Angus McBean Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Angus McBean Art Value Price Guide

May. 21, 2026
§ Angus McBean (1904-1990) Christmas Card, 1961
Est: £200 - £300
Vintage bromoil silver gelatin print, flush-mounted to red and cream cards, image size 30 x 18.5cm, overall card size 38 x 25cm, signed, dated, and annotated by the photographer in pencil lower margin recto, inscribed by the photographer in felt-tip pen card verso. The National Portrait Gallery, London, holds a collection of Angus McBean's innovative, comic, and often surreal photographic Christmas cards, including a version of the present lot [ref.NPG x131155]. The inscription on the present lot describes McBean's process in his own words for this particular set-up: "Christmas Card 1961. Taken on the Camber Sands / the photograph was taken with an extra wide angle lens - the figures 12" high were especially made & sand blasted / knowing it was very unlikely that we should find a suitable pool we took a 10ft square mirror with us & flooded it with water / I had the idea that I had a unique opportunity to show a reflection which would be exactly like the original / I was wrong!"
Chiswick Auctions
May. 21, 2026
§ Angus McBean (1904-1990) Marika Rivera Dancing to Ravel's 'Pavane to a Dead Infanta', c.1950
Est: £200 - £300
Vintage bromoil silver gelatin print, flush-mounted to brown card, image size 50.1 x 40cm, card size 55 x 41cm, signed and annotated by the photographer in pencil lower margin recto, captioned "Dancing to Ravel's 'Pavane to a dead infanta / Marika Rivera in the Great Hall of her house in Dorset, Athelhampton Hall" and copyright noted by the photographer in pencil verso.
Chiswick Auctions
Apr. 21, 2026
Angus McBean (British, 1904-1990), a collection of six 'Theatre Icons' prints,
Est: £400 - £600
Angus McBean (British, 1904-1990), a collection of six 'Theatre Icons' prints, 1930s-1960s, comprising four photographs of Vivien Leigh, one of Laurence Olivier in Hamlet, and one of Vivien Leigh and Ivor Novello, five examples signed and dated to the margin (28.5cm x 33cm framed) (6)
Sworders
Dec. 22, 2025
ANGUS MCBEAN: PORTRAITS / PHOTOGRAPHY
Est: -
"Angus McBean: Portraits", by Terence Pepper. Hardcover published by Monacelli Press, 2006. 172 pages. 11.25" x 9.25".
District Auction
Nov. 23, 2025
ANGUS MCBEAN SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH KATHERINE HEPBURN
Est: $100 - $150
Angus McBean (1904-1990) mounted publicity photograph of Katherine Hepburn in costume for the 1952 stage performance of "The Millionairess". Mat pencil signed to lower left; credit stamps reading "Copyright of Angus McBean,53, Endell Street, W.C.2, Temple Bar 1015" and "When Mounting Please Do Not Obscure the Signature" to the reverse. Photo with stain to center upper area, drip surface spots to balluster spindle, other small age toning spots, etc. Mat with crease through signature, bend upper right corner, age toning, etc. Photograph 14.75" x 11.25". Mat 16.25" x 12".
District Auction
Jul. 09, 2025
Angus McBean (1904-1990),
Est: £100 - £200
Angus McBean (1904-1990), a collection of film and theatrical photographs, 20th century, including images of Ivor Novello, Zena Dare, Jessie Evans, Edith Evans and Paul Scofield, largest 25 x 19.5cm (19) Condition Report: With marks and creases commensurate with use.
Sworders
Jul. 09, 2025
Angus McBean (1904-1990),
Est: £500 - £700
Angus McBean (1904-1990), a collection of fifteen photographic prints of theatrical productions, c.1960s, including 'Timon of Athens', 'Coriolanus' and 'Antony and Cleopatra', and featuring actors Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Richard Burton and Maggie Smith, some signed with annotations verso, largest 37.5 x 50cm (15) Condition Report: With creases, small tears, pinholes and knocks to the edges commensurate with use. The majority on card.
Sworders
Jun. 26, 2025
McBean (Angus) Theatre portrait prints, 2 silver gelatin photographic prints, 1936-37; and others by the same (12)
Est: £200 - £300
McBean (Angus) Theatre portrait prints, 2 silver gelatin photographic prints, each c.230 x 300, mounted on thick card and signed at foot by McBean, abrasion marks to mount verso, 1936-37; and 10 others by the same, 6 with "photographs by Angus McBean" stamped to verso, 3 signed, v.s. (12)
Forum Auctions - UK
May. 21, 2025
McBean (Angus, 1904-1990). Personal Christmas card, 1951
Est: £150 - £200
McBean (Angus, 1904-1990). Personal Christmas card, 1951 * McBean (Angus, 1904-1990). Personal Christmas card, 1951, folded card with printed greeting in green to upper cover, vintage bromide print photomontage featuring the photographer laid inside, 12 x 16 cm, signed by the photographer on facing page, 'Best wishes, Angus McBean', photographer's printed credit to verso, a few minor spots, 25 x 18 cm QTY: (1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Mar. 22, 2025
Angus McBean, Wales (1909-1990), Perdite in the Bath Tub, Silver gelatin photograph
Est: $100 - $200
Angus McBean Wales (1909-1990) Perdite in the Bath Tub Silver gelatin photograph
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
Feb. 27, 2025
§ Angus McBean (1904-1990), two photographic prints,
Est: £300 - £500
§ Angus McBean (1904-1990), two photographic prints, to include Laurence Olivier as Hamlet and Vivien Leigh, each signed and, printed in the 1980s, dated 1938; together with a display made by Angus for a late 1980s exhibition; the works unmounted from the board annotated by Angus McBean 34.5 x 70.5cm overall We are grateful to Adrian Woodhouse for his assistance in cataloguing this lot
Cheffins
Nov. 14, 2024
Angus Mcbean (1904-1990) "Jean Renoir Film Producer Son of Pierre the Painter with a Self-portrait of his Father"
Est: €200 - €300
Angus Mcbean (1904-1990) "Jean Renoir Film Producer Son of Pierre the Painter with a Self-portrait of his Father" Gelatin silver print Signed and dated London 59 on the support (minor stain) 24,5x20 cm
Veritas Art Auctioneers
Nov. 14, 2024
Angus Mcbean (1904-1990) "Christmas Card", 1949
Est: €200 - €300
Angus Mcbean (1904-1990) "Christmas Card", 1949 Gelatin silver print Signed 11,9x15,5 cm
Veritas Art Auctioneers
Sep. 26, 2024
Angus McBean (1904-1990) Studio Portrait of Quentin Crisp signed, gelatine silver print, 42cm x 30cm
Est: £80 - £120
Angus McBean (1904-1990) Studio Portrait of Quentin Crisp signed, gelatine silver print, 42cm x 30cm
Bamfords Auctioneers and Valuers Ltd
Sep. 26, 2024
Angus McBean (1904 - 1990), Vivien Leigh as Blanche DuBois, photograph, gelatin silver print, 47cm x 36cm
Est: £60 - £100
Angus McBean (1904 - 1990), Vivien Leigh as Blanche DuBois, photograph, gelatin silver print, 47cm x 36cm
Bamfords Auctioneers and Valuers Ltd
Sep. 26, 2024
Angus McBean (1904 - 1990), Vivien Leigh as Viola in Twelfth Night, signed, photograph, gelatin silver print, 46cm x 36cm
Est: £80 - £120
Angus McBean (1904 - 1990), Vivien Leigh as Viola in Twelfth Night, signed, photograph, gelatin silver print, 46cm x 36cm
Bamfords Auctioneers and Valuers Ltd
Aug. 07, 2024
Â§ Angus McBean (1904-1990)
Est: £150 - £250
Â§ Angus McBean (1904-1990) Angus McBean (1904-1990) STUDIO PORTRAIT, c.1940. Vintage silver gelatin print, flush-mounted to period card, image size 160 x 115mm, card size 210 x 145mm, signed by the photographer in pencil lower margin recto, with McBean's studio stamp verso [faded]. Framed, frame size 392 x 340mm.
Chiswick Auctions
Jun. 06, 2024
Â§ Angus McBean (1904-1990)
Est: £200 - £300
Â§ Angus McBean (1904-1990) Angus McBean (1904-1990) STUDIO PORTRAIT, c.1940. Vintage silver gelatin print, flush-mounted to period card, image size 160 x 115mm, card size 210 x 145mm, signed by the photographer in pencil lower margin recto, with McBean's studio stamp verso [faded]. Framed, frame size 392 x 340mm.
Chiswick Auctions
May. 08, 2024
Angus McBean (1904-1990) Untitled (Christmas Card), 1949
Est: €300 - €400
Gelatin silver print
Veritas Art Auctioneers
May. 08, 2024
Angus McBean (1904-1990) Untitled (Christmas Card)
Est: €300 - €400
Gelatin silver print
Veritas Art Auctioneers
May. 08, 2024
Angus McBean (1904-1990) Untitled (Christmas Card)
Est: €300 - €400
Photomontage with 18th century engraving With the inscription "Angus McBean faked it / Christmas 1952" (small tear)
Veritas Art Auctioneers
Apr. 30, 2024
Angus McBean (1904-1990), 'Wise Old Owl', mixed media with applied beadwork, 37" x 26.75" (94 x 69cm) overall.
Est: £800 - £1,200
Angus McBean (1904-1990), 'Wise Old Owl', mixed media with applied beadwork, 37" x 26.75" (94 x 69cm) overall.
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Mar. 19, 2024
Angus McBean , Eileen Joyce, 1951, gelatin silver print, 18x22
Est: $80 - $120
Angus McBean Eileen Joyce, 1951 gelatin silver print Eileen Joyce, 1951
Lawsons
Nov. 22, 2023
McBean (Angus, 1904-1990). A unique personal photograph album created by Angus McBean
Est: £2,400 - £3,600
McBean (Angus, 1904-1990). A unique personal photograph album created by Angus McBean McBean (Angus, 1904-1990). A unique personal photograph album created by Angus McBean, titled Round England, containing approximately 150 gelatin silver print photographs mounted on rectos and versos of 40 stiff card leaves, either single large prints (30.5 x 35.5 cm) or smaller images mounted on red card, subjects include his mother, friends and locations in England, original morocco-backed photographic boards with white china ink title to upper cover, slight rubbing and edge wear, oblong folio (31.5 x 47 cm) QTY: (1) NOTE: Provenance: From the collection of David Ball. The album records holidays in a number of locations including Devizes, Ickworth House, Stratford and Kew with many images of Angus McBean, his partner David Ball and close friends Lee Underhill, Frank Stanton and Norman Kelvin. On a number of occasions Angus, David, Lee and Frank travelled around in the VW campervan and slept in a large tent pictured in the album. Amongst the many people and places are: Lee Underhill and Frank Stanton on the Avon Canal, 1954; Kenbury House; Marika Rivera; John Profumo and his wife Valerie; Peggy Ashcroft; Olga Edwards; George Hoellering and Ann Ford.
Dominic Winter Auctions
Sep. 12, 2023
ANGUS McBEAN (1904-1990), Twelve Images Of Male Dancers
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
ANGUS McBEAN (1904-1990) Twelve Images Of Male Dancers toned bromide prints each signed on margin: Angus McBean 21 x 15.5cm (each) PROVENANCE The Estate of Joyce Evans
Gibson's
Jul. 05, 2023
Angus McBean (1904-1990)
Est: £200 - £400
Angus McBean (1904-1990) Angus McBean (1904-1990) SELECTION SCENES FROM UNDER MILK WOOD, c.1950s, scenes from Under Milk Wood (Henry Sherek). Silver gelatin prints (6), image size, 255 x 195mm, with typed label affixed verso, copyright stamps verso and photographer's copyright stamp verso, with pencil annotations verso.
Chiswick Auctions
Jun. 27, 2023
Angus McBean (1904-1990) "Jean Renoir with self-portrait of his father Pierre-Auguste Renoir"
Est: €200 - €300
Angus McBean (1904-1990) "Jean Renoir with self-portrait of his father Pierre-Auguste Renoir"Gelatin silver print Signed and dated London 59 on the support (minor stain)24,5x20 cm
Veritas Art Auctioneers
May. 24, 2023
Angus McBean (British, 1904-1990): Two Exhibition Photographs Of The Beatles At EMI House, Manchester Square, London, printed 1984, 2
Est: £500 - £700
Angus McBean (British, 1904-1990): Two Exhibition Photographs Of The Beatles At EMI House, Manchester Square, London, printed 1984, two black and white prints from the original negatives, mounted on original exhibition foamboard, with certificate of authenticity signed by Ron Jones, originator and co-organiser of The Art Of The Beatles Exhibition, Liverpool, 1984, prints 12in x 12in (30.5cm x 30.5cm) each (2)
Bonhams
Apr. 29, 2023
Angus McBean Photograph; Martha Graham in Profile
Est: $100 - $1,000
Angus McBean Welsh Photographer 1904-1990. Single B&W photo of Modern Dance pioneer Martha Graham in profile. Dated 1965, from the archive of Dance Magazine. Quantity: 1 Size 8.25 x 10 in Photographer: Angus McBean Condition: (1 to 5) 3 Angus McBean(1904 - 2017) was a Welsh photographer of theatre and dance as well as set designer and cult figure associated with surrealism. Photographs from the archive of After Dark and Dance Magazine editor William Como. After Dark was an essential source on dance, theater, performance art, ballet, and cinema of the late 60 and 1970s and a foundational piece of gay cultural history that influenced a generation of artists.
Public Sale Auction House
Apr. 29, 2023
Angus McBean Photograph; Martha Graham in "Night Journey", Wearing Noguchi Jewelry
Est: $100 - $1,000
Angus McBean Welsh Photographer 1904-1990. Single B&W photo of Martha Graham in "Night Journey", wearing jewelry designed by Isamu Noguchi. Undated, from the archive of Dance Magazine. Quantity: 1 Size 10 x 8 in Photographer: Angus McBean Condition: (1 to 5) 3 Angus McBean(1904 - 2017) was a Welsh photographer of theatre and dance as well as set designer and cult figure associated with surrealism. Photographs from the archive of After Dark and Dance Magazine editor William Como. After Dark was an essential source on dance, theater, performance art, ballet, and cinema of the late 60 and 1970s and a foundational piece of gay cultural history that influenced a generation of artists.
Public Sale Auction House
Mar. 31, 2023
Angus McBean (1904-1990)
Est: £200 - £400
Angus McBean (1904-1990) Angus McBean (1904-1990) SELECTION SCENES FROM UNDER MILK WOOD, c.1950s, scenes from Under Milk Wood (Henry Sherek). Silver gelatin prints (6), image size, 255 x 195mm, with typed label affixed verso, copyright stamps verso and photographer's copyright stamp verso, with pencil annotations verso.
Chiswick Auctions
Nov. 21, 2022
Angus McBean (British, 1904-1990) "Self-Portrait Aloft with Umbrella," 1938
Est: $300 - $500
Angus McBean (British, 1904-1990) "Self-Portrait Aloft with Umbrella," C.1938. Size: 15'' x 11.5'', 38 x 29 cm (sight); 19'' x 15'', 48 x 38 cm (frame).
Material Culture
Sep. 28, 2022
Angus McBean (1904-1990) Untitled (Christmas Card)
Est: €300 - €400
Photomontage with an 18th century etching With the inscription "Angus McBean faked it / Christmas 1952" (small tear)
Veritas Art Auctioneers
Sep. 28, 2022
Angus McBean (1904-1990) Untitled (Christmas Card)
Est: €300 - €400
Gelatin silver print
Veritas Art Auctioneers
Sep. 28, 2022
Angus McBean (1904-1990) Untitled (Christmas Card), 1949
Est: €200 - €300
Vintage gelatin silver print Signed
Veritas Art Auctioneers
Sep. 28, 2022
Angus McBean (1904-1990) Untitled (Christmas Card), 1949
Est: €300 - €400
Gelatin silver print
Veritas Art Auctioneers
Aug. 18, 2022
ANGUS MCBEAN (1904-1990) Surrealist beach scene with a male figure.
Est: $18,000 - $22,000
ANGUS MCBEAN (1904-1990) Surrealist beach scene with a male figure. Hand-colored silver print, the image measuring 505x679 mm; 19 7/8x26 3/4 inches, flush mounted. Circa 1949.
Swann Auction Galleries
Aug. 18, 2022
ANGUS MCBEAN (1904-1990) David (Ball) sends Christmas greetings.
Est: $500 - $750
ANGUS MCBEAN (1904-1990) David (Ball) sends Christmas greetings. Silver print mounted in a folded greeting card, the image measuring 165x117 mm; 6 1/4x4 5/8 inches, the mount 248x178 mm; 9 3/4x7 inches, with McBean's copyright stamp on mount verso. 1949.
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 19, 2022
* McBean (Angus, 1904-1990). Portrait of the dancer and actor Marika Rivera Phillips
Est: £100 - £150
* McBean (Angus, 1904-1990). Portrait of the dancer and actor Marika Rivera Phillips McBean (Angus, 1904-1990). Portrait of the dancer and actor Marika Rivera Phillips (1919-2010), c. 1950, large-format gelatin silver print, head shot in shadow with a lit candle looming large in the foreground of right margin, 50 x 40 cm, original mount with photographer's pencil signature at foot, framed and glazed QTY: (1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Apr. 20, 2022
ANGUS MCBEAN Signed Vintage Silver Gelatin Port
Est: $50 - $200
ANGUS MCBEAN Signed Vintage Silver Gelatin Portrait of Igor Novello, signature to lower left reads ANGUS MCBEANLondon 48, shows famous British entertainer in a collage like composition with piano keys and music sheets as well famous literary works, measures 16 1/4 x 20 1/4 inches, window measures 10 1/4 x 14 1/2 inches, metal toned frame, surface wear to frame, professionally framed, not examined out of frame. Art, wall art, artwork, home decor, silver Gelatin, silver gelatin portrait, gelatin photographs, gelatin prints, angus mcbean, angus mcbean photographer, igor Novello, 5
The Benefit Shop Foundation Inc.
Dec. 15, 2021
Angus McBean (1904-1990) - Elisabeth Taylor , 1962
Est: €300 - €400
Vintage gelatin silver print, applied on original cardboard Photographer's credit in ink on the verso
Finarte
Dec. 15, 2021
Angus McBean (1904-1990) - Maria Callas , 1960
Est: €200 - €300
Vintage gelatin silver print Photographer's credit in ink on the verso
Finarte
Dec. 15, 2021
Angus McBean (1904-1990) - "The lady's hot fot Burning" The globe theatre , 1949
Est: €200 - €300
Vintage gelatin print mounted on original cardboard Signed, titled and dated in black marker on the cardboard verso
Finarte
Dec. 07, 2021
ANGUS McBEAN (1904-1990)
Est: £100 - £150
ANGUS McBEAN (1904-1990) ANGUS McBEAN (1904-1990) ANGUS McBEAN FAKED IT, CHRISTMAS 1952, christmas card, image size 405x295 mm, sheet size 445x335 mm, 'Copyright Angus McBean, Christmas card 1952, 'this is a vintage print' verso in black pen.
Chiswick Auctions
Dec. 01, 2021
Angus McBean (1904-1990)
Est: £200 - £300
Angus McBean (1904-1990) Angus McBean (1904-1990) THE CAST OF WEST SIDE STORY, Manchester, 1955. Silver gelatin prints (3), image size, 610 x 502mm, mounted on board, signed, and dated in lower margin recto, with handwritten label affixed verso.
Chiswick Auctions
Dec. 01, 2021
Angus McBean (1904-1990) & Others
Est: £200 - £300
Angus McBean (1904-1990) & Others Angus McBean (1904-1990) & Others SELECTION OF IMAGES OF BRITISH ACTORS AND ACTRESSES, c.1930s-1940s, of which 10 by Angus McBean (1904-1990) subjects include Paul Scofield (1922-2008) as Mercutio and John Harrison (xx) as Benvolio (Romeo and Juliet, Stanford, 1947), John Wilkinson English (1903-1969), Beatrix Lehmann (1903-1979), Laurence Olivier (1907-1989), Rea Robelson, photographers comprise Angus McBean, Edward George Malindine (1906- 1970), Barbara Marcia Ker-Seymer (1905-1993). Silver gelatin prints (17), image size, mm, one mounted on contemporary card, some with copyright stamp verso, others with pencil annotations verso, some signed in pencil or ink recto by the photographer or the subjects, some with Angus McBean signature in lower margin recto.
Chiswick Auctions
Dec. 01, 2021
Angus McBean (1904-1990)
Est: £200 - £300
Angus McBean (1904-1990) Angus McBean (1904-1990) FASHION STUDY IN PARIS, 1984. Chromogenic print, image size, 500 x 405mm, archivally mounted, titled, dated, and signed in ink lower margin recto, with annotations in mount verso. Image based on McBean's 1953 Christmas card.
Chiswick Auctions
Dec. 01, 2021
Angus McBean (1904-1990)
Est: £300 - £500
Angus McBean (1904-1990) Angus McBean (1904-1990) SELECTION SCENES FROM UNDER MILK WOOD, c.1950s, scenes from Under Milk Wood (Henry Sherek). Silver gelatin prints (6), image size, 255 x 195mm, with typed label affixed verso, copyright stamps verso and photographer's copyright stamp verso, with pencil annotations verso.
Chiswick Auctions