Gretta Bowen
Irish · 1880–1981
Margretta Bowen, best known as Gretta Bowen was a self-taught Irish artist. She only started painting late in life, after her sons Arthur and George Campbell were already… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
- IT'S HOT INSIDEWhyte's · €4,000≈ $5,062≈ £2,693Sign up to see
- SUNDAY AFTERNOONWhyte's · €3,600≈ $4,673≈ £2,452Sign up to see
- PASTORAL SCENEWhyte's · €3,600≈ $4,535≈ £3,216Sign up to see
Gretta Bowen’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
26
of 31 offered · 2005–2025
Sell-through
84%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 18 | 16 | 89% | $1.4kSign up | $936Sign up | $4.5kSign up |
| Oil | 17 | 15 | 88% | $1.4kSign up | $952Sign up | $4.5kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $232Sign up | $232Sign up | $232Sign up |
| Works on paper | 11 | 10 | 91% | $2.2kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $5.1kSign up |
| Watercolor | 3 | 2 | 67% | $265Sign up | $265Sign up | $429Sign up |
| Gouache | 5 | 5 | 100% | $3.5kSign up | $4.5kSign up | $5.1kSign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 2 | 100% | $1.6kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $1.7kSign up |
| Other | 2 | 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.