Ian Stephenson Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Ian Stephenson Art Value Price Guide

Oct. 25, 2024
§ Ian Stephenson RA (1934-2000)
Est: £300 - £500
§ Ian Stephenson RA (1934-2000) Phoenix signed and dated 'Ian Stephenson 1980' (lower left); numbered 502/540 screenprint 56 x 71cm
Cheffins
May. 02, 2024
IAN STEPHENSON, Phoenix Series, 1980 (2 works), lithographs, ed. 121 and 481/540, frames: 67 x 81 cm, each
Est: $60 - $80
IAN STEPHENSON Phoenix Series, 1980 (2 works) lithographs, ed. 121 and 481/540 each signed and dated lower left
Lawsons
Apr. 26, 2024
§ IAN STEPHENSON (BRITISH 1938-2000)
Est: £700 - £1,000
IAN STEPHENSON (BRITISH 1938-2000) SANDSEND SERIES FROM BEYOND THE WORLD'S END: UNDERSTUDY, 1972 signed in pencil (lower right), oil and enamel on paper relief 37.5cm x 27.5cm (14 ¾in x 11in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Apr. 26, 2024
IAN STEPHENSON, Phoenix Series, 1980 (2 works), lithographs, ed. 121 and 481/540, frames: 67 x 81 cm, each
Est: $60 - $80
IAN STEPHENSON Phoenix Series, 1980 (2 works) lithographs, ed. 121 and 481/540 each signed and dated lower left
Lawsons
Mar. 08, 2023
Stephenson (Ian, 1934-2000). Chair Development, 1955
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Stephenson (Ian, 1934-2000). Chair Development, 1955 AR * Stephenson (Ian, 1934-2000). Chair Development, 1955, oil on wooden frame and board, mounted on white painted frame, inscribed by the artist to verso Chair Development 1955 15" x 13 1/4" IStepehnson, additional handwritten pencil label to verso I. Stephenson King's College Newcastle, signed and dated 'Chair Development/1955/I Stephenson' to verso, with additional presentation inscription to verso by the artist 'for Lawrence with gratitude for his friendship, Roger', and further inscribed by the artist with title 'Camer Street R de Grey', 38.5 x 34 cm (15 1/4 x 13 1/4 ins), overall backing frame size 63.5 x 59 cm (25 x 23 1/4 ins) QTY: (1) NOTE: Provenance: Collection of Sir Lawrence Gowing (1918-1991). Born in County Durham, Ian Stephenson is recognised as one of the most important British abstract artists of his generation. He studied at Kings College Newcastle-Upon-Tyne between 1951 and 1956 alongside Noel Forster, where he was taught by Lawrence Gowing, Victor Pasmore, and Richard Hamilton. He featured in the ground breaking Redfern Gallery exhibition Metavisual Tachiste and Abstract Painting in 1957 and held his first exhibition with Noel Forster in London at the New Vision Centre in 1958. His work was included in Antonioni's iconic film Blow-Up in 1966, and a retrospective of his work Ian Stephenson: Paintings 1955-66 and 1966-77 was held at Hayward Gallery London in 1977 (touring to the Arnofini Gallery, Bristol, and Turnpike Gallery, Leigh-on-Sea). Stephenson returned to Newcastle to take up a post as Director of Foundation Studies in Fine Art at Newcastle 1966 until 1970 alongside Hamilton and Pasmore. His work was described as 'the most beautiful being made in this country' in the introduction by Joanna Drew for the catalogue for the 1977 Hayward Gallery retrospective.
Dominic Winter Auctions
Dec. 03, 2022
IAN STEPHENSON (1934-2000) British, Phoenix, limited edition screen print,
Est: £250 - £350
IAN STEPHENSON (1934-2000) British, Phoenix, limited edition screen print, numbered 10/540, signed in pencil and dated 1980, framed. 71 x 56 cm.
Rowley Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers
Dec. 03, 2022
IAN STEPHENSON (1934-2000) British, Phoenix, limited edition screen print,
Est: £250 - £350
IAN STEPHENSON (1934-2000) British, Phoenix, limited edition screen print, numbered 100/540, signed in pencil and dated 1980, framed. 71 x 56 cm.
Rowley Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers
Nov. 05, 2022
IAN STEPHENSON (1934-2000) British, Phoenix, limited edition screen print,
Est: £250 - £350
IAN STEPHENSON (1934-2000) British, Phoenix, limited edition screen print, numbered 100/540, signed in pencil and dated 1980, framed. 71 x 56 cm.
Rowley Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers
Nov. 05, 2022
IAN STEPHENSON (1934-2000) British, Phoenix, limited edition screen print,
Est: £250 - £350
IAN STEPHENSON (1934-2000) British, Phoenix, limited edition screen print, numbered 10/540, signed in pencil and dated 1980, framed. 71 x 56 cm.
Rowley Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers
Oct. 05, 2022
Â§ IAN STEPHENSON (BRITISH 1934-2000)
Est: £200 - £300
Â§ IAN STEPHENSON (BRITISH 1934-2000) IAN STEPHENSON (BRITISH 1934-2000) Phoenix 1980 signed, dated, titled and numbered 246/540 in pencil screenprint in colours on wove printed by Megara Screenprinting, published by Editions Alecto, sheet 56.2 x 71.2cm unframed ARR
Chiswick Auctions
May. 25, 2022
Ian Stephenson, British 1934-2000
Est: £1,000 - £2,000
Ian Stephenson, British 1934-2000 Anonymous Navel, 1964; oil on canvas, inscribed with title and date on the reverse of the stretcher, 81 x 65.2 cm (unframed) (ARR) Provenance: with Robert Fraser Gallery, London (according to the label attached to the reverse of the stretcher); private collection, London Please refer to department for condition report
Roseberys
Mar. 09, 2022
AR * Stephenson (Ian, 1934-2000). Untitled
Est: £400 - £600
AR * Stephenson (Ian, 1934-2000). Untitled Stephenson (Ian, 1934-2000). Untitled, watercolour and gouache on grey paper, signed and numbered '5' in white ink lower right, traces of masking tape residue to extreme outer corners, sheet size 78 x 52.5 cm (13.75 x 12.75 ins) Qty: (1) Footnote: The work of abstract artist Ian Stephenson is characterised by mesmeric and immersive compositions made from thousands of tiny dots forming layered constellations combining density and surface. Stevenson studied fine art under Sir Lawrence Gowing at Kings College, Newcastle (1951-1956), and later became studio demonstrator on the famous art education experiment course run by Victor Pasmore and Richard Hamilton at Newcastle known as The Basic Design Course. His first solo exhibition took place at the New Art Centre in London in 1962, with later solo exhibitions at the Laing Art Gallery (1970), Hayward (1977), and Birmingham Art Gallery (1978).
Dominic Winter Auctions
Mar. 09, 2021
Ian Stephenson, British 1934-2000- Phoenix, 1980; screenprint in colours on wove, signed, dated
Est: £200 - £300
Ian Stephenson, British 1934-2000- Phoenix, 1980; screenprint in colours on wove, signed, dated, titled and numbered 156/540 in pencil, printed by Megara Screenprinting, published by Editions Alecto, London, sheet 71 x 56cm (unframed) (ARR) Please refer to department for condition report
Roseberys
Jul. 07, 2020
Ian Stephenson, British 1934-2000- - Phoenix, 1980;
Est: £500 - £700
Ian Stephenson, British 1934-2000- Phoenix, 1980; the complete suite of six screenprints with collage in colours on wove, each signed, dated and numbered from the edition of 540 in pencil, printed by Megara Screenprinting, published by Editions Alecto, London, each sheet 71 x 56cm (framed) (6) (ARR) Please refer to department for condition report
Roseberys
Oct. 11, 2018
Ian Stephenson (British, 1934-2000) Phoenix signed and dated lower right "Ian Stephenson 1980", inscribed with title and numbered 47...
Est: £100 - £150
Ian Stephenson (British, 1934-2000) Phoenix signed and dated lower right "Ian Stephenson 1980", inscribed with title and numbered 472/540 upper right, screenprint and collage h:57 w:72.50 cm Provenance: Arthur Anderson Art Collection, 1981, accession number 5546 (old label verso)
Cheffins
Jun. 27, 2017
Ian Stephenson (1934-2000) 'Phoenix', numbered 86, 266 and 356/540 22 x 28in., unframed
Est: £1,500 - £2,500
Ian Stephenson (1934-2000) 3 oils on paper ''Phoenix'', numbered 86, 266 and 356/540 signed in pencil and dated 1980 22 x 28in., unframed
Gorringes
Jan. 28, 2016
§ Ian Stephenson (British, 1934-2000) Phoenix signed and dated lower right "Ian Stephenson 1980" and inscribed with title and number...
Est: £150 - £250
§ Ian Stephenson (British, 1934-2000) Phoenix signed and dated lower right "Ian Stephenson 1980" and inscribed with title and numbered 472/540 upper right screenprint and collage h:57 w:72.50 cm Provenance: Arthur Anderson Art Collection, 1981, accession number 5546 (old label verso) Other Notes: During the eighties Ian Stephenson made two prints - up to this point he had only made originals. However the invitation from the Contemporary Art Society to produce an edition of prints to support the purchase of art for the nation inspired him to make a series of prints, one of which was the present 'Pheonix'. Stephenson created a method of making an edition of 540 with each print being unique. He created rectangles of collage, covered in spots of paint which were to be placed slightly differently on each print, creating a unifying but unique design on each one.
Cheffins
Nov. 21, 2015
Ian Stephenson, British 1934-2000- ''Phoenix''
Est: £600 - £800
Ian Stephenson, British 1934-2000- ''Phoenix''; four screenprints, all signed, titled, dated 1980, and numbered 452/540, 362/540, 272/540, and 182/540 in pencil, 56.5x71cm, (4) (in matching frames) (may be subject to Droit de Suite) Provenance: Contemporary Art Society, London
Roseberys
Nov. 21, 2015
Ian Stephenson, British 1934-2000- ''Phoenix''
Est: £600 - £800
Ian Stephenson, British 1934-2000- ''Phoenix''; four screenprints, all signed, titled, dated 1980, and numbered 190/540, 280/540, 92/540, and 2/540 in pencil, 56.5x71cm, (4) (may be subject to Droit de Suite) Provenance: Contemporary Art Society, London
Roseberys
Jun. 10, 2015
IAN STEPHENSON | Eclipse, 1966-7
Est: £12,000 - £18,000
oil on canvas, overlapping on two parts
Sotheby's
Dec. 09, 2014
Ian Stephenson
Est: £400 - £600
Ian Stephenson, British 1934-2000- Phoenix; lithograph printed in colours, signed, titled, numbered 472/500 and dated 1980 in pencil, in a perspex frame, 56.5x72.5cm (may be subject to Droit de Suite)
Roseberys
Nov. 18, 2014
Ian Stephenson
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
Ian Stephenson
Sotheby's
Jun. 27, 2014
§ IAN STEPHENSON, BRITISH (1934-2000). 'Retrospect 6 spray study', 1963. Oil and paper on paper collage.
Est: £400 - £600
§ IAN STEPHENSON, BRITISH (1934-2000). 'Retrospect 6 spray study', 1963. Oil and paper on paper collage. Typed label verso '31 Retrospect 6 Spray Study 1963. Lent By Michael Compton'. Also with British Council Fine Arts Department label verso. PROVENANCE: Gifted to Michael Compton by the artist. This work was exhibited at 11 Englische Zeichner in Baden-Baden May-June 1973, an exhibition of 100 works on paper in various media by 11 artists. The exhibition was also shown in Antwerp as part of the Europalia 73 Festival. Prior to the exhibition in Europe the work was first shown at an informal British Arts Council preview at the Hayward Gallery, London in March 1973. This lot is part of a single owner collection of 28 lots to include Roy Lichtenstein, Marcel Broodthaers, Terry Frost, Henry Moore, Richard Long, Victor Newsome, Keith Milow, Billy Al Bengston, Ian Stephenson, Sol LeWitt and Joe Tilson. IAN STEPHENSON (1934-2000): Ian Stephenson was an English abstract artist trained at King's College, Durham along with Noel Forster and had his first solo show in London at the New Vision Centre in 1958. An exhibition of his work was shown at the Hayward Gallery, London in 1977 and his work can be found in the collections of the Tate, the British Council and Whitworth Art Gallery. His work was also featured in the 1966 film, Blow-Up by Michelangelo Antonioni. Compton was closely involved with the artist in the seventies and wrote the following statement which was displayed as the wall text accompanying a selection of Stephenson studies shown at the Arts Council Exhibition 'Art as Thought Process'', Hayward Gallery, London c.1975. "Stephenson's paintings are characteristically made by spattering droplets of paint on to the surface of canvas or paper. A layer of one colour succeeds another until the painting is complete. Because the droplets are distinct and quite widely spaced they obliterate some but not all of the previous layers so that the final effect is determined not only by the colour and quantity of the spots of paint but by the order in which they were applied. Generally in the paintings (but not in the drawings) there are no sharply defined changes across the surface. The composition is therefore as much a matter of depth and sequence as of extension and separation, a characteristic which is mirrored in the fact that its effect changes greatly as you approach it or draw back. A painting, however, may be made up of several joined canvases of varying or alternating composition". - Quoted in The Tate Gallery 1974-6:Illustrated Catalogue of Acquisitions, London, 1976. h:25.20 w:22 in.
Ewbank's
Mar. 25, 2012
IAN STEPHENSON oil 'Cooee' and a limited edition
Est: $25 - $40
IAN STEPHENSON oil 'Cooee' and a limited edition print Please Note: Actual Lot Number: [ A83 ]
John Williams Auctions
May. 18, 2011
Ian Stephenson (British, 1934-2000) Phoenix Three screenprints in colours with collage, 1980, on wove, signed and numbered from the edition of 540 in pencil, with full margins, 565 x 710 mm (22 1/4 x 27 7/8 in) (SH) (3)
Est: £350 - £450
Phoenix Three screenprints in colours with collage, 1980, on wove, signed and numbered from the edition of 540 in pencil, with full margins, 565 x 710 mm (22 1/4 x 27 7/8 in) (SH) (3)
Bonhams
Mar. 16, 2011
Ian Stephenson (British, 1934-2000) 'Phoenix', 1980
Est: £400 - £600
'Phoenix', 1980 signed and numbered '86/540', '266/540' and '356/540', three unique collage screenprints, each measuring 56.5 x 71cm (22 1/4 x 27 15/16in). (3)
Bonhams
Jan. 19, 2011
Ian Stephenson (British, 1934-2000) Phoenix
Est: -
Phoenix signed and dated 'Ian Stephenson 1980' (lower left), and inscribed with title and numbered 'Phoenix 384/540' (upper right) screenprint 56 x 71cm (22 1/16 x 27 15/16in).
Bonhams
Oct. 20, 2010
Ian Stephenson (British, 1934-2000) 'Doric'
Est: £400 - £600
'Doric' mixed media on paper 28 x 19cm (11 x 7 1/2in).
Bonhams
Sep. 09, 2010
Ian Stephenson (1934-2000) Phoenix 356/540 22 x 28in.
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Ian Stephenson (1934-2000) screenprint /collage Phoenix 356/540 signed and dated 1980 22 x 28in.
Gorringes
Sep. 09, 2010
Ian Stephenson (1934-2000) Phoenix 86/540, 22 x 28in.
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Ian Stephenson (1934-2000) screenprint / collage, Phoenix 86/540, signed in pencil and dated 1980, 22 x 28in.
Gorringes
Sep. 09, 2010
Ian Stephenson (1934-2000) Phoenix 266/540, 22 x 28in.
Est: £800 - £1,200
Ian Stephenson (1934-2000) screenprint / collage, Phoenix 266/540, signed and dated 1980, 22 x 28in.
Gorringes
May. 18, 2010
Ian Stephenson (1934-2000) Anonymous Navel Oil on
Est: £200 - £300
Ian Stephenson (1934-2000) Anonymous Navel Oil on Canvas 80.5 x 64.5 cm (31 3/4 x 25 1/2 in) Provenance: Robert Fraser Gallery, London
Dreweatts 1759
Mar. 10, 2010
Ian Stephenson (British, 1934-2000) 'Diorama SS.12.67', 1967
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
'Diorama SS.12.67', 1967 oil and enamel on two canvases, 167.8 x 335.6cm (66 1/16 x 132 1/8in).
Bonhams
Jan. 10, 2008
IAN STEPHENSON (B. 1934) UNTITLED Plaet size; 56cm x 71cm (22in x 28in) and another four by the same hand (5)
Est: £300 - £400
IAN STEPHENSON (B. 1934) UNTITLED Screen print, signed and dated 1980, numbered 292/542, from the Phoenix Portfolio Plaet size; 56cm x 71cm (22in x 28in) and another four by the same hand (5)
Lyon & Turnbull
Jul. 13, 2007
Ian Stephenson , Prospect 4 - Spray Study Oil
Est: £5,000 - £7,000
signed, inscribed with title and dated 1964 oil on paper with paper collage
Sotheby's
Feb. 28, 2007
from sandsend series from beyond the world's end: understudy
Est: £500 - £700
Ian Stephenson, R.A. (1934-2000) from sandsend series from beyond the world's end: understudy signed 'Ian Stephenson' (lower right) oil, enamel and collage 14¾ x 11 in. (37.5 x 27.9 cm.)
Christie's
Nov. 26, 2003
W - IAN STEPHENSON, B.1934
Est: £600 - £800
MATERIAL/MEDIUM oil on canvas
Sotheby's