Ruskin Spear
British · 1911–1990 · Painter
Ruskin Spear, CBE, RA was an English painter and teacher of art, regarded as one of the foremost British portrait painters of his day. He is the father of Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Strawberry MousseSworders · £32,000≈ $42,374≈ €36,854Sign up to see
UntitledSworders · £28,000≈ $37,313≈ €33,658Sign up to see
UntitledSworders · £14,000≈ $18,656≈ €16,829Sign up to see
Ruskin Spear’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
33
of 33 offered · 2013–2026
Sell-through
100%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 20 | 20 | 100% | $8.9kSign up | $5.1kSign up | $42.4kSign up |
| Oil | 20 | 20 | 100% | $8.9kSign up | $5.1kSign up | $42.4kSign up |
| Works on paper | 5 | 5 | 100% | $341Sign up | $293Sign up | $866Sign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $98Sign up | $98Sign up | $98Sign up |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | 100% | $437Sign up | $377Sign up | $866Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 8 | 8 | 100% | $258Sign up | $246Sign up | $533Sign up |
| Lithograph | 6 | 6 | 100% | $177Sign up | $171Sign up | $293Sign up |
| Screenprint | 2 | 2 | 100% | $500Sign up | $500Sign up | $533Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.