Dorothy Knowles
Canadian · 1927–2023
Dorothy Elsie Knowles was a Canadian visual artist, most notable for her landscape paintings. She was the widow of William Perehudoff, a fellow artist who is closely associated… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Knowles LandscapePalm Beach Modern Auctions · $19,200≈ £15,427≈ €17,765Sign up to see
Lake O'Hara in GreenLevis Fine Art Auctions · CA$15,795≈ $11,856≈ £9,045≈ €10,473Sign up to see
FallPalm Beach Modern Auctions · $10,880≈ £8,070≈ €9,246Sign up to see
Dorothy Knowles’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
81
of 81 offered · 1992–2026
Sell-through
100%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
18 sold lot(s) are awaiting a USD exchange rate and are excluded from averages.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 26 | 26 | 100% | $4.3kSign up | $3.5kSign up | $11.9kSign up |
| Oil | 15 | 15 | 100% | $3.9kSign up | $3.8kSign up | $10.9kSign up |
| Acrylic | 11 | 11 | 100% | $5.3kSign up | $3.1kSign up | $11.9kSign up |
| Works on paper | 53 | 53 | 100% | $1.2kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $2.3kSign up |
| Watercolor | 51 | 51 | 100% | $1.2kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $2.3kSign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 1 | 100% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $841Sign up | $841Sign up | $841Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 1 | 1 | 100% | $196Sign up | $196Sign up | $196Sign up |
| Lithograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $196Sign up | $196Sign up | $196Sign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $19.2kSign up | $19.2kSign up | $19.2kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | $799Sign up |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | $799Sign up |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | $591Sign up |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $3.1kSign up |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | $2.9kSign up |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | $2kSign up |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | $2.9kSign up |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | $1kSign up |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | $527Sign up |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2000 | 2 | 2 | $656Sign up |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | $196Sign up |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | —Sign up |
| 1997 | 4 | 4 | —Sign up |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | —Sign up |
| 1995 | 3 | 3 | —Sign up |
| 1994 | 4 | 4 | —Sign up |
| 1993 | 4 | 4 | —Sign up |
| 1992 | 1 | 1 | —Sign up |