Mervyn Peake Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Mervyn Peake Art Value Price Guide

Jul. 02, 2026
Peake (Mervyn) [The Gormenghast trilogy], 3 vol., first editions, 1946-59.
Est: £700 - £900
Peake (Mervyn) [The Gormenghast trilogy], 3 vol., comprising Titus Groan, covers slightly toned, a few faint spots to upper cover, second-impression dust-jacket, light water-staining and toning to spine, joints and extremities lightly rubbed, affecting text at spine foot, 1946; Gormenghast, browning to endpapers, spine ends fractionally bumped, dust-jacket slightly toned, spine ends and corner tips slightly nicked, slight rubbing and chipping to dust-jacket joints, toning to lower panel joint, paper repair at verso, 1950; Titus Alone, faint surface-stain to final free endpaper, light spotting to edges, spine fractionally cockled, light scuff marks to covers, dust-jacket spine slightly sunned, 1959, first editions, original cloth, extremities fractionally rubbed, edges lightly toned, dust-jackets, 8vo, 1946-59.
Forum Auctions - UK
Jun. 02, 2026
Mervyn Peake, Nude and Yellow Robe
Est: £800 - £1,200
Mervyn Peake, British 1911-1968 - Nude and Yellow Robe; pencil and watercolour on paper, signed lower left 'Peake', 30.2 x 16.7 cm (ARR) Provenance: Nora Swinburne (1902-2000) (according to the inscribed label attached to the reverse of the frame); Private Collection Note: one of the most singular and visionary artists of the 20th century, Peake is known as the creator of the Gormenghast trilogy. Swinburne was a celebrated British actress with a number of works by Peake in her collection.
Roseberys
Apr. 23, 2026
Peake (Mervyn) A Reverie of Bone, one of 500 copies signed by the artist, Woodstock Gallery Press, 1979
Est: £150 - £200
Peake (Mervyn) A Reverie of Bone, one of 500 copies signed by the artist, illustrations by Jay Pickford, light browning to title, original cloth, slight bowing to covers, light rubbing to extremities, oblong 4to, Woodstock Gallery Press, 1979.
Forum Auctions - UK
Apr. 23, 2026
Peake (Mervyn) [The Gormenghast trilogy], 3 vol., first editions, 1946-59.
Est: £700 - £900
Peake (Mervyn) [The Gormenghast trilogy], 3 vol., comprising Titus Groan, ink ownership signature on front free endpaper, light marginal spotting to one or two pp., spine ends slightly bumped and faded, dust-jacket lightly toned, more so at lower panel, spine ends and corner tips slightly chipped, 1946; Gormenghast, browning to endpapers, spine ends fractionally bumped, dust-jacket slightly toned, spine ends and corner tips slightly nicked, 1950; Titus Alone, spine slightly toned, overall excellent, 1959, first editions, original cloth, light spotting to edges, dust-jackets, 8vo, 1946-59.
Forum Auctions - UK
Feb. 11, 2026
⊕ MERVYN PEAKE (BRITISH 1911-1968)
Est: £600 - £800
⊕ MERVYN PEAKE (BRITISH 1911-1968) TITUS ON THE CLIFF gouache on card; 23 x 33cm; 9 x 13in (44 x 54cm; 17 1/4 x 21 1/4in framed) A celebrated writer of fantasy novels and a painter-illustrator, Peake's trilogy Titus Groan(1946), Gormenghast (1950), and Titus Alone (1959) were all illustrated by him. This striking work has an unsettling angle and a claustrophobic perspective in which the hero, possibly Titus, climbs the cliff of his castle. The cliffs are reminiscent of the Chinese landscape in which Peake grew up and which is often included in his fantastic imagery. From his early twenties onwards Peake produced illustrations for a range of magazines and publications, the decade following the end of the Second World War being his greatest period of output. Living on Sark in the Channel Islands from 1946 until 1949 he produced a stream of illustrations to many of the classics, including Treasure Island, The Hunting of the Snark, The Ancient Mariner, Grimm's Household Tales (see lot 314), Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. He was married to the painter Maeve Gilmore (1917-1983).
Olympia Auctions
Feb. 11, 2026
⊕ MERVYN PEAKE (BRITISH 1911-1968)
Est: £200 - £300
⊕ MERVYN PEAKE (BRITISH 1911-1968) SKETCH OF A MAN CREATURE black chalk and ink, brown wash on paper; 20 x 28cm; 8 X 11in (36 x 43.5cm; 14 1/4 x 17in framed) This work on paper may be a sketch for one of Peake's book illustrations see note to lot 24
Olympia Auctions
Jan. 14, 2026
λ MERVYN PEAKE (BRITISH 1911-1968), SLEEPING SOW
Est: £400 - £600
λ MERVYN PEAKE (BRITISH 1911-1968)SLEEPING SOWPen and ink on paperSigned (lower right)17.5 x 25cm (6¾ x 9¾ in.)Provenance:Sale Christie's, London, 10 July 1991, lot 149, lot 149, where acquired by Stanley J. Seegar.Sale Sotheby's, London, The Eye of a Collector - Works from the Collection of Stanley J. Seeger, 14 June 2001, lot 52.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Dec. 10, 2025
Mervyn Peake, Profile of a young girl;
Est: £300 - £500
Mervyn Peake, British 1911-1968 - Profile of a young girl; ink on paper, signed in pencil lower right 'Peake', 30 x 23 cm (ARR) Provenance: with Sally Hunter Fine Art, London (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame); Private Collection Exhibited: Sally Hunter Fine Art, London, 'The Westminster School of Art', no.85 (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame) Note: One of the most singular and visionary artists of the 20th century, Peake is known as the creator of the Gormenghast trilogy. Peake taught at the Westminster School of Art from 1935, where he met his wife Maeve Gilmour, and worked alongside Bernard Meninsky and Mark Gertler.
Roseberys
Dec. 04, 2025
Peake (Mervyn) Titus Groan, first edition, first issue dust-jacket, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1946; and others, modern literature (16)
Est: £200 - £300
Peake (Mervyn) Titus Groan, first edition, spotting, mainly to fore-edge and endpapers, original cloth, bright with slight bumping to spine ends, first issue dust-jacket priced at 15s. and without reviews, browning to spine, joints and extreme head of flaps, some very faint spotting or surface soiling, spine ends with light wear and one or two tiny nicks to head, some light creasing to extremities, overall excellent, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1946 § Banks (Iain) Walking on Glass, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "To Brian from Iain Banks 29/8/89" to title, a few spots to fore-edge, very light toning to endpapers and margins, original cloth, slight bumping to spine ends, dust-jacket, light rubbing and creasing to joints and extremities, Macmillan, 1985; and others, modern literature, 8vo & 4to (16)
Forum Auctions - UK
Nov. 20, 2025
Peake (Mervyn) [The Gormenghast trilogy], 3 vol., first editions, 1946-59
Est: £600 - £800
Peake (Mervyn) [The Gormenghast trilogy], 3 vol., first editions, original cloth, dust-jackets, Titus Groan first state jacket without blurb, light marking to back panel, slight toning to spines, Gormenghast with strip of browning to back pane, minor creasing to spine tips, a bright, near-fine set overall, 8vo, 1946-59. ⁂ A lovely set of Peake's classic macabre children's trilogy.
Forum Auctions - UK
Sep. 12, 2025
Mervyn Peake (British, 1911-1968)
Est: £2,500 - £4,000
Mervyn Peake (British, 1911-1968) Portrait of Barbara Brown, 1934 Signed, oil on canvas board, 35cm x 25cm Provenance: In the collection of the sitter; thence by descent Exhibited: Peake Exhibition, Guernsey Museum & Art Gallery, 6th September - 1st November 1987 Literature: Peake Studies, Vol.7, no 2, April 2001, pp.19-20
Martel Maides
Jul. 10, 2025
λ MERVYN PEAKE (BRITISH 1911-1968), GIRL WITH TILTED HEAD
Est: £300 - £500
λ MERVYN PEAKE (BRITISH 1911-1968)GIRL WITH TILTED HEADPencilSigned (lower right)20.5 x 16.5cm (8 x 6¼ in.)Provenance:Chris Beetles Ltd., LondonLiterature:The Drawings of Mervyn Peake, Grey Walls Press, 1949, plate 36
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Jul. 10, 2025
λ MERVYN PEAKE (BRITISH 1911-1968), MAEVE AND SEBASTIAN, MOTHER AND CHILD
Est: £500 - £800
λ MERVYN PEAKE (BRITISH 1911-1968)MAEVE AND SEBASTIAN, MOTHER AND CHILDBlack and brown inkSigned and dated 1941 (lower right)19.5 x 16cm (7½ x 6¼ in.)Provenance:The Artist's familyChris Beetles Ltd., London
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Jul. 09, 2025
Mervyn Peake (1911-1968) Portrait of a lady, wearing a florally patterned dress and turban, possibly Maeve Gilmore (1917-1983) (the artist's wife), inscribed to the remains of an old label verso, oil on panel, 18.5 x 16cm
Est: £800 - £1,200
Mervyn Peake (1911-1968) Portrait of a lady, wearing a florally patterned dress and turban, possibly Maeve Gilmore (1917-1983) (the artist's wife), inscribed to the remains of an old label verso, oil on panel, 18.5 x 16cm
Mallams
Jun. 25, 2025
Â§ Mervyn Peake (British, 1911-1968)
Est: £400 - £600
Â§ Mervyn Peake (British, 1911-1968) Mervyn Peake (British, 1911-1968) Fighting imps signed 'Mervyn Peake' (lower left) pen & ink on card 51.5 x 40 cm. (20 1/4 x 15 3/4 in.) (unframed)
Chiswick Auctions
Jun. 25, 2025
† Mervyn Peake (British 1911-1968) Standing Nude (Olive) signed 'Peake' (lower left) pencil 27.5 x 18.8 cm, framed and glazed 42.5 x 33.5 cm
Est: £500 - £700
† Mervyn Peake (British 1911-1968) Standing Nude (Olive) signed 'Peake' (lower left) pencil 27.5 x 18.8 cm, framed and glazed 42.5 x 33.5 cm
Dawsons Auctioneers
May. 19, 2025
Mervyn PEAKE (1911–1968) A woman in bed surprised by an aroused satyr Red chalk 17 x 12.5cm
Est: $400 - $600
Mervyn PEAKE (1911–1968) A woman in bed surprised by an aroused satyr Red chalk Signed lower right: Mervyn Peake 17 x 12.5cm
Leonard Joel
Dec. 13, 2024
Peake (Mervyn, 1911-1968). Illustrated Autograph Letter Signed, ‘Mervyn’
Est: £500 - £800
Peake (Mervyn, 1911-1968). Illustrated Autograph Letter Signed, ‘Mervyn’ AR * Peake (Mervyn, 1911-1968). Illustrated Autograph Letter Signed, ‘Mervyn’, no place or date, [?Sark, 1947], to David, in sepia ink, sending some money and mentioning mutual friends, Christmas plans and hearing [Mary Norton’s] ‘Magic Bedknob’ on the radio, ‘Finance seems sticky. Here are two miserably little cheque-lets, but £100 ought to be forthcoming any moment. The snag is Xmas … We heard Mary's “magic” bed-knob on the wireless the other night. Awfully well done. Love to Chick and Wendy from us both’, with a large fantastical long-billed creature playing a semi-circular grand piano drawn to the upper half of the page with text below and the caption, ‘“Let me see - how did that passage go?”’ written at the top, a few minor marks and some slight splitting along folds, 1 page, 4to (225 x 175 mm), tipped onto paper, mount aperture, together with a small pencil drawing of a man’s head on paper, attributed to Mervyn Peake, water stain to lower left area of image, 95 x 73 mm, both framed and glazed QTY: (2) NOTE: The recipient of the letter was most likely William Eric Davis MBE, (1908-1996), better known by his professional name David Davis. He was a British radio executive and broadcaster, working as a voice actor and storyteller. He was the head of the BBC Children's Hour. An accomplished pianist, he joined Children’s Hour as a staff accompanist in 1935. He soon began to perform as a reader too and became Head of Children’s Hour in 1953. He was married to Barbara Sleigh, a children’s writer and broadcaster herself. Mary Norton’s Magic Bedknob was broadcast as a BBC Children’s Hour serial in 1947 and it is likely that Davis was involved in at least one role, possibly as the storyteller. At this date Mervyn Peake and his wife Maeve were living on Sark.
Dominic Winter Auctions
Dec. 05, 2024
Peake (Mervyn) Titus Groan, first edition, 1946
Est: £300 - £400
Peake (Mervyn) Titus Groan, first edition, erased ink name and light foxing to front endpapers, original cloth, some edge-spotting, slight bumping to spine tips and corners, first impression dust-jacket without reviews and priced at 15s., a few short nicks to corners and spine ends, spine head a little creased, light toning to spine, light surface soiling to lower panel, an excellent example, 8vo, 1946. *** The first title in Peake's Gormenghast trilogy. This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Forum Auctions - UK
Nov. 27, 2024
Mervyn Peake, Portrait of Ithell Colquhoun, 1939
Est: £1,200 - £1,800
Mervyn Peake, British 1911-1968 - Portrait of Ithell Colquhoun, 1939; ink on paper, inscribed by Ithell Colquhoun 'By Mervyn Peake 1939', 30.3 x 19 cm (ARR) Provenance: Ithell Colquhoun (1906-1988); private collection Note: Dr. Richard Shillitoe, author of 'Ithell Colquhoun: Magician Born of Nature, 2010', has confirmed that the writing is by Ithell Colquhoun. There is another portrait of Ithell Colquhoun from 1939 that was sold at Christie's on the 27th March 2003, which can be seen here and was reproduced in Peake Studies Volume 4 (published 1994-6). One of the most singular and visionary artists of the 20th century, Peake is known as the creator of the Gormenghast trilogy.
Roseberys
Oct. 25, 2024
§ Mervyn Peake (1911-1968)
Est: £400 - £600
§ Mervyn Peake (1911-1968) Portrait Study of a Lady signed 'Peake' (upper right) watercolour and gouache 24 x 17cm Provenance: Given to the present vendor by Percy Gordon Smith - friend and biographer of the artist
Cheffins
Jul. 17, 2024
Mervyn Peake (British, 1911-1968) A Portrait of Fabian Peake
Est: £800 - £1,200
Mervyn Peake (British, 1911-1968) A Portrait of Fabian Peake oil on canvas 30.5 x 25.5cm (12 x 10 1/16in).
Bonhams
Jun. 27, 2024
Mervyn Peake (1911-1968), STUDY FOR CHRISTINA HOLE'S WITCHCRAFT IN ENGLAND, CA. 1945
Est: $600 - $800
Mervyn Peake (1911-1968), British STUDY FOR CHRISTINA HOLE'S WITCHCRAFT IN ENGLAND, CA. 1945 inscribed "3 1/2" and "40.6" in pencil; titled to label verso Estimate: $600—800 CAD
Waddington's
Jun. 27, 2024
† Mervyn Peake (1911-1968) British, 'Artist's Son with Stilts', ink, felt tip and watercolour, signed to lower left, 27 cm x 22 cm, framed and glazed.
Est: £400 - £600
† Mervyn Peake (1911-1968) British, 'Artist's Son with Stilts', ink, felt tip and watercolour, signed to lower left, 27 cm x 22 cm, framed and glazed. Private collection, deceased estate. Chris Beetles Gallery label verso.
Dawsons Auctioneers
Jun. 26, 2024
Mervyn Peak attrib. (1911-1968) - Pencil study of a woman's head, unsigned, 16.5 x 15 cm
Est: £200 - £300
Mervyn Peak attrib. (1911-1968) - Pencil study of a woman's head, unsigned, 16.5 x 15 cm
Andrew Smith & Son
May. 23, 2024
§ Mervyn Peake (1911-1968)
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
§ Mervyn Peake (1911-1968) Chanticleer titled to the reverse oil on board 61.5 x 51cm Provenance: Sale; Bonhams, November 18, 2009, lot 28
Cheffins
Mar. 13, 2024
λ MERVYN PEAKE (BRITISH 1911-1968), STUDY OF A GIRL, HEAD AND SHOULDER
Est: £400 - £600
λ MERVYN PEAKE (BRITISH 1911-1968)STUDY OF A GIRL, HEAD AND SHOULDERCrayon Signed (lower right)25.5 x 19cm (10 x 7¼ in.)
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Feb. 27, 2024
Mervyn Peake: Archive
Est: £300 - £400
Mervyn Peake: Archive Mervyn Peake: Archive A collection of volumes and periodicals relating to Mervyn Peake, including: A Reverie of Bone and other poems, Limited Edition, number 130 of 320 copies, original stiff card wrappers, pictorial dust-jacket, 1967 Â§ Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor, several tears, some crudely repaired with tape, including to title, dust jacket soiled, short tear at foot of spine, 1945 Â§ Shapes & Sounds, ex-libris to front free endpaper, loss to front free endpaper upper corner, price-clipped dust jacket, loss to spine, reinforced, 1941 Â§ Quentin Crisp, All This and Bevin Too, original printed wrappers, 1943 Â§ The Rhyme of the Flying Bomb, First edition, unclipped dust jacket, 1962 Â§ Mervyn Peake / Oscar Wilde, number 104 of 200 copies, with an introduction by Maeve Gilmore and signed by her to the limitation page, original cloth and slipcase, 1980 Â§ Maurice Collis, Quest for Sita, one of 500 copies, library ink stamp to final page, price-clipped dust jacket, tear with some loss at head of spine, 1946; with others similar, related periodicals and bibliographic material, and a small quantity of books relating to Baron Corvo, v.s. (large quantity)
Chiswick Auctions
Feb. 27, 2024
Mervyn Peake [Gormenghast Trilogy], First impressions
Est: £400 - £600
Mervyn Peake [Gormenghast Trilogy], First impressions Mervyn Peake [Gormenghast Trilogy], 3 vols., First editions, First impressions, comprising: Titus Groan, 1946; Gormenghast, 1950; Titus Alone, 1959; original cloth and dust-jackets, some browning, staining and chipping, to the first two, Titus Groan with some ink staining to fore edge of textblock, some splitting to dust-jacket rear flap fold, Gormenghast with offsetting to endpapers, Titus Alone with county library inkstamps and withdrawn stamps to title, front free endpaper and colophon, staining to pp.160-161, 8vo, Eyre & Spottiswoode (3)
Chiswick Auctions
Feb. 07, 2024
Peake (Mervyn, 1911-1968). Any Kind of Six makes an Armenian Jew's Nose, brown ink
Est: £150 - £200
Peake (Mervyn, 1911-1968). Any Kind of Six makes an Armenian Jew's Nose, brown ink * Peake (Mervyn, 1911-1968). Any Kind of Six makes an Armenian Jew's Nose, brown ink, depicting the side profiles of four male heads, title in brown ink running down the right hand side, 'Eric Letutsky?' in brown ink to left hand side, sheet size 14 x 9 cm, mounted with printed slip showing artist and title, framed and glazed (20 x 15 cm) QTY: (1) NOTE: A memorial of Mervyn Peake's work was displayed at the Ilkley Literature Festival in 1975. Afterwards the organiser was gifted this sketch by his widow.
Dominic Winter Auctions
Feb. 06, 2024
MERVYN PEAKE - Nude from behind
Est: -
MERVYN PEAKE China 1911-United Kingdom 1968 Nude from behind Charcoal and grease pencil on paper Measurements 35 x 18 cm ORIGIN Victor Waddington Galleries , London Edmund Peel Collection Private collection
Subastas Segre
Sep. 12, 2023
Mervyn Peake, Grotesque
Est: £400 - £600
Mervyn Peake, British 1911-1968 - Grotesque; gouache on paper laid down on card, 37.9 x 28.8 cm (unframed) (ARR) Provenance: Sabin Galleries Ltd., London; private collection Note: One of the most singular and visionary artists of the 20th century, Peake is known as the creator of the Gormenghast trilogy.
Roseberys
Jun. 29, 2023
Mervyn Peake (1911 - 1961), A portrait monotype
Est: £10 - £20
Property of a ladyMervyn Peake (1911 - 1961)A portrait monotypeSigned, lower right: 'Mervyn Peake'Dimensions:12 in. (H) x 15 in. (W)
Sloane Street Auctions
May. 25, 2023
Peake (Mervyn) Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor, first American edition, signed presentation inscription from Graham Greene to the author, additionally signed from the author, New York, 1939.
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Peake (Mervyn) Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor, first American edition, signed inscription "from my friend Mervyn" from Graham Greeneto front free endpaper, additionally signed by Peake verso, with provenance note to foot of same page, illustrations by the author, note to pastedown blocked out with black felt tip, original pictorial boards, spine ends lightly rubbed, 8vo, New York, [1967]. ⁂ A fascinating association copy, with the provenance note stating that it was signed by Peake at Burcot, near Oxford - the place where he would die the same year in the care home run by his brother-in-law. Signed "with the assistance of Dr. Jim Gilmore, wife Sylvia and the N.O.C. of Mr Greene" (Greene here in absentia, having moved to Antibes in 1966). The two writers met in 1937 when Peake had been commissioned to paint Greene's portrait, and had remained friends throughout the following years. In 1946 Greene read the manuscript of Titus Groan and earnestly recommended that Eyre and Spottiswood publish it, which they immediately agreed to do.
Forum Auctions - UK
Oct. 14, 2022
Peake (Mervyn) Titus Groan, first edition, attractive modern half morocco, 1946; and a first edition of Titus Alone (2)
Est: £150 - £200
Peake (Mervyn) Titus Groan, first edition, light spotting to first few pages, modern half morocco, spine gilt in compartments, endpapers renewed, 1946; and a first edition copy of Titus Alone, 8vo (2)
Forum Auctions - UK
Oct. 04, 2022
Attributed to Mervyn Peake (1911-1968)
Est: £400 - £600
Attributed to Mervyn Peake (1911-1968) ▴ Attributed to Mervyn Peake (1911-1968) Standing nude, Westminster School of Art, 1939 with later inscription 'Demonstration watercolour by Mervyn Peake at Westminster School of Art 1939' verso, watercolour 48 x 31cm, unframed Provenance: Collection of the artist Gwendolyn Jackson; the artist. Condition Report: Unframed. Pin holes in corners, uneven edges and light handling creases concurrent with this being a life drawing. A few small specks of foxing, otherwise colours are generally strong.
Sworders
Aug. 25, 2022
† Mervyn Peake (1911-67), 'Portrait of Maeve, Head Turned,' pencil on paper, signed, 25 cm x 16.5 cm framed and glazed.
Est: £200 - £300
† Mervyn Peake (1911-67), 'Portrait of Maeve, Head Turned,' pencil on paper, signed, 25 cm x 16.5 cm framed and glazed.
Dawsons Auctioneers
Jul. 05, 2022
Peake (Mervyn) Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor, second edition, 1945 & others by, illustrated by or about Peake (c.20)
Est: £150 - £200
Peake (Mervyn) Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor, second edition, printed on yellow pink and blue paper, illustrations by the author, one leaf detached and defective at upper outer corner just touching image, original cloth, a little soiled, lower joint split, 1945; Letters from a Lost Uncle, first edition, illustrations, browning to endpapers, original pictorial cloth, splits to lower joint, 1948 § Drake (Burgess) The Book of Lyonne, first edition, colour plates and plain illustrations by Peake, original boards, small gouge to upper cover, dust-jacket, not price-clipped, slightly soiled and frayed at edges, 1952; and c.15 others by, illustrated by or about Peake, 4to & 8vo (c.20)
Forum Auctions - UK
Jun. 09, 2022
Peake (Mervyn) Titus Groan, first edition, 1946; and 7 other first editions by the same (8)
Est: £100 - £150
Peake (Mervyn) Titus Groan, first edition, original cloth, spine ends slightly rubbed, dust-jacket, first state, torn along joints and spine, tape repairs, spine ends and lower fold head chipped, a few other small tears, spine toned, folds rubbed, 1946; Gormenghast, first edition, ink ownership inscription front pastedown, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, dust-jacket, some tears along joints and folds, reinforced with paper and tape to verso, edges and folds worn, toning, 1950; Titus Alone, frontispiece, original cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket, price-clipped, some toning and light surface soiling, a few small tears and chips, 1982; and 5 other first editions by the same, 8vo (8)
Forum Auctions - UK
May. 25, 2022
Mervyn Peake, British 1911–1968
Est: £500 - £800
Mervyn Peake, British 1911–1968 Maeve after the bath, 1938; ink on paper, signed and dated lower right 'Peake 1938', 32.7 x 24.3 cm (ARR) Provenance: with Victor Waddington, London (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame); Simone Prendergast, purchased from the above on 29th March 1978; private collection Note: the work is numbered on another label attached to the reverse of the frame '25/3232' One of the most singular and visionary artists of the 20th century, Peake is known as the creator of the Gormenghast trilogy. Please refer to department for condition report
Roseberys
Mar. 04, 2022
Mervyn Laurence Peake (British, 1911-196
Est: £300 - £500
Mervyn Laurence Peake (British, 1911-1968), man holding a tortoise with another figure, signed l.l., pen and ink, 34 by 24cm, framed. Note: Artist Resale Rights apply
Kinghams Auctioneers
Feb. 17, 2022
Peake,M.
Est: €80 - €120
Rhymes without reason. London, Eyre & Spottiswoode 1944. Gr.8°. Mit 16 ganzs. farb. Illustr. 38 S., 1 Bl. Olwd. mit farb. illustr. OU. (Dieser etw. fleckig u. tls. kratzspurig, sowie mit kl. Fehlst. am ob. Kap.). Die seltene erste Ausgabe, eine Neuausgabe erschien erst 1974. - Mervyn Peake (1911-1968) wurde vor allem durch seinen unvollendet gebliebenen Fantasy-Romanzyklus "Gormenghast" bekannt. - Insgesamt gutes Ex., N.a.V.
Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
Dec. 16, 2021
Peake (Mervyn) Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor, second edition, 1945.
Est: £200 - £300
Peake (Mervyn) Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor, second edition, printed on yellow pink and blue paper, illustrations by the author, a few short closed tears to lower edges, original cloth, dust-jacket with two short tears and slightly soiled to lower panel, else fine, 4to, 1945. ⁂ A near fine copy of the earliest easily-obtainable edition, with copies of the first edition of 1939 having largely been destroyed in the blitz.
Forum Auctions - UK
Dec. 02, 2021
Peake (Mervyn) Titus Groan, first edition, 1946.
Est: £200 - £300
Peake (Mervyn) Titus Groan, first edition, original cloth, a few small light marks to spine, first impression dust-jacket, priced at 15/-, spine, folds and extremities toned, lower panel slightly soiled, very small amount of chipping to spine head and corners, 8vo, 1946.
Forum Auctions - UK
Dec. 02, 2021
PEAKE MERVYN: (1911-1968)
Est: €800 - €1,000
PEAKE MERVYN: (1911-1968) English writer, artist, poet & illustrator. A fine A.L.S., Merve, two pages, 8vo, Sark, Channel Islands, 14th May 1934 ('May 14th? 1934 (Monday anyway)'), to his friend Helene Bruce ('Lanie dear'). Peake writes a social letter, commenting on his recent activities and mentioning mutual friends, in part, 'I wonder where this letter will find you. Maybe still in Ebury Street…..The island is magical now. The flowers are like living cataracts of pure colour. Yesterday I spent the whole day painting in a warm valley. The sunlight was terrific, making the grass, trees and flowers and especially the gorse almost dizzily brilliant. Oh Lord, the sunlight on the gorse is almost cruel in its unrelenting intensity. I took easel & paints, canvasses, lunch and everything down in a wheelbarrow. It was wonderful. The trees, at least some of them, are only just coming into leaf and make a faint pink blurr (sic) against the sky - like a cloud at sunset, and their boles ivory white in the glare. I cannot help constantly remembering about picking the flowers in the garden with you - not our garden. It was all so incredibly lovely. Oh, I do want to see you again. Sark would be heaven, if we could wander about the cliff tops and among the trees and discuss things. The people I know here are all swell in their way but I perhaps feel a trifle apart and could never get on with them as I do with you. Next Saturday the Gallery is opening for the first of the summer shows they are holding here. It is going to be good I think - better than the London one anyway for our work has changed a lot since last summer and autumn. Is there any chance of you coming over here and then returning with me for Leslie's wedding…….Please forgive the last disintegrated letter I sent you. God, it was lovely having you to see me off at Waterloo. If you find you can come almost immediately give me a wire if you like…..Well Lanie - au revoir pour le moment. Write soon and send good news if you can…..I'd love you to see this place in the spring - besides of course the rather absurd and wholly unaccountable wish to see you myself. Lots of love Lanie…'. A scarce letter of good content. Some extremely minor, light creasing and a couple of small tears to the edges of some folds, otherwise VG Peake's early career in the 1930s was as a painter in London, although he lived on Sark for a time, first moving there in 1932. Eric Drake, his former teacher, was setting up an artists' colony on the island and in 1934 Peake exhibited with the Sark artists both in the Sark Gallery built by Drake and at the Cooling Galleries in London, and in 1935 he exhibited at the Royal Academy and at the Leger Galleries in London.
International Autograph Auctions Europe, S.L.
Nov. 13, 2021
ATTR TO MERVYN PEAKE BRITISH PENCIL PORTRAIT BOY
Est: $100 - $150
Attr to Mervyn Peake (British, 1911-1968) pencil painting on paper depicting a portrait of a boy. Signed lower right. Framed.
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Oct. 14, 2021
Peake,M.
Est: €120 - €180
Rhymes without reason. London, Eyre & Spottiswoode 1944. Gr.8°. Mit 16 ganzs. farb. Illustr. 38 S., 1 Bl. Olwd. mit farb. illustr. OU. (Dieser etw. fleckig u. tls. kratzspurig, sowie mit kl. Fehlst. am ob. Kap.). Die seltene erste Ausgabe, eine Neuausgabe erschien erst 1974. - Mervyn Peake (1911-1968) wurde vor allem durch seinen unvollendet gebliebenen Fantasy-Romanzyklus "Gormenghast" bekannt. - Insgesamt gutes Ex., N.a.V.
Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
Apr. 30, 2020
Peake (Mervyn) Gormenghast, first edition, 1950.
Est: £100 - £150
NO RESERVE Peake (Mervyn) Gormenghast, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, spine a little browned, ink inscription to lower panel, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light rubbing to extremities, 8vo, 1950. ⁂ The second title in the Gormenghast trilogy.
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