Bessie Davidson
Australian · 1879–1965 · Painter
Bessie Ellen Davidson was an Australian painter known for her impressionist, light-filled landscapes and interiors. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Interieur (1935)Smith & Singer · A$662,727≈ $515,529≈ £369,158≈ €427,789Sign up to see
Still Life with Irises (circa 1920)Smith & Singer · A$319,091≈ $204,738≈ £162,298≈ €189,485Sign up to see
Red Tulips (circa 1925)Smith & Singer · A$270,000≈ $175,289≈ £129,642≈ €150,051Sign up to see
Bessie Davidson’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Lots sold
18
of 21 offered · 2010–2026
Sell-through
86%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 17 | 15 | 88% | $81.1kSign up | $30.3kSign up | $516kSign up |
| Oil | 17 | 15 | 88% | $81.1kSign up | $30.3kSign up | $516kSign up |
| Works on paper | 3 | 3 | 100% | $2.7kSign up | $3.2kSign up | $4.2kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $4.2kSign up | $4.2kSign up | $4.2kSign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $532Sign up | $532Sign up | $532Sign up |
| Other | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.