Montague Dawson Paintings: Auction Prices

British · 1890–1973

ArtSell has recorded 42 auction results for Montague Dawson paintings between 2005 and 2026, of which 41 sold (98% sell-through). Prices realised range from $3,348 to $276,000, with a median of $35,100 across 41 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). A further 1 lot offered at auction whose result the house did not publish is listed but not counted. The highest recorded price is $276,000 for “The U.S. Clipper Ship "Flying Fish"” at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction in 2009.

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1. 
   Ship Under Sail

   Oil · Canvas

   28 x 42 inches

   Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 25, 2026 · Lot 107
   $45,375≈ £34,055≈ €39,883Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
2. 
   THE CLIPPER 'LIGHTNING' BUILT BY DONALD MCKAY

   Oil · Canvas

   51cm x 76cm (20in x 30in)

   Lyon & Turnbull · Jul 2, 2026 · Lot 9
   £8,890≈ $11,829≈ €10,377Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £12,000–18,000View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
3. 
   Enemy Bomber in Thunderstorm

   Oil · Canvas

   20 h x 30 w in (51 x 76 cm)

   Rago Auctions · Nov 20, 2025 · Lot 259
   $7,260≈ £5,558≈ €6,305Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
4. 
   Summer Days

   Oil · Canvas

   H 28" W 42"

   DuMouchelles · Oct 17, 2025 · Lot 1005
   $27,500≈ £20,470≈ €23,543HammerSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at DuMouchelles ↗
5. 
   Stormy Weather – The Bangalore

   Oil · Canvas

   36 x 24 inches

   Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 26, 2025 · Lot 298
   $20,000≈ £14,867≈ €17,059Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
6. 
   Nearing Port, The Clipper Lightening

   Oil · Canvas

   70.8 x 106.3 cm

   Smith & Singer · Apr 17, 2024 · Lot 76
   A$49,091≈ $31,543≈ £25,322≈ €29,652Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$30,000–50,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
7. 
   Clipper Ship "Midnight" off Beachy Head

   Oil · Canvas

   20 x 30 in.

   Cottone Auctions · Mar 20, 2024 · Lot 19
   $22,200≈ £17,491≈ €20,472Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Cottone Auctions ↗
8. 
   H.M.S. Southern Spray

   Oil · Panel

   11 h x 18½ w in (28 x 47 cm)

   Rago Auctions · Nov 10, 2023 · Lot 245
   $8,820≈ £7,219≈ €8,256Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
9. 
   Frigate in Drydock, c. 1940

   Oil · Canvas

   24⅜ h x 20⅜ w in (62 x 52 cm)

   Rago Auctions · May 18, 2023 · Lot 614
   $19,350≈ £15,550≈ €17,895Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
10. 
    The Torrens in California waters

    Oil · Canvas

    28 x 42in (71.1 x 106.7cm)

    Bonhams · Apr 18, 2023 · Lot 233
    $44,475≈ £35,729≈ €40,535Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Bonhams ↗
11. 
    The White Star - fair weather - fine voyage

    Oil · Canvas

    24 x 36in (61 x 91.4cm)

    Bonhams · Apr 18, 2023 · Lot 232
    $31,875≈ £25,607≈ €29,051Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Bonhams ↗
12. 
    The British Ambassador Mid Ocean Under Full Sail

    Oil · Canvas

    24 x 36 inches

    Scottsdale Art Auction · Apr 15, 2023 · Lot 381
    $35,100≈ £28,076≈ €31,745Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
13. 
    Clearing Skies, The Sobraon

    Oil · Canvas

    24 x 36 inches

    Scottsdale Art Auction · Apr 15, 2023 · Lot 380
    $40,950≈ £32,755≈ €37,035Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
14. 
    Gliding Along, the Deb

    Oil · Canvas

    23 5/8" x 35 1/2" sight

    Barridoff Auctions · Apr 1, 2023 · Lot 61
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $25,000–35,000View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
15. 
    Under Spinnaker

    Oil · Canvas

    14 in. x 21 in. Framed 23 in. x 30 in.

    Rafael Osona Auction · Aug 6, 2022
    Result not publishedView at Rafael Osona Auction ↗
16. 
    Quiet Waters, the Illawarra

    Oil · Canvas

    28 x 42 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 23, 2022 · Lot 94
    $33,275≈ £27,803≈ €32,655Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
17. 
    Up Channel - An Elizabethan Galleon

    Oil · Canvas

    24 x 36in (61 x 91.5cm)

    Bonhams · Nov 16, 2021 · Lot 250
    $31,563≈ £23,470≈ €27,764Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Bonhams ↗
18. 
    Ship Driving onto the Aucklands

    Oil · Canvas

    12.5 x 20 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 31, 2021 · Lot 362
    $15,730≈ £11,263≈ €13,228Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
19. 
    Night Suspect (A British Coast Guard Cutter in Pursuit, ca. 1830)

    Oil · Canvas

    24 x 36 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 31, 2021 · Lot 93
    $102,850≈ £73,643≈ €86,494Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
20. 
    Clipper Ship – Forest Queen

    Oil · Canvas

    36 x 24 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 31, 2021 · Lot 90
    $45,375≈ £32,490≈ €38,159Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
21. 
    Cresting the waves - The Red Jacket

    Oil · Canvas

    28 x 42in (71.2 x 106.7cm)

    Bonhams · Apr 27, 2021 · Lot 298
    $22,188≈ £15,950≈ €18,355Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Bonhams ↗
22. 
    The Light Brigade

    Oil · Canvas

    36 x 24 1/4in (91.4 x 61.6cm)

    Bonhams · Apr 27, 2021 · Lot 297
    $31,563≈ £22,689≈ €26,111Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Bonhams ↗
23. 
    Daybreak

    Oil · Canvas

    24 x 36in (61 x 91.5cm)

    Bonhams · Nov 12, 2020 · Lot 341
    $62,813≈ £47,821≈ €53,272Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Bonhams ↗
24. 
    Lightning Coasting in the Doldrums

    Oil · Canvas

    60 by 90cm excluding frame; 69 by 100 by 4,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 18, 2019 · Lot 157
    ZAR 238,980≈ $16,172≈ £12,475≈ €14,621Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 140,000–180,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
25. 
    Rolling Home

    Oil · Canvas

    24 x 36 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 27, 2019 · Lot 144
    $41,650≈ £33,518≈ €37,395Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
26. 
    R.S.M.A., F.R.S.A., 1967

    Oil · Canvas

    24 x 36-1/8 in.

    Brunk Auctions · May 18, 2019 · Lot 1601
    $14,000≈ £10,977≈ €12,531HammerSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
27. 
    Crescent MoonAfter the artist

    Oil · Canvas

    18 x 24 in

    Helmuth Stone Gallery · Apr 28, 2019 · Lot 174
    $126≈ £98≈ €113$100 + $26 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $200–400View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
28. 
    The Royal Dane

    Oil · Canvas

    24 x 36 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 28, 2018 · Lot 104A
    $59,500≈ £45,461≈ €51,183Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
29. 
    The 'Torrens' in California Waters

    Oil · Canvas

    28 x 42 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 29, 2017 · Lot 171
    $47,600≈ £36,350≈ €40,583Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
30. 
    Fair Weather, Fine Voyage: 'The White Star'

    Oil · Canvas

    24 x 36 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 25, 2015 · Lot 119
    $54,990≈ £35,535≈ €50,270Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
31. 
    A DEVONSHIRE CLASS CRUISER AND HER DESTROYER ESCORT LEAVING GIBRALTAR, c.1914

    Oil · Canvas

    15 by 20in., 38 by 51cm.

    Whyte's · Oct 1, 2012 · Lot 110
    €2,600≈ $3,348≈ £2,076HammerSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–3,500View at Whyte's ↗
32. 
    A Roll to Loo'Ard, 1956

    Oil · Canvas

    24 x 36 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 21, 2012 · Lot 170
    $87,750≈ £55,984≈ €71,926Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
33. 
    Homeward Bound

    Oil · Canvas

    18 1/2 in. x 36 in

    Sloans & Kenyon · Sep 16, 2011 · Lot 1615
    $35,000≈ £22,173≈ €25,436HammerSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
34. 
    Swirling Foam – The Sovereign of the Seas

    Oil · Canvas

    28 x 38 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 23, 2011 · Lot 135
    $152,100≈ £93,296≈ €105,691Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
35. 
    The U.S. Clipper Ship "Flying Fish"

    Oil · Canvas

    40 x 50 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 25, 2009 · Lot 171
    $276,000≈ £168,200≈ €193,997Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
36. 
    The H.M.S. Achilles in Action Running the 'Graf Spee' off Montivideo

    Oil · Canvas

    10 x 22 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 25, 2009 · Lot 172
    $6,900≈ £4,205≈ €4,850Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
37. 
    Clipper Ship Lahloo

    Oil · Canvas

    20 x 30 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 25, 2009 · Lot 174
    $27,600≈ £16,820≈ €19,400Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
38. 
    Quiet Waters, The Illawarra

    Oil · Canvas

    28 x 42 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 26, 2008 · Lot 249
    $37,375≈ £18,737≈ €23,754Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
39. 
    Rolling Seas

    Oil · Canvas

    30 x 60 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 22, 2006 · Lot 235
    $61,600≈ £33,175≈ €48,580Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
40. 
    Heave To

    Oil · Canvas

    20 x 30 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 22, 2006 · Lot 236
    $89,600≈ £48,255≈ €70,662Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
41. 
    The Pioneer - The Nonsuch

    Oil · Canvas

    40 x 50 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 30, 2005 · Lot 125
    $72,800≈ £41,496≈ €60,200Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
42. 
    The Packet Ship - Ivanhoe

    Oil · Canvas

    42 x 28 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 30, 2005 · Lot 128
    $78,400≈ £44,688≈ €64,831Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
43. 
    Grey Skies, The Flying Cloud

    Oil · Canvas

    20 x 24 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 30, 2005 · Lot 127
    $78,400≈ £44,688≈ €64,831Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
44. 
    The Gallant Penelope

    Oil · Canvas

    28 x 42 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 30, 2005 · Lot 126
    $50,400≈ £28,728≈ €41,677Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗

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