 1990;
Est: £150 - £200
Sven Berlin, British 1911-1999 - Mythic scene, 1990; felt pen, gold paint, gouache and pencil on paper, signed and dated lower right 'Sven 90', 40.2 x 55.2 cm: together with 'Lovers, 1980' by the same artist, ink on paper, signed and dated, 58 x 42 cm (2) (unframed) (ARR) Please refer to department for condition report
Roseberys
Oct. 04, 2022
Sven Berlin (1911-1999)
Est: £400 - £600
Sven Berlin (1911-1999) ▴ Sven Berlin (1911-1999) 'Encounter at Morning' signed 'Sven Berlin', inscribed with title and dated 1946, pen and ink and watercolour 19 x 36cm Provenance: 'The Poetry of Crisis: The Peter Nahum Collection', Christie's, South Kensington, 15 November 2006, lot 164. Exhibited: Sven Berlin Exhibition, the Belgrave Gallery, London, 1989, no. 49. Condition Report: Framed size 42 x 57.5cm Not viewed out of glazed frame. Some light staining visible at edges of paper. A small crease upper right.
Sworders
Oct. 04, 2022
Sven Berlin (1911-1999)
Est: £300 - £500
Sven Berlin (1911-1999) ▴ Sven Berlin (1911-1999) 'Miner at Work, Geevor' signed 'SVEN BERLIN' and inscribed, pencil and watercolour 32 x 23.5cm Provenance: 'Peter Nahum Collection', Christie's, South Kensington, 15 November 2006, lot 164. Exhibited: Sven Berlin Exhibition, the Belgrave Gallery, London, no. 53. Condition Report: Framed size 50 x 41cm Not viewed out of glazed frame. No obvious condition issues.
Sworders
Oct. 28, 2021
§ SVEN BERLIN (BRITISH 1911-1999) MOTHER AND CHILD, 1941
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
§ SVEN BERLIN (BRITISH 1911-1999) MOTHER AND CHILD, 1941 monogrammed and dated (to base), wood (26cm high, 9.5cm wide (10.25in high, 3.75in wide)) Footnote: Note: Sven Berlin was an interesting figure within the St Ives school and part of one of the earliest waves of settlers to the artist’s colony. Born in London, Berlin had originally begun a career as an adagio dancer, before moving to Cornwall in 1938. It was via his job in the market garden belonging to Adrian Stokes and Margaret Mellis in Carbis Bay that he made an introduction to Hepworth and Nicholson. One of his most significant contributions to the legacy of the St Ives School was the publication of his biography of the fisherman / artist Alfred Wallis; the first text to be written on this fascinating figure whose aesthetic so influenced the development of Nicholson and his followers. Berlin became a well-known figure and something of an attraction within the St Ives community; he could frequently be observed in his studio garden, stripped to the waist, working on his sculpture. He exhibited paintings, drawings and sculpture regularly with the St. Ives Society of Artists and in London, and was a founding member of the Crypt Group, alongside artists including Barns-Graham, Peter Lanyon, John Wells and Bryan Wynter, and was also a member of the Penwith Society of Arts for a short time.
Lyon & Turnbull
Oct. 28, 2021
† Sven Berlin (1911-2000), a still life study of flowers in a jug, oil on canvas, monograms signature to lower right corner, 29.5 cm x 24 cm, framed.
Est: £200 - £300
† Sven Berlin (1911-2000), a still life study of flowers in a jug, oil on canvas, monograms signature to lower right corner, 29.5 cm x 24 cm, framed. Estate of the late Della Howard. Please see the related article on https://www.dawsonsauctions.co.uk/
Dawsons Auctioneers
Aug. 05, 2021
Berlin (Sven) Who Wrote Joke Grim?, 'out of series' proof copy from an edition of 6, 1993; and various publications, exhibition catalogues and newspaper articles relating to Berlin (small qty).
Est: £200 - £300
Berlin (Sven) Who Wrote Joke Grim?, 'out of series' proof copy from an edition of 6, illustrations, tipped-in frontispiece, manuscript letter, postcard and draft of 'A Boy from the Buildings' from publisher Malcolm Macintosh loosely inserted, original pictorial wrappers, each with a different illustration by Berlin, 1993; and various publications, exhibition catalogues and newspaper articles relating to Berlin, v.s. (small qty). ⁂ Berlin (1911-99) was a major figure in the St Ives artists' colony, but fell out with many of the others such as Ben Nicholson, and exiled himself.
Forum Auctions - UK
Dec. 16, 2020
Sven Berlin (British, 1911-1999) Self-Portrait
Est: £600 - £800
Sven Berlin (British, 1911-1999) Self-Portrait signed and dated 'SVEN 64' (upper left); further signed and dated 'SVEN./64-95/'99' (on canvas verso) oil on canvas 60.5 x 51cm (23 13/16 x 20 1/16in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Nov. 04, 2020
Sven Paul Berlin, British 1911-1999 - Girl with a Puzzle;
Est: £400 - £600
Sven Paul Berlin, British 1911-1999- Girl with a Puzzle; oil on canvas, 51x36 cm (ARR) Provenance: Christie's London, Christie's 03 Jun 1993 lot 242; Private collection, London. Please refer to department for condition report
Roseberys
Sep. 17, 2020
§ Sven Berlin, 1911-1999, Abstract landscape, sign
Est: £300 - £500
§ Sven Berlin, 1911-1999, Abstract landscape, signed, oil on canvas, 60cm x 90cm
Ewbank's
Feb. 13, 2020
§ Sven Berlin (British, 1911-1999), Seated Woman, bronze,
Est: £100 - £200
signed with initials to underside, sat upon a hardwood plinth base (Dimensions: 12cm high (19.5cm including plinth))
Cheffins
Oct. 17, 2019
Berlin (Sven) The Dark Monarch, first edition, signed by the author, 1962.
Est: £200 - £300
NO RESERVE Berlin (Sven) The Dark Monarch, first edition, signed by the author on endpaper, frontispiece and illustrations by the author, spotting to front endpaper, original cloth, dust-jacket, minor chipping to spine ends and corners, light creasing to head and foot, a little rubbed, excellent otherwise, 8vo, 1962. ⁂ The scarce, first edition, especially so signed. Sven Berlin (1911-99) was a well-known figure in the art world; an artist, dancer, poet & author. Berlin caused considerable outrage with the original publication of this work, the number of libel cases brought against him as a result forced the book to be withdrawn, and very few copies survive today. The work comprises many thinly-veiled character assassinations on the artists, writers &c. from the period, focusing on St Ives, including Barbara Hepworth, Ben Nicholson, Patrick Heron and Peter Lanyon.
Forum Auctions - UK
Apr. 09, 2019
Sven Berlin (1911-1999) Pietà alabaster, unique 43 ¼ in. (109.9 cm.) high
Est: £5,000 - £8,000
Sven Berlin (1911-1999) Pietà signed with monogram and dated '65' (on the Virgin Mary's right hip) alabaster, unique 43 ¼ in. (109.9 cm.) high Carved in 1965.
Christie's
Mar. 20, 2019
SVEN BERLIN | Dublin Bay Prawn
Est: £300 - £400
pencil and wash on paper
Sotheby's