Mervyn Peake
British · 1911–1968 · Painter, Illustrator
Mervyn Laurence Peake was a British writer, artist, poet, and illustrator. He is best known for what are usually referred to as the Gormenghast books. The four works were part… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
145 by PORTRAIT OF PAMELA GROVEdeVeres · €1,200≈ $1,270≈ £1,011Sign up to see
UntitledSworders · £780≈ $1,206≈ €942Sign up to see
Figure holding a BabyToovey's · £700≈ $1,158≈ €840Sign up to see
Mervyn Peake’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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Price trend
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 1 | 1 | 100% | $943Sign up | $943Sign up | $943Sign up |
| Oil | 1 | 1 | 100% | $943Sign up | $943Sign up | $943Sign up |
| Works on paper | 7 | 7 | 100% | $701Sign up | $698Sign up | $1.2kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.2kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $1.2kSign up |
| Drawing | 6 | 6 | 100% | $625Sign up | $645Sign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Other | 4 | 4 | 100% | $967Sign up | $1.1kSign up | $1.3kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.