What is a Francis Helps painting worth?
1890–1972 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 9 works by Francis Helps with a published auction price sold between $132Sign up free to see and $285Sign up free to see, and the median is $211Sign up free to see. For paintings alone, the median is $278Sign up free to see across 7 sales. In the last five years the median was $190Sign up free to see across 5 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Francis Helps prices by medium
- Auction results
- 11
- Sold rate
- 82%
- Active at auction
- 2015–2025
- Median price
- $211Sign up free to see
- Record price
- $2.1kSign up free to see Piccadilly tube Signed, Woolley & Wallis, Jun 2018
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 7 | $161–$596Sign up free to see | $278Sign up free to see |
| Works on Paper | 2 | $69–$211Sign up free to see | $140Sign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Gorringe's (5), Sworders (2), Woolley & Wallis (2)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Recent Francis Helps sales
- Untitled, Pan and nymphs pencil and heightened with white — $211Sign up free to see, Sworders, Dec 2, 2025
- Study of a nude woman, inscribed verso, 39 x 28cm, oil on board — $132Sign up free to see, Gorringe's, Apr 14, 2025
- Leda and the swan, oil on canvas — $190Sign up free to see, Gorringe's, Dec 2, 2024
- Leda and the swan, oil on canvas — $278Sign up free to see, Gorringe's, Nov 18, 2024
- Head of a Child, pencil on paper — $69Sign up free to see, Anderson & Garland, Jun 8, 2023
- Untitled, Francis William Helps (1890-1972) Bathers oil on canvas 25.5 x 35.5cm . — $285Sign up free to see, Sworders, Nov 1, 2020
- Untitled, oil on canvas board — $123Sign up free to see, Gorringe's, Mar 16, 2020
- Piccadilly tube Signed, Oil on board — $2,147Sign up free to see, Woolley & Wallis, Jun 6, 2018
Questions about Francis Helps prices
What is a Francis Helps painting worth?
Based on 9 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Francis Helps have sold for a median of $211, and half of them sold between $132 and $285. For paintings alone the median is $278 (7 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Francis Helps sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $2,147 for “Piccadilly tube Signed” at Woolley & Wallis in June 2018.
Which Francis Helps medium sells for the most?
By median price, paintings lead with $278 (7 sales).
How often do Francis Helps works sell at auction?
82% of the 11 lots recorded between 2015 and 2025 sold.
How can I sell a Francis Helps painting?
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Of the 11 lots by Francis Helps recorded at auction between 2015 and 2025, 9 found a buyer (82%).
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