George Frederic Watts

British · 1817–1904 · Painter, Printmaker

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7auction results2017–2025years recorded100%sold (7)$607Sign up free to seemedian price

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Portrait of Lady Wolverton, Née Georgiana Tufnell, Half Length, in a Red DressBonhams · May 2025$7,040≈ £5,275≈ €6,197Sign up to see
UntitledSworders · Nov 2024£5,500≈ $6,956≈ €6,576Sign up to see
HALF LENGTH PORTRAIT OF ALEXANDER LUMSDENLyon & Turnbull · May 2020£1,625≈ $1,995≈ €1,811Sign up to see

George Frederic Watts’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).

ArtSell has recorded 7 auction results for George Frederic Watts between 2017 and 2025, of which 7 sold (100%). Recorded sale prices range from $191Sign up free to see to $7kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $7kSign up free to see for Portrait of Lady Wolverton, Née Georgiana Tufnell, Half Length, in a Red Dress at Bonhams in May 2025. The most common medium is drawings (4 lots). Most results come from Lyon & Turnbull (3), Toovey's (2) and Chorley's (1).

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Portrait of Lady Wolverton, Née Georgiana Tufnell, Half Length, in a Red Dress
Oil · Panel
61.0 x 50.5 cm (24 x 19 7/8 in).
Bonhams · May 7, 2025 · Lot 98
$7,040≈ £5,275≈ €6,197Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
Untitled
Sculpture · Panel
Sworders · Nov 19, 2024 · Lot 168
£5,500≈ $6,956≈ €6,576HammerSign up free to seeEst. £2,000–3,000View at Sworders ↗
Study of a Woman's Head in ProfileManner of the artist
Drawing
20cm x 16cm
Chorley's · Jul 23, 2024 · Lot 827
£60≈ $78≈ €71HammerSign up free to seeEst. £60–80View at Chorley's ↗
STUDY FOR 'JACOB AND ESAU'
Drawing
24cm x 17.5cm (9.5in x 7in)
Lyon & Turnbull · Feb 13, 2024 · Lot 63
£454≈ $575≈ €533Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £400–600View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
Portrait of the Viscountess of Hereford, 1848
Drawing
22cm x 15.5cm
Toovey's · Dec 8, 2021 · Lot 19
£460≈ $607≈ €537HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
STUDIES OF THE MALE NUDE
Drawing · Paper
27cm x 37.5cm
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 20, 2021 · Lot 87
£375≈ $516≈ €444Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £300–500View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
HALF LENGTH PORTRAIT OF ALEXANDER LUMSDEN
Oil · Canvas
60cm x 50cm (23.5in x 19.75in)
Lyon & Turnbull · May 28, 2020 · Lot 78
£1,625≈ $1,995≈ €1,811Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,500–2,500View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
Study of a Knight on Horseback, 1831
Drawing
14cm x 15cm
Toovey's · Jun 14, 2017 · Lot 124
£150≈ $191≈ €171HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗

George Frederic Watts works on paper (4)George Frederic Watts drawings (4)

George Frederic Watts: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by George Frederic Watts at auction?

$7,040Sign up free to see, for Portrait of Lady Wolverton, Née Georgiana Tufnell, Half Length, in a Red Dress at Bonhams (May 2025) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for George Frederic Watts?

The median sale price is $607Sign up free to see across 7 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by George Frederic Watts have sold at auction?

7 of 7 recorded lots sold between 2017 and 2025.

Which auction houses sell George Frederic Watts?

Lyon & Turnbull, Toovey's and Chorley's account for the most recorded results. Lyon & Turnbull · Toovey's · Chorley's

About George Frederic Watts

In museum collections

Ariadne, 1894
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
Clytie, ca. 1868–75
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
"The School of Legislation" in Lincoln's-Inn Hall, from "Illustrated London News", February 4, 1860
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
Noah Building the Ark, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery", 1881
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0