Frank Dicksee Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Frank Dicksee Art Value Price Guide

Feb. 11, 2025
SIR FRANK DICKSEE (BRITISH 1853-1928), THE SENSITIVE PLANT
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
SIR FRANK DICKSEE (BRITISH 1853-1928)THE SENSITIVE PLANTPencil and watercolour heightened with body colour and with scratching outInitialled (lower right)19 x 12.5cm (7¼ x 4¾ in.)Provenance:Probably given by the artist to Edward, Prince of Wales circa 1887By descent to the collection of H.R.H The Princess Royal Sale, Christie's, London, 5 July 1966, lot 56Sale, Christie's, London, 5 June 1984, lot 179Sale, Christie's, London, The Nicolette Wernick Collection, British Watercolours and Paintings (1800 - 1950), 16 June 2010, lot 39Exhibited:Springfield, Massachusetts, George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, 14 January - 13 March 1988Literature:Simon Toll, Frank Dicksee, 1853-1928: His Art and Life, Suffolk, 2016, p.229, cat. No. FD.1887.7, p.73, illustrated in colourThe present watercolour depicts Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem of 1820.A Sensitive Plant in a garden grew,And the young winds fed it with silver dew,And it opened its fan-like leaves to the light.And closed them beneath the kisses of Night.The dramatic yet subtle lighting are typical of Dicksee's style. The warm glow of light in the present watercolour is particularly characteristic. This awareness of the possibilities of light may well have been encouraged by Dicksee's early experience of working in stained glass with Henry Holiday.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Feb. 11, 2025
SIR FRANK DICKSEE (BRITISH 1853-1928), OLD SONGS
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
SIR FRANK DICKSEE (BRITISH 1853-1928)OLD SONGSWatercolourSigned with monogram (lower right)28 x 21cm (11 x 8¼ in.)Provenance:Presented by the artist to the British Red Cross Society and the Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in England, to be sold in their sale, Christie's, London, 16 April 1915, lot 661Sir Bruce Maxwell Seto, Lord Abercorn, of Durham House, Chelsea, his sale Christie's, London, 4 June 1920, lot 17Sale, Sotheby's, London, 26 May 1983, lot 240Maas Gallery, LondonJulian Hartnoll, LondonPre-Raphaelite TrustLiterature:Simon Toll, Frank Dicksee 1853-1928 - His Art and Life, Suffolk, 2016, pp.69, 228 cat.No.FD.1885.3 illustrated in colour p.69Old Songs was inspired by the composition of Frank Dicksee's first popular success, the picture that launched his career and made him famous, Harmony of 1877 (Tate). In the 1877 oil the female musician faces in the opposite direction and her enraptured listener is a male devotee. Most crucially, the earlier picture is a medieval romance whilst the watercolour of 1885 is a modern celebration of music. The motivation to paint Old Songs was Dicksee's friendship with the beautiful and talented Mrs Jessie Shepard, the wife of his great friend Henry Dunkin Shepard and the mother of Ernest H. Shepard the well-known book illustrator. Dicksee had known Jessie before she was married as her father and his father were close friends. Her father was a painter, William Lee, and her mother Harriet was an opera singer from whom Jessie inherited her musical talent. Dicksee often enjoyed her musical recitals at the Shepard's home at 53 Gordon Square and on one occasion he was inspired to paint Old Songs in which he depicted Jessie twice. Jessie posed for several other pictures by her friend Dicksee but she died tragically young in 1890. This was not the end of the story and Old Songs inspired a large oil painting Memories which became one of Dicksee's best-known paintings after it was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1886 - it was almost entirely destroyed by a fire but survives in one small fragment and a watercolour version is in the collection of Manchester City Art Gallery.We are grateful to Simon Toll for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Jan. 25, 2025
FRANK DICKSEE, HARMONY, ETCHING
Est: $400 - $600
Artist: Frank Dicksee (1853 - 1928) Title: Harmony Year: 1877 Medium: Etching, signed in the plate Size: 24 x 17 in. (60.96 x 43.18 cm) Frame Size: 30.5 x 24 inches Printer: CH Wallner Description: This is an etched rendition of a painting by Frank Dicksee. Harmony is one of the most well-known pictures by Dicksee, depicting a young man staring adoringly into the eyes of a girl playing the organ. Originally titled 'Music', this piece was exhibited at the Royal Academy when the artist was just 24 years old. The model for the woman was Hilda Spencer who was then a student at Queens College, Harley Street where Dicksee taught drawing. She sits in a trance-like state, seemingly oblivious to her suitor, who sits in a submissive pose enraptured by her.
RoGallery
Nov. 14, 2024
SIR FRANK DICKSEE R.A. (BRITISH, 1853–1928)
Est: £500 - £800
SIR FRANK DICKSEE R.A. (BRITISH, 1853–1928) ON THE CLIFF TOPS Signed with initials and dated '87, oil on board 24cm x 31.5cm (9.5in x 12in) Sotheby's London, Victorian Pictures, 5th November 1997, Lot 273
Lyon & Turnbull
Oct. 10, 2024
FRANK DICKSEE, HARMONY, ETCHING
Est: $400 - $600
Artist: Frank Dicksee (1853 - 1928) Title: Harmony Year: 1877 Medium: Etching, signed in the plate Size: 24 x 17 in. (60.96 x 43.18 cm) Frame Size: 30.5 x 24 inches Printer: CH Wallner Description: This is an etched rendition of a painting by Frank Dicksee. Harmony is one of the most well-known pictures by Dicksee, depicting a young man staring adoringly into the eyes of a girl playing the organ. Originally titled 'Music', this piece was exhibited at the Royal Academy when the artist was just 24 years old. The model for the woman was Hilda Spencer who was then a student at Queens College, Harley Street where Dicksee taught drawing. She sits in a trance-like state, seemingly oblivious to her suitor, who sits in a submissive pose enraptured by her.
RoGallery
Apr. 28, 2024
Frank Dicksee - "Passion"
Est: $40 - $50
Frank Dicksee - "Passion", 27 x 34, very good condition
Bruce Teleky Inc.
Apr. 07, 2024
Frank Dicksee - "Passion"
Est: $40 - $50
Frank Dicksee - "Passion", 27 x 34, very good condition
Bruce Teleky Inc.
Mar. 17, 2024
Frank Dicksee - "Passion"
Est: $40 - $50
Frank Dicksee - "Passion", 27 x 34, very good condition
Bruce Teleky Inc.
Feb. 25, 2024
Frank Dicksee - "Passion"
Est: $40 - $50
Frank Dicksee - "Passion", 27 x 34, very good condition
Bruce Teleky Inc.
Feb. 04, 2024
Frank Dicksee - "Passion"
Est: $40 - $50
Frank Dicksee - "Passion", 27 x 34, very good condition
Bruce Teleky Inc.
Jan. 21, 2024
Frank Dicksee - "Passion"
Est: $40 - $50
Frank Dicksee - "Passion", 27 x 34, very good condition
Bruce Teleky Inc.
Jan. 07, 2024
Frank Dicksee - "Passion"
Est: $40 - $50
Frank Dicksee - "Passion", 27 x 34, very good condition
Bruce Teleky Inc.
Dec. 17, 2023
Frank Dicksee - "Passion"
Est: $40 - $50
Frank Dicksee - "Passion", 27 x 34, very good condition
Bruce Teleky Inc.
Dec. 07, 2023
Portrait of Mrs Henry Reiss
Est: £25,000 - £35,000
Property from a British Private Collection Sir Frank Dicksee, P.R.A. British 1853 - 1928 Portrait of Mrs Henry Reiss signed and dated FRANK DICKSEE / 1906 lower right; further titled and signed on the reverse oil on canvas Unframed: 160 by 90 cm., 63 by 35½in. Framed: 191 by 123 cm., 75¼ by 48½in.
Sotheby's
Nov. 26, 2023
Frank Dicksee - "Passion"
Est: $40 - $50
Frank Dicksee - "Passion", 27 x 34, very good condition
Bruce Teleky Inc.
Nov. 12, 2023
Frank Dicksee - "Passion"
Est: $40 - $50
Frank Dicksee - "Passion", 27 x 34, very good condition
Bruce Teleky Inc.
Oct. 29, 2023
Frank Dicksee - "Passion"
Est: $40 - $50
Frank Dicksee - "Passion", 27 x 34, very good condition
Bruce Teleky Inc.
Oct. 29, 2023
Frank Dicksee R.A, British 1853-1928, A Reverie, Monochrome edition, 54cm by 65cm
Est: $120 - $180
Frank Dicksee R.A British, 1853-1928 A Reverie Monochrome edition Burlington proof stamp,titled and attributed in the plate
Artvisory
Oct. 20, 2023
FRANK DICKSEE, HARMONY, ETCHING
Est: $400 - $600
Artist: Frank Dicksee (1853 - 1928) Title: Harmony Year: 1877 Medium: Etching, signed in the plate Size: 24 x 17 in. (60.96 x 43.18 cm) Frame Size: 30.5 x 24 inches Printer: CH Wallner Description: This is an etched rendition of a painting by Frank Dicksee. Harmony is one of the most well-known pictures by Dicksee, depicting a young man staring adoringly into the eyes of a girl playing the organ. Originally titled 'Music', this piece was exhibited at the Royal Academy when the artist was just 24 years old. The model for the woman was Hilda Spencer who was then a student at Queens College, Harley Street where Dicksee taught drawing. She sits in a trance-like state, seemingly oblivious to her suitor, who sits in a submissive pose enraptured by her.
RoGallery
Oct. 15, 2023
Frank Dicksee - "Passion"
Est: $40 - $50
Frank Dicksee - "Passion", 27 x 34, very good condition
Bruce Teleky Inc.
Sep. 23, 2023
Frank Dicksee - "Passion"
Est: $40 - $50
Frank Dicksee - "Passion", 27 x 34, very good condition
Bruce Teleky Inc.
Jul. 06, 2023
FRANK DICKSEE, HARMONY, ETCHING
Est: $400 - $600
Artist: Frank Dicksee (1853 - 1928) Title: Harmony Year: 1877 Medium: Etching, signed in the plate Size: 24 x 17 in. (60.96 x 43.18 cm) Frame Size: 30.5 x 24 inches Printer: CH Wallner
RoGallery
Jul. 06, 2023
Portrait of Mrs Henry Reiss
Est: £40,000 - £60,000
Property from a British Private Collection Sir Frank Dicksee, P.R.A. London 1853–1928 Portrait of Mrs Henry Reiss signed and dated lower right: FRANK DICKSEE / 1906 oil on canvas unframed: 160 x 90 cm.; 63 x 35½ in. framed: 191 x 123 cm.; 75¼ x 48½ in.
Sotheby's
Mar. 08, 2023
Dicksee (Frank, 1853-1928 and Lalauze, Adolphe, 1838-1905/06) A Love Story, 1884
Est: £100 - £150
Dicksee (Frank, 1853-1928 and Lalauze, Adolphe, 1838-1905/06) A Love Story, 1884 * Dicksee (Frank, 1853-1928). A Love Story, 1884, etching on wove paper by Adolphe Lalauze after Frank Dicksee, published by Thomas Agnew & Sons, July 1st 1884, a proof signed by both the engraver and artist, with Printseller's Association blindstamp to lower left corner, image size 32.5 x 47 cm (12.75 x 18.5 ins), sheet size 45 x 63.5 cm (17.7 x 25 ins), laid down on card, old frame, glazed, with early handwritten label to verso 'A Love Story Royal Academy 1883 Painted by Frank Dicksee', framed and glazed QTY: (1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Jan. 25, 2023
Sir Francis (Frank) Bernard Dicksee, P. R. A. British, 1853-1928 Othello and Desdemona
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Sir Francis (Frank) Bernard Dicksee, P. R. A. British, 1853-1928 Othello and Desdemona Signed Frank Dicksee and dated 1886 (lr) Watercolor on card backed with panel 9 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches (24.1 x 28.5 cm) Harry Lowe was Deputy Director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1982-1984. C Estate of Harry Lowe
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Dec. 13, 2022
SIR FRANCIS BERNARD DICKSEE, P.R.A. (BRITISH, 1853-1928) 'The Ideal' or 'In
Est: £200,000 - £300,000
SIR FRANCIS BERNARD DICKSEE, P.R.A. (BRITISH, 1853-1928) 'The Ideal' or 'In Quest of Truth' oil on canvas, with an arched top, unframed 110 x 60 in. (279.4 x 152.4 cm.)
Christie's
Jul. 15, 2022
SIR FRANK (FRANCIS BERNARD) DICKSEE, P.R.A. (BRITISH, 1853-1928) Portrait o
Est: £15,000 - £25,000
SIR FRANK (FRANCIS BERNARD) DICKSEE, P.R.A. (BRITISH, 1853-1928) Portrait of Maude Moore, head-and-shoulders, in a pink dress with white shawl oil on board 15 3/4 x 12 in. (40 x 30.5 cm.)
Christie's
Jul. 07, 2022
Sir Frank Dicksee, PRA (British, 1853-1928) Study of a female nude, full length pencil on wove paper,
Est: £300 - £400
Sir Frank Dicksee, PRA (British, 1853-1928) Study of a female nude, full length pencil on wove paper, signed 'F. Dicksee' and dated July 15 1893 lower right, inscribed 'Watts' upper left, modern gilt frame 28 ½ x 20 ½in. (72.5 x 52cm.)
Martel Maides
Dec. 16, 2021
SIR FRANCIS BERNARD DICKSEE, P.R.A. (BRITISH, 1853-1928) Portrait of Mrs Au
Est: £80,000 - £100,000
SIR FRANCIS BERNARD DICKSEE, P.R.A. (BRITISH, 1853-1928) Portrait of Mrs Austin Mackenzie oil on canvas 50 x 40 in. (127 x 101.6 cm.)
Christie's
Oct. 13, 2021
Sir Francis Bernard Dicksee, P.R.A. (British, 1853-1928) Yseult signed an
Est: $800,000 - $1,200,000
Sir Francis Bernard Dicksee, P.R.A. (British, 1853-1928) Yseult signed and dated 'FRANK DICKSEE/-1901-' (lower left) oil on canvas 40 ¾ x 60 in. (103.5 x 152.4 cm.)
Christie's
Aug. 28, 2021
FRANCIS BERNARD DICKSEE 1853-1928 PORTRAIT STUDY
Est: $750 - $1,500
Francis Bernard Dicksee 1853 -1928 English Portrait Study Of A Lady. Frame Measure 20.5" x 18", Sight 13 1/4" x 11".. Please email for a condition report and photos, if desired. Emails should be received at least 48 hours in advance of the date of the auction.
RB Fine Arts
Jun. 30, 2021
FRANCIS BERNARD DICKSEE 1853 -1928 PORTRAIT STUDY
Est: $750 - $1,500
Francis Bernard Dicksee 1853 -1928 English Portrait Study Of A Lady. Frame Measure 20.5" x 18", Sight 13 1/4" x 11".
RB Fine Arts
May. 06, 2021
SIR FRANK DICKSEE, PRA (1853-1928)
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
SIR FRANK DICKSEE, PRA (1853-1928) AN ITALIAN GARDEN signed with initials lower left F.D. oil on panel 53.5 x 36 cm/21 x 14 1/4 in
Olympia Auctions
Mar. 25, 2021
* Dicksee (Frank, 1853-1928). A Love Story, 1884
Est: £100 - £150
* Dicksee (Frank, 1853-1928 and Lalauze, Adolphe, 1838-1905/06) A Love Story, 1884, etching on wove paper by Adolphe Lalauze after Frank Dicksee, published by Thomas Agnew & Sons, July 1st 1884, a proof signed by both the engraver and artist, with Printseller's Association blindstamp to lower left corner, image size 32.5 x 47 cm (12.75 x 18.5 ins), sheet size 45 x 63.5 cm (17.7 x 25 ins), laid down on card, old frame, glazed, with early handwritten label to verso 'A Love Story Royal Academy 1883 Painted by Frank Dicksee', framed and glazed Qty: (1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Oct. 25, 2020
MEMORIES BY SIR FRANCIS BERNARD DICKSEE (BRITISH, 1853-1928)
Est: $4,000 - $8,000
MEMORIES BY SIR FRANCIS BERNARD DICKSEE (BRITISH, 1853-1928) OIL ON BOARD PORTRAIT OF WOMAN STARING FONDLY, SIGNED UPPER RIGHT; SIGHT 26.25"H 21.25"W OVERALL 40"H 35"W
Clements
Aug. 25, 2020
A COLLECTION OF BOOKS ON PRE-RAPHAELITE ARTISTS
Est: $200 - $300
A COLLECTION OF BOOKS ON PRE-RAPHAELITE ARTISTS Including; Anthony Hobson "The Art and Life of JW Waterhouse RA";' Stephen Wildman "Arthur Hughes His Life and Work"; Simon Toll "Frank Dicksee 1853-1928, His Art and Life"; Judith Bronkhurst "William Holman Hunt A Catalogue Raisonné" and others (15).
Leonard Joel
Jul. 22, 2020
Sir Frank Dicksee PRA (1853-1928)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Sir Frank Dicksee PRA (1853-1928) Sir Frank Dicksee PRA (1853-1928) Caesar and Calpurnia 'Do not go forth today' Signed and dated 'Frank Dicksee Ju. 1875' l.r., watercolour and bodycolour 19 x 14cm Exhibited: Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd., London; M Newman, London.
Sworders
May. 27, 2020
* Dicksee (Sir Frank, 1853-1928). Two Crowns, published Frost & Reed, 1904
Est: £70 - £100
* After Frank Dicksee (1853-1928). Two Crowns, Frost & Reed, 1904, uncoloured photogravure on India wove, proof before title, blind stamp to lower left, signed by artist in pencil below image, 790 x 610 mm, framed and glazed (Qty: 1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
May. 27, 2020
* Dicksee (Sir Frank, 1853-1928). Morte d'Arthur, Arthur Lucas, 1892
Est: £70 - £100
* After Frank Dicksee (1853-1928). Morte d'Arthur, Arthur Lucas, 1892, uncoloured photogravure on India wove, proof before titie, 600 x 880 mm, framed and glazed (Qty: 1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Dec. 12, 2019
Sir Francis Bernard Dicksee, P.R.A. (1853-1928) Study for 'La Belle Dame Sans Merci' black and white chalk on buff paper 22 ¼ x 17 ½ in. (56.5 x 44.5 cm.)
Est: £40,000 - £60,000
Sir Francis Bernard Dicksee, P.R.A. (1853-1928) Study for 'La Belle Dame Sans Merci' indistinctly signed '... Dicksee' (lower left) black and white chalk on buff paper 22 ¼ x 17 ½ in. (56.5 x 44.5 cm.)
Christie's
Jun. 25, 2019
Four works illustrated by Sir Frank Dicksee PRA:
Est: £100 - £150
Four works illustrated by Sir F rank Dicksee PRA: Longfellow, H. W: Evangeline, A Tale of Acadie. Cassell, No date, (1890), Limited edition #969/1000 on India Proof paper. Folio; Original cloth; another copy, Poor; Shakespeare: Othello. Cassell, 1890. Folio, Original cloth; Romeo and Juliet. Cassell, 1884; Folio, Original cloth, VG. (4) Provenance: The Bryan Steele Collection.
Sworders
Jun. 25, 2019
Sir Frank Dicksee PRA (1853-1928)
Est: £300 - £500
Sir Frank Dicksee PRA (1853-1928) NUDE STUDY OF A SEATED WOMAN AND INFANT Black and white chalk 61 x 41cm Provenance: The Bryan and Valerie Steele Collection; purchased from the artist's family, by descent. Literature: Simon Toll, 'Frank Dicksee 1853-1928, His Art and Life', ACC, 2016, 2016, p.233, FD.1897.5G. The sketch is one of several designs for Queen Victoria's address to the nation on the occasion of the sixtieth year of her reign.
Sworders
Jun. 25, 2019
Sir Frank Dicksee PRA (1853-1928)
Est: £300 - £500
Sir Frank Dicksee PRA (1853-1928) STANDING MALE NUDE STUDIES Signed l.l., pencil 61 x 39.5cm Provenance: Purchased from the artist's family, by descent. Literature: Simon Toll, 'Frank Dicksee 1853-1928, His Art and Life', ACC, 2016., 2016, p.231, FD.1893.1.H. The present work is a study for Dicksee's 1891 painting 'The Funeral of a Viking', Manchester City Art Gallery.
Sworders
Jun. 25, 2019
Sir Frank Dicksee PRA (1853-1928)
Est: £300 - £500
Sir Frank Dicksee PRA (1853-1928) SEATED MALE NUDE STUDIES Signed l.l., pencil 39.7 x 61cm Provenance: The Bryan Steele Collection; purchased from the artist's family, by descent. Literature: Simon Toll, 'Frank Dicksee 1853-1928, His Art and Life', ACC, 2016, p.230, FD.1891.1.E. The drawing is a study for Dicksee's painting, 'The Mountain of the Winds' (Manchester City Art Gallery).
Sworders
Jun. 19, 2019
SIR FRANK DICKSEE PRA (BRITISH 1853-1928)
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
SIR FRANK DICKSEE PRA (BRITISH 1853-1928) Caesar and Calphurnia, 'Do not go forth to-day' Signed and dated Frank Dicksee Ju 1875 lower right Watercolour and bodycolour over pencil 19.5 x 14.5 cm (7 3/4 x 5 3/4 in) Provenance: The Collection of W.T. Johnston-Smith his sale Christie's London, February 24th 1936 where purchased by Messrs. Sir Jeremiah; M. Newman, Duke Street, St. James's London; Thos Agnew & Sons Ltd.
Chiswick Auctions
Apr. 17, 2019
SIR FRANCIS BERNARD DICKSEE, K.C.V.O., P.R.A. (1853-1928
Est: £600 - £800
SIR FRANCIS BERNARD DICKSEE, K.C.V.O., P.R.A. (1853-1928) STUDY OF A ROBED MAN IN PROFILE signed and dated l.r. Frank Dicksee June 12 1873 white and black chalks 48.5 x 30.0cm / 173/4 x 114/5in Dicksee was taught to paint by his father Thomas from a young age, entering the Royal Academy in 1870. He was elected Academician in 1891 and became President in 1924, being knighted a year later and named to the Royal Victorian Order. Dicksee also painted society portraits, with distinctive foliage in the background, which added to his public popularity during his lifetime. He specialised in literary, historical and legendary scenes such as his The Funeral of a Viking (Manchester Art Gallery) and La Belle Dame sans Merci (Bristol Museum and Art Gallery).
Olympia Auctions
Feb. 01, 2019
SIR FRANK DICKSEE P.R.A. | Yseult
Est: $1,000,000 - $2,000,000
oil on canvas, within a painted semi-circle
Sotheby's
Jan. 13, 2019
SIR FRANCIS BERNARD DICKSEE GUACHE PAINTING:
Est: $1,200 - $1,500
Guache on paper. Seated Arab man with a long sword. Titled Guardian of the Narem, dated 1874. Francis Bernard Dicksee (1853-1928) was active/lived in England, United Kingdom and is known for portrait, figure, landscape, interior painting. This eminent painter of historical and genre subjects exhibited from 1872 on at leading events in Britain. He was knighted in 1927. Image in circle cut out matt measures 6 inches in diameter. Signed and dated bottom center.
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