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Myles Birket Foster

British · 1825–1899 · Painter, Printmaker

Myles Birket Foster was a British illustrator, watercolourist and engraver in the Victorian period. His name is also to be found as Myles Birkett Foster. (Wikipedia)

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37lots offered2001–2026years recorded81%sold (29)$281Sign up free to seemedian price

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Record prices

  1. Myles Birket Foster, Untitled, watercolour 14 x 21cmUntitledSworders · £2,400≈ $3,049≈ €2,634Sign up to see
  2. Loch AlshAnderson & Garland · £1,700≈ $2,304≈ €1,960Sign up to see
  3. Oystermouth Castle, MumblesAnderson & Garland · £920≈ $1,239≈ €1,073Sign up to see

Myles Birket Foster’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 36 auction results for Myles Birket Foster between 2001 and 2026, of which 29 sold (81%). A further 1 lot was offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $69Sign up free to see to $3kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $3kSign up free to see for Untitled at Sworders in July 2020. The most common medium is watercolors (31 lots). Most results come from Anderson & Garland (13), Elstob & Elstob (5) and Toovey's (3).

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  1. Myles Birket Foster, Seine View With Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, Watercolour and pencil
    Seine View With Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris
    Watercolor
    11cm x 13cm
    Elstob & Elstob · · Lot 764
    £80≈ $107≈ €93HammerSign up free to seeView at Elstob & Elstob ↗
  2. Oystermouth Castle, Mumbles
    Watercolor
    14 x 10cms, 34.5 x 30cms in frame.
    Anderson & Garland · · Lot 678
    £920≈ $1,239≈ €1,073HammerSign up free to seeEst. £80–120View at Anderson & Garland ↗
  3. Venetian Scene
    Watercolor
    10.5 x 13.5cms, 28 x 42.5cms in frame.
    Anderson & Garland · · Lot 679
    £190≈ $256≈ €222HammerSign up free to seeEst. £80–120View at Anderson & Garland ↗
  4. Myles Birket Foster, Tending the Garden, watercolour heightened with white
    Tending the Garden
    Watercolor
    17cm x 24.5cm
    Chorley's · · Lot 572
    £600≈ $804≈ €705HammerSign up free to seeEst. £500–700View at Chorley's ↗
  5. Harvest Time, Cleadon, County Durham
    Watercolor
    12 x 16.5cms, 35 x 38.5cms in frame.
    Anderson & Garland · · Lot 212
    £650≈ $871≈ €751HammerSign up free to seeEst. £400–600View at Anderson & Garland ↗
  6. Rye
    Watercolor
    paper 12 x 16.5cms, 28 x 32.5cms in frame.
    Anderson & Garland · · Lot 662
    £110≈ $145≈ €125HammerSign up free to seeEst. £100–200View at Anderson & Garland ↗
  7. Myles Birket Foster, Untitled, watercolour and bodycolour 26 x 19cm Provenance: With Richard Hagen Fine Paintings
    Untitled
    Watercolor
    Sworders · · Lot 88
    £220≈ $289≈ €250HammerSign up free to seeEst. £300–500View at Sworders ↗
  8. Myles Birket Foster, A Cottage By A Stream, Watercolour, framed as an oval
    A Cottage By A Stream
    Watercolor
    15cm x 10.5cm
    Elstob & Elstob · · Lot 895
    £60≈ $80≈ €69HammerSign up free to seeView at Elstob & Elstob ↗
  9. Creel studies, Cullercoats, October 1868
    Watercolor
    each 9.5 x 14.5cms, 39.5 x 29.5cms in frame.
    Anderson & Garland · · Lot 58
    £80≈ $108≈ €93HammerSign up free to seeEst. £100–200View at Anderson & Garland ↗
  10. Myles Birket Foster, The Riva Degli Schiavoni And The Doge's Palace, Venice, Watercolour
    The Riva Degli Schiavoni And The Doge's Palace, Venice
    Watercolor
    14cm x 16.5cm
    Elstob & Elstob · · Lot 576
    £80≈ $108≈ €93HammerSign up free to seeView at Elstob & Elstob ↗
Also offered, result not published (1)

Lots by Myles Birket Foster that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

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Myles Birket Foster: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Myles Birket Foster at auction?

$3,049Sign up free to see, for Untitled at Sworders (July 2020) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Myles Birket Foster?

The median sale price is $281Sign up free to see across 29 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Myles Birket Foster have sold at auction?

29 of 36 recorded lots sold between 2001 and 2026. 1 further lot was offered with no published result and is not counted.

Which auction houses sell Myles Birket Foster?

Anderson & Garland, Elstob & Elstob and Toovey's account for the most recorded results. Anderson & Garland · Elstob & Elstob · Toovey's

About Myles Birket Foster

Myles Birket Foster was a British illustrator, watercolourist and engraver in the Victorian period. His name is also to be found as Myles Birkett Foster.

From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In museum collections

  • Myles Birket Foster, Children in a CartChildren in a Cart
    National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0
  • Myles Birket Foster, Lake in a Mountainous LandscapeLake in a Mountainous Landscape
    National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0
  • Myles Birket Foster, Illustration for Longfellow's "The Rainy Day"Illustration for Longfellow's "The Rainy Day", 1850s
    National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0
  • Myles Birket Foster, Title Page for "Ellen Seymour"Title Page for "Ellen Seymour"
    National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0

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