Terry Frost

Terry Frost

British · 1915–2003 · Painter, Printmaker

Sir Terence Ernest Manitou Frost RA was a British abstract artist, who worked in Newlyn, Cornwall. Frost was renowned for his use of the Cornish light, colour and shape to… (Wikipedia)

£48,000≈ $80,712≈ €53,963Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumGreen and WhiteBonhams242lots offered2003–2026years recorded73%sold (177)$1.5kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Green and White by Terry Frost, oil on board, sold Nov 2009Green and WhiteBonhams · £48,000≈ $80,712≈ €53,963Sign up to see
  2. Linen, White and Red, June/July '61 by Terry Frost, oil and linen on canvas, sold Nov 2008Linen, White and Red, June/July '61Bonhams · £36,000≈ $54,158≈ €42,867Sign up to see
  3. GREY, BLACK AND WHITE, CIRCA 1950 by Terry Frost, oil on board, sold Oct 2021GREY, BLACK AND WHITE, CIRCA 1950Lyon & Turnbull · £32,500≈ $44,655≈ €38,519Sign up to see

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  1. Untitled by Terry Frost, pencil, offered Jul 2025
    Untitled
    Drawing · ed. 68/120
    36 x 58cm
    Chiswick Auctions · · Lot 94
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £800–1,200View at Chiswick Auctions ↗
  2. Untitled by Terry Frost, pencil, offered Jul 2025
    Untitled
    Drawing · ed. 89/125
    70 x 91cm
    Chiswick Auctions · · Lot 95
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £1,000–2,000View at Chiswick Auctions ↗
  3. Nobody eats Oranges under the Full Moon by Terry Frost, Lithograph printed in colours with aquatint, offered Jun 2025
    Nobody eats Oranges under the Full Moon
    Lithograph
    Dreweatts · · Lot 119
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £300–500View at Dreweatts ↗
  4. ROCKER, 1973 by Terry Frost, 1973, anodised steel, offered May 2025
    ROCKER, 1973, 1973
    anodised steel
    7.5cm high, 31cm wide (3in high, 12 ¼in wide)
    Lyon & Turnbull · · Lot 173
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £1,200–1,800View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
  5. Untitled by Terry Frost, oil on canvas, offered Mar 2025
    Untitled
    Oil · Canvas
    51 x 61 cm
    Chiswick Auctions · · Lot 69
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £4,000–6,000View at Chiswick Auctions ↗
  6. Untitled by Terry Frost, pencil, offered Feb 2025
    Untitled
    Drawing · ed. 53/120
    36 x 58cm
    Chiswick Auctions · · Lot 33
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £800–1,200View at Chiswick Auctions ↗
  7. Untitled by Terry Frost, woodcut, offered Feb 2025
    Untitled
    Woodcut / linocut
    77 x 45cm
    Chiswick Auctions · · Lot 34
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £500–700View at Chiswick Auctions ↗
  8. Untitled by Terry Frost, pencil, offered Feb 2025
    Untitled
    Drawing · ed. 88/125
    73.7 x 54cm
    Chiswick Auctions · · Lot 35
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £700–1,000View at Chiswick Auctions ↗
  9. Scammel by Terry Frost, etching, offered Feb 2025
    Scammel
    Etching · ed. 1/8
    Dreweatts · · Lot 117
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £600–800View at Dreweatts ↗
  10. Nobody eats Oranges under the Full Moon by Terry Frost, Lithograph printed in colours with aquatint, offered Feb 2025
    Nobody eats Oranges under the Full Moon
    Lithograph
    Dreweatts · · Lot 118
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £600–800View at Dreweatts ↗
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About Terry Frost

Sir Terence Ernest Manitou Frost RA was a British abstract artist, who worked in Newlyn, Cornwall. Frost was renowned for his use of the Cornish light, colour and shape to start a new art movement in England. He became a leading exponent of abstract art and a recognised figure of the British art establishment.

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