Edward Burne-Jones, Venus

Edward Burne-Jones

British · 1833–1898 · Painter, Printmaker

Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, 1st Baronet, was an English painter and designer associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood's style and subject matter. (Wikipedia)

28auction results2009–2026years recorded82%sold (23)$9.3kSign up free to seemedian price

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Record prices

  1. Sol, An Important Window by Edward Burne-Jones, for William Morris & Co, leaded and enameled stained glass, sold Jun 2023Sol, An Important WindowBonhams · $121,150≈ £95,801≈ €111,979Sign up to see
  2. 'ST CECILIA' TAPESTRY, 1888 by Edward Burne-Jones, 1888, wool and silk, sold Apr 2025'ST CECILIA' TAPESTRY, 1888Lyon & Turnbull · £40,200≈ $53,313≈ €46,951Sign up to see
  3. Study of an Angel by Edward Burne-Jones, 1885, Bleistift auf Velin, auf Karton aufgezogen, sold Nov 2009Study of an AngelGrisebach · €29,155≈ $43,493≈ £26,504Sign up to see

Edward Burne-Jones’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).

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'DAY AND NIGHT' FROM THE FLOWER BOOK, CIRCA 1900 by Edward Burne-Jones, lithograph, framed, sold Apr 2026
'DAY AND NIGHT' FROM THE FLOWER BOOK, CIRCA 1900
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 15, 2026
£191Sign up free to see
'TWO ANGELS WITH LONG TRUMPETS', A PAIR OF STAINED GLASS PANELS, 1915 by Edward Burne-Jones, 1915, leaded and painted glass, sold Oct 2025
'TWO ANGELS WITH LONG TRUMPETS', A PAIR OF STAINED GLASS PANELS, 1915, 1915
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 15, 2025
£11,340Sign up free to see
'ANGEL HOLDING THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM', A STAINED GLASS PANEL, 1915 by Edward Burne-Jones, 1915, leaded and painted glass, sold Oct 2025
'ANGEL HOLDING THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM', A STAINED GLASS PANEL, 1915, 1915
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 15, 2025
£7,560Sign up free to see
'FLORA' TAPESTRY, CIRCA 1930 by Edward Burne-Jones, 1930, wool and silk, sold Oct 2025
'FLORA' TAPESTRY, CIRCA 1930, 1930
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 15, 2025
£6,930Sign up free to see
Two Saints
Brunk Auctions · Jun 11, 2025
$200Sign up free to see
'ST CECILIA' TAPESTRY, 1888 by Edward Burne-Jones, 1888, wool and silk, sold Apr 2025
'ST CECILIA' TAPESTRY, 1888, 1888
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 16, 2025
£40,200Sign up free to see
Portrait Of A Young Woman, Thought To Be Anne Maria Jones — Recto ; Two Caricatures Of William Morris — Verso by Edward Burne-Jones, chalk and pencil on paper, sold Dec 2024
Portrait Of A Young Woman, Thought To Be Anne Maria Jones — Recto ; Two Caricatures Of William Morris — Verso
Olympia Auctions · Dec 11, 2024
£5,500Sign up free to see
‘MEDEA’ THREE-TILE PANEL, CIRCA 1870 by Edward Burne-Jones, 1870, painted and glazed earthenware, sold Oct 2024
‘MEDEA’ THREE-TILE PANEL, CIRCA 1870, 1870
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 16, 2024
£6,048Sign up free to see
Study of a Hand by Edward Burne-Jones, Black and white chalk, sanguine on terracotta paper, sold Sep 2024
Study of a Hand
Clarke Auction Gallery · Sep 8, 2024
$1,800Sign up free to see
(I) A Study Of Two Figures Embracing And (Ii) A Study For 'The Golden Stairs' - Recto; A Study Of Legs For 'The Golden Stairs' - Verso (I) by Edward Burne-Jones, pencil on paper each, sold Jun 2024
(I) A Study Of Two Figures Embracing And (Ii) A Study For 'The Golden Stairs' - Recto; A Study Of Legs For 'The Golden Stairs' - Verso (I)
Olympia Auctions · Jun 12, 2024
£3,500Sign up free to see
Two Sheets Of Studies For Sleeves For 'The Golden Stairs' by Edward Burne-Jones, pencil on paper each, sold Jun 2024
Two Sheets Of Studies For Sleeves For 'The Golden Stairs'
Olympia Auctions · Jun 12, 2024
£7,000Sign up free to see
(I & Ii) Infant's Head For Putti In 'Terra Omniparens' - Recto; A Study Of A Putti's Head And Hand - Verso I; A Study For 'The Golden Stairs' - Verso Ii by Edward Burne-Jones, pencil on paper both, sold Jun 2024
(I & Ii) Infant's Head For Putti In 'Terra Omniparens' - Recto; A Study Of A Putti's Head And Hand - Verso I; A Study For 'The Golden Stairs' - Verso Ii
Olympia Auctions · Jun 12, 2024
£1,700Sign up free to see
St. James by Edward Burne-Jones, for William Morris & Co, leaded and enameled stained glass, sold Apr 2024
St. James
Bonhams · Apr 25, 2024
$9,600Sign up free to see
St. Peter by Edward Burne-Jones, for William Morris & Co, leaded and enameled stained glass, sold Apr 2024
St. Peter
Bonhams · Apr 25, 2024
$4,352Sign up free to see
'ABRAHAM' STAINED GLASS PANEL, 1909 by Edward Burne-Jones, 1909, leaded and painted glass, sold Apr 2024
'ABRAHAM' STAINED GLASS PANEL, 1909, 1909
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 17, 2024
£11,340Sign up free to see
'ST. JOSEPH' STAINED GLASS PANEL, 1909 by Edward Burne-Jones, 1909, leaded and painted glass, sold Apr 2024
'ST. JOSEPH' STAINED GLASS PANEL, 1909, 1909
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 17, 2024
£12,600Sign up free to see
'ST. ANDREW' STAINED GLASS PANEL, 1909 by Edward Burne-Jones, 1909, leaded and painted glass, sold Oct 2023
'ST. ANDREW' STAINED GLASS PANEL, 1909, 1909
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 11, 2023
£27,700Sign up free to see
Sol, An Important Window by Edward Burne-Jones, for William Morris & Co, leaded and enameled stained glass, sold Jun 2023
Sol, An Important Window
Bonhams · Jun 15, 2023
$121,150Sign up free to see
'HONOR'S PRIZE' by Edward Burne-Jones, print from 'The Flower Book', published by the Fine Art Society in 1905, framed, sold Apr 2021
'HONOR'S PRIZE'
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 21, 2021
£350Sign up free to see
Untitled by Edward Burne-Jones, After Edward Coley Burne-Jones (1833-1898) 'A girl's head' lithograph, sold Dec 2020
Untitled
Sworders · Dec 9, 2020
£620Sign up free to see
Weibliches Modell, sich die Haare bindend by Edward Burne-Jones, Schwarze Kreide und Rötel auf leicht genarbtem Papier, sold May 2019
Weibliches Modell, sich die Haare bindend
Grisebach · May 29, 2019
€6,000Sign up free to see
Study of an Angel by Edward Burne-Jones, 1885, Bleistift auf Velin, sold Nov 2009
Study of an Angel, 1885
Grisebach · Nov 28, 2009
€12,495Sign up free to see
Study of an Angel by Edward Burne-Jones, 1885, Bleistift auf Velin, auf Karton aufgezogen, sold Nov 2009
Study of an Angel, 1885
Grisebach · Nov 28, 2009
€29,155Sign up free to see
Study of Nude Figures by Edward Burne-Jones, Um 1875, Bleistift auf Velin, sold Nov 2009
Study of Nude Figures, Um 1875
Grisebach · Nov 28, 2009
€11,900Sign up free to see
Sibylla Cumana by Edward Burne-Jones, Etching, sold Apr 2009
Sibylla Cumana
Ketterer Kunst · Apr 28, 2009
€1,220Sign up free to see
King Cophetua by Edward Burne-Jones, Photogravure, sold Feb 2008
King Cophetua
Sloans & Kenyon · Feb 8, 2008
$170Sign up free to see
'ST. PETER' STAINED GLASS PANEL, CIRCA 1890 by Edward Burne-Jones, 1890, leaded and stained glass, offered Apr 2026
'ST. PETER' STAINED GLASS PANEL, CIRCA 1890, 1890
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 15, 2026
St. James by Edward Burne-Jones, for William Morris & Co, leaded and enameled stained glass, offered Dec 2023
St. James
Bonhams · Dec 12, 2023
St. Peter by Edward Burne-Jones, for William Morris & Co, leaded and enameled stained glass, offered Dec 2023
St. Peter
Bonhams · Dec 12, 2023
St. Peter by Edward Burne-Jones, for William Morris & Co, leaded and enameled stained glass, offered Jun 2023
St. Peter
Bonhams · Jun 15, 2023
St. James by Edward Burne-Jones, for William Morris & Co, leaded and enameled stained glass, offered Jun 2023
St. James
Bonhams · Jun 15, 2023

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Edward Burne-Jones, Venus
Venusgraphite
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Julius S. Held Collection, Ailsa Mellon …
Edward Burne-Jones, Orpheus and Eurydice
Orpheus and Eurydiceblack and white chalk with traces of graphite on brown paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Julius S. Held Collection, Ailsa Mellon …
Edward Burne-Jones, Lady Picking Flowers
Lady Picking Flowersc. 1890 · pen and black ink over graphite
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Julius S. Held Collection — Open Access …
Edward Burne-Jones, Ariadne
Ariadne1863/1864 · watercolor and gouache over graphite on smooth wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, The Armand Hammer Collection — Open Acce…
Edward Burne-Jones, Saint Barbara
Saint Barbara1866/1870 · egg tempera with oil glazes (?) and shell gold over charcoal and graphite on paper; mounted to canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Professor William B. O'Neal, in …
Edward Burne-Jones, A Fragment from an Antique Frieze
A Fragment from an Antique Friezeblack chalk heightened with white gouache on brown wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …
Edward Burne-Jones, Luna
Luna1870
http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/7d6d4baf335b9a0db28ca9a7e2e6984e ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/g…
Edward Burne-Jones, The Evening Star
The Evening Star1870
http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/59c27c418d3c8d04215e78d07cb05cba ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/g…
Edward Burne-Jones, The Sirens
The Sirens1875
South African National Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — South African National Gallery
Edward Burne-Jones, Perseus and Andromeda
Perseus and Andromeda1876
Art Gallery of South Australia ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Art Gallery of South Australia
Edward Burne-Jones, Atlas Turned to Stone
Atlas Turned to Stone1878
Southampton City Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Southampton City Art Gallery
Edward Burne-Jones, Perseus and the Graiae
Perseus and the Graiae1877
Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Edward Burne-Jones, Perseus and the Graiae
Perseus and the Graiae1877
Southampton City Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Southampton City Art Gallery
Edward Burne-Jones, Perseus and the Graiae
Perseus and the Graiae1892
Staatsgalerie Stuttgart ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
Edward Burne-Jones, Cupid's Hunting Fields
Cupid's Hunting Fields1885 · Gouache, with watercolor and gold and silver paints on ivory wove paper, laid down on linen canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Robert Alexander Waller Memorial Collection — publi…
Edward Burne-Jones, Perseus and Andromeda, study for The Doom Fulfilled
Perseus and Andromeda, study for The Doom Fulfilled1875 · Gouache with gold paint on board
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of James Viles — public domain (CC0)
Edward Burne-Jones, Back View of Standing Male Nude
Back View of Standing Male Nudec. 1873–77 · Graphite on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Ida E. S. Noyes fund — public domain (CC0)
Edward Burne-Jones, Semi-Nude Female Figure with Mirror in Right Hand
Semi-Nude Female Figure with Mirror in Right Handc. 1873–77 · Graphite on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Ida E. S. Noyes fund — public domain (CC0)
Edward Burne-Jones, Backview of Standing Nude Woman and Sketch of a Foot
Backview of Standing Nude Woman and Sketch of a Footc. 1873–77 · Graphite on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Ida E. S. Noyes fund — public domain (CC0)
Edward Burne-Jones, Venus with Golden Apple in Right Hand, for the Troy Triptych (sketchbook #2639)
Venus with Golden Apple in Right Hand, for the Troy Triptych (sketchbook #2639)c. 1873–77 · Graphite on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Ida E. S. Noyes fund — public domain (CC0)
Edward Burne-Jones, The Garden Court
The Garden Court1870–75 · graphite and watercolor, heightened with white gouache
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund — Open Acc…
Edward Burne-Jones, Psyche Throwing Herself into the River
Psyche Throwing Herself into the River1865–68 · wood engraving
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland — Open Access (CC0)
Edward Burne-Jones, Study of a Female Figure
Study of a Female Figure1885 · graphite
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King — Open Access (CC0)
Edward Burne-Jones, Study for the Failure of Gawain from the Holy Grail Tapestries
Study for the Failure of Gawain from the Holy Grail Tapestries1893 · black and blue crayons with graphite on light to medium-weight Japanese paper
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in memory of Helen Borowitz — Open Access (CC0)

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