Alfred W. Elmore Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Alfred W. Elmore Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 18, 2025
Alfred Elmore, British 1815 - 1881, News From India, Oil on Mahogany Panel
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Alfred Elmore, British 1815 - 1881 News From India, 1858 Oil on Mahogany Panel measuring H 19.5 x W 23.75 x D 1 inches Framed in a Grey Gilt Wood Frame measuring H 24 x W 29 x D 2 inches Condition: Good Alfred Elmore was an Illustrator, history and genre painter. Born in County Cork, his family moved to London when he was 12, where he drew from the antique in the British Museum and entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1832. Exhibited at the RA from 1834. Travelled to Italy 1840-44. Elected associate of the R.A. 1844, and full member 1857. His paintings often incorporate moral messages.
Dallas Auction Gallery
Nov. 14, 2024
ALFRED ELMORE (BRITISH 1815-1881)
Est: £500 - £800
ALFRED ELMORE (BRITISH 1815-1881) THE NOVICE Signed with the monogram and indistinctly dated, oil on board 25.5cm x 30.5cm (10in x 14in) Note: Our painting is a smaller version of the larger and primary version in the collection of Bury Art Museum which dates to 1852 (Acc No. 0058:1901).
Lyon & Turnbull
Sep. 17, 2024
Alfred Elmore (1815-1881), figures by an arched window, watercolour and pencil, 8.25" x 5" (21 x 13cm), along
Est: £40 - £60
Alfred Elmore (1815-1881), figures by an arched window, watercolour and pencil, 8.25" x 5" (21 x 13cm), along with a 19th Century pencil and wash study of figures by a church column, 8.5" x 3.5" (21.5 x 9cm), (2).
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Nov. 15, 2023
ALFRED ELMORE (ENGLISH, 1815 - 1881) AN OIL ON CANVAS PAINTING OF AN OUTDOOR GATHERING, SIGNED
Est: $800 - $1,200
Alfred Elmore (English, 1815 - 1881) An oil on canvas painting of an outdoor gathering, signed lower right.
Kamelot Auctions
May. 20, 2023
ALFRED ELMORE RA (1815-1881) A GROUP OF RIDERS, AND ANOTHER
Est: £100 - £150
ALFRED ELMORE RA (1815-1881) A GROUP OF RIDERS, AND ANOTHER Watercolour Two studies Provenance: With The Stone Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1973 (26cm x 20cm largest) Qty: (2)
Elstob Auctioneers
Apr. 26, 2023
ALFRED ELMORE HRHA (1815 - 1881) Contemplation Oil on canvas, 52.5 x 42cm Signed with monogram and dated 1863 lower right
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
ALFRED ELMORE HRHA (1815 - 1881) Contemplation Oil on canvas, 52.5 x 42cm Signed with monogram and dated 1863 lower right
Adam's
Sep. 23, 2022
ALFRED W. ELMORE (BRITISH 1815-1881)
Est: £150 - £250
ALFRED W. ELMORE (BRITISH 1815-1881) ALFRED W. ELMORE (BRITISH 1815-1881) A turban's man chalk and watercolour PROVENANCE: With Abbott and Holder Gallery, list no 324, MArch 1999.
Chiswick Auctions
Jul. 29, 2022
Alfred W. Elmore R.A. (British, 1815-188
Est: £80 - £120
Alfred W. Elmore R.A. (British, 1815-1881), portrait of a young lady, bust length, oval, signed with initials c.r. inscribed verso - 'From Sketchbook of Alfred Elmore R.A.', pencil, 10.5 by 7cm, framed
Kinghams Auctioneers
Mar. 09, 2022
* Elmore (Alfred W., 1815-1881). Collection of Original Studies and Drawings
Est: £500 - £800
* Elmore (Alfred W., 1815-1881). Collection of Original Studies and Drawings Elmore (Alfred W., 1815-1881). Collection of Original Studies and Drawings, 58 drawings and sketches, each mounted singly on rectos of album leaves, comprising ink and pencil drawings, watercolours, and red and black chalk drawings, including male and female nudes, landscapes, head and figure studies, genre scenes, architectural studies, sketches for large-scale works, etc., many annotated in pencil to lower margin with the artist's name, sheet size smallest 16.7 x 7.5cm (6 5/8 x 3ins), largest 35.5 x 25.5cm (14 x 10ins), front blank with mounted printed title label annotated in pencil 'Exhibited Royal Academy 1834-61', latter note repeated at head of page, endpapers foxed, late 19th or early 20th century black half morocco, scuffed and some marks, upper joint with 11cm split at foot (beginning to tear across spine), printed title label mounted on upper cover, folio Qty: (1) Footnote: Irish born Alfred Elmore was primarily a painter of historical genre scenes. He moved with his parents to London when he was 12, and entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1832. Elmore exhibited at the R.A. from 1834 until 1861, becoming an associate member of the R.A. in 1844 and a full member in 1857. He travelled in Europe between 1840 and 1844, visiting Munich, Venice, Bologna, Rome and Florence. It is thought that Elmore was briefly associated with 'The Clique', a group of young artists following in the footsteps of William Hogarth and David Wilkie. Amongst other subjects, Elmore painted scenes from Shakespeare, works relating to the French Revolution, paintings on the theme of technological innovation as opposed to pre-industrialism, and moralistic genre paintings. Later on, by the late 1860s Elmore moved more towards the classicism of artists such as Lawrence Alma-Tadema and Edward Poynter, and dabbled also in the vogue for Orientalism.
Dominic Winter Auctions
Jun. 02, 2021
Alfred Elmore RA (1815-1881) - Study of a Nude Woman
Est: €300 - €500
Alfred Elmore RA (1815-1881) Study of a Nude Woman Chalk and pencil on paper, 42 x 23.5cm (16½ x 9¼) Signed Starting Bid: € 210
Adam's
May. 06, 2021
Alfred Elmore (1815-1881): Life Studies: A Pair
Est: $400 - $600
Two pencil on paper, one signed 'Alfred Elmore' and titled lower right, one unsigned; and Study for Picture, pencil on paper, signed 'A. Elmore' and titled lower right. 13 3/4 x 10 in. (sight), 21 x 16 1/2 in. (frame), 15 x 9 1/2 in. (sight), 22 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. (frame), 8 1/2 x 8 1/8 in. (sheet), 14 x 13 3/8 in. (frame). The Neoclassicist: Niall Smith
STAIR
Feb. 18, 2021
ALFRED ELMORE RA (IRISH 1815–1881)
Est: £120 - £180
Property from an English Private Collection ALFRED ELMORE R.A. (IRISH 1815–1881) Study of a female, viewed from the back inscribed A Elmore R.A (lower left) red chalk on buff paper 33 x 30 cm (sheet)
Chiswick Auctions
Nov. 12, 2020
Alfred Elmore (British, 1815-1881) Contemplation, 1869 Oil on canvas 20 x 24 in
Est: $500 - $700
Alfred Elmore (British, 1815-1881) Contemplation, 1869 Oil on canvas 20 x 24 inches (50.8 x 61.0 cm) Signed and dated lower right: 18 EAL 69 Signed and inscribed on the stretcher: There is no greater gift in /.../ than /.../ happy days / Alfred Elmore HID01801242017
Heritage Auctions
May. 19, 2020
Alfred W. Elmore (British, 1815-1881) 'John Alden and Priscilla'
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Alfred W. Elmore (British, 1815-1881) 'John Alden and Priscilla' 'Archly the maiden smiled and with eyes overrunning with pleasure...' The Courtship of Miles Standish - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow signed and dated '18/AElmore/78' (lower right) oil on canvas 128.3 x 87.6cm (50 1/2 x 34 1/2in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Jul. 03, 2019
ALFRED ELMORE, R.A. | A theatrical scene, probably from Faust
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Watercolour and bodycolour over pencil
Sotheby's
Apr. 17, 2019
ALFRED ELMORE R.A (1815 - 1881)The Fairest Rose Oil on canvas, 53.5 x 44cm Signed lower right
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
ALFRED ELMORE R.A (1815 - 1881)The Fairest Rose Oil on canvas, 53.5 x 44cm Signed lower right
Adam's
Mar. 13, 2019
ALFRED ELMORE R.A. (BRITISH 1815-1881) A SCENE FROM THE DECAMERON 29cm x 46cm (11.5in x 18in)
Est: £400 - £600
ALFRED ELMORE R.A. (BRITISH 1815-1881) A SCENE FROM THE DECAMERON Inscribed verso, oil on board 29cm x 46cm (11.5in x 18in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Nov. 12, 2018
Alfred W. Elmore RA (1815-1881) A Greek Ode (1879)
Est: €12,000 - €18,000
Alfred W. Elmore RA (1815-1881) A Greek Ode (1879) oil on canvas signed lower right and dated 1879 h:123.50 w:90.50 cm. Provenance: By descent to the artist's daughter; Roy Miles Gallery, London: Stock No: 2081A (label verso); Private Collection Exhibited: Royal Academy, 1879, No.213; Born in Clonakilty, the son of a British army surgeon who had settled in West Cork, Alfred Elmore spent the first decade of his life in Ireland. His father married Mary Anne Callanan, of Clonakilty, whose father, a doctor, had been a member of the United Irishmen. After the premature death of his mother, and failure of his father's flax growing and linen manufacturing business, the family moved to London, where Alfred studied at the Royal Academy. He then spent time in Paris, attending life classes and copying paintings in the Louvre. After completing a large canvas, The Martyrdom of Thomas a Becket (1840), commissioned by Daniel O'Connell for Westland Row Church in Dublin, Elmore travelled to Munich, where he studied at the Academy, before moving on to Dresden and then to Italy. Influenced by French painters such as Delacroix and Cogniat, Elmore was also inspired by literature and music. His 1844 painting Rienzi in the Forum relates to Edward Bulwer-Lytton's novel Rienzi, the last of the Tribunes, published a decade earlier, and to Richard Wagner's opera of the same name, performed in Dresden in 1842. Another novel by Bulwer-Lytton, The Last Days of Pompeii, inspired a later painting by Elmore, Pompeii - AD 79, in which a young woman plays with her child, oblivious to the volcano beginning its eruption in the distance. Perhaps because his mother was Catholic, and his father Protestant, many of Elmore's paintings have a theme of religious and political freedom. Likewise, his father's career in the linen industry is reflected in paintings by Elmore that depict technological progress. Even when depicting Classical scenes, as he did from the 1870s onward, Elmore's psychological insight sets him apart from other artists who sought to represent 'authentic' scenes from ancient Greece and Rome, such as Frederick Leighton, Lawrence Alma-Tadema and Edward Poynter. One of Elmore's finest works, A Greek Ode was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1879. In ancient Greece, an ode was a highly-stylised spoken poem: The Odes of Pindar were celebrated, while in Roman times the Odes of Catullus, recording the secret passion for the wife of a senator, were amongst the most highly-regarded love poems of classical literature. The form survived and was introduced into English literature in the 16th century by Edmund Spenser, whose Epithamialion and Prothamalion were written while he was living at Kilcolman Castle in Co. Cork. The title of Elmore's painting evokes John Keats's 1819 poem Ode to a Grecian Urn and is a neat inversion of the literary technique of 'ekphrasis', where a painting or sculpture is described in a poem. In Elmore's canvas, visual art is intended to evoke a work of literature. Classical subjects were in vogue at the Academy in the 1870's, with Edward Poynter's Zenobia Captive having been shown there in 1878, along with Frederick Leighton's Winding the Skein. In Elmore's painting, a dark-haired young man, reclining on a stone parapet, reads from a scroll to a young woman who sits, head in hand, listening. The composition recalls Winding the Skein, particularly in the choice of setting, with Classical figures on a long low wall, sea beyond, and a mountain range in the distance. Leighton had visited the island of Rhodes in 1867, as part of his research for authentic settings; Elmore spent time in Algeria in 1866, for the same reason. Although the subject of the ode in Elmore's painting is not known, the serious expressions of reader and listener suggest that it does not deal with trivial
Morgan O'Driscoll
Sep. 20, 2018
Attributed to Alfred W. Elmore (1815-1881), British, ROMEO AND JULIET, Oil on panel. Unsigned. Given to the artist and titled to the nameplate and to an old typed label verso., 8.25 x 6.75 in — 21 x 17.1 cm
Est: $800 - $1,200
ATTRIBUTED TO ALFRED W. ELMORE (1815-1881), BRITISHROMEO AND JULIETOil on panel. Unsigned. Given to the artist and titled to the nameplate and to an old typed label verso.8.25 x 6.75 in — 21 x 17.1 cmProvenance:Waddngton’s, Toronto, lot 1556 label, n.d.;Private Collection, Toronto and GreeceEstimate: $800—1,200
Waddington's
Jun. 19, 2018
Alfred Elmore (United Kingdom 1815 - 1881) oil on canvas, VANITY, Signed Lower Right 7.50 x 9.50 inches (19.05cm x 24.13cm)
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Alfred Elmore (United Kingdom 1815 - 1881) oil on canvas, VANITY, Signed Lower Right 7.50 x 9.50 inches (19.05cm x 24.13cm)
Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions
Feb. 04, 2018
Alfred Elmore (Irish 1811-1881) "Vanity" Oil on Panel
Est: $300 - $400
Alfred Elmore (Irish 1811-1881) "Vanity" Oil on Panel. 7 1/2" h x 9 1/2" wide in a 3 1/2" gold frame. Signed "A. Elmore" lower right.
Bruce Kodner Galleries
Mar. 22, 2017
ALFRED W. ELMORE (1815-1881) - A Greek Ode
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
ALFRED W. ELMORE (1815-1881) A Greek Ode signed and dated ‘18.AElmore.79.’ (lower right) oil on canvas 48 1/2 x 35 1/2 in. (123.2 x 90.2 cm.)
Christie's
Dec. 14, 2016
ATTRIBUTED TO ALFRED W. ELMORE, (BRITISH 1815-1881), "DISCOVERED"
Est: $800 - $1,200
ATTRIBUTED TO ALFRED W. ELMORE (british 1815-1881) "DISCOVERED" With artist and title on label verso, oil on panel 26 1/4 x 21 3/4 in. (66.7 x 55.2cm)
Freeman's | Hindman
Nov. 29, 2015
Alfred W. Elmore (British, 1815-1881) Judith at the tent of Holofernes
Est: $800 - $1,200
Alfred W. Elmore (British, 1815-1881) Judith at the tent of Holofernes, c. 1871, oil on canvas. Size: 36" x 26.25", 91 x 67 cm (stretcher); 42.75" x 32.5", 109 x 83 cm (frame).
Material Culture
Mar. 22, 2014
ALFRED ELMORE (English, 1815-1881); Oil on canvas
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
ALFRED ELMORE (English, 1815-1881); Oil on canvas of an outdoor gathering, 1852 (framed); Signed and dated; 12" x 18 1/2"
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Jul. 17, 2013
* Elmore (Alfred W., 1815-1881). Leonato, Governor
Est: £200 - £300
* Elmore (Alfred W., 1815-1881). Leonato, Governor of Messina with Dogberry and Verges (Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, Act III, Scene V), pen, ink and watercolour on paper, heightened with bodycolour and gum arabic, 24.5 x 38cm (9.5 x 15ins), mounted on card (1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Dec. 01, 2012
Alfred Elmore (Irish, 1811-1881), Vanity
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Alfred Elmore (Irish, 1811-1881), Vanity oil on panel, signed at lower right "A. Elmore," presented in a period gilt frame with gilt liner and gallery plaque. SS 7.5 x 9.5 in.; DOA 17 x 19 in. Private Collection, Charlotte, NC Paint flake to lower left corner; surface grime and obscuring varnish; minor chipping to frame.
Leland Little Auctions
Mar. 22, 2012
ATTRIBUTED TO ALFRED W. ELMORE (1815-1881) Study
Est: £20 - £40
ATTRIBUTED TO ALFRED W. ELMORE (1815-1881) Study of a child sitting on the ground, pencil sketch, 2 1/4" x 2", and a landscape of a hut high up in snowy mountains, oils on canvas, indistinctly signed and dated '77, 6 1/2" x 9", and a coloured print after John Everett Millais, (3)
Mallams
Nov. 01, 2011
ATTRIBUTED TO ALFRED W. ELMORE (BRITISH 1815-1881) DISCOVERED 72cm x 55cm (28.3in x 21.7in)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
ATTRIBUTED TO ALFRED W. ELMORE (BRITISH 1815-1881) DISCOVERED Oil on panel 72cm x 55cm (28.3in x 21.7in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Nov. 01, 2011
ALFRED W. ELMORE (BRITISH 1815-1881) THE GAMING TABLE 18cm x 15cm (7in x 6in)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
ALFRED W. ELMORE (BRITISH 1815-1881) THE GAMING TABLE Inscribed verso, oil on board 18cm x 15cm (7in x 6in)
Lyon & Turnbull
May. 24, 2011
Alfred Elmore, R.A. (Clonakilty, Co. Cork 1815-1881 London)
Est: £400 - £600
Alfred Elmore, R.A. (Clonakilty, Co. Cork 1815-1881 London) Study of a male nude observed from the right, his left arm outstretched (illustrated); and Life study of a male nude the second signed and inscribed 'Life Study/Alfred Elmore RA.' (lower right) pencil, on paper, unframed 16 x 10¾ in. (40.6 x 27.3 cm.) and smaller; and Five unframed studies of male and female nudes and carriage horses, all by the same hand (7)
Christie's
May. 17, 2011
Alfred Elmore RA, HRHA 1815-1881 MARIE ANTOINETTE
Est: €2,000 - €4,000
Alfred Elmore RA, HRHA 1815-1881 MARIE ANTOINETTE IN THE TEMPLE Oil on canvas, 33" x 20" (84 x 51 cm) signed & dated 1861.
deVeres
May. 06, 2009
Alfred Elmore (British, 1815-1881) 'Cinderella' 30 x 25cm.
Est: £200 - £300
'Cinderella' Signed 'A. Elmore', titled on backing verso Oil on board 30 x 25cm.
Bonhams
Feb. 24, 2009
Alfred Elmore (British, 1815-1881) 'Cinderella' 30 x 25cm.
Est: £200 - £300
'Cinderella' Signed 'A. Elmore', titled on backing verso Oil on board 30 x 25cm.
Bonhams
Nov. 19, 2008
Alfred Elmore, R.A. , 1815-1881 the smile: from thomas moore's irish melodies oil on panel, oval
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
signed on reverse: Elmore oil on panel, oval
Sotheby's
Jul. 25, 2008
ALFRED ELMORE (1815-1881) an oil on panel
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
ALFRED ELMORE (1815-1881) an oil on panel "Beatrice" labelled on reverse, gilt and gesso frame, 25cm x 20cm
Gaze & Son
Dec. 06, 2007
ALFRED W. ELMORE (British 1815-1881) Judith at the
Est: -
ALFRED W. ELMORE (British 1815-1881) Judith at the Tent of Holofernes , circa 1871 Oil on canvas 36 x 26 inches (91.4 x 66.0 cm) Exhibition: Royal Academy, London, 1871
Heritage Auctions
Jul. 16, 2007
Alfred Elmore R.A. (1815-1881), Study of a man
Est: £200 - £300
Alfred Elmore R.A. (1815-1881), Study of a man seated with his dog Signed Oil on board 29 x 22 cm; 11.5 x 8.5 in
Woolley & Wallis
Jan. 24, 2007
Alfred W. Elmore (1815-1881)
Est: £200 - £400
A group of unframed sketches, the majority figurative and landscape studies (one illustrated) pencil, unframed 7 1/4 x 4 5/8 in. (18.4 x 11.7 cm.) (23)
Christie's
May. 26, 2005
Alfred W. Elmore, R.A. (1815-1881)
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
The death of King Lear oil on canvas 50 1/4 x 40 in. (127.7 x 101.6 cm.)
Christie's
Nov. 16, 2004
Alfred Elmore "Henry V Victorious" Oil
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Alfred W. Elmore Irish, 1815-1881 "Henry V Victorious" bears initials l/r: E.B.J. oil on paper board 13 3/4 x 23 inches ( 34.9 x 58.4 cm ) Provenance: From the estates of David M. Daniels and Stevan Beck Baloga
Bonhams
Oct. 07, 2003
ALFRED ELMORE R.A. 1815-1881 JUDITH AT THE TENT OF HOLOFERNES
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
ARTIST'S NATIONALITY British MATERIAL/MEDIUM oil on canvas EXHIBITED London, Royal Academy, 1871, according to the plaque on the frame PUBLISHED CONDITION NOTE Canvas not lined. The surface is in generally good condition and with clean, glossy varnish; retouches visible along a straight, vertical line in the lower right quadrant. Under ultraviolet light: masking varnish; the entire face appears to be repainted, as well as large areas on chest and dress; following initials 'EYS' have been inscribed with pen, invisibly to the naked eye, at the lower right edge and the lower right corner.
Sotheby's
Feb. 19, 2003
Alfred W. Elmore, R.A. (1815-1881)
Est: $9,540 - $12,720
The Gaming Table with inscription 'The Gaming Table/by/A. Elmore R.A./From the collection of/Miss Braddon/(the famous novelist)' (on the reverse) oil on board 7 7/8 x 6 in. (20 x 15.2 cm.) PROVENANCE Mary Elizabeth Braddon. Anon. sale, Christie's, London, 29 July 1977, lot 97, when acquired by the present owner. NOTES The subject recalls one of Elmore's most famous works, On the Brink, of 1865 (fig. 1; Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge), in which an unhappy girl sits in the moonlight outside the Salon d'Or at Homburg. Whether she has just lost her fortune, or is on the brink of being seduced, we know not, but it is no wonder that this smaller picture appealed to Mary Elizabeth Braddon, whose novels were filled with rakish dilettantes, dark family secrets, madness and murder. It is tempting to think that, as found at Old Battersea House, she kept the picture on her desk.
Christie's
Nov. 07, 2002
Alfred W. Elmore, R.A. (1815-1881)
Est: $3,100 - $4,650
The final hour signed and dated 'Alfred Elmore 1870' (lower left) oil on canvas, unframed 48 x 39 in. (121.9 x 99.1 cm.).
Christie's
Sep. 05, 2002
Alfred W. Elmore, R.A. (1815-1881)
Est: $4,620 - $6,160
Mary Queen of Scots and Christopher Norton at Bolton Castle signed 'A Elmore' (lower right) oil on canvas laid down on board 471/2 x 71 in. (120.6 x 180.4 cm.) EXHIBITION London, Royal Academy, 1875, No.211. NOTES As with many of the pictures that Alfred Elmore exhibited at the Royal Academy he included an elaborated title in the form of a brief narrative. Elmores decribes the present picture thus 'One day when the Queen of Scots, in winter, had been sitting at the window-side, knitting of a work-and after the board was covered, she rose and went to the fireside, and, making haste to have the work finished, would not lay it away, but worked at it the time she was warming herself.... called to me to hold her work, who was looking at my Lord Scrope and Sir Francis Knollys playing chess. I went, thinking I had deserved no blame, and that it should not have become me to have refused to do it, my Lady Scrope standing there, and many gentlemen in the chamber.... Two years later the poor youth was under the knife of the executioner at Tyburn.'.
Christie's
Mar. 07, 2002
Alfred W. Elmore, R.A. (1851-1881)
Est: $2,130 - $2,840
Lenore oil on canvas 29 x 40 in. (73.6 x 101.6 cm.).
Christie's