Charles Pears Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Charles Pears Art Value Price Guide

Jul. 11, 2024
Morecambe.
Est: $1,400 - $1,700
ARTIST: CHARLES PEARS (1873-1958) SIZE: 47 1/8 x 38 3/4 in./119.8 x 98.6 cm PRINTER: McCorquodale & Co., London DESCRIPTION: This is one of a series of British railway posters by the well-known English landscape painter. The woman is surrounded by a flock of birds, convincing us that this is indeed “Britain’s Bonniest Bay.” (Art Deco; Travel; Animals)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Apr. 24, 2024
Charles Pears, RSMA (British, 1873-1958) A luffing match at Lymington
Est: £700 - £1,000
Charles Pears, RSMA (British, 1873-1958) A luffing match at Lymington signed 'CHAS.PEARS' (lower left); bears inscription 'A luffing match at Lymington/by Chas Pears' (verso) oil on board 33.4 x 67.3cm (13 1/8 x 26 1/2in).
Bonhams
Apr. 23, 2024
δ CHARLES PEARS (BRITISH, 1873-1958) - JAPANESE BATTLESHIPS 'FUSO' & 'YAMISHIRO' OFF SOUTH AMERICA
Est: £1,500 - £2,500
δ CHARLES PEARS (BRITISH, 1873-1958) - JAPANESE BATTLESHIPS 'FUSO' & 'YAMISHIRO' OFF SOUTH AMERICA δ CHARLES PEARS (BRITISH, 1873-1958) Japanese Battleships 'Fuso' & 'Yamishiro' off South America Signed 'Chas Pears' (lower left) Oil on board 12 x 21¾in. (30.5 x 55cm.) good overall condition
Charles Miller Ltd
Apr. 23, 2024
δ CHARLES PEARS (BRITISH, 1873-1958) - A WINDJAMMER OF THE 1920S
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
δ CHARLES PEARS (BRITISH, 1873-1958) - A WINDJAMMER OF THE 1920S δ CHARLES PEARS (BRITISH, 1873-1958) A windjammer of the 1920s Signed 'Chas Pears' (lower right) Oil on canvas 19½ x 24in. (49.5 x 61cm.) in a silver Rowley frame Good overall condition.
Charles Miller Ltd
Apr. 23, 2024
δ CHARLES PEARS (BRITISH, 1873-1958) - DAYBREAK AFTER A STORM
Est: £1,500 - £2,500
δ CHARLES PEARS (BRITISH, 1873-1958) - DAYBREAK AFTER A STORM δ CHARLES PEARS (BRITISH, 1873-1958) Daybreak after a storm Signed 'Chas. Pears' (lower right); artist label to frame Oil on canvas 19½ x 29½in. (49.5 x 75cm.) old relining, generally in good condition
Charles Miller Ltd
Nov. 18, 2023
Poster by Charles Pears - Orient Line between England and Australia R.M.S. "Orcades"
Est: €200 - €400
Orient Line between England and Australia R.M.S. "Orcades" - 80x60 incl. original frame, ca. ca. 1937 by Charles Pears (1873-1958)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Oct. 18, 2023
Charles Pears, RSMA (British, 1873-1958) Thames sailing barges at dusk
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Charles Pears, RSMA (British, 1873-1958) Thames sailing barges at dusk signed 'CHAS.PEARS' (lower left) oil on canvas 51.4 x 60.9cm (20 1/4 x 24in).
Bonhams
Apr. 26, 2023
Charles Pears (1873 – 1958) Hastings
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Charles Pears (1873 – 1958) Hastings lithographic poster, 1947, condition A-; backed on linen (40 x 50 in. (102 x 127cm.))
Lyon & Turnbull
Apr. 26, 2023
Charles Pears, RSMA (British, 1873-1958) Launching of the Empress of Scotland
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Charles Pears, RSMA (British, 1873-1958) Launching of the Empress of Scotland signed 'CHAS.PEARS' (lower right) oil on canvas 71.1 x 91.5cm (28 x 36in).
Bonhams
Apr. 22, 2023
Advertising Poster Chas Pears Fishing Trawler Fisherman Night Sea
Est: £120 - £240
Original vintage advertising poster by Charles Pears (1873-1958) depicting a night scene of fishing trawlers and fishermen pulling in nets at sea. Poor condition, folds, repaired tears, creasing, staining, some restored paper losses, some restored tears, backed on linen, text ad margins trimmed. Country of issue: UK, designer: Chas Pears, size (cm): 97x146, year of printing: 1930s.
Antikbar Original Vintage Posters
Mar. 14, 2023
Charles Pears RI ROI RSMA, British 1873-1958 - Pilot off the Needles; oil on canvas, signed low
Est: £5,000 - £7,000
Charles Pears RI ROI RSMA, British 1873-1958 - Pilot off the Needles; oil on canvas, signed lower left 'Chas Pears', 79.5 x 112.3 cm (ARR) Provenance: with David Messum, Beaconsfield (according to the label attached to the reverse); the Estate of the late David Cornwell, best-known as the author John Le Carré Note: works by the artist are in the Imperial War Museum, National Maritime Museum and the National Museum of Wales. He was an Official War Artist for the Admiralty in the First World War.
Roseberys
Feb. 11, 2023
Poster by Charles Pears - Without text (Southend-on-Sea by Underground LMS & LNE Railways)
Est: €180 - €500
Without text (Southend-on-Sea by Underground LMS & LNE Railways) - 62,5x74, 1932, on linen, text part missing by Charles Pears (1873-1958)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Jul. 16, 2022
Poster by Charles Pears - Orient Line between England and Australia R.M.S. "Orcades"
Est: €280 - €600
Orient Line between England and Australia R.M.S. "Orcades" - 80x60 incl. original frame, ca. ca. 1937 by Charles Pears (1873-1958)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Mar. 02, 2022
After Charles Pears, RSMA (British, 1873-1958) THE FILM-LOVER TRAVELS UNDERGROUND
Est: £150 - £250
After Charles Pears, RSMA (British, 1873-1958) THE FILM-LOVER TRAVELS UNDERGROUND Lithograph in colours, 1930, on wove paper, printed later, signed by Sir Michael Caine on the reverse of the frame, framed Sheet 100 x 62cm (39½ x 24½in) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Oct. 06, 2021
Charles Pears, RSMA (British, 1873-1958) A cutter in a heavy swell, a four-masted barque beyond
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Charles Pears, RSMA (British, 1873-1958) A cutter in a heavy swell, a four-masted barque beyond signed 'Chas.PEARS' (lower left) oil on canvas 50.5 x 61cm (19 7/8 x 24in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Sep. 28, 2021
Charles Pears (1873-1958), Salvaging the wreck, Oil on canvas, 57 x 38cm.
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
§ Charles Pears (1873-1958) Salvaging the wreck Oil on canvas Signed
Gorringes
Jul. 20, 2021
The Isle of Man. ca. 1955.
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
ARTIST: CHARLES PEARS (1873-1958) SIZE: 44 1/2 x 39 1/2 in./125.7 x 100.4 cm PRINTER: Stafford & Co., Great Britain DESCRIPTION: A joyously leaping woman with a colorful beach ball promises lots of seaside pleasure on the Isle of Man, midway between England and Ireland. Pears was a maritime painter, an Official Naval Artist in both the First and Second World Wars, and between the wars, he was a favorite posterist of the British railways and the London Underground. (Modern; Travel; Railway)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Dec. 08, 2020
§ Charles Pears (1873-1958) Sail barge and clipper at sea 20 x 30in.
Est: £1,800 - £2,500
§ Charles Pears (1873-1958) oil on canvas Sail barge and clipper at sea signed 20 x 30in.
Gorringes
Nov. 15, 2020
The Isle of Man. ca. 1955.
Est: $4,000 - $5,000
ARTIST: CHARLES PEARS (1873-1958) SIZE: 44 1/2 x 39 1/2 in./125.7 x 100.4 cm PRINTER: Stafford & Co., Great Britain DESCRIPTION: A joyously leaping woman with a colorful beach ball promises lots of seaside pleasure on the Isle of Man, midway between England and Ireland. Pears was a maritime painter, an Official Naval Artist in both the First and Second World Wars, and between the wars, he was a favorite posterist of the British railways and the London Underground. (Modern; Travel; Railway; British Travel)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Nov. 15, 2020
Great Yarmouth & Gorleston-on-Sea. ca. 1935.
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
ARTIST: CHARLES PEARS (1873-1958) SIZE: 49 1/4 x 39 5/8 in./125 x 100.7 cm PRINTER: Jordison, London DESCRIPTION: To advertise beach side getaways in Norfolk, Pears keeps it simpleand stunning. The unimpeded ocean-meets-clouds backdrop allows this bathing beauty in her very modern swimsuit to take central focus. Swimming and sunbathing became popular British pastimes in the 1920s and '30s, and bathing suits evolved with figure-hugging materials and more revealing cuts for movability and better tanning potential. Ladies like this one became iconic symbols of British seaside resorts and modern recreation activities. Rare! (Art Deco; Travel; Railway; British Travel)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Nov. 11, 2020
Charles Pears, RSMA (British, 1873-1958) Salvaging the Wreck
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Charles Pears, RSMA (British, 1873-1958) Salvaging the Wreck signed 'CHAS. PEARS.' (lower left) oil on canvas 58.7 x 40cm (23 1/8 x 15 3/4in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
May. 26, 2020
Charles Pears, RSMA (British, 1873-1958) Busy Southsea Beach and Pier, Portsmouth, with the Southern Railway paddle steamer Ryde preparing to depart
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
Charles Pears, RSMA (British, 1873-1958) Busy Southsea Beach and Pier, Portsmouth, with the Southern Railway paddle steamer Ryde preparing to depart signed 'CHAS PEARS' (lower left) oil on canvas 77.5 x 121.6cm (30 1/2 x 47 7/8in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
May. 26, 2020
Charles Pears, RSMA (British, 1873-1958) Overdue (bears inscription with title on canvas verso)
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Charles Pears, RSMA (British, 1873-1958) Overdue signed 'Chas.PEARS' (lower left) oil on canvas 51.1 x 61cm (20 1/8 x 24in). bears inscription with title on canvas verso For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Oct. 29, 2019
Charles Pears, RSMA (British, 1873-1958) Sailing in open waters with a barque on the horizon
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Charles Pears, RSMA (British, 1873-1958) Sailing in open waters with a barque on the horizon signed 'Chas. PEARS' (lower left) oil on canvas 51 x 76.5cm (20 1/16 x 30 1/8in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Aug. 07, 2019
CHARLES PEARS (1873-1958). RAMSGATE. 1926. 40x49 inches, 101x124 cm. Waterlow & Sons, London.
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
CHARLES PEARS (1873-1958) RAMSGATE. 1926. 40x49 inches, 101 1/2x124 1/2 cm. Waterlow & Sons, London. Condition B+: repaired tears and restoration in margins; creases and abrasions in image.
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 01, 2019
AR Charles Pears, RSMA (British, 1873-1958) The Evacuation of St Nazaire, 17th June 1940
Est: £12,000 - £18,000
Charles Pears, RSMA (British, 1873-1958) The Evacuation of St Nazaire, 17th June 1940 signed 'Chas PEARS' (lower right)oil on canvas80 x 113cm (31 1/2 x 44 1/2in). Named for one of the Hebridean Islands, Oronsay was the second of five identical sisters ordered for the Orient Line's premier Australian passenger service in a post-War rebuilding programme begun in the early 1920s. Laid down in John Brown's yards on the Clyde, she was launched on 14th August 1924 and completed for sea on 14th January 1925. Registered at 20,001 tons gross, she measured 659 feet in length with a 75 foot beam and had accommodation in two classes for about 1,850 passengers, fitted with twin screws driven by geared turbines powered from oil-fired boilers, she was a handsome and well-appointed ship destined to prove very popular with the travelling public. Following successful sea trials in the Firth of Clyde, she left Tilbury on her maiden voyage to Brisbane on 7th February and thereafter maintained an unblemished regular service to Australia for the ensuing fourteen years.Departing Tilbury on 26th 1939, she was eight days out and into the Mediterranean when War was declared on 3rd September, the immediate result of which was that she was well clear of Suez before her captain once again allowed any visible lights after dark. After returning home in early December, she made only one more round-trip before being requisitioned as a troop transport on 6th April 1940. Modified to carry an additional 1,274 persons, she was first involved in evacuating troops after the disastrous campaign in Norway and finally returned to Gourock, on the Clyde, on 12th June 1940. Two days later, in company with her sister Otranto and another Orient liner, the Ormonde, she sailed for St. Nazaire, on the Atlantic coast of France, to assist with the evacuation of Allied troops in danger of being trapped by rapidly advancing German forces. Oronsay arrived at St. Nazaire early on 17th June and began embarking troops immediately; several hours later, at 1.48pm, she (and the other ships standing off the port) came under heavy air attack during which she was hit several times, including a direct hit on her chartroom which not only destroyed everything in it, but all her internal communication equipment, as well as her radio.Not so fortunate was another transport, the Cunard liner Lancastria, lying nearby and also embarking troops in large numbers. Just as she was about to weigh anchor in the Charpentier Roads, she too came under attack from German bombers. During the third wave, she was hit by a string of four bombs, one of which penetrated the engine room and caused a massive explosion. An immediate list allowed the launching of only two lifeboats and, after about twenty minutes, the doomed vessel rolled over and sank. Approximately 2,500 men were rescued by small craft and many of them were transferred into Oronsay before she departed the scene. The actual death toll on the Lancastria has never been confirmed however, and whilst a minimum of 3,000 seems certain, it has been suggested that it could even have been as high as 6,500. Ruthlessly censored at the time, the full horror of the incident was not revealed until well after the end of the War and whatever the total number of deaths, it was and remains the worst maritime disaster in British history.As for the Oronsay, her master, Captain Nicholls, somehow got her back to Plymouth safely "with the aid of a French motoring map and a penny ruler" as he had no navigational instruments or charts, all of which had been lost in her wrecked chartroom. After repairs, she then resumed her wartime duties but was torpedoed and sunk by the Italian submarine Archimede off West Africa on 9th October 1942. Fortunately running empty on that occasion, most of her crew were saved and only five lives were lost.This superbly atmospheric painting, and one of the very few images in existence of the sinking Lancastria, depicts an incident within the wider operations lasting from 10th - 25th June 1940 which, whilst greatly overshadowed by the epic evacuation of troops from the beaches at Dunkirk, was nevertheless hugely significant in itself and saved just over 215,000 servicemen and civilians from German imprisonment.Charles Pears established himself illustrating for periodicals before becoming a prolific poster artist during the inter-war period, which included working with London Underground, the Empire Marketing Board and various rail companies. A keen yachtsman, the sea inspired much of his output and eventually led him to become the first President of the (Royal) Society of Marine Artists in 1939. His vast knowledge of ships and high degree of technical precision made him an ideal appointment as a war artist with the government seeking accurate records during wartime. In the First World War he held a commission in the Royal Marines and was an official war artist to the Admiralty, before working for the War Artists' Commission during the Second World War. Examples from these periods seldom appear on the market as the majority are part of the Imperial War Museum and National Maritime Museum collections. Typical of all Charles Pears' works, 'The Evacuation from St. Nazaire' combines the unique stylised charm and meticulous detail he is renowned for. The scene successfully captures the drama and tension of the event, as the viewer is placed as if in a boat edging closer to the action. Owing to the government's decision not to publicise the event and Pears' official role at the time, this is certainly an extremely rare and important historical document of a major event at the start of the Second World War.
Bonhams
May. 01, 2019
AR Charles Pears, RSMA (British, 1873-1958) Open water
Est: £1,200 - £1,800
Charles Pears, RSMA (British, 1873-1958) Open water signed 'Chas PEARS' (lower left)oil on canvas51 x 76.5cm (20 1/16 x 30 1/8in).
Bonhams
May. 01, 2019
AR TP Charles Pears, RSMA (British, 1873-1958) Mauretania
Est: £15,000 - £20,000
Charles Pears, RSMA (British, 1873-1958) Mauretania signed 'Chas PEARS' (lower left)oil on canvas239 x 364cm (94 1/8 x 143 5/16in). Of all the great liners that once plied the North Atlantic, the Mauretania was perhaps the most famous. Conceived with her equally celebrated sister ship Lusitania, the two ships were built as a British response to the increasing threat to Cunard's domination of the transatlantic passenger trade posed by the brash White Star Line which, in 1901, had passed into American ownership. Mauretania, at 31,938 tons, was launched on 20th September 1906 and was ready for trials exactly a year later. Her builders, Swan Hunter, handed her over to Cunard on 7th November 1907 and she sailed from Liverpool on her maiden voyage to New York on 16th November. On the return passage, she established a new record for the eastward crossing with an average speed of 23.69 knots, amply justifying the faith that had been placed in her giant turbine engines. In May 1908 she broke the record for the westbound crossing, only losing it to her sister a few months later. Regaining it in September 1909, when her average speed on the westward passage reached 26.06 knots, this new record was to stand for a remarkable twenty years until broken by the German liner Bremen.Financed by a Government loan like her sister, Mauretania was requisitioned for war service in 1914 and operated as both a troop transport and a hospital ship. Eventually released in May 1919, she resumed peacetime sailings only for them to be interrupted in July 1921 when she was severely damaged by fire whilst at Southampton. Repaired, remodelled and converted to oil-firing, she returned to service in March 1922 and once again set new speed records which averaged 25.5 knots. Despite her advancing age, she was rapidly becoming an institution among the travelling public and became a living legend as the 1920s drew to a close. When she eventually lost the 'Blue Riband' to the Bremen in July 1929, she took up the challenge to recover it immediately with her fastest-ever crossings over the measured distance. Her average speed on the homeward run of 27.2 knots narrowly failed to catch Bremen's 27.9, but it was an astonishing achievement for the twenty-two year old veteran against the new German contender. In 1930, against a background of deteriorating economic conditions, she was withdrawn from the North Atlantic and put onto cruising. In May 1933, her hull was painted white to reflect this new rôle but she only survived two more years until sold for scrapping in 1935. The public mourned her as affectionately as they had honoured her in her prime. She had won for herself a place in maritime history such as no other steamship had ever done and it was not in the least surprising that even long after she had been broken up, she was still commonly known as "The Grand Old Lady of the Atlantic".
Bonhams
Nov. 20, 2018
Charles Pears (1873-1958) - The Playgoer Travels Underground
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Charles Pears (1873-1958) The Playgoer Travels Underground 39 ½ x 24 ½ in. (100 x 62 cm.) (15)
Christie's
Oct. 25, 2018
CHARLES PEARS (1873-1958). BRIGHTON AND HOVE. 1935. 39x49 inches, 99x125 cm. Waterlow & Sons Ltd., London.
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
CHARLES PEARS (1873-1958) BRIGHTON AND HOVE. 1935. 39x49 1/2 inches, 99x125 3/4 cm. Waterlow & Sons Ltd., London. Condition B+: foxing in text; creases in margins and image; minor restoration along vertical fold; repaired pin holes at corners and edges. Matted and framed. A kayaker's view of the Brighton Pier and the Palace at the far end. It is an unusual point-of-view in that the water takes up half of the image and the sky the other half, while all of the detailed buildings along the shore are depicted only in the distance. Furness vol. 5, p. 140, Art for All, p. 161.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 17, 2018
AR CHARLES PEARS, RSMA (BRITISH, 1873-1958) Stormy seas signed ‘Chas PE
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
AR CHARLES PEARS, RSMA (BRITISH, 1873-1958) Stormy seas signed ‘Chas PEARS’ (lower left) oil on canvas 51 x 76.5cm (20 1/16 x 30 1/8in).
Bonhams
Aug. 01, 2018
CHARLES PEARS (1873-1958). SOUTHEND - ON - SEA. 1935. 39x24 inches, 101x63 cm. The Baynard Press, [London.]
Est: $700 - $1,000
CHARLES PEARS (1873-1958) SOUTHEND - ON - SEA. 1935. 39 3/4x24 3/4 inches, 101x63 cm. The Baynard Press, [London.] Condition A / A-: minor repaired tears, creases and restoration at edges; repaired pin holes in corners.
Swann Auction Galleries
Aug. 01, 2018
CHARLES PEARS (1873-1958). THE ISLE OF MAN / BRITISH RAILWAYS. 1949. 38x48 inches, 97x123 cm. Stafford & Co., Ltd., [Netherfield.]
Est: $800 - $1,200
CHARLES PEARS (1873-1958) THE ISLE OF MAN / BRITISH RAILWAYS. 1949. 38 1/2x48 1/2 inches, 97 3/4x123 cm. Stafford & Co., Ltd., [Netherfield.] Condition B: repaired tear through right edge into image; repaired tears, creases, abrasions, restoration and foxing in margins and image.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 18, 2018
AR CHARLES PEARS (BRITISH, 1873-1958) ‘Signalling for a Pilot’ signed ‘CHAS PEARS’ (l
Est: £5,000 - £8,000
AR CHARLES PEARS (BRITISH, 1873-1958) ‘Signalling for a Pilot’ signed ‘CHAS PEARS’ (lower left) and inscribed with title, artist’s name and address (on canvas verso) oil on canvas 101.6 x 127cm (40 x 50in).
Bonhams
Dec. 12, 2017
CHARLES PEARS (1873-1958) A sailing boat on open water signed and dated 'Xmas 1904' lower left oil on board 40 x 50cm Framed
Est: £400 - £600
CHARLES PEARS (1873-1958) A sailing boat on open water signed and dated 'Xmas 1904' lower left oil on board 40 x 50cm Framed
Chiswick Auctions
Oct. 18, 2017
Charles Pears (British, 1873-1958) 'Southend', design for a poster
Est: £800 - £1,200
Charles Pears (British, 1873-1958) 'Southend', design for a poster
Bonhams
Aug. 12, 2017
Charles Pears (1873 - 1958) England - H.M.S Vanguard, oil on canvas - SLL, Commissioned & Owned by Admiral Sir Gerald Vaughan Gladstone GBE KCB (1901 - 1978), Served as Captain in Command, approx 50cm x 76cm
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Charles Pears (1873 - 1958) England - H.M.S Vanguard, oil on canvas - SLL, Commissioned & Owned by Admiral Sir Gerald Vaughan Gladstone GBE KCB (1901 - 1978), Served as Captain in Command, approx 50cm x 76cm
Vickers & Hoad
Jun. 21, 2017
* Charles Pears (1873 - 1958), oil on canvas - a Tug towing in a sailing sh
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
* Charles Pears (1873 - 1958), oil on canvas - a Tug towing in a sailing ship to harbour, signed, in gilt frame, 50cm x 75cm
Reeman Dansie
Jun. 21, 2017
*Charles Pears (1873 - 1958), oil on canvas - Fog off the Heads, Windjammer
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
*Charles Pears (1873 - 1958), oil on canvas - Fog off the Heads, Windjammer under tow, signed, in painted frame, inscribed verso, 61cm x 51cm. Provenance: Bonhams, New Bond Street, Marine Sale, 13th September 2011 - Lot 120
Reeman Dansie
May. 24, 2017
Charles Pears (1873-1958)/Harvesting/signed Chas Pears/oil on canvas, 38cm x 56cm
Est: £300 - £500
Charles Pears (1873-1958)/Harvesting/signed Chas Pears/oil on canvas, 38cm x 56cm
Chorley's
Apr. 12, 2017
CHARLES PEARS (BRITISH, 1873-1958) ‘Moonlit Barque’ signed ‘CHAS
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
CHARLES PEARS (BRITISH, 1873-1958) ‘Moonlit Barque’ signed ‘CHAS. PEARS.’ (lower left) and inscribed in pencil ‘Moonlit Barque by Chas Pears R.O.I. 159 Holland Park avenue W.H.’ (on the overlap) oil on canvas 102.3 x 127.6cm (40 1/4 x 50 1/4in).
Bonhams
Mar. 21, 2017
§ Charles Pears (1873-1958) Original artwork for Southend District Railway poster 1921 25 x 19.5in.
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
§ Charles Pears (1873-1958) oil on paper Original artwork for Southend District Railway poster 1921 publ. by The Underground Electric Railways Company Ltd 25 x 19.5in.
Gorringes
Dec. 04, 2016
PEARS, Charles (British 1873-1958)
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
PEARS, Charles (British 1873-1958) World War II Sea Battle
Davidson Auctions
Oct. 15, 2016
CHARLES PEARS, English, 1873-1958, Large format travel poster for Bombay., Lithograph on paper, 40" x 60". Framed 43" x 63".
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
CHARLES PEARS English, 1873-1958 Large format travel poster for Bombay. Signed in plate "Chas. Pears". Printed lower margin "U.S. Issued by the Empire Marketing Board" and "Printed for H.M. Stationery Office by Johnson Riddle & Co. London". Lithograph on paper, 40" x 60". Framed 43" x 63".
Eldred's
May. 13, 2016
Empire Marketing Board poster, India, artwork by Charles Pears (1873-1958), lithograph in colours, printed for H.M. Stationery by Johnson, Riddle and Co., Ltd., London, framed, 25 x 40 inches
Est: £200 - £400
Empire Marketing Board poster, India, artwork by Charles Pears (1873-1958), lithograph in colours, printed for H.M. Stationery by Johnson, Riddle and Co., Ltd., London, framed, 25 x 40 inches
Ewbank's
Apr. 13, 2016
AR Charles Pears (British, 1873-1958) Southern Railway Paddle Steamers in Royal Naval Review
Est: £5,000 - £8,000
Charles Pears (British, 1873-1958) Southern Railway Paddle Steamers in Royal Naval Review indistinctly signed 'CHAS. PEARS' (lower left), and inscribed with artist's name, address and title (on Society of Marine Artists label attached verso) oil on canvas 83.2 x 127cm (32 3/4 x 50in).
Bonhams
Feb. 12, 2016
Empire Marketing Board poster, India, artwork by Charles Pears (1873-1958), lithograph in colours, printed for H.M. Stationary by Johnson, Riddle and Co., Ltd., London, framed, 25 x 40 inches
Est: £300 - £500
Empire Marketing Board poster, India, artwork by Charles Pears (1873-1958), lithograph in colours, printed for H.M. Stationary by Johnson, Riddle and Co., Ltd., London, framed, 25 x 40 inches
Ewbank's
Aug. 05, 2015
CHARLES PEARS (1873-1958). RAMSGATE. 1926. 40x49 inches, 101x124 cm. Waterlow & Sons, London.
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
CHARLES PEARS (1873-1958) RAMSGATE. 1926. 40x49 inches, 101 1/2x124 1/2 cm. Waterlow & Sons, London. Condition B+: repaired tears, creases, restoration and overpainting in margins; vertical and horizontal folds. Pears is best known as a maritime painter, working during both World War I and II as an official naval artist. Many of the posters he designed for the different British Railway companies (LMS, LNER, SR and GWR) reflect his love of ships and the sea. However, an equal number of his graphic works celebrate young women frolicking in the surf. Here, an intrepid explorer holds up a crab she has just found amid the waves at this British resort.
Swann Auction Galleries