William Payne Paintings & Artwork for Sale | William Payne Art Value Price Guide

Feb. 20, 2025
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM PAYNE (BRITISH CIRCA 1760-1830), A COASTAL SCENE
Est: £300 - £500
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM PAYNE (BRITISH CIRCA 1760-1830)A COASTAL SCENEWatercolour, pen and grey ink27 x 40cm (10½ x 15½ in.)
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Feb. 20, 2025
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM PAYNE (BRITISH CIRCA 1760-1830)
Est: £300 - £500
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM PAYNE (BRITISH CIRCA 1760-1830)THE RUINED FOLLY; AND CASTLE ON A CLIFF ABOVE A LAKEWatercolour, pen, and grey ink, a pair16 x 22.5cm (6¼ x 8¾ in.); 16 x 21cm (6¼ x 8¼ in.) (2)Provenance: John Spink, London
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Oct. 16, 2024
Payne (William, 1775-1830). Lime Kiln near the mouth of Neath River
Est: £200 - £400
Payne (William, 1775-1830). Lime Kiln near the mouth of Neath River * Payne (William, 1775-1830). Lime Kiln near the mouth of Neath River, 1806, watercolour, 11 x 16.5 cm (4 3/8 x 6 1/2 ins) mount aperture, mounted with cutout revealing title in contemporary brown ink, mount with 'Lime Kilns at Briton Ferry (1806)' and artist name and dates printed in black beneath mount aperture, framed and glazed (38.5 x 30.5 cm), some chipping to frame, together with another by the same artist, Riverscape, watercolour, sheet size 11.7 x 17.3 cm (4 5/8 x 6 3/4 ins), mount with artist's name and dates printed in black, framed and glazed (27 x 37 cm), printed label with information about artist to verso QTY: (2)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Sep. 26, 2024
Attributed to William Payne (British 1755-c.1830),
Est: £80 - £120
Attributed to William Payne (British 1755-c.1830), River scene, watercolour, bears a signature lower right, 20 x 27cm. Framed and glazed. Under glass, paper slightly discoloured, faded, would benefit from a clean.
Ewbank's
Jul. 09, 2024
William Payne, British c.1760-c.1830- Fishermen hauling in a net in a ro
Est: £250 - £350
William Payne, British c.1760-c.1830- Fishermen hauling in a net in a rocky cove, possibly at Falmouth; pen, ink, and watercolour on paper, 20 x 29.6 cm. Provenance: Property from a deceased estate, UK. Note: This coastal landscape is a typical example of Payne's striking and atmospheric watercolours, with the present work, depicting figures hauling in a fishing net in a cove, rendered particularly engaging by the dramatic chiaroscuro of the scene, with the action highlighted by shafts of sunlight which contrast with the ominous cliffs and dark skies above.
Roseberys
Jul. 09, 2024
Circle of William Payne, British c.1760-1830- Fisherfolk on the shore;
Est: £180 - £220
Circle of William Payne, British c.1760-1830- Fisherfolk on the shore; pencil and watercolour on paper, bears signature and date 'Gainsborough 1715[?]' (lower left), 16.5 x 24.8 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, UK.
Roseberys
Mar. 13, 2024
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM PAYNE (1760-1830) FIGURES IN A CAVE
Est: £100 - £150
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM PAYNE (1760-1830) FIGURES IN A CAVE Watercolour (20cm x 25.5cm)
Elstob Auctioneers
Feb. 09, 2024
WILLIAM PAYNE WATERCOLOR
Est: $50 - $100
William Payne (1760-1830, England) framed and matted watercolor of a river landscape with figures with a Fry Gallery, London label. 4.25" x 9" ss / 12" x 17" oa
Wiederseim Associates, Inc.
Feb. 09, 2024
TWO WILLIAM PAYNE WATERCOLORS
Est: $50 - $100
Two William Payne (1760-1830, England) framed and matted watercolors with pen and ink, one of a river scene landscape, the other of a woman sewing with her family beside her titled "The Fisherman's Family", both with Fry Gallery, London labels. 13.5" x 18.5" ss / 19" x 25" oa
Wiederseim Associates, Inc.
Jan. 07, 2024
WILLIAM PAYNE (1760 - 1830) WATERCOLOR ON PAPER "BATHING HOUSES" 16.5" X 13.5" FRAMED AND 9.75" X 6.25" SIGHT
Est: $100 - $800
WILLIAM PAYNE (1760 - 1830) WATERCOLOR ON PAPER "BATHING HOUSES" 16.5" X 13.5" FRAMED AND 9.75" X 6.25" SIGHT
Kimball's Auction
Jan. 07, 2024
WILLIAM PAYNE (1760 - 1830) WATERCOLOR ON PAPER "LIGHTHOUSE" 16.75" X 14.5" FRAMED AND 7.75" X 5.25" SIGHT
Est: $100 - $800
WILLIAM PAYNE (1760 - 1830) WATERCOLOR ON PAPER "LIGHTHOUSE" 16.75" X 14.5" FRAMED AND 7.75" X 5.25" SIGHT
Kimball's Auction
Oct. 12, 2023
William Payne, watercolor and ink on paper
Est: $80 - $125
William Payne (English, 1760-1830), miniature landscape, signed "W Payne" lower right, matted and framed under Plexiglas, 1.25"h x 5"w (sheet), 11"h x 13"w (frame)
Millea Bros Ltd
Sep. 08, 2023
WILLIAM PAYNE 1760 Exeter - 1830 London WASSERFALL Aquare
Est: €80 - €160
WILLIAM PAYNE 1760 Exeter - 1830 London WATERFALL Watercolours on paper. Visible size 37,5 x 53,5 cm (f. 60,5 x 76,5 cm). Signed on the lower right 'W. Payne'. Tanned. Framed in a passepartout and behind glass (unopened). WILLIAM PAYNE 1760 Exeter - 1830 London WASSERFALL Aquarell auf Papier. SM 37,5 x 53,5 cm (R. 60,5 x 76,5 cm). Unten rechts signiert 'W. Payne'. Gebräunt. Im Passepartout und hinter Glas gerahmt (ungeöffnet).
Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf
Jun. 26, 2023
William Payne (1760-1830), Watercolour, An autumn …
Est: £50 - £80
William Payne (1760-1830), Watercolour, An autumn village scene with thatched cottages, horse and cart, figures gathering firewood, etc. Ascribed verso. Approx. 16 1/2" x 23 1/2"
Claydon Auctioneers
Apr. 12, 2023
WILLIAM PAYNE (EXETER 1760-1830 LONDON)
Est: £200 - £300
WILLIAM PAYNE (EXETER 1760-1830 LONDON) WILLIAM PAYNE (EXETER 1760-1830 LONDON) Wooded landscape with figures watercolour 20.8 x 30.6 cm PROVENANCE: Beryl Kendall, London
Chiswick Auctions
Apr. 12, 2023
WILLIAM PAYNE (EXETER 1760-1830 LONDON)
Est: £200 - £300
WILLIAM PAYNE (EXETER 1760-1830 LONDON) WILLIAM PAYNE (EXETER 1760-1830 LONDON) Ruined abbey, Plymouth watercolour 20.8 x 30.4 cm PROVENANCE: Beryl Kendall, London
Chiswick Auctions
Mar. 22, 2023
William Payne (1760-1830)
Est: £200 - £400
William Payne (1760-1830) A view of Bush Hall, Hertfordshire signed 'W. Payne' (lower left) watercolour on paper 24 x 36.5cm
Cheffins
Feb. 27, 2023
William Payne (1760-1830), Pencil and wash, The approach to Standon Lordship, Hertfordshire. Ascribe
Est: £40 - £60
William Payne (1760-1830), Pencil and wash, The approach to Standon Lordship, Hertfordshire. Ascribed verso. Approx. 5 3/4" x 9"
Claydon Auctioneers
Nov. 28, 2022
WILLIAM PAYNE (BRITISH 1760-1830)
Est: £200 - £300
WILLIAM PAYNE (BRITISH 1760-1830) WILLIAM PAYNE (BRITISH 1760-1830) Washing by the river watercolour 24 x 33.5 cm together with ink drawing of related figure studies on tracing paper (2)
Chiswick Auctions
Nov. 28, 2022
WILLIAM PAYNE (BRITISH 1760-1830)
Est: £250 - £350
WILLIAM PAYNE (BRITISH 1760-1830) WILLIAM PAYNE (BRITISH 1760-1830) Travellers crossing a bridge by a waterfall signed W Payne (lower right); signed Payne (upper right) watercolour 25 x 35 cm (8 x 11 3/4 in) together with two further watercolours by the same hand: A ruined abbey by the shore; Travellers beside a river, a castle beyond (3)
Chiswick Auctions
Nov. 27, 2022
William PAYNE (1755/60-c.1830) L'obélisque et la maison du ferr
Est: €500 - €600
William PAYNE (1755/60-c.1830) L'obélisque et la maison du ferry à Mount Edgecombe Aquarelle Signé en bas à gauche, décrite et signé au verso 11 x 17 cm (à vue) Avec cadre : 22 x 28 cm Watercolour, signed lower left, described and signed on the back, 4.3 x 6.6 in, with frame : 8.6 x 11 in
Osenat
Nov. 16, 2022
William Payne, British 1760-1830 View of the Rhone; waterco
Est: £600 - £800
William Payne, British 1760-1830 View of the Rhone; watercolour on paper, signed and dated 'W. Payne. 1819' (lower left), 25.5 x 38.2 cm. Provenance: with Abbott & Holder, London [no.22198].; Private Collection, UK. Note: Although Payne never travelled abroad, he produced a number of overseas views from France and Italy in 1819.
Roseberys
Aug. 27, 2022
WILLIAM PAYNE (ATTR.), WATERFALL SCENE, WC
Est: $200 - $400
Attributed to William Payne (English 1760-1830), "Untitled Waterfall Scene," early 19th century, watercolor on paper, depicting a man crossing a bridge above a waterfall. Provenance: From the Private Collection of Vernon Harris, Cumming, Georgia. Approx. sight h. 10.5", w. 17". Overall h. 19", w. 24".
Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.
Apr. 06, 2022
Attributed to William Payne (1760-1830) A riverside castle, watercolour with faint pencil, 9.75" x 14", (unfra
Est: £50 - £60
Attributed to William Payne (1760-1830) A riverside castle, watercolour with faint pencil, 9.75" x 14", (unframed).
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Mar. 24, 2022
WILLIAM PAYNE, O.W.S. (LONDON 1760-1830) A castle above steep river banks w
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
WILLIAM PAYNE, O.W.S. (LONDON 1760-1830) A castle above steep river banks with a spire in the distance pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour on paper 9 x 15 1/8 in. (22.9 x 38.4 cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 23, 2022
William Payne (British, 1760-1830)
Est: £400 - £600
William Payne (British, 1760-1830) Landscape with a cattle drover pen and watercolour on paper, circular 20 x 20cm; together with two watercolours attributed to William Payne, one signed or inscribed 'W Payne' (lower left) 24 x 33cm; 19 x 26cm, three in the lot Provenance: With Leger Galleries, London, 1967 (Cattle drover)
Cheffins
Mar. 09, 2022
William Payne (British, 1760-1830) View in Plymouth Sound; View from Plymouth both 13 x 16.8cm (5 1/8 x 6 5/8in). (2)
Est: £800 - £1,200
William Payne (British, 1760-1830) View in Plymouth Sound; View from Plymouth each signed and dated 'W. Payne. 1791' (the first lower left; the second lower right) and further signed and inscribed with artist's address 'W. Payne/N.2 Thornhugh Street/near Gower Street/Bedford Square' (on the reverse) watercolour both 13 x 16.8cm (5 1/8 x 6 5/8in). (2) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Feb. 23, 2022
WILLIAM PAYNE (BRITISH 1760-1830)
Est: £150 - £250
WILLIAM PAYNE (BRITISH 1760-1830) WILLIAM PAYNE (BRITISH 1760-1830) Washing by the river watercolour 24 x 33.5 cm together with ink drawing of related figure studies on tracing paper (2)
Chiswick Auctions
Feb. 09, 2022
Attributed to William Payne (1760-1830) A riverside castle, watercolour with faint pencil, 9.75" x 14".
Est: £80 - £120
Attributed to William Payne (1760-1830) A riverside castle, watercolour with faint pencil, 9.75" x 14".
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Nov. 11, 2021
William Payne (British, 1760-1830) Farmyard, Boulogne, 1792 Watercolor, ink, and
Est: $300 - $500
William Payne (British, 1760-1830) Farmyard, Boulogne, 1792 Watercolor, ink, and graphite on paper laid on card 9-5/8 x 12-3/8 inches (24.4 x 31.4 cm) Signed and dated lower left: W. Payne / 1792 HID01801242017
Heritage Auctions
Nov. 09, 2021
PAYNE, WILLIAM (ATTR.)
Est: €125 - €126
PAYNE, WILLIAM (ATTR.) 1776 - 1830 18 x 26 cm Sea landscape with staffage figures. Watercolour/paper.
Nagel Auction
Oct. 19, 2021
THE LADIES OF LLANGOLLEN WILLIAM PAYNE (1760-1830) An important collection of eleven named landscapes in watercolour assembled by the Ladies of Llangollen and kept in an album at Plas Newydd. 1. A coastal inlet with figures and fishermen, signed
Est: €10,000 - €15,000
THE LADIES OF LLANGOLLEN WILLIAM PAYNE (1760-1830) An important collection of eleven named landscapes in watercolour assembled by the Ladies of Llangollen and kept in an album at Plas Newydd. 1. A coastal inlet with figures and fishermen, signed lower centre, 20 x 28cm 2. Port Wimble in the South coast of Cronwall, The residence of fisherman and smugglers, signed lower right, 12.5 x 16.5cm 3. Mavey and a distant view of Dartmoor, Devonshire, signed right, 12.5 x 16.5cm 4. Mount Edgecombe near Plymouth, signed (on the bundle) 12.5 x 16.5cm 5. Lord de Cliffords house near Bristol, The Severn and coast of Wales at a distance, signed lower centre, 12.5 x 16.5 6. A Distance View of the City of Exeter taken near Hall Down, signed centre left. 12.5 x 16.5cm 7. The Castle and Bridge of Cardigan on the River Towy, Cardiganshire, South Wales, signed lower right on a rock, 12.5 x 16.5cm 8. View near Brecon, South Wales, signed lower right, 12.5 x 16.5cm 9. Saltash Cornwall on the River Tamer near Plymouth, signed lower right, 12.5 x 16.5 10. Landscape with castle ruins, signed lower centre, 12.5 x 16.5 11. Sinmouth on the North Coast of Devonshire, signed lower right, 12.5 x 16.5cm Provenance: Caroline Hamilton (the beneficiary of the surviving Lady Sarah Ponsonbys will) and by descent at Hamwood, Dunboyne. William Payne, 1760 - 1830 A native of Plymouth and a trained engineer his carefully constructed watercolours of landscapes around Devon and Cornwall became very sought after and when he turned his attention to Wales he attracted the support of the Ladies of Llangollen. His distinctive technique and the use of pigment of his own invention 'Payne's Grey' led to considerable success. This unique collection, much prized by the Ladies, was later framed-up for display at Hamwood.
Adam's
Mar. 26, 2021
OYSTERMOUTH CASTLE NEAR SWANSEA.
Est: €200 - €400
Drawing, pen and black ink, watercolour and bodycolour over pencil, 18,7 x 27 cm, wove paper, unsigned, titled at lower right corner. - Romantic landscape in the manner of William Payne (1760-1830), who was specialised in watercolours depicting the English countryside. Among the innovations for which he is credited were splitting the brush to give forms of foliage, dragging the tints to give texture to his foregrounds, and taking out the forms of lights by wetting the surface and rubbing with bread and rag.
Arenberg Auctions
Dec. 04, 2020
WILLIAM PAYNE (BRITISH 1760 - 1830)
Est: £200 - £300
WILLIAM PAYNE (BRITISH 1760 - 1830) The view towards Kings Weston House from Penpole Point with the Severn estuary beyond indisctinctly inscribed and dated *** Weston Somersetshire / Ld. de Clifford Seat near Clifton / overlooking at Penpole point the junction / of the Severn and Avon. This sketched from the terrace above it. 1799 (on the reverse) watercolour 19.5 x 30 cm (7 3/4 x 12 in) Kings Weston House was designed by Sir John Vanbrugh and built between 1712 and 1719 for the Anglo-Irish lawyer and politician Edward Southwell (1671-1730).
Chiswick Auctions
Oct. 13, 2020
"The landing of their Majesties at Mount Edgecumbe, in August 1789"
Est: €800 - €1,200
Watercolour on paper Signed
Veritas Art Auctioneers
Oct. 09, 2020
* Payne (William, 1755/60-circa 1830). On the River Yealm, Devon, circa 1790
Est: £200 - £300
* Payne (William, 1755/60-circa 1830). On the River Yealm, Devon, circa 1790, pen, black ink and watercolour on paper, signed Payne to centre of lower margin, 170 x 235 mm (6.7 x 9.2 ins), gilt frame, glazed Qty: (1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
May. 21, 2020
WILLIAM PAYNE (Exeter 1760-1830 London) Sheet of Studies with Figure and Religious Scenes.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
WILLIAM PAYNE (Exeter 1760-1830 London) Sheet of Studies with Figure and Religious Scenes. Watercolor and brush and ink and wash, 1796. 270x365 mm; 10 3/4x14 1/2 inches. Signed and dated in ink, lower left recto. Sold Abbott and Holder, Ltd., London, with the label. With--JOHN NIXON. Portrait of a Black Man in Profile, watercolor on paper, 1806. Signed and inscribed "At an auction Leigh and Sotheby, Marquis Lansdowns sale of books" in ink, lower center recto * WILLIAM HENRY BROOKE. Interior with a Kneeling Man and Woman, watercolor. Annotated in ink, lower center recto. Various sizes and conditions.
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 13, 2020
William Payne (1760-1830) British. A Rocky River Landscape, with Figures on a Bridge, Watercolour, Oval, Unframed, 7.75" x 10".
Est: £50 - £80
William Payne (1760-1830) British. A Rocky River Landscape, with Figures on a Bridge, Watercolour, Oval, Unframed, 7.75" x 10".
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Mar. 17, 2020
WILLIAM PAYNE (BRITISH 1760-1830)
Est: £500 - £700
WILLIAM PAYNE (BRITISH 1760-1830) Travellers crossing a bridge by a waterfall signed W Payne (lower right); signed Payne (upper right) watercolour 25 x 35 cm (8 x 11 3/4 in) together with two further watercolours by the same hand: A ruined abbey by the shore; Travellers beside a river, a castle beyond (3)
Chiswick Auctions
Jan. 29, 2020
William Payne (1760-1830) British. A Rocky River Landscape, with Figures on a Bridge, Watercolour, Oval, Unframed, 7.75" x 10".
Est: £80 - £120
William Payne (1760-1830) British. A Rocky River Landscape, with Figures on a Bridge, Watercolour, Oval, Unframed, 7.75" x 10".
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Dec. 03, 2019
William Payne (1760-1830)
Est: £250 - £350
William Payne (1760-1830) A CAPRICCIO: FISHERMEN BY A RUINED CASTLE KEEP IN A ROCKY LANDSCAPE Watercolour, cut corners 18 x 15.5cm Provenance: Blair Castle.
Sworders
Dec. 03, 2019
William Payne (1760-1830)
Est: £200 - £300
William Payne (1760-1830) LANDSCAPE: POSSIBLY THE VALE OF NEATH, GLAMORGAN Signed and dated 1818 l.l., ink and watercolour 23 x 35cm
Sworders
Oct. 23, 2019
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM PAYNE (1760-1830)
Est: £150 - £250
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM PAYNE (1760-1830) SMUGGLERS BY THE COAST with indistinct inscription visible verso watercolour & pencil, stuck down to paper 41.0 x 57.0cm / 16 x 22 1/2in
Olympia Auctions
Oct. 14, 2019
William Payne (1760-1830), Watercolour, A fishing …
Est: £30 - £50
William Payne (1760-1830), Watercolour, A fishing village with beached fishing boat, Labelled verso and below. 7 x 6''
Claydon Auctioneers
Sep. 16, 2019
William Payne (1760-1830), Watercolour, A fishing village with beached fish
Est: £40 - £60
William Payne (1760-1830), Watercolour, A fishing village with beached fishing boat, Labelled verso and below. 7 x 6''
Claydon Auctioneers
Sep. 04, 2019
William Payne (1755/60-c.1830) British. Figures by a Cottage, in a River Landscape, Watercolour, 3.25" x 4.5", and the companion piece, a Pair (2).
Est: £400 - £600
William Payne (1755/60-c.1830) British. Figures by a Cottage, in a River Landscape, Watercolour, 3.25" x 4.5", and the companion piece, a Pair (2).
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Jul. 02, 2019
William Payne, O.W.S. (London 1760-1830) Seven capriccio landscape studies pencil and watercolour 5 ¼ x 4 1/8 in. (13.3 x 10.5 cm.), one with corners cut (7)
Est: £1,200 - £1,800
William Payne, O.W.S. (London 1760-1830) Seven capriccio landscape studies two signed with initials 'W.P' (on the verso of the mount), two signed 'W. Payne' (verso) pencil and watercolour 5 ¼ x 4 1/8 in. (13.3 x 10.5 cm.), one with corners cut (7)
Christie's
Jul. 02, 2019
William Payne, O.W.S. (London 1760-1830) Eight landscape study roundels; including travellers before a ruin; a waterfall... pencil and watercolour 6 3/8 x 5 in. (16.2 x 12.7 cm.), oval, and smaller (8)
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
William Payne, O.W.S. (London 1760-1830) Eight landscape study roundels; including travellers before a ruin; a waterfall before a castle; a traveller crossing a footbridge; and a cottage in an estuary landscape two signed 'W. Payne' (verso) pencil and watercolour 6 3/8 x 5 in. (16.2 x 12.7 cm.), oval, and smaller (8)
Christie's