Alan Davie Works on Paper: Auction Prices

British · 1920–2014

ArtSell has recorded 97 auction results for Alan Davie works on paper between 2010 and 2026, of which 84 sold (87% sell-through). Prices realised range from $177 to $15,000, with a median of $1,801 across 84 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). A further 1 lot offered at auction whose result the house did not publish is listed but not counted. The highest recorded price is $15,000 for “Yellow Bird, Red Egg” at Wright in 2010.

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The Element of Air is Significant
Oil · Paper
32.5 x 40.5cm; framed 50 x 58cm
Sworders · Mar 31, 2026 · Lot 81
£300≈ $397≈ €346HammerSign up free to seeEst. £300–500View at Sworders ↗
UNTITLED OG.4282, 2013
Oil · Paper
27.5cm x 17.5cm (10.75in x 7in)
Lyon & Turnbull · Mar 31, 2026 · Lot 54
£305≈ $404≈ €351Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £300–500View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
UNTITLED OG.4000, 2012
Oil · Paper
21cm x 29cm (8.25in x 11.5in)
Lyon & Turnbull · Mar 31, 2026 · Lot 16
£381≈ $505≈ €439Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £300–500View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
Untitled OG.4003 2012, 2012
Oil · Paper
27cm x 20cm
Toovey's · Mar 18, 2026 · Lot 86
£340≈ $453≈ €394HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
Untitled OG.3935 2012, 2012
Oil · Paper
20cm x 28cm
Toovey's · Mar 18, 2026 · Lot 85
£400≈ $532≈ €463HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
Untitled OG.3962 2012, 2012
Oil · Paper
19cm x 23.5cm
Toovey's · Mar 18, 2026 · Lot 84
£160≈ $213≈ €185HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
UNTITLED (OPUS OG.4469), 2013
Oil · Paper
20cm x 29cm (8in x 11.5in)
Lyon & Turnbull · Jan 14, 2026 · Lot 85
£826≈ $1,110≈ €952Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £500–800View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
Four mining studies
Drawing
largest plate 20.5 x 15.5cms, all framed.
Anderson & Garland · Dec 4, 2025 · Lot 51
£140≈ $187≈ €160HammerSign up free to seeEst. £50–70View at Anderson & Garland ↗
Untitled
Oil · Paper
Sworders · Dec 2, 2025 · Lot 122
£160≈ $211≈ €182HammerSign up free to seeEst. £200–300View at Sworders ↗
Monument to the Caribs No 10
Gouache · Paper
23 3/8 x 33 in. (59.4 x 83.8 cm)
Phillips · Dec 2, 2025 · Lot 150
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
Untitled
Gouache · Paper
19 5/8 x 29 7/8 in. (49.8 x 75.9 cm)
Phillips · Dec 2, 2025 · Lot 149
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
Untitled
Oil · Paper
Sworders · Oct 7, 2025 · Lot 89
£150≈ $201≈ €172HammerSign up free to seeEst. £300–400View at Sworders ↗
COMPOSITE FORMS, 2004
Gouache · Paper
55cm x 42.5cm (21.5in x 16.75in)
Lyon & Turnbull · Aug 13, 2025 · Lot 180
£3,024≈ $4,103≈ €3,504Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
WALL OF JEWELS, 2004
Mixed media · Paper
29cm x 23cm (11.5in x 9in)
Lyon & Turnbull · Aug 13, 2025 · Lot 178
£1,071≈ $1,453≈ €1,241Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £600–800View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
Bird Thoughts No. 3, 1969
Watercolor · Paper
H 21" W 30"
DuMouchelles · Apr 18, 2025 · Lot 1104
$600≈ £454≈ €528HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at DuMouchelles ↗
Untitled
Oil · Paper
Sworders · Apr 15, 2025 · Lot 310
£180≈ $238≈ €210HammerSign up free to seeEst. £200–400View at Sworders ↗
ABSTRACT TAPESTRY
Tufted wool tapestry with wall hanging fixing verso, woven by Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh · Paper
112cm x 98cm (44in x 38.5in)
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 2, 2025 · Lot 110
£1,386≈ $1,794≈ €1,661Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £600–800View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
OSTRICH WRITING, 1960
Oil · Paper
42cm x 52cm (16.5in x 20.5in)
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 2, 2025 · Lot 109
£8,190≈ $10,602≈ €9,814Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £3,000–5,000View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
Cat's Paw No. 2, 1969
Watercolor · Paper
21½ h x 29⅝ w in (55 x 75 cm)
Rago Auctions · Mar 26, 2025 · Lot 270
$699≈ £542≈ €648Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
HOMAGE TO THE EARTH SPIRITS, NO. 27
Watercolor
29.5cm x 42cm (11.5in x 16.5in)
Lyon & Turnbull · Jan 22, 2025 · Lot 200
£1,008≈ $1,246≈ €1,193Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £700–1,000View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
THE GOOSE HIDES, 2010
Oil · Paper
18cm x 17cm (7in x 6.75in)
Lyon & Turnbull · Jan 22, 2025 · Lot 89
£630≈ $779≈ €746Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £500–700View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
WALL OF JEWELS, 2004
Mixed media · Paper
29cm x 23cm (11.5in x 9in)
Lyon & Turnbull · Jan 22, 2025 · Lot 88
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £600–800View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
Untitled OG 3958, 2012
Oil · Paper
18cm x 23.5cm
Toovey's · Nov 27, 2024 · Lot 145
£140≈ $177≈ €168HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
Wheel for Little 'J', No 3
Oil · Paper
41 by 53cm excluding frame; 53 by 64 by 4cm including frame
Strauss & Co · Oct 22, 2024 · Lot 159
ZAR 35,175≈ $2,001≈ £1,541≈ €1,850Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
Improvisation, 1959
Oil · Paper
42 x 53.5 cm
Kornfeld · Sep 12, 2024 · Lot 671
CHF 4,000≈ $4,681≈ £3,589≈ €4,249HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 6,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
Untitled OG 4432, 2013
Oil · Paper
27.5cm x 18cm
Toovey's · Sep 4, 2024 · Lot 123
£220≈ $289≈ €261HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
SANDEMAN (OPUS G.2223), 1994
Gouache
17.25cm x 25.5cm (7in x 10in)
Lyon & Turnbull · Aug 13, 2024 · Lot 37
£819≈ $1,048≈ €958Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £700–1,000View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
UNTITLED OG.3993, 2012
Oil · Paper
28.5cm x 20.5cm (11.25in x 8in)
Lyon & Turnbull · Feb 13, 2024 · Lot 118
£580≈ $735≈ €681Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £500–700View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
SONGS OF THE GRACKLE NO.5, 1982
Gouache
59cm x 42cm (23in x 16.5in)
Lyon & Turnbull · Jan 10, 2024 · Lot 56
£756≈ $962≈ €879Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £800–1,200View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
Spirit Flow N. 6, 1972
Gouache · Paper
56x76,5 cm
Farsettiarte · Dec 1, 2023 · Lot 99
Result not publishedEst. €1,200–1,800View at Farsettiarte ↗
Mechanism
Gouache
13.5cm x 16.5cm
Chorley's · Nov 21, 2023 · Lot 430
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £500–800View at Chorley's ↗
Untitled
Gouache
37.5cm x 30.5cm
Chorley's · Nov 21, 2023 · Lot 429
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £500–800View at Chorley's ↗
Untitled OG.3915 (Fortitodinis)
Oil · Paper
28.5cm x 22.5cm
Chorley's · Nov 21, 2023 · Lot 428
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £500–800View at Chorley's ↗
Opus G.2342 A Pretik Pome
Gouache
29cm x 22cm
Chorley's · Nov 21, 2023 · Lot 427
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £800–1,200View at Chorley's ↗
Where All Being Sleeps Forever No 3
Gouache
54cm x 67cm
Chorley's · Nov 21, 2023 · Lot 424
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £1,000–2,000View at Chorley's ↗
Untitled
Gouache
71cm x 57cm
Chorley's · Nov 21, 2023 · Lot 423
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £1,000–2,000View at Chorley's ↗
Mystical Landscape No 9
Gouache
71cm x 57cm
Chorley's · Nov 21, 2023 · Lot 422
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £1,000–2,000View at Chorley's ↗
Untitled (Earth Signals)
Gouache
53cm x 73cm
Chorley's · Nov 21, 2023 · Lot 421
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £1,500–2,500View at Chorley's ↗
Untitled OG.4330 (Entrat)
Oil · Paper
28.5cm x 19.8cm
Chorley's · Nov 21, 2023 · Lot 376
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £500–800View at Chorley's ↗
Spirit People
Gouache
41cm x 34cm
Chorley's · Nov 21, 2023 · Lot 426
£1,000≈ $1,255≈ €1,145HammerSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–2,000View at Chorley's ↗
Witches Flight
Gouache
54.9cm x 65cm
Chorley's · Nov 21, 2023 · Lot 425
£1,000≈ $1,255≈ €1,145HammerSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–2,000View at Chorley's ↗
Three works: (i) D.111-14 ; (ii) Red Triangle Dominates opus OG.3767 ; (iii) D.117-14, 2014
Mixed media · Paper
(i, iii) 8 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (21 x 14.6 cm) (ii) 8 3/8 x 11 3/4 in. (21.3 x 29.8 cm)
Phillips · Sep 27, 2023 · Lot 182
$1,270≈ £1,046≈ €1,205Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
Songs of the Grackle No. 1, 1982
Gouache · Paper
23 1/4 x 16 1/2 in.
Bonhams · Sep 13, 2023 · Lot 51
$1,280≈ £1,027≈ €1,193Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
NINE IS HIDING, OG.4460, 2013
Oil · Paper
20cm x 28.5cm (8in x 11.25in)
Lyon & Turnbull · Aug 9, 2023 · Lot 73
£1,134≈ $1,443≈ €1,316Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
Game for Kicks, 1960
Oil · Paper
16½ h x 21¼ w in (42 x 54 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 22, 2023 · Lot 165
$4,788≈ £3,956≈ €4,498Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
UNTITLED, 1961
Oil · Paper
42cm x 59cm (16.5in x 23.25in)
Lyon & Turnbull · Jan 11, 2023 · Lot 149
£4,032≈ $4,887≈ €4,547Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £3,000–5,000View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
BANANA GLASS, OG.30A, 1958
Oil · Paper
42cm x 53.5cm (16.5in x 21in), unframed
Lyon & Turnbull · Jan 11, 2023 · Lot 111
£2,772≈ $3,360≈ €3,126Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,500–2,000View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
Untitled
Drawing
Sworders · Nov 22, 2022 · Lot 500
£320≈ $381≈ €371HammerSign up free to seeEst. £150–250View at Sworders ↗
The Mystery of The Blue Light, 1959
Oil · Paper
17½ h x 22 w in (44 x 56 cm)
Rago Auctions · Nov 9, 2022 · Lot 130
$6,875≈ £6,011≈ €6,848Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Untitled, Opus OG.54-381, 1954
Oil · Paper
49.5cm x 38cm (19 1/2in x 15in)
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 28, 2022 · Lot 168
£3,276≈ $3,785≈ €3,804Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,000–3,000View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗