Wilhelmina Barns-Graham
British · 1912–2004 · Painter
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham CBE was one of the foremost British abstract artists, a member of the influential Penwith Society of Arts. (Wikipedia)
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3 works by Wilhelmina Barns-Graham coming up at auction · bid with the house ↓
Record prices
RED AND VIOLET, 1961Lyon & Turnbull · £43,750≈ $60,113≈ €51,852Sign up to see
Small VortexClarke Auction Gallery · $55,000≈ £39,205≈ €44,643Sign up to see
BLACK, WHITE & YELLOW, 1957Lyon & Turnbull · £19,050≈ $25,735≈ €21,992Sign up to see
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham’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).
Coming up at auction
3 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house
Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Lots sold
48
of 50 offered · 2008–2026
Sell-through
96%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 11 | 11 | 100% | $22.3kSign up | $13.7kSign up | $60.1kSign up |
| Oil | 11 | 11 | 100% | $22.3kSign up | $13.7kSign up | $60.1kSign up |
| Works on paper | 12 | 10 | 83% | $6.6kSign up | $7kSign up | $12kSign up |
| Gouache | 5 | 4 | 80% | $6.4kSign up | $6.1kSign up | $11.8kSign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 1 | 100% | $6.3kSign up | $6.3kSign up | $6.3kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 27 | 27 | 100% | $1.6kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $3.5kSign up |
| Lithograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $3.5kSign up | $3.5kSign up | $3.5kSign up |
| Screenprint | 26 | 26 | 100% | $1.5kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $2.4kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.