William Birnie
French · 1929–2006 · Painter
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Record prices
PRAWN BOATS, PITTENWEEMLyon & Turnbull · £1,500≈ $2,046≈ €1,804Sign up to see
ON THE GRAND CANAL - '98Lyon & Turnbull · £1,512≈ $1,914≈ €1,750Sign up to see
LA CITADELLA, 1995Lyon & Turnbull · £1,386≈ $1,714≈ €1,641Sign up to see
William Birnie’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
22
of 26 offered · 2020–2026
Sell-through
85%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 22 | 20 | 91% | $914Sign up | $807Sign up | $2kSign up |
| Oil | 21 | 19 | 90% | $913Sign up | $791Sign up | $2kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $933Sign up | $933Sign up | $933Sign up |
| Works on paper | 3 | 1 | 33% | $671Sign up | $671Sign up | $671Sign up |
| Watercolor | 2 | 1 | 50% | $671Sign up | $671Sign up | $671Sign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $671Sign up | $671Sign up | $671Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.