William Edward Frank Britten, Suggestion for a portrait

William Edward Frank Britten

British · 1848–1916 · Painter, Illustrator

William Edward Frank Britten was a British painter and illustrator. It is known that he worked in London, England starting in 1873 and that he stayed in the city until at least… (Wikipedia)

What is a William Edward Frank Britten worth?

€900≈ $1,060≈ £782Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumSuggestion for a portraitAste Bolaffi1auction results2026years recorded100%sold (1)$1.1kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Suggestion for a portrait by William Edward Frank Britten, Pen and pastels on paper, sold Apr 2026Suggestion for a portraitAste Bolaffi · €900≈ $1,060≈ £782Sign up to see

William Edward Frank Britten’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).

William Edward Frank Britten has appeared at auction 1 time in ArtSell’s records in 2026; 1 sold, a sell-through rate of 100%. The auction record in our data is Suggestion for a portrait, sold at Aste Bolaffi in April 2026 for $1.1kSign up free to see. Most results come from Aste Bolaffi (1).

William Edward Frank Britten at auction: key figures

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2026
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$1.1kSign up free to see Suggestion for a portrait, Aste Bolaffi, Apr 2026

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  1. Suggestion for a portrait by William Edward Frank Britten, Pen and pastels on paper, sold Apr 2026
    Suggestion for a portrait
    Pastel · Paper
    12.40 x 6.50 in.
    Aste Bolaffi · · Lot 501
    €900≈ $1,060≈ £782Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Aste Bolaffi ↗

William Edward Frank Britten: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by William Edward Frank Britten at auction?

$1,060Sign up free to see, for Suggestion for a portrait at Aste Bolaffi (April 2026), the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for William Edward Frank Britten?

The median sale price is $1.1kSign up free to see across 1 priced sale. Prices vary by medium, size and date; see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by William Edward Frank Britten have sold at auction?

1 of 1 recorded lots sold in 2026.

Which auction houses sell William Edward Frank Britten?

Aste Bolaffi accounts for the most recorded results. Aste Bolaffi

William Edward Frank Britten prices at a glance

Auction results
1 2026
Median price
$1.1kSign up free to see 1 sold
Most recent sale
$1.1kSign up free to see Apr 2026, Aste Bolaffi
Record sale
$1.1kSign up free to see 2026, Aste Bolaffi

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About William Edward Frank Britten

William Edward Frank Britten was a British painter and illustrator. It is known that he worked in London, England starting in 1873 and that he stayed in the city until at least 1890. Britten's work ranged in style from to traditional Victorian to Pre-Raphaelite, and his artistic medium ranged from paintings to book illustrations. His paintings have mostly been praised by critics with his illustrations having been treated as either neutral or favourable by reviewers.

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