Walter (1845) Crane Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Walter (1845) Crane Art Value Price Guide

Mar. 05, 2025
Walter Crane (British, 1845-1915), a cla
Est: £50 - £80
Walter Crane (British, 1845-1915), a classically draped maiden amongst reeds, dated 1888, sepia lithograph, 28 by 12cm, framed
Kinghams Auctioneers
Feb. 11, 2025
WALTER CRANE (BRITISH 1845 - 1915), SUMMER
Est: £30,000 - £50,000
WALTER CRANE (BRITISH 1845 - 1915)SUMMERWatercolour and bodycolour laid to canvasSigned and dated '1895' (lower left)54.5 x 90cm (21¼ x 35¼ in.)Provenance:Thomas Agnes and Sons Ltd, LondonSale, Sotheby's, The British Sale - Paintings, Drawings and Watercolours, London, 15 June, lot 57Sale, Christie's, British Works on Paper, 21 November 2007, lot 115Christopher Wood Gallery, LondonLiterature:Art Journal, 1896, p. 62, illustrated p. 60The Easter Art Annual, The Work of Walter Crane, London, 1898, p.29P. G. Konody, The Art of Walter Crane, London, 1902, p. 137Exhibited:London, Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours, Winter Exhibition, 1895-6, No.200A figurehead of the Aesthetic and Arts and Crafts Movements, Walter Crane sought to restore the primacy of public painting, akin to Renaissance mural decoration. By synthesising the fine and decorative arts, Crane's practice deconstructed the traditional hierarchy to create cohesive and harmonious visual schemes (1). His wallpaper design for Jeffrey & Co., 'The Magarete' in the V&A illustrates this amalgamation of the decorative and figurative, combining a mythological frieze with lively festoons of daisies. The present work similarly unites the symbolic and the ornamental, by placing an allegorical figure against a rich backdrop of buoyant daisies and dandelions, reminiscent of Crane's 'Meadow Flowers' design from the following year. Crane's Summer can be placed within the popular 19th century tradition of what Hope B. Werness has termed the 'modest maiden' trope, whereby female figures recline in verdant outdoor settings (2). The scene is imbued with the abundance and soporific warmth of the season, draped in diaphanous white robes, the alluring figure of Summer languishes on a soft bed of marguerites. There is a psychological charge to the figure's serene stillness. Surrounded by minutely detailed flora, Crane creates a sensual atmosphere of suspended time, in which the figure and the natural world exist in a state of quiet equilibrium. Previously a member of the Institute of Painters in Water Colours, Crane was elected to the Royal Water Colour Society in 1889, where this work was exhibited at the Winter Exhibition of 1895-1896. A reviewer for The Art Journal remarked that Summer was 'a graceful piece of decoration entirely characteristic of his curiously learned art', praising the work's 'technical beauties...charm of design and delicacy of colour' (3).1) Morna O'Neill, Walter Crane: The Arts and Crafts, Painting and Politics, 1875-1890, 2010, p.2-42) Hope B. Werness, The Modest Maiden in 19th-Century Art: Evolution of a Theme, 1984, p.73) The Art Journal, 1896, p.62
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Feb. 01, 2025
Posters (12) by Walter Crane - Flora's Feast A Masque of Flowers
Est: €80 - €160
Flora's Feast A Masque of Flowers - 9x14, set of 12 postcards, ca. 1900, ed. Koch Eberfeld by Walter Crane (1845-1915)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Dec. 05, 2024
Walter Crane (British, 1845–1915) The Sleeping Beauty
Est: $5,000 - $8,000
Walter Crane (British, 1845–1915) The Sleeping Beauty pencil, pen and black ink and watercolor, heightened with touches of white on card signed with device (lower right, within a cartouche) 15 x 10 in. (38.1 x 25.4 cm) This lot is located in Philadelphia.
Freeman’s | Hindman
Oct. 16, 2024
ATTRIBUTED TO WALTER CRANE (1845-1915) FOR THE ROYAL SCHOOL OF ART NEEDLEWORK
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
ATTRIBUTED TO WALTER CRANE (1845-1915) FOR THE ROYAL SCHOOL OF ART NEEDLEWORK ARTS & CRAFTS EMBROIDERED PANEL, CIRCA 1880 coloured silks and metal threads, reserved on a silk ground, framed 118cm x 74cm (frame size 129cm x 85.5cm) Note: The designer Walter Crane had a great interest in classical and Renaissance ornament and often used it as the basis of his designs. For a related example thought to have been exhibited at Royal School of Art Needlework's section at the Philadelphia Exposition in the USA of 1876 see V&A; Collection accession no. T.774 to D-1972.
Lyon & Turnbull
Oct. 16, 2024
WALTER CRANE (1845-1915) FOR MAW & CO., JACKFIELD
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
WALTER CRANE (1845-1915) FOR MAW & CO., JACKFIELD 'SKOAL' TWIN-HANDLED VASE, CIRCA 1889 lustre-glazed earthenware, bears inscription SKOAL, unmarked 21.5cm high Note: This is one of a series of vases that Crane designed for Maw & Co. around 1889 when they first appear listed in the catalogue of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society in London of that year, described along with a series of tiles that Crane also designed for the firm. The vases demonstrate Crane's interest in all historical forms and decoration, especially those of classical antiquity and of the Islamic world, with the current example a celebration of Viking fraternity.
Lyon & Turnbull
Sep. 27, 2024
Crane, Walter
Est: €600 - €900
(1845 Liverpool - Horsham 1915). Jugendstil Entwurf für eine Buchillustration. Tusche und Bleistift auf dünnem Karton. Darstellungsgr. 20,5 x 13 cm, Blgr. 28 x 21,5 cm. Verso von seinem Sohn Lionel Crane sign. u. beglaubigt. Punktuell unt. Passep. fixiert. - Etw. gebr. Tls. Randdefekte. R
Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
Jun. 26, 2024
Walter Crane (British, 1845-1915)
Est: £400 - £600
Walter Crane (British, 1845-1915) Plymouth, circa 1866 watercolour 17 x 34cm Provenance: The collection of Denis Thomas, Kent Exhibited: Bromhead, Cutts & Co., Cork Street, London, Memorial Exhibition of the Works of Walter Crane, April-May 1920, No. 61 Illustrated: Denis Thomas (Ed.), The Price Guide to English Watercolours, pub. Antique Collectors Club, 1971, p. 130 The present watercolour was likely executed during the young artist's visit to Cawsand Bay in 1866, where he stayed from 28th July to 17th August.
Cheffins
Jun. 20, 2024
WALTER CRANE (1845-1915) "I don't think ever children before had such fun."
Est: $600 - $900
WALTER CRANE (1845-1915) "I don't think ever children before had such fun." Illustration published on page 149 of Christmas-Tree Land by Mrs. Molesworth (London: Macmillan, 1893). Pen and ink on paper. 9 x 5 inches on 11 x 8 1/2-inch sheet. Signed monogram in lower center image. Title and page number from inscription. Mrs. Molesworth was the name used by Mary Louisa Molesworth (1842-1921), author of 101 books, mostly for children. Her stories often feature fantasies for which Walter Crane's imaginative illustrations are a perfect match. In Christmas-Tree Land, two children, Maia and Rollo, are sent to live in the castle of a wealthy kinswoman where they begin a new life of dreams and adventure. In this decorative illustration, emblematic of the Arts and Crafts movement, Crane depicts Rollo and Maia as they follow the squirrels to the branches of trees, jumping, clamoring and sliding with them.."
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 20, 2024
WALTER CRANE (1845-1915) Cherub with bow and arrow.
Est: $2,500 - $5,000
WALTER CRANE (1845-1915) Cherub with bow and arrow. Original Watercolor on Silk, 1885. Signed by Walter Crane with his distinctive monogram and dated "85". 14 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches, framed to 22 1/2 x 22 1/2 inches. Silk painting with silk-covered matts, framed and glazed. Fine, but for minor scratches and chips to frame, with slight loss at the corners. This lovely painting was entered in the Summer Exhibition at the Grosvenor Gallery (London) in 1886 and was listed in the catalog as "A Naughty Little Boy with Bow and Arrow." Henry Blackburn also used the image on the title page of the guide he did for the exhibition Grosvenor Notes 1886. George Bernard Shaw's review of the exhibition commented: "Mr. Walter Crane's Cupid apparently painted on a handkerchief."
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 24, 2024
Walter Crane Flower Illustration WC Painting
Est: $100 - $300
United Kingdom 1845-1915 Untitled illustration depicting two women dressed as flowers framed by a thorned stem full of pointed leaves. Crane was a prolific illustrator well known for his illustrative works for children's books including "The Frog Prince," "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," and others. Crane was influenced by William Morris and collaborated with him on "The Story of the Glittering Plain" and founded the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society in 1888.
Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers
Mar. 13, 2024
Crane (Walter, 1845-1915). Nine illustrations to plays by William Shakespeare, 1893-94
Est: £150 - £200
Crane (Walter, 1845-1915). Nine illustrations to plays by William Shakespeare, 1893-94 * Crane (Walter, 1845-1915). Nine illustrations to plays by William Shakespeare (eight for the Merry Wives of Windsor, and one for The Tempest), [1893-94], 9 woodcut illustrations printed on thin tissue, printed by Duncan C. Dallas in 1893, in an edition of 600 (Merry Wives of Windsor) and 650 (Tempest), loose in plain paper folder, sheet size 285 x 235 mm (11 1/4 x 9 1/4 ins) QTY: (9) NOTE: Provenance: Estate of Michael Jaffé (1923-1997) art historian and former director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Dominic Winter Auctions
Feb. 16, 2024
Crane, Walter
Est: €70 - €100
(1845 Liverpool - Horsham 1915). 21 (v. 40 inkl. Titel) Farblithographien aus: Flora's Feast, um 1890. Blgr. 25 x 18 cm. Jwls. mit dem Monogr. im Stein. Enthält die Bl. 3-8,13,14,16,25-28,31-34,36-39. - Über das Erwachen der Blumen aus dem Winterschlaf jwls. mit zweizeiligem Vers. - Vereinz. fleckig.
Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
Feb. 02, 2024
Marathon
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Property from the Collection of Seymour Stein WALTER CRANE British 1845 - 1915 Marathon watercolor on paper laid on card card: 17 ¾ by 36 in.; 45.1 by 91.4 cm framed: 21 ¾ by 40 in.; 55.1 by 101.6 cm
Sotheby's
Dec. 12, 2023
WALTER CRANE (1845-1915) Two-Handled Vase1897for Maw & Co, painted in red and ruby lustre glazes with figures amidst stylized branches and flowering leaves, glazed earthenware, painted 'MAW & Co 1897 Jackfield' mark on the underside, painted stork...
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
WALTER CRANE (1845-1915) Two-Handled Vase 1897 for Maw & Co, painted in red and ruby lustre glazes with figures amidst stylized branches and flowering leaves, glazed earthenware, painted 'MAW & Co 1897 Jackfield' mark on the underside, painted stork mark within a 'C' for Walter Crane beneath one handle height 10 5/16in (26.2cm); width 8 1/2in (21.6cm)
Bonhams
Dec. 05, 2023
WALTER CRANE (ENGLISH 1845-1915) FOR MAW & CO. 'Skoal' twin-handled vase, circa 1890
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
WALTER CRANE (ENGLISH 1845-1915) FOR MAW & CO. 'Skoal' twin-handled vase, circa 1890 Earthenware, decorated in ruby lustre glaze, depicting two Nordic warriors with drinks toasting their good health, titled 'SKOAL'. 22.5 cm high Painted to underside MAW LTD JACKFIELD.
Bonhams
Dec. 05, 2023
WALTER CRANE (ENGLISH 1845-1915) FOR MAW & CO. 'Mermaids' bulbous vase, 1892
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
WALTER CRANE (ENGLISH 1845-1915) FOR MAW & CO. 'Mermaids' bulbous vase, 1892 Earthenware, decorated in red and ruby lustre glazes, with female mermaids or sea nymphs, swimming amongst fish, seaweed, and shells. 21 cm high Painted MAW FLOREAT SALOPIA mark with date, and painted stork mark within a 'C' for Walter Crane.
Bonhams
Dec. 05, 2023
WALTER CRANE (BRITISH, 1845-1915) FOR PILKINGTON'S LANCASTRIAN 'Night and Morning' figural charger, circa 1905
Est: £700 - £900
WALTER CRANE (BRITISH, 1845-1915) FOR PILKINGTON'S LANCASTRIAN 'Night and Morning' figural charger, circa 1905 Glazed earthenware, high-fired, depicting two winged figures moulded in low relief. 32 cm diameter Impressed Pilkington factory mark to the reverse, with indistinct artist's mark for Walter Crane to the border.
Bonhams
Dec. 05, 2023
WALTER CRANE (BRITISH, 1845-1915) FOR PILKINGTON'S LANCASTRIAN 'Heraldic' vase, 1913
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
WALTER CRANE (BRITISH, 1845-1915) FOR PILKINGTON'S LANCASTRIAN 'Heraldic' vase, 1913 Earthenware, blue, green, red, and gold lustre, depicting a heraldic shield surrounded by scrolling foliage and entrelacs, and painted script in Latin 'Medio tutissimus ibus'. Decorated by William S Mycock. 29.5 cm high Impressed factory mark, Walter Crane DES mark, with painted William S Mycock mark and date cypher.
Bonhams
Dec. 05, 2023
WALTER CRANE (BRITISH, 1845-1915) FOR PILKINGTON'S LANCASTRIAN Large and impressive 'Peacock' charger, 1907-1913
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
WALTER CRANE (BRITISH, 1845-1915) FOR PILKINGTON'S LANCASTRIAN Large and impressive 'Peacock' charger, 1907-1913 Earthenware, polychrome lustre glazes, decorated with a male peacock with outspread tail feathers, stylised 'eyes' of the peacock feathers repeat around the border. Designed by Walter Crane and decorated by Charles Cundall. 49 cm diameter Impressed factory mark, indistinct date numeral and 2477, painted Charles Cundall seal with 'PINX' written below and Walter Crane seal with 'DES' written below. With Richard Dennis paper exhibition label to reverse.
Bonhams
Dec. 05, 2023
WALTER CRANE (BRITISH, 1845-1915) FOR PILKINGTON'S ROYAL LANCASTRIAN Large and impressive 'St George and the Dragon' lustre charger, 1933
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
WALTER CRANE (BRITISH, 1845-1915) FOR PILKINGTON'S ROYAL LANCASTRIAN Large and impressive 'St George and the Dragon' lustre charger, 1933 Earthenware, designed by Walter Crane and decorated by William S Mycock in polychrome lustre with St George on horseback, with shield and lance, the dragon forming the border, having an inner band inscribed UN CHEVALIER SANS PEUR ET SANS REPROCHE, the underside decorated with scrolling foliage. 46 cm diameter Impressed Royal factory mark, painted monogram for Walter Crane and 'Designer' written beneath, monogram for William S Mycock with 'PINXIT' written below, and his date cypher for 1933.
Bonhams
Dec. 05, 2023
WALTER CRANE (BRITISH 1845-1915) FOR PILKINGTON'S 'Hearing', an important ceramic figural panel, from the 'Senses' series, circa 1900
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
WALTER CRANE (BRITISH 1845-1915) FOR PILKINGTON'S 'Hearing', an important ceramic figural panel, from the 'Senses' series, circa 1900 Decorated in slip trailing and painted in colours beneath a transparent glaze, depicting a classical maiden cupping one ear with her hand and holding a lyre in the other, she stands in front of long grasses with waterlilies at her feet and sky and clouds above her head. Framed. Tile from reverse: 77.3 cm x 30.8 cm With frame: 86.8 cm x 46.8 cm
Bonhams
Nov. 22, 2023
Walter Crane, RWS, - A Bit in Hardelot Forest; …
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Walter Crane, RWS, British 1845-1915- A Bit in Hardelot Forest; watercolour heightened with bodycolour on buff paper, signed with monogram and inscribed and dated 'Forest of / Hardelot. Aug: 12 1910' (lower left), further signed and inscribed 'com:/ Walter Crane. R.W.S./ Kensington. W./ A Bit in Hardelot Forest' (on an old label attached to the reverse of the mount), bears old labels on the backing board, one inscribed and three printed, 36.5 x 26.6 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, UK. Exhibited: London, Royal Watercolour Society, Summer, 1912, no. 95. Note: Crane was one of the most influential illustrators of the 19th century and a prolific producer of children's books (then known as 'toy books'). Together with the printer Edmund Evans (1826-1905), he produced two to three toy books per year between 1865 and 1876, and illustrated renowned titles including 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves' (1873), 'The Frog Prince' (1874), and 'Household Stories from Grimm' (1882). Crane was heavily influenced by William Morris (1834-1896) and collaborated with him on the 1894 publication 'The Story of the Glittering Plain'. He became a central figure in the Arts and Crafts movement and founded the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society in 1888. The present work depicts the Forest of Hardelot in northern France, which straddles the villages of Neufchâtel, Condette and Hardelot, near the town of Boulogne-sur-Mere.
Roseberys
Oct. 14, 2023
Crane, Walter
Est: €100 - €150
(1845 Liverpool - Horsham 1915). 21 (v. 40 inkl. Titel) Farblithographien aus: Flora's Feast, um 1890. Blgr. 25 x 18 cm. Jwls. mit dem Monogr. im Stein. Enthält die Bl. 3-8,13,14,16,25-28,31-34,36-39. - Über das Erwachen der Blumen aus dem Winterschlaf jwls. mit zweizeiligem Vers. - Vereinz. fleckig.
Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
Oct. 11, 2023
WALTER CRANE (1845-1915, DESIGNER) AND RICHARD JOYCE (1873-1931 ARTIST) FOR PILKINGTON'S TILE & POTTERY CO. LANCASTRIAN LUSTRE VASE, 1910
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
WALTER CRANE (1845-1915, DESIGNER) AND RICHARD JOYCE (1873-1931 ARTIST) FOR PILKINGTON'S TILE & POTTERY CO. LANCASTRIAN LUSTRE VASE, 1910 glazed and painted ceramic, painted artist's and designer's marks, impressed maker's marks 2671/ ROYAL LANCASTRIAN/ ENGLAND (28.1cm high)
Lyon & Turnbull
Oct. 11, 2023
WALTER CRANE (1845-1915, DESIGNER) AND RICHARD JOYCE (1873-1931, DECORATOR) FOR PILKINGTON’S TILE & POTTERY CO. LANCASTRIAN LUSTRE VASE, 1913
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
WALTER CRANE (1845-1915, DESIGNER) AND RICHARD JOYCE (1873-1931, DECORATOR) FOR PILKINGTON’S TILE & POTTERY CO. LANCASTRIAN LUSTRE VASE, 1913 lustre-glazed earthenware, painted artist's marks, impressed marks 2671/ XIII/ ENGLAND (26cm high)
Lyon & Turnbull
Oct. 11, 2023
WALTER CRANE (1845-1915) FOR PILKINGTON'S TILE AND POTTERY COMPANY RARE SET OF SIX 'FLORA'S TRAIN' TILES, CIRCA 1900-1902
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
WALTER CRANE (1845-1915) FOR PILKINGTON'S TILE AND POTTERY COMPANY RARE SET OF SIX 'FLORA'S TRAIN' TILES, CIRCA 1900-1902 relief moulded earthenware, painted and glazed, depicting cornflower, blue-bell, columbine, anemone, poppy and daffodil, moulded P verso (each 15.5cm square) Qty: (6) Note: See V&A Collection accession no. 309 to E-1903 for a similar set of tiles.
Lyon & Turnbull
Oct. 03, 2023
Follower of Walter Crane RWS (1845-1915), frontispiece for The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall, ink and watercolour on grey paper, 22 x 16.5cm
Est: £800 - £1,200
Follower of Walter Crane RWS (1845-1915) frontispiece for The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall ink and watercolour on grey paper inscribed verso
Gorringes
Jul. 19, 2023
Walter Crane, View in Buck Hill Wood
Est: £200 - £300
Walter Crane, British 1845-1915- View in Buck Hill Wood; pencil, pen, ink, and wash heightened with white on paper, bears inscription 'View in Buck Hill Wood / June 21st 1862' on a label attached to the reverse of the frame, 12.4 x 13.1 cm. Provenance: with Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, no.40177. Private Collection, UK. Note: Crane was one of the most influential illustrators of the 19th century and a prolific producer of children's books (then known as 'toy books'). Crane, together with the printer Edmund Evans (1826-1905), produced two to three toy books per year between 1865 and 1876, and illustrated titles such as 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves' (1873), 'The Frog Prince' (1874), and 'Household Stories from Grimm' (1882). Crane was heavily influenced by William Morris (1834-1896) and collaborated with him on the 1894 publication 'The Story of the Glittering Plain'. He became a central figure in the Arts and Crafts movement and founded the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society in 1888.
Roseberys
Jul. 13, 2023
WALTER CRANE, R.W.S. (BRITISH, 1845-1915) A Bit in Hardelot Forest watercol
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
WALTER CRANE, R.W.S. (BRITISH, 1845-1915) A Bit in Hardelot Forest watercolour heightened with bodycolour on buff paper 14 3/8 x 10 1/2 in. (36.6 x 26.6 cm.)
Christie's
Jul. 12, 2023
CRANE, Walter (1845-1915) Tailpiece from The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spense
Est: £1,500 - £2,500
CRANE, Walter (1845-1915) Tailpiece from The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser. London: George...
Christie's
Jul. 04, 2023
Walter Crane (1845-1915) 'The Auxiliary Postman', a Valentine's Day scene
Est: £120 - £180
Walter Crane (1845-1915) 'The Auxiliary Postman', a Valentine's Day scene, 1874 Block printed in colours on paper Artist's mark within the plate 32cm x 25cm (frame size 47cm x 37cm). Footnote A similar example is held at the British Museum
Roseberys
Jun. 27, 2023
Walter Crane R.W.S. (English, 1845-1915), 'Yew Tree Farm, Brundish Farm, Suffolk (England, 1905)', watercolour heightened with white on board, 26 x 37.5cm
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Walter Crane R.W.S. (English, 1845-1915) 'Yew Tree Farm, Brundish Farm, Suffolk (England, 1905)' watercolour heightened with white on board signed with monogram and dated Jan 1 1905, inscribed on the reverse with the title
Gorringes
Apr. 19, 2023
WALTER CRANE (1845-1915) (ATTRIBUTED DESIGNER) FOR THE ROYAL SCHOOL OF NEEDLEWORK EMBROIDERED PANEL CIRCA 1890
Est: £500 - £700
WALTER CRANE (1845-1915) (ATTRIBUTED DESIGNER) FOR THE ROYAL SCHOOL OF NEEDLEWORK EMBROIDERED PANEL CIRCA 1890 coloured silks and gold thread with applied beads, later frame (35.5cm x 34cm) Note: The original drawing for this design is in the collection of The Royal School of Needlework, RSN Archive D1/29 See also V&A collection accession no. T.774 to D-1972 where a screen of 1876 demonstrated similar design characteristics.
Lyon & Turnbull
Mar. 22, 2023
Walter Crane (1845-1915) for Pilkington's Royal Lancastrian Pottery Company 'Night and Morning' wal
Est: £150 - £250
Walter Crane (1845-1915) for Pilkington's Royal Lancastrian Pottery Company 'Night and Morning' wall plaque in green brown glaze, circa 1905 Glazed earthenware Verso with impressed factory stamp 32.5cm diameter. Footnote Roseberys would like to thank Angela and Barry Corbett of the Pilkington's Lancastrian Pottery Society for their assistance in the cataloguing of the present lot.
Roseberys
Dec. 15, 2022
WALTER CRANE, R.W.S. (BRITISH, 1845-1915) Sleeping Beauty pencil, pen and b
Est: £15,000 - £20,000
WALTER CRANE, R.W.S. (BRITISH, 1845-1915) Sleeping Beauty pencil, pen and black ink and watercolour on paper 13 x 7 3/4 in. (33 x 19.7 cm)
Christie's
Nov. 29, 2022
Crane, Walter
Est: €400 - €700
Crane, Walter (1845-1915). The First of May. A fairy masque. Presented in a series of 52 designs, London, Sotheran, 1881. Qu.-Fol. 57 (56 num.) Tafeln in Heliogravüre, lose wie erschienen in Lwd.-Kassette. Eines von 300 num. Ex., die Drucke auf dünnem India, original auf Karton gewalzt; Druckvermerk vom Künstler mit Bleistift signiert. – Die Texte von ornamentalem und figürlichem Schmuck begleitet, mit zahlreichen beigestellten Skizzen. Gedruckte Widmung für Charles Darwin. – Tafeln sauber und frisch, nur selten gestreute Stockfleckchen, Kassette mit mont. Deckelillustration, diese mit starken Gebrauchsspuren.
Schneider-Henn
Sep. 19, 2022
Walter Crane (1845-1915) Type of costume: France, encre et aquarelle sur pa
Est: CHF150 - CHF200
Walter Crane (1845-1915) Type of costume: France, encre et aquarelle sur papier, 17,5x11 cm
Geneve Encheres
Jun. 28, 2022
WALTER CRANE (1845-1915) FOR JOHN WILSON, LONDON FRAMED NAPKIN, CIRCA 1900
Est: £300 - £500
WALTER CRANE (1845-1915) FOR JOHN WILSON, LONDON FRAMED NAPKIN, CIRCA 1900 linen damask, with inscription to the outer border DESIGNED BY WALTER CRANE LONDON, embroidered with initials, later framed (68cm x 67cm) Note: An established linen draper, John Wilson of Bond Street, London is known to have commissioned designs for linen damask from Ireland Brothers, Belfast and this is thought to be a scarce surviving example.
Lyon & Turnbull
Jun. 18, 2022
Walter Crané "Wettlauf der Stunden". 1887.
Est: €550 - €600
Walter Crané 1845 Liverpool – 1915 Horsham, West Sussex Adolf Gustav Döring 1848 Berlin – 1938 Barth Radierung auf chamoisfarbenem China, auf weißen Kupferdruckkarton aufgewalzt, nach einem Gemälde von Walter Crané, gestochen von Adolf Gustav Döring. In der Darstellung in der Platte u.re. signiert "Walter Crané" und römisch datiert. Unterhalb der Darstellung re. typografisch bezeichnet "Adolph G. Döring sculp.", u.li. vorlagenbezeichnet. Gedruckt bei. O. Felsing, Berlin. O.li. oberhalb der Darstellung typografisch bezeichnet "Eingetragen beim Deutschen Kunstverleger-Verein für Fritz Gurlitt, königl. Hofkunsthandlung, BerlinW., April 1896". Eines von 500 Exemplaren der Normalausgabe (zzgl. 25 Exemplare mit Remarque, Zustandsdrucke). Seltenes Blatt. Die Radierung gibt das im Münchner Glaspalast ausgestellte und 1895 mit der Goldmedaille der Münchner Künstler Kooperative ausgezeichnete Gemälde Cranes wieder. Das Gemälde Cranes gilt heute als verloren, sodass der Radierung über ihren künstlerischen auch ein historisch-dokumentarischer Wert beikommt. Der zugehörige Rahmen wird als separate Position unter KatNr. 671 angeboten. Walter Crané 1845 Liverpool – 1915 Horsham, West Sussex
Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden OHG
May. 31, 2022
Walter Crane (British, 1845-1915) 2 Magazine Illustrations
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Walter Crane (British, 1845-1915) 2 Magazine Illustrations, pen & ink. Ex collection of Edgar T. Konsberg, London. With accompanying letter from Isobel Johnstone, Curator of the Arts Council of Great Britain, dated 10 May 1979. Size: 1) 6.75'' x 4'', 17 x 10 cm (image); 8.5'' x 5.25'', 22 x 13 cm (sheet); 2) 6.5'' x 4'', 17 x 10 cm (image).
Material Culture
Apr. 25, 2022
CRANE, Walter (1845-1915). Original watercolor drawing illustrating nine nu
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
CRANE, Walter (1845-1915). Original watercolor drawing illustrating nine nursery rhymes, [London, apparently a commission for the printer Edmund Evans, c.1865]. Very fine and quintessential early…
Christie's
Apr. 20, 2022
WALTER CRANE (1845-1915) FOR MAW & CO. TWO NURSERY RHYME TILE PANELS, CIRCA 1875
Est: £300 - £500
WALTER CRANE (1845-1915) FOR MAW & CO. TWO NURSERY RHYME TILE PANELS, CIRCA 1875 glazed earthenware, each with two tiles within tile border, printed WC, later framed, pictorial tiles 6in square; together with a further FRAMED TILE, for Minton's, initialled MH lower right, within tile border, later framed, 7in square Qty: (3) Provenance: The Peter Rose and Albert Gallichan Collection
Lyon & Turnbull
Feb. 26, 2022
CRANE, Walter (1845–1915). Eight Illustrations to Shakespea...
Est: $400 - $600
CRANE, Walter (1845–1915). Eight Illustrations to Shakespeare’s Tempest. London: Dallastype Press for J.M. Dent, 1893. Folio. 2 leaves including title–page and limitation, 8 mounted engraved plates on rice paper by Duncan C. Dallas after original pen drawings by Crane, each with window mounts and descriptive guardsheets (light spotting to plates), loose as issued in original gilt–lettered green and red cloth clamshell box (some pale spotting to covers). Provenance: William J. Barnard (bookplate). LIMITED EDITION, number 60 of 650 copies, of which only 600 are for sale. SIGNED BY CRANE AND DALLAS, on limitation. From the private library of a distinguished Chicago book collector.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Feb. 22, 2022
Walter Crane (British, 1845–1915) Four Designs for a Silver Cup
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Walter Crane (British, 1845–1915) Four Designs for a Silver Cup Two (nos. 1 and 3) signed with Artist's monogram bottom right, pencil, wash heightened with white gouache on paper Each: 4 3/4 x 18 1/2 in. (12.2 x 47cm) Comprised of: The Rowing of King Arthur to the Isle of Avalon (1); Allegory of Primaeval Life (2); Jousting Tournament (3); Perseus and Andromeda, The Judgment of Paris and Sleeping Beauty (4). Provenance The Fine Art Society, Ltd., London, United Kingdom. The Handley-Read Collection. Private Collection, Maryland. Footnote: Literature Walter Crane, An Artist's Reminiscences, Methuen & Co., London, 1907, pp. 186-87.
Freeman's | Hindman
Dec. 18, 2021
Crane, Walter
Est: €340 - €500
(1845 Liverpool - Horsham 1915) zugeschr. Badendes Storchenpaar. Emailliertes Metallschild, Wien um 1900. 70 x 50 cm. - Ecken u. Rd. gelocht u. stellenw. mit Abplatzungen (hier tls. Rostflecken). - Attrib. Bathing stork couple. Enameled metal plate. Corners and borders perforated, in places flaking (partly rust stains). D
Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
Dec. 16, 2021
WALTER CRANE (1845-1915) Two Fishermen at a Lily Pond.
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
WALTER CRANE (1845-1915) Two Fishermen at a Lily Pond. Illustration for an unknown application. Watercolor and gouache on linen, mounted to wooden board. Approximate 300 mm; 11 3/4-inch tondo; in a contemporary wood frame. Provenance: Robert and Helen Mandelbaum, New York; thence by descent, private collection, New York. Exhibited: "British Art from the Collection of Robert and Helen Mandelbaum," Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University, October 6-29, 1978 and Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, November 10-December 20, 1978, catalogue number 10. Though the intended use of this roundel remains unknown, it is characteristic of Crane's work, incorporating Pre-Raphaelite figures within Egyptian and Art Nouveau motifs.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 15, 2021
Walter Crane RWS (1845-1915)
Est: £250 - £350
Walter Crane RWS (1845-1915) Walter Crane RWS (1845-1915) Study for 'Neptune's Horses' watercolour 18 x 26cm Provenance: The Cyril and Shirley Fry Collection.
Sworders