Peter Thursby Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Peter Thursby Art Value Price Guide

Jun. 11, 2026
◇ Peter Thursby (1930-2011) Milton Keynes
Est: £200 - £400
◇ Peter Thursby (1930-2011) Milton Keynes bronze with 'liver' patina and polished areas on a black Belgian marble base initialled and numbered 1/4 to the bronze base with the Morris Singer Foundry stamp 12.6cm high, 9cm wide, 9cm deep (not including base) Provenance: from the collection of Walter Strachan, thence by descent; given to Strachan by the artist and noted in a letter from the artist to Strachan dated February 1st 1991 "already delivered to you: so glad you liked it" Qty: (1)
Mallams
Apr. 16, 2026
Peter Thursby (1930-2011) White & Black
Est: £150 - £200
Peter Thursby (1930-2011) White & Black Spot 4-2, 1966 acrylic, pencil and silver foil collage on paper, framed, and three pencil on paper self-portraits signed Pete Thursby lower right, titled and dated to reverse, paper label to reverse titled Black Spot 4, 31.5 x 21cm (image) 56 x 48cm (frame), (4) Exhibited Royal Albert Museum & Art Gallery, Exeter, 1969 (no.1) Literature Vivienne Light & Simon Olding Peter Thursby, Canterton Books, page 46 for a comparable design using foil collage made in 1966.
Kinghams Auctioneers
Apr. 16, 2026
Peter Thursby (1930-2011) Untitled (stud
Est: £150 - £200
Peter Thursby (1930-2011) Untitled (study for sculpture), 1963 ink, pencil and and mixed media on blue paper, framed signed and dated in pencil, 73 x 48cm. (image) Literature Vivienne Light & Simon Olding, Peter Thursby, Canterton Books, page 61 figure 42 for a comparable study Winged Creature into Mechanism, 1963 a tempera and charcoal study, illustrated.
Kinghams Auctioneers
Jul. 23, 2025
Peter Thursby, Canadian (20th c.), View of Vancouver, acrylic on canvas on board, 17 3/4 x 36 in. (45.1 x 91.4 cm.)
Est: $200 - $300
Peter Thursby Canadian, (20th c.) View of Vancouver acrylic on canvas on board signed
Maynards Fine Art & Antiques
Jul. 09, 2025
PETER THURSBY (1930 - 2011). MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER PREPARATORY WORK FOR THE SCULPTURE “FOUR RINGS BRACKETED”
Est: £200 - £300
PETER THURSBY (1930 - 2011). MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER PREPARATORY WORK FOR THE SCULPTURE “FOUR RINGS BRACKETED” bought from the artists estate via Barnes Thomas in 2014 - mounted in glazed wooden frame, signed in pencil and date 1990. (68cm high 49cm wide)
Hutchinson Scott Limited
Jun. 19, 2025
◇ Peter Thursby (1930-2011) Figure and Child, 1997 signed (with stamp) hallmarked silver sculpture 32.5cm high.
Est: £1,000 - £2,000
◇ Peter Thursby (1930-2011) Figure and Child, 1997 signed (with stamp) hallmarked silver sculpture 32.5cm high.
Mallams
Oct. 03, 2024
Peter Thursby (British, 1930-2011), Lear
Est: £200 - £250
Peter Thursby (British, 1930-2011), Learning Section II, for Sculpture Sec No.218/71/10, signed and dated 1971 l.r., titled verso, watercolour, pencil and charcoal, 56 by 48cm, framed. Note: Artist Resale Rights apply
Kinghams Auctioneers
Sep. 26, 2024
PETER THURSBY (1930-2011), cast aluminum abstract sculpture, initialed ‘PT’ within an oval, height 25cm, on associated white marble base (2)
Est: £200 - £300
PETER THURSBY (1930-2011), cast aluminum abstract sculpture, initialed ‘PT’ within an oval, height 25cm, on associated white marble base (2)
Adam Partridge Auctioneers
Apr. 09, 2024
PETER THURSBY (BRITISH 1930-2011) Preview: Barley Mow Centre
Est: £400 - £600
PETER THURSBY (BRITISH 1930-2011) Preview: Barley Mow Centre PETER THURSBY (BRITISH 1930-2011): Two brutalist abstract sculptures of aluminium fragments, circa 1960, one impressed numbers 1511 68 / 6', the other '150 68 5'. (2) 10 x 12.5 x 11.5cm and 15 x 9.5 x 9cm.
Chiswick Auctions
Oct. 08, 2020
Peter Thursby PPRWA, FRBS (British, 1930-2011). Th
Est: £80 - £120
Peter Thursby PPRWA, FRBS (British, 1930-2011). Three limited edition linocut prints. 'Turning Bronzes IV', signed titled and numbered 9/33 in pencil, 39.5 x 51cm. 'Turning Bronzes VII', signed, titled and numbered 24/27 in pencil, 40 x 32cm. 'Turning Bronzes I', signed, titled and numbered 12/26 in pencil, 39.5 x 50.5cm. All loose sheets (3)
Ewbank's
Jul. 23, 2020
Peter Thursby (British, 1930-2011). Three woodcut
Est: £100 - £150
Peter Thursby (British, 1930-2011). Three woodcut prints, 1973: 'Turning Bronzes V', signed, titled , dated and numbered 13/39, sheet size 32 x 40cm. 'Turning Bronzes VII;, signed, titled, dated and numbered 26/27, sheet size 40 x 32cm. 'Turning Bronzes IV', signed, titled, dated and numbered 21/33, sheet size 39.5 x 50cm. All unframed, loose.
Ewbank's
Feb. 12, 2019
Attributed to Peter Thursby FRBA PRWA, British 1930-2011- Neo-futurist bro
Est: £200 - £300
Attributed to Peter Thursby FRBA PRWA, British 1930-2011- Neo-futurist bronze, c. 1960s; bronze on black marble base, 25x15x18cm including base Please refer to department for condition report
Roseberys
Mar. 25, 2018
Terrestrial Forms by Peter Thursby Original 1960s Abstract
Est: £400 - £600
Terrestrial Forms. Signed and dated work by this lauded British sculptor. Foiled collage linking his highly polished aluminum sculptures. Real flavour of the 1960's and the ground breaking art of the time.
White Court Art
Jul. 14, 2016
Peter Thursby (British, 1930-2011). Abst
Est: £40 - £60
Peter Thursby (British, 1930-2011). Abstract sculpture study, mixed media on card, 50cm x 61cm.
Ewbank's
May. 26, 2016
* Peter THURSBY (1930-2011), Drawing / mixed media on paper, Untitled drawi
Est: £200 - £300
* Peter THURSBY (1930-2011), Drawing / mixed media on paper, Untitled drawings for a sculpture, Signed & dated 919)63, 20" x 29" (50.8cm x 73.7cm)
W.H. Lane & Son
Feb. 26, 2016
Peter Thursby (British, 1930-2011). Abstract sculpture study, mixed media on card, 50cm x 61cm.
Est: £40 - £60
Peter Thursby (British, 1930-2011). Abstract sculpture study, mixed media on card, 50cm x 61cm.
Ewbank's
Feb. 02, 2016
*Peter Thursby RA (1930-2011) STUDIES FOR SCULPTURES Ten various drawings, largest 85 x 55cm ...
Est: £150 - £250
*Peter Thursby RA (1930-2011) STUDIES FOR SCULPTURES Ten various drawings, largest 85 x 55cm approximately (10) *Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.
Sworders
Feb. 02, 2016
*Peter Thursby (1930-2011) STUDIES FOR SCULPTURES Nine various drawings, largest 75 x 55cm ...
Est: £150 - £250
*Peter Thursby (1930-2011) STUDIES FOR SCULPTURES Nine various drawings, largest 75 x 55cm approximately (9) *Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.
Sworders
Feb. 02, 2016
*Peter Thursby (1930-2011) LIFE STUDIES Thirteen various drawings, most signed and dated largest 85 ...
Est: £150 - £250
*Peter Thursby (1930-2011) LIFE STUDIES Thirteen various drawings, most signed and dated largest 85 x 60cm (13) *Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.
Sworders
Feb. 02, 2016
*Peter Thursby RA (1930-2011) LIFE STUDIES Twenty various drawings, most signed and dated largest ...
Est: £150 - £250
*Peter Thursby RA (1930-2011) LIFE STUDIES Twenty various drawings, most signed and dated largest 65 x 52cm (20) *Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.
Sworders
Nov. 10, 2014
Peter Thursby Limited Edition Print, Turning Bronzes II, F
Est: £30 - £50
Peter Thursby Limited Edition Print, Turning Bronzes II, F
Piers Motley Auctions
Apr. 29, 2014
* Peter Thursby [1930-2011]- Concave Pod:-
Est: £2,500 - £3,500
* Peter Thursby [1930-2011]- Concave Pod:- initialled and numbered PT 250.74.10 bronze sculpture height 50.1cm, width 16.5cm, depth 14.2cm. * Notes. ''The descriptive title of 'Podmen' came about as Thursby observed 'little men on scaffolding constructing buildings. They appeared to be framed in boxes like peas in a pod...therefore the name Podmen arose'. As the series progressed so Podmen began to emerge climbing, falling, ascending, descending, whirling and rotating on external surfaces. 'Looking Forward', commissioned by Exeter City Council, was the beginning of Podman's escape from restricted compartments towards final release.' From the biography Peter Thursby by Vivienne Light and Simon Olding.
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood
Jul. 23, 2013
Circle of Peter Thursby [1930-2011] Man carrying
Est: £50 - £100
Circle of Peter Thursby [1930-2011] Man carrying cube - bronze sculpture numbered 51/70 on rectangular marble base 15.5cm overall.
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood
Apr. 24, 2013
* Peter Thursby [1930-2011] Concave Pod: initialed
Est: £3,000 - £4,000
* Peter Thursby [1930-2011] Concave Pod: initialed and numbered PT 250.74.10 bronze sculpture height 50.1cm, width 16.5cm, depth 14.2cm. * Notes. Extract from Peter Thursby by Vivienne Light and Simon Olding. ''The descriptive title of 'Podmen' came about as Thursby observed 'little men on scaffolding constructing buildings. They appeared to be framed in boxes like peas in a pod...therefore the name Podmen arose'. As the series progressed so Podmen began to emerge climbing, falling, ascending, descending, whirling and rotating on external surfaces. 'Looking Forward', commissioned by Exeter City Council, was the beginning of Podman's escape from restricted compartments towards final release.''
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood
Apr. 24, 2013
* Peter Thursby [1930-2011] U Section III
Est: £400 - £600
* Peter Thursby [1930-2011] U Section III (maquette): initialed and numbered PT 145.67.18 aluminium sculpture height 14.9cm, width 10.8cm, depth 7.6cm
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood
Apr. 24, 2013
* Peter Thursby [1930-2011] Drawing for Sculpture:
Est: £150 - £250
* Peter Thursby [1930-2011] Drawing for Sculpture: signed in pencil bottom right bodycolour and watercolour over graphite 49 x 32.5cm, unframed This drawing is a preparatory sketch for the bronze sculpture Looking Forward in the Guildhall Square, Exeter, commissioned for the Queens Silver Jubilee, 1977.
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood
Apr. 24, 2013
* Peter Thursby [1930-2011] Head in Green 1962:
Est: £250 - £350
* Peter Thursby [1930-2011] Head in Green 1962: signed and dated Peter Thursby '62 bottom right inscribed on an exhibition label attached to the reverse 59.5 x 38.75cm. Exhibited. Topsham 2011 * Biography. Peter Thursby [1930-2011], born in Salisbury, brought-up in Jamaica. After National Service studied art at St Pauls Cheltenham and then with Paul Feiler [see lots 400 and 401] and Ernest Pascoe at the West of England College of Art. Throughout the 1950s Peter's output was largely in the form of paintings. By 1957 his career became textural and fully abstract. From the early 60s his work was almost exclusively sculpture, winning his first major award in 1962. Solo exhibitions at Plymouth Art Gallery in 1964 and the Marjorie Parr Gallery and he began making sculpture from reclaimed materials. In the 1970s he produced his Podmen Sculptures followed by the Sarum and Flight series. His monumental works, cast by the Morris Singer Foundry, came in the 1980s. Thursby gave generously of his time to art education and arts organisations including the West of England Academy of which he was president for five years [1995-2000]. In 1995 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of the West of England, Bristol. His career culminated in his Optimism series, one of which is in the Queen's Collection. His legacy was a body of work that is widely recognised as a significant contribution to 20th century sculpture. * Notes. There is an excellent book on the artist written by Vivienne Light and Simon Olding and published by Canterton Books. Peter Thursby, Paul Feiler and the St Ives School Two people to whom Thursby acknowledged a debt and admiration are Paul Feiler and Ernest Pascoe. Both Slade graduates, they were his tutors at The West of England College of Art (now University of the West of England) between 1953-54. They each had a significant influence in Thursby's development as a sculptor. In 1953 Feiler bought a chapel (once the studio of Stanhope Forbes) at Kerris near Penzance. This was the year Thursby became one of Feilers students. In order to inspire his students in their work Feiler actively forged a link between them and leading Cornish artists, arranging for the students to spend a two week period in Cornwall at studios including those of Peter Lanyon, Roger Hilton and Terry Frost. Thursby later became a member of both the Newlyn and Penwith societies.
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood
Feb. 10, 2011
Peter Thursby RA (1930-2011) Abstract, 19 x 11in., maquette 22 x 11.5in.
Est: £200 - £300
Peter Thursby RA (1930-2011) pair of gouache designs and a balsawood maquette, Abstract, with two photographs showing the completed work, 19 x 11in., maquette 22 x 11.5in.
Gorringes
Oct. 20, 2010
Peter Thursby (British, 1930) 'Figures in a Landscape', 1971
Est: £400 - £600
'Figures in a Landscape', 1971 signed and dated, oil on board 244 x 117cm (96 1/16 x 46 1/16in).
Bonhams
Mar. 17, 2010
Peter Thursby (British, 1930) 'Figures in a Landscape', 1971
Est: £500 - £800
'Figures in a Landscape', 1971 signed and dated, oil on board 244 x 117cm (96 1/16 x 46 1/16in).
Bonhams
Oct. 28, 2007
Peter THURSBY ink signature to archival photo,
Est: -
Peter THURSBY ink signature to archival photo, also signed & dated verso 'To Cleve H Carney, with all good wishes & greetings, March 27 - 1990, Peter Cramer Thursby.'; also General Hans SPEIDEL signed plain white card with title. German U-Boat Commander THURSBY & SPEIDEL Signatures 15x10cm & 5.5x9cm
Davidson Auctions