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Walter Greaves, The Black Lion, Chelsea by Night

Walter Greaves

British · 1846–1930 · Painter, Printmaker

Walter Greaves was a British painter, etcher and topographical draftsman. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Walter Greaves, Untitled, Walter Greaves (1846-1930) Battersea Bridge oil on canvas 50.5 x 41.5cmUntitledSworders · £7,000≈ $9,948≈ €8,140Sign up to see
  2. Walter Greaves, Thames viewThames viewBonhams · £1,000≈ $1,545≈ €1,361Sign up to see
  3. Walter Greaves, The Approach to Old Battersea Bridge'; The Adam & Eve Wine & Spirit Merchant, two, pen, ink and grey washThe Approach to Old Battersea Bridge'; The Adam & Eve Wine & Spirit Merchant, two, penToovey's · £1,100≈ $1,435≈ €1,249Sign up to see

Walter Greaves’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).

Lot images as published by each auction house (9 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Walter Greaves, Portrait of Thomas Carlyle, pen, ink and grey wash
Portrait of Thomas Carlyle, pen
Toovey's · Nov 5, 2025
£280Sign up free to see
Walter Greaves, The Approach to Old Battersea Bridge'; The Adam & Eve Wine & Spirit Merchant, two, pen, ink and grey wash
The Approach to Old Battersea Bridge'; The Adam & Eve Wine & Spirit Merchant, two, pen
Toovey's · Nov 5, 2025
£1,100Sign up free to see
Walter Greaves, Untitled, Walter Greaves (1846-1930) Battersea Bridge oil on canvas 50.5 x 41.5cm
Untitled
Sworders · May 18, 2021
£7,000Sign up free to see
Walter Greaves, Snow on the Chelsea Embankment, watercolour on paper
Snow on the Chelsea Embankment
Levis Fine Art Auctions · Nov 1, 2020
CA$322Sign up free to see
Walter Greaves, Coal Barges Unloading, etching Image
Coal Barges Unloading
Olympia Auctions · Oct 23, 2019
£260Sign up free to see
Walter Greaves, Thames view
Thames view
Bonhams · Oct 21, 2015
£1,000Sign up free to see
Walter Greaves, Chelsea Reach
Chelsea Reach
Bonhams · Oct 21, 2015
£875Sign up free to see
Walter Greaves, Thames view
Thames view
Bonhams · Oct 21, 2015
£625Sign up free to see
PORTRAIT OF THOMAS CARLYLE, c.1911
Whyte's · Feb 23, 2015
€800Sign up free to see

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Walter Greaves, The Black Lion, Chelsea by Night
The Black Lion, Chelsea by Night1890
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art
Walter Greaves, An Artist Painting
An Artist Painting1870
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art
Walter Greaves, Thomas Carlyle, 1795 - 1881. Historian and essayist
Thomas Carlyle, 1795 - 1881. Historian and essayist1879
National Galleries Scotland ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Galleries Scotland
Walter Greaves, James Abbott McNeill Whistler
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
National Portrait Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Portrait Gallery
Walter Greaves, Hammersmith Bridge on Boat-race Day
Hammersmith Bridge on Boat-race Day1862
National Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery
Walter Greaves, Walter Greaves and Alice Greaves on the Embankment
Walter Greaves and Alice Greaves on the Embankment1885
National Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery
Walter Greaves, Old Battersea Bridge
Old Battersea Bridge1874
National Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery
Walter Greaves, The Green Dress
The Green Dress1875
National Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery
Walter Greaves, James McNeill Whistler
James McNeill Whistler1869 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, A. A. Munger Collection — public domain (CC0)
Walter Greaves, Coal Barges Unloading (recto); Sketch of a Building (verso)
Coal Barges Unloading (recto); Sketch of a Building (verso)1872 (recto); n.d. (verso) · Etching and drypoint in black, with touches of pen and black ink (recto) and black chalk (verso), on cream laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Esther Sparks — public domain (CC0)

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