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

Jul. 22, 2026
Sir William Rothenstein (British, 1872-1
Est: £350 - £450
Sir William Rothenstein (British, 1872-1945), An Alpine Village, signed with initials and dated 1929 l.r., gouache, 47 by 38cm, framed
Kinghams Auctioneers
Jul. 01, 2026
Lot withdrawn
Est: £400 - £600
Lot withdrawn
Roseberys
Jun. 02, 2026
William Rothenstein, Portrait of a woman, 1933
Est: £200 - £400
William Rothenstein, British 1872-1945 - Portrait of a woman, 1933; conte on paper, signed with initials, dated and dedicated lower right 'W.R. For my dear Grace Xmas 1933', 32.6 x 31.5 cm: together with an unframed print by the same artist, also signed with initials, dated and dedicated lower right 'W.R. For by dear Grace English Xmas 1929', 25.7 x 34.1 cm (unframed) (2) Provenance: the Family of the Artists Grace English and Erna Hoppe-Kinross
Roseberys
Apr. 16, 2026
Sir William Rothenstein, Oxford Characters, 1896
Est: £800 - £1,200
Sir William Rothenstein, British 1872-1945, Oxford Characters, 1896; a series of 15 monochrome lithographs on laid, each signed in the plate, including the title page for part II, published by John Lane, London, each sheet: 40.5 x 30cm, (unframed) Provenance: Jeffrey Judelson (1942-2023) and thence by descent
Roseberys
Mar. 07, 2026
Verschiedene Künstler, Zehn Porträts aus PAN. 1895– 1899.
Est: €500 - €600
Albert Krüger 1858 Stettin – nach 1910 unbekannt Karl Mediz 1868 Wien – 1945 Dresden Hans Olde d.Ä. 1855 Süderau (Holstein) – 1917 Kassel Hippolyte Petitjean 1854 Macon – 1929 Paris William Rothenstein 1872 Bradford – 1945 London Théo van Rysselberghe 1862 Gent – 1926 Saint-Clair William Strang 1859 Dumbarton – 1921 Bournemouth Jan Pieter Veth 1864 Dordrecht – 1925 Amsterdam Holzstich / sechs Lithografien / drei Radierungen. Zum Teil im Medium signiert oder monogrammiert. Jeweils typografisch bezeichnet. Aus PAN, 2.- 5. Jahrgang. Zum Teil mit Annotationen in Blei von fremder Hand. a) Albert Krüger "Jacob Burckhardt", 1897, Söhn HDO 52902–5, 1897. b) Jan Veth "Josef "Israelis", 1896, Söhn HDO 52802–4. c) Theo van Rysselberghe "Henri de Regnier", 1898, WVZ Söhn HDO 52901–3. d) Karl Mediz "Robert Diez", 1896, Söhn HDO 52702–6. e) Hippolyte Petitjean "Maurice Maeterlinck", 1898, Söhn HDO 52804–5. f) William Rothenstein "Walter Crane", 1896, Söhn HDO 52704–3. g) Hans Olde d.Ä. "Detlev v. Liliencron", 1898, Söhn 52902–2. h) Hans Olde d.Ä. "Klaus Groth", 1896, Söhn 52704–1. i) Hans Olde d.Ä. "Friedrich Nietzsche", 1899, Söhn 53004–4. j) William Strang "Selbstporträt", 1895, Söhn 52704–5. Hippolyte Petitjean 1854 Macon – 1929 Paris Französischer Post-Impressionist. Begann sein Studium 1867 an der Ecole de dessin in Mâcon und fuhr an der École des Beaux-Arts bei Alexandre Cabanel und Pierre Puvis de Chavannes fort. Ein Zusammentreffen mit Georges Seurat in Paris im Jahr 1884 hinterließ einen bleibenden Eindruck bei Petitjean. Weitere Einflüsse waren Paul Signac und Camille Pissarro. Bis 1894 nutzte er die pointillistische Technik in seinen Gemälden, danach kombinierte er diese mit fedrigeren Strichen. 1910 nahm er wieder den Neo-Impressionismus in seinen Werken auf und schuf eine Serie von dekorativen Landschafts- und Porträtaquarellen. Petitjean stellte 1891 im Salon des Indépendants aus und anschließend im Le Brac de Bouteville gemeinsam mit den Symbolisten und Impressionisten. Weitere Ausstellungen fanden 1893 und 1898 in Brüssel, 1903 in Weimar und 1921 in Wiesbaden statt. Albert Krüger 1858 Stettin – nach 1910 unbekannt Studium an der Berliner Akademie bei Jacoby. Anschließend Reproduktionsgrafiker. Karl Mediz 1868 Wien – 1945 Dresden Portrait- und Landschaftsmaler. Ehemann von Emilie Mediz-Pelikan. Studierte an den Akademien in Wien und München, 1891 Übersiedlung nach Dresden, 1902–12 Mitglied des Hagenbundes. Wandte sich nach dem Tod seiner Frau 1908 fast ausschließlich der Grafik zu. William Strang 1859 Dumbarton – 1921 Bournemouth Schottischer Graphiker u. Maler. Als Graphiker Schüler von Alph. Legros. Trat als Maler erst seit Mitte der 1990er Jahre hervor, wenn er auch schon seit 1833 gelegentlich die Ausstellungen der Londoner Royal Acad. mit Gemälden beschickte. Seit 1906 Mitgl. derselben. Umfangreiches grafisches Werk, welches er gern zu Folgen zusammenfasste. S. traf Hans Unger 1895 in Dresden und unterrichtete ihn bei einem Besuch Ungers in London im Radieren. An der "Internationalen Kunstausstellung" in Dresden 1987 war er mit zwei Gemälden beteiligt.
Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden OHG
Feb. 18, 2026
Sir William Rothenstein, Oxford Characters, 1896;
Est: £1,200 - £1,500
Sir William Rothenstein, British 1872-1945, Oxford Characters, 1896; a series of 15 monochrome lithographs on laid, each signed in the plate, including the title page for part II, published by John Lane, London, each sheet: 40.5 x 30cm, (unframed) Provenance: Jeffrey Judelson (1942-2023) and thence by descent
Roseberys
Feb. 18, 2026
Sir William Rothenstein, M. Ignace Henri Jean Théodore Fantin-Latour, 1897;
Est: £200 - £300
Sir William Rothenstein, British 1872-1945, M. Ignace Henri Jean Théodore Fantin-Latour, 1897; monochrome lithograph on laid, dedicated 'For my friend Sir Frank Short, gratefully always W. Rothenstein' in pencil, and signed in the plate, image: 29 x 22cm, (framed) Provenance: Jeffrey Judelson (1942-2023) and thence by descent
Roseberys
Feb. 11, 2026
SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (BRITISH 1872-1945)
Est: £80 - £120
SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (BRITISH 1872-1945) PORTRAIT OF RABINSDRANATH TAGORE signed, dedicated and dated W. Rothenstein 1912 / To my friend H.Anson in memory of Oakridge / July 25 / 1917 / W.R. lower right lithographic reproduction; 38 x 27cm; 15 x 10 1/2in (41 x 30cm; 16 x 11 3/4in framed) Provenance: H. Anson (acquired from the artist in July 1917; for many years Rothenstein kept a cottage at Oakridge in the Cotswolds)
Olympia Auctions
Jan. 15, 2026
Tagore (Rabindranath).- Rothenstein (William) Six Portraits of Sir Rabindranath Tagore, first edition, 1915
Est: £150 - £200
Tagore (Rabindranath).- Rothenstein (William) Six Portraits of Sir Rabindranath Tagore, with a prefatory note by Max Beerbohm, first edition, 6 plates by Rothenstein, tissue-guards, some marginal foxing, upper joint cracked but firm, browning to endpapers, original buckram-backed boards, light browning to cover margins, folio, 1915. ⁂ Scarce collection of portraits by Rothenstein, who introduced the Nobel Prize-winning Indian poet to W.B. Yeats.
Forum Auctions - UK
Dec. 17, 2025
SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (1872-1945) Haystacks (c.1930) Oil on canvas, 54 x 88cm Provenance: From the collection of the Late Bruce Arnold William Rothenstein was born into a German-Jewish family. William and his brother Albert studied at the
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (1872-1945) Haystacks (c.1930) Oil on canvas, 54 x 88cm Provenance: From the collection of the Late Bruce Arnold William Rothenstein was born into a German-Jewish family. William and his brother Albert studied at the Slade School of Art, London and the later at the Académie Julian in Paris. In 1898–99 he co-founded the Carfax Gallery in St. James' Piccadilly where he associated with many artists such as Charles Conder, Philip Wilson Steer, William Orpen and Augustus John. In 1899, he married Alice Knewstub, an actress known as Alice Kingsley and the daughter of Walter John Knewstub. He continued to work as a painter, specialising in interiors and portraits. William travelled to India in 1910, which had a strong impact on his work. With the outbreak of the First World War, both brothers changed their surname to Rutherston. In 1917 William was appointed an Official War Artist and became known for his scenes of the blasted landscape of Flanders. After the War Rothenstein was appointed Principal of Royal College of Art. It was during his tenure at the College that the current work Haystacks (c.1930) was likely painted. The work strongly resembles Haystacks in the sunlight (Christie's, London, 14 Jul 2016, Lot 100) painted circa 1930, if fact it may very well be the same haystack, albeit from a different vantage point. Haystacks has come from the collection of the late Burce Arnold, the eminent art critic, writer and collector. Arnold had a particular interest in William Orpen and his circle, publishing one of the foremost biographies on the artist, Mirror To An Age in 1991.
Adam's
Dec. 10, 2025
Sir William Rothenstein NEAC, Nine works including 'Portrait of a man, 1920';
Est: £600 - £800
Sir William Rothenstein NEAC, British 1872-1945 - Nine works including 'Portrait of a man, 1920'; red and white chalk on paper, signed, dated and dedicated to Mrs Rowat, 23 x 17.3 cm: together with 8 other works by the same artist, Lady Alice sewing by a window, black, red and white chalk on paper, 34 x 23 cm; Self-Portrait turned to the left, black crayon on paper, 23 x 18 cm (unframed); Self-Portrait, turned to the right, black crayon on paper, 27 x 21 cm (mounted/unframed); Portrait of his mother, 1904, pastel on paper, signed with initials, inscribed Bradford and dated, (unframed); Portrait of the artists’ father, 1891, black, red and white chalk on paper, signed, dedicated and dated, 36 x 23 cm (mounted/unframed); Portrait of a lady, seated turned to the left, black crayon on paper, 33 x 23 cm (unframed); Major-General Sir Ernest Dunlop Swinton, 1920, red and white chalk, signed with initials and dated, 27 x 18.3 cm (unframed); Portrait of Viscount Samuel, 1931, black, red and white chalk on paper, signed and dated, 25 x 16 cm (mounted/unframed); together with a small collection of books on the artist (9) Note: Rothenstein was a highly influential artist and teacher, and as a Jewish artist created important works relating to London's East End at the beginning of the century, as well as being part of the major 1906 exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery of Jewish Art and Antiquaries. Rothenstein taught at the Royal College of Art from 1920-35, fostering the talents of Edward Burra, Evelyn Dunbar and Henry Moore.
Roseberys
Dec. 10, 2025
Sir William Rothenstein NEAC, Spitalfields Rabbi, 1912;
Est: £200 - £300
Sir William Rothenstein NEAC, British 1872-1945 - Spitalfields Rabbi, 1912; pencil on paper, signed with initials and dated lower right 'W.R. 1912', 32 x 22.8 cm Provenance: The Estate of the Artist; Abbott & Holder Ltd., London (according to the label attached to the reverse) Note: William Rothenstein's Spitalfields drawings were part of a series of works created when he was granted access to the Spitalfields Great Synagogue to sketch the Jewish community there, which resulted in eight paintings.
Roseberys
Nov. 27, 2025
Rothenstein, William (1872-1945). Rodin in his Studio.
Est: €80 - €100
Rothenstein, William (1872-1945). Rodin in his Studio. Lithograph, 22x35 cm., monogrammed and "97" on the stone (sl. yellowed).
Bubb > Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Fine Arts & Manuscripts
Nov. 04, 2025
Sir William Rothenstein (British 1872-1945), Study of a Gentleman, Graphite on Paper, Unframed, Sheet size~ 18 x 11 1/4 in. (45.7 x 28.6 cm.)
Est: $200 - $400
Sir William Rothenstein (British 1872-1945), Study of a Gentleman, Graphite on Paper,
Weschler's
Nov. 04, 2025
Sir William Rothenstein (British 1872-1945), Charles Conder, Lithograph, 1996, Frame: 25 1/4 x 18 in. (64.1 x 45.7 cm.)
Est: $200 - $400
Sir William Rothenstein (British 1872-1945), Charles Conder, Lithograph, 1996,
Weschler's
Oct. 24, 2025
Sir William Rothenstein (1872-1945)
Est: £200 - £400
Sir William Rothenstein (1872-1945) Morris dancer from Bampton, Oxfordshire signed with initials and dated 193[6?] (lower right) coloured chalks 41 x 22.5cm This drawing is very likely to be a preparatory study for a larger oil painting by the artist of the same subject, sold at Sotheby's, London, 26th February 2003, lot 97. 67 x 47.5cm framed
Cheffins
Jun. 15, 2025
W. ROTHENSTEIN (*1872), Engl. Caricaturist Max Beerbohm, facsimile, 1928, Reproduction
Est: €45 - €75
William Rothenstein (1872 Bradford - 1945 London): Head Portrait in Profile of the English Parodist and Caricaturist Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm (1872-1956), 1928, Reproduction Technique: Reproduction on Paper Stamp: Collector's stamp, Unknown/not identified. Mark: "GES". 20th century Inscription: Signed and dated "W. Rothenstein 1928" at the lower right margin of the image. Date: 1928 Description: Head portrait in profile of the English parodist and caricaturist Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm (1872 London - 1956 Rapallo, Italy), also known as Max Beerbohm. Keywords: 20th century, Realism, Caricature, United Kingdom, Size: Paper: 32,2 cm x 21,5 cm (12,7 x 8,5 in), Depiction: 22,0 cm x 15,8 cm (8,7 x 6,2 in)
Fichter Kunsthandel
May. 22, 2025
20th century British School
Est: £150 - £250
20th century British School, Etching a plate pencil on paper, unframed 10 x 11.5cm; together with a Portrait of Adolf Von Menzel inscribed 'W.Rothenstein / NW. 1902 / 47' (lower right) lithograph on Arches with MBM watermark, unframed 26.5 x 20.5cm (2)
Cheffins
Mar. 27, 2025
Rothenstein (William) Manchester Portraits. Twelve Lithographed Drawings by W. Rothenstein. First Series, publisher's mock-up, Manchester, J.E. Cornish, 1900; and the standard edition of the same...
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Rothenstein (William) Manchester Portraits. Twelve Lithographed Drawings by W. Rothenstein. First Series, publisher's mock-up with 10 lithographed plates, most with accompanying text, layout of title page and preliminaries in ink manuscript, some manuscript corrections to text, some spotting, mainly to preliminaries, some dust-soiling and slight marginal staining, some short tears or slight fraying to margins, original printed wrappers, text stitched as issued with plates inserted loose, few small stains, browned, extremities creased with some nicks or very short tears, Manchester, J.E. Cornish, 1900; and the standard edition of the same work, folio (2) ⁂ Contains 8 of the 12 portraits of Mancunian personalities in the eventual publication as well as the text for 10 of the portraits, together with 2 unused portraits of unidentified sitters without text. This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Forum Auctions - UK
Feb. 15, 2025
W. ROTHENSTEIN (*1872), Engl. Caricaturist Max Beerbohm, facsimile, 1928, Reproduction
Est: €45 - €75
William Rothenstein (1872 Bradford - 1945 London): Head Portrait in Profile of the English Parodist and Caricaturist Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm (1872-1956), 1928, Reproduction Technique: Reproduction on Paper Stamp: Collector's stamp, Unknown/not identified. Mark: "GES". 20th century Inscription: Signed and dated "W. Rothenstein 1928" at the lower right margin of the image. Date: 1928 Description: Head portrait in profile of the English parodist and caricaturist Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm (1872 London - 1956 Rapallo, Italy), also known as Max Beerbohm. Keywords: 20th century, Realism, Caricature, United Kingdom, Size: Paper: 32,2 cm x 21,5 cm (12,7 x 8,5 in), Depiction: 22,0 cm x 15,8 cm (8,7 x 6,2 in)
Fichter Kunsthandel
Feb. 13, 2025
SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (1872-1945). Phil May sketching. black chalk height
Est: £800 - £1,200
SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (1872-1945). Phil May sketching. black chalk heightened with white, on buff paper12 ¼ x 9 1/8 in. (31 x 23.3 cm.).
Christie's
Feb. 13, 2025
SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (1872-1945). Portrait of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (1872-1945). Portrait of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1841-1930). black and white chalk on brown paper12 ¼ x 7 in. (31 x 17.5 cm.).
Christie's
Feb. 13, 2025
SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (1872-1945). Portrait study of James Abbott McNeil
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (1872-1945). Portrait study of James Abbott McNeil Whistler (1834-1903). pen and ink on blue paper6 7/8 x 4 1/3 in. (17.5 x 11 cm.).
Christie's
Feb. 13, 2025
SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (1872-1945). Portrait of Arthur Symons (1865-1945).
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (1872-1945). Portrait of Arthur Symons (1865-1945). coloured chalks on buff paper18 ½ x 13 5/8 in. (46.5 x 34.5 cm.).
Christie's
Feb. 13, 2025
SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (1872-1945). Two portrait studies of Charles Conder
Est: £1,500 - £2,500
SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (1872-1945). Two portrait studies of Charles Conder. black chalk on tracing paper19 1/8 x 11 ¾ in. (49 x 30 cm.).
Christie's
Feb. 13, 2025
SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (1872-1945). Conder sketching at Julian's Atelier i
Est: £1,500 - £2,500
SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (1872-1945). Conder sketching at Julian's Atelier in 1890. black chalk on buff coloured paper9 ½ x 14 ½ in. (24 x 36.9 cm.).
Christie's
Feb. 13, 2025
SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (1872-1945). Charles Conder 1898. sanguine and blac
Est: £1,500 - £2,500
SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (1872-1945). Charles Conder 1898. sanguine and black chalk on paper, watermark 'COLONIAL'8 1/8 x 5 ¼ in. (20.5 x 13.5 cm.).
Christie's
Nov. 26, 2024
Â§ WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (BRITISH, 1872-1975)
Est: £500 - £800
Â§ WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (BRITISH, 1872-1975) WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (BRITISH, 1872-1975) Harincourt signed and titled 'W Rothenstein - Harincourt' (lower right) watercolour pencil and crayon 33 x 51 cm. (13 x 20 in.) Executed in 1918
Chiswick Auctions
Nov. 26, 2024
Â§ WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (BRITISH, 1872-1975)
Est: £500 - £800
Â§ WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (BRITISH, 1872-1975) WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (BRITISH, 1872-1975) Canadian Army Tents in Flanders watercolour pencil and crayon 33 x 51 cm. (13 x 20 1/8 in.) Executed in 1918
Chiswick Auctions
Nov. 19, 2024
SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (1872-1945). Hablant Espagnol. oil on canvas 32 x 1
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (1872-1945). Hablant Espagnol. oil on canvas 32 x 18 in. (81.3 x 45.8 cm.).
Christie's
Oct. 16, 2024
Rothenstein (William, 1872-1945). Ricketts and Shannon, 1897, & W. B. Yeats, 1899
Est: £300 - £500
Rothenstein (William, 1872-1945). Ricketts and Shannon, 1897, & W. B. Yeats, 1899 * Rothenstein (William, 1872-1945). Mr Charles Ricketts and Mr Charles Hazelwood Shannon, from English Portraits, 1897-98, uncoloured lithograph (from the set of 24) printed by T. Way, published by Grant Richards in an edition of 750, together with W.B. Yeats, from the Liber Juniorum, 1899, lithograph, signed in pencil, 12 1/2 in. x 11 1/4 in. (318 mm x 285 mm), QTY: (2) NOTE: Provenance: David Gould (1922 -2004), art dealer, connoisseur, and founder of the Taranman Gallery with Christopher Hewett.
Dominic Winter Auctions
Oct. 02, 2024
SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (BRITISH 1872-1945)
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (BRITISH 1872-1945) Sir William Rothenstein (lot 76) and Albert Rutherston (lots 77-82) Introduction Raised in Bradford as two of six children of Jewish immigrants, William and Albert both achieved considerable influence at the very heart of the British art establishment. Amongst their many and remarkable strengths they were painters, printmakers, illustrators, teachers, administrators, gallerists and, in William’s case, an accomplished and prolific writer. William was the first to move south to study under Alphonse Legros at the Slade (1888-89) before attending the Académie Julian in Paris (1889-1893), where he was encouraged by Whistler, Degas and Toulouse-Lautrec and befriended Rodin. Albert followed him a decade later to the Slade, where by then Fred Brown was professor, assisted by Henry Tonks, Philip Wilson Steer and Walter Russell. The youngest student by far, Albert fell in with a gilded set of like-minded spirits, in particular Augustus John and William Orpen. The young trio was dubbed by William ‘The Three Musketeers’. Albert went on to win separate prizes for both drawing and painting and was awarded a Slade scholarship. On his return from France William established himself as a talented portraitist illustrating Oxford Characters in 1896 with twenty-four lithographs. It was one of several collections of portraits depicting men and women of distinction that William would produce. In 1900 William’s painting The Dolls House (after Ibsen’s eponymous play), won a silver medal at the Exposition Universelle in Paris, the same year as his book on Goya was published. Such foreboding influences, however, contrasted with the many happy and light-filled works he produced following his marriage to Alice Knewstub in 1899. For Albert and his fellow ‘Musketeers’ the new century heralded trips to France. There he met Walter Sickert and shared holidays with William, Spencer Gore and Slade teacher Walter Russell. In London Albert thrived on Fitzroy Street and exhibited with William, Sickert, Gore, Russell and Harold Gilman. Sickert recalled their efforts ‘to create a Salon d’automne milieu in London’. Towards the end of the 1910s Albert turned increasingly to decorative designs. In 1911 he collaborated with Roger Fry on large scale murals for Borough Polytechnic and worked on a number of designs for the ballet and theatre. He changed his name to Rutherston in 1916. After the War he married Marjory Holman, taught at Camberwell School of Art, and the Oxford School of Drawing, Painting and Design, and was appointed Master of the Ruskin School of Art (1929-49). A late but important influence in his life was the young model Patricia Koring whom he met in 1938. From the First World War on William’s work revolved around painting, teaching and writing. During 1917-18 he spent six months as an official War artist at the Front (lot 76), and was briefly visiting Professor of Civic Art at Sheffield University. In 1920 he became Principal of the Royal College of Art in London and was knighted in 1931. As well as Goya, among William’s publications were three fascinating volumes of memoirs. William’s sons carved out their own influential paths in the Arts. John (1901-92) his eldest, became director of the Tate Gallery (1938-1964), wrote Modern British Painters (1956) and was knighted in 1952. Michael (1908-1993) became a highly accomplished painter and print maker. SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (BRITISH 1872-1945) THE CHURCH OF ST GERY, HAVRINCOURT titled Havrincourt Church lower left and numbered 29 lower right oil pastel over pencil on paper 52 x 36cm; 20 1/2 x 14 1/4in 85.5 x 63.5cm; 33 3/4 x 25in (framed) Havrincourt was on the battle front during the First World War. By November 1917 the German ‘Hindenburg Line’ crossed through it, and the village was part of the opening phase of the Battle of Cambrai at the end of the month. The second battle at Havrincourt opened in mid-September 1918, and marked the beginning of the German retreat back to the Belgian-French border. The vast majority of the village was destroyed in the conflict, but much was rebuilt following the Armistice, including the church of St Géry. Rothenstein worked alongside Eric Kennington (1888-1960) as a War Artist, recording in his memoires how 'We worked at Cambrai, Bourlon, Moeuvres, Havrincourt, Lesquières - everywhere the fantastic shapes and colours of ruined houses and shell-shocked trees provided a constant stimulus... No work has ever satisfied me so completely as that which I undertook while acting as a British, and later, as a Canadian, Official Artist. (William Rothenstein, Men and Memories, London, 1932, vol. II, p. 361).
Olympia Auctions
Jul. 27, 2024
W. ROTHENSTEIN (*1872), Engl. Caricaturist Max Beerbohm, facsimile, 1928, Reproduction
Est: €45 - €75
William Rothenstein (1872 Bradford - 1945 London): Head Portrait in Profile of the English Parodist and Caricaturist Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm (1872-1956), 1928, Reproduction Technique: Reproduction on Paper Stamp: Collector's stamp, Unknown/not identified. Mark: "GES". 20th century Inscription: Signed and dated "W. Rothenstein 1928" at the lower right margin of the image. Date: 1928 Description: Head portrait in profile of the English parodist and caricaturist Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm (1872 London - 1956 Rapallo, Italy), also known as Max Beerbohm. Keywords: 20th century, Realism, Caricature, United Kingdom, Size: Paper: 32,2 cm x 21,5 cm (12,7 x 8,5 in), Depiction: 22,0 cm x 15,8 cm (8,7 x 6,2 in)
Fichter Kunsthandel
May. 14, 2024
Sir William Rothenstein (1872-1945)
Est: £100 - £150
Sir William Rothenstein (1872-1945) Three views of Venice pencil 9.5 x 12cm (3) Provenance: With Michael Parkin Fine Art Ltd., London. Condition Report: Each framed size 26.5 x 27.2 giltwood frame Paper on each is stained brown, with unstained light areas of paper visible on upper edges. Paper cockled. One with small tear. Please contact department for additional images.
Sworders
Apr. 09, 2024
Sir William Rothenstein (1872-1945)
Est: £300 - £400
Sir William Rothenstein (1872-1945) Three views of Venice pencil 9.5 x 12cm (3) Provenance: With Michael Parkin Fine Art Ltd., London. Condition Report: Each framed size 26.5 x 27.2 giltwood frame Paper on each is stained brown, with unstained light areas of paper visible on upper edges. Paper cockled. One with small tear. Please contact department for additional images.
Sworders
Jan. 27, 2024
Sir William Rothenstein. Portrait of a Rabbi, graphite
Est: $500 - $700
(British, 1872-1945). Graphite on toned paper, inscribed and dated "--from Will, 1912" lr, sheet size: 16 x 9 3/4 in., framed size: 28 1/2 x 21 1/4 inches.
Alex Cooper
Jan. 25, 2024
William Rothenstein (1872 - 1945), Hay Baler and Thatching Ricks, signed and dated 1940 in pencil, chalk, pastel and pencil, 39.5 x 57.5 cm, unframed
Est: £300 - £500
William Rothenstein (1872 - 1945), Hay Baler and Thatching Ricks, signed and dated 1940 in pencil, chalk, pastel and pencil, 39.5 x 57.5 cm, unframed Signs of previous framing with paper discoloured in the exposed centre. Further discolouring evident on the reverse. Remnants of mounting tape to the top and pinholes to the bottom corners.
Dawsons Auctioneers
Nov. 29, 2023
Sir William Rothenstein (British, 1872-1945) Portrait of a Young Girl
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Sir William Rothenstein (British, 1872-1945) Portrait of a Young Girl signed with initials and dated 'W.R/08' (lower left) oil on canvas 37 x 28cm (14 9/16 x 11in).
Bonhams
Oct. 17, 2023
Sir William Rothenstein (1872-1945)
Est: £500 - £800
Sir William Rothenstein (1872-1945) Sir William Rothenstein (1872-1945) 'Ypres, 1918' oil on canvas 61 x 101.5cm, unframed Provenance: Christie's, South Kensington, '20th Century British Art', 1 March 2000, lot 62. Condition Report: Craquelure and light surface dirt. Not viewed under UV light, for a full report please contact the department.
Sworders
Oct. 14, 2023
W. ROTHENSTEIN (*1872), Engl. Caricaturist Max Beerbohm, facsimile, 1928, Reproduction
Est: €45 - €75
William Rothenstein (1872 Bradford - 1945 London): Head Portrait in Profile of the English Parodist and Caricaturist Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm (1872-1956), 1928, Reproduction Technique: Reproduction on Paper Stamp: Collector's stamp, Unknown/not identified. Mark: "GES". 20th century Inscription: Signed and dated "W. Rothenstein 1928" at the lower right margin of the image. Date: 1928 Description: Head portrait in profile of the English parodist and caricaturist Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm (1872 London - 1956 Rapallo, Italy), also known as Max Beerbohm. Keywords: 20th century, Realism, Caricature, United Kingdom,
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SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (BRITISH 1872-1945)
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SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (BRITISH 1872-1945) PORTRAIT OF RACHEL, THE ARTIST'S DAUGHTER oil on canvas 81 x 46cm; 32 x 18in 91.5 x 56cm; 36 x 22in (framed) Provenance Rachel Ward (the sitter; a gift from the artist) Exhibited London, Max Rutherston, William Rothenstein, 1990, no.10
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SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (BRITISH 1872-1945)
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SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (BRITISH 1872-1945) BOMB DAMAGE TO THE SQUARE AND CATHEDRAL, PERONNE, THE SOMME oil on canvas 76.5 101cm; 30 x 40in (unframed) Exhibited (probably), Sheffied, Mappin Art Gallery, On the Péronne Front, Paintings & Drawings by William Rothenstein, 1918 Painted circa 1917-18. Rothenstein travelled to the Western Front as an Official War Artist in November 1917. Soon after his arrival he visited Péronne in the valley of the Somme. Of his impressions of the town he wrote: 'The unwonted shapes of the ruined buildings, the pink flush of the red bricks, deepening to blood colour where the impact of a shell had made a wound in the walls, made a scene more tragic than any stage-setting.' (William Rothenstein, Men and Memories, London, 1932, p. 326). An exhibition of paintings and drawings of his work at the Front was held at the Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield University during June 1918, where the present oil was very likely exhibited. The subject in reverse was also reproduced as plate 4 in the set of twelve drypoints Rothenstein published in 1922 under the title Landscapes of the War. There is a painting of haystacks on the reverse of the present canvas.
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SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (BRITISH 1872-1945)
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SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (BRITISH 1872-1945) (i) THE BANJO PLAYER; (ii and iii) STUDIES OF A DANCER (RECTO & VERSO); (iiii) SKETCH OF A YOUNG GIRL AND A SOLDIER'S HEAD (i) charcoal; (ii and iii) black crayon heightened with white & pencil heightened with white; (iiii) black crayon heightened with white each: 36 x 23cm; 14 1/4 x 9in (unframed) each: 40 x 30cm; 15 3/4 x 12in (mounted) (4)
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SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (BRITISH 1872-1945)
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SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (BRITISH 1872-1945) (i) HEAD OF A WOMAN; (ii) ALICE IN PROFILE (ii) signed with initials and dated 1916 lower right (i) red chalk; (ii) pencil (i) 32.5 x 26cm; 12 3/4 x 10 1/4in 55.5 x 48cm; 22 x 19in (framed) (ii) 35 x 27.5cm; 13 3/4 x 10 3/4in 48 x 40cm; 19 x 15 3/4in (framed) (2) (ii) depicts the artist's wife, Alice (née Knewstub); see note to previous lot.
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SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (BRITISH 1872-1945)
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SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (BRITISH 1872-1945) (i) NURSE AND CHILD; (ii) FEEDING HENS; (iii) ALICE WITH JOHN (iii) signed and dedicated for John and Elizabeth affect. Albert lower left pastel (i) 20 x 22.3cm; 8 x 8 3/4in 41 x 43cm; 16 x 17in (framed) (ii) 23 x 32cm; 9 x 12 1/2in 40.5 x 56cm; 16 x 22in (framed) (iii) 34 x 23cm; 13 1/4 x 9in 52 x 39cm; 20 1/2 x 15 1/2in (mounted) (3) Provenance (iii) John and Elizabeth Rothenstein, London (a gift from the artist) Painted in the early 1900s, these three pastels all feature Rothenstein's eldest child John: (i) John with his nurse; (ii) almost certainly John feeding hens with his mother, Rothenstein's wife Alice and (iii) Alice giving John a piggyback. Alice Rothenstein (1867-1957, née Knewstub) was the daughter of the artist John Knewstub and the pre-Raphaelite muse Emily Renshaw. She trained as an actress and married Rothenstein in 1899. Their first child John, born in 1901, went on to become Director of the Tate Gallery, and was knighted in 1952 for services to the arts. He and his mother feature in a number of notable paintings by Rothenstein, including the oil Mother and Child (Tate Britain) painted in 1903 when the Rothensteins were living on Church Row, Hampstead.
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SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (BRITISH 1872-1945)
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SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (BRITISH 1872-1945) THE PAINSON AND THE PARTER (SELF-PORTRAIT) titled THE PAINSON AND THE PARTER right charcoal with white chalk 34.3 x 20.5cm; 13 1/2 x 8in 51.5 x 36cm; 20 1/4 x 14 1/4in (framed) Provenance with Michael Parkin Fine Art Ltd, London With one head placed above the other, Rothenstein's playful vertically descending title is a jeu de mot on 'the painter and the parson'. Presenting himself chorister-like with mouth wide open, Rothenstein's identity is clear, but less so that of the smiling parson beneath him, although it has been suggested that it could be a double self-portrait as Whistler's nickname for Rothenstein was the parson due to his tendency to seriousness.
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SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (BRITISH 1872-1945)
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SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (BRITISH 1872-1945) THE LAUNDRESS charcoal and white chalk 36 x 23cm; 14 1/4 x 9in 39.5 x 33cm; 15 1/2 x 13in (framed) Executed circa 1890 whilst a student at the Académie Julian, Paris.
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SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (BRITISH 1872-1945)
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SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (BRITISH 1872-1945) BY THE FIRE charcoal and white chalk 37 x 23cm; 14 1/2 x 9in 45.5 x 35.5cm; 18 x 14in (framed) Execucuted circa 1890 whilst a student at the Académie Julian, Paris.
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