William Lionel Wyllie

British · 1851–1931 · Painter, Printmaker

William Lionel Wyllie, also known as W. L. Wyllie, was a prolific English painter of maritime themes in both oils and watercolours. He has been described as "the most… (Wikipedia)

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ZAR 323,470≈ $16,901≈ £13,942≈ €15,981Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumWork-a-Day EnglandStrauss & Co2023271lots offered2003–2026years recorded95%sold (252)$227Sign up free to seemedian price

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Work-a-Day EnglandStrauss & Co · Oct 2023ZAR 323,470≈ $16,901≈ £13,942≈ €15,981Sign up to see
The flowing river winds pastDreweatts · Jun 2026£12,000≈ $16,058≈ €13,917Sign up to see
HMS VictoryToovey's · Jun 2025£3,800≈ $5,126≈ €4,483Sign up to see

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'Our Fathers', To The Memory Of The Nameless Killed And Wounded, By Captain Ronald A Hopwood R.N
Etching
33cm x 22cm
Elstob & Elstob · Sep 24, 2025 · Lot 605
£150≈ $202≈ €172HammerSign up free to seeView at Elstob & Elstob ↗
Full speed ahead
Oil
12 x 23cm
Gorringe's · Aug 18, 2025 · Lot 1684
£60≈ $81≈ €70HammerSign up free to seeEst. £80–120View at Gorringe's ↗
Erith
Watercolor
15 x 30cm
Gorringe's · Jul 28, 2025 · Lot 749
£220≈ $295≈ €253HammerSign up free to seeEst. £100–150View at Gorringe's ↗
The Tower from the river
Drawing
20 x 25cm
Gorringe's · Jul 28, 2025 · Lot 750
£65≈ $87≈ €75HammerSign up free to seeEst. £80–120View at Gorringe's ↗
St Paul’s from the river
Drawing
20 x 24cm
Gorringe's · Jul 28, 2025 · Lot 751
£70≈ $94≈ €81HammerSign up free to seeEst. £100–150View at Gorringe's ↗
Sea Scouts at Old Portsmouth
Drawing
14 x 31cm
Gorringe's · Jul 14, 2025 · Lot 733
£50≈ $67≈ €58HammerSign up free to seeEst. £80–120View at Gorringe's ↗
Forth Bridge
Drawing
12 x 34cm
Gorringe's · Jun 23, 2025 · Lot 1697
£50≈ $67≈ €58HammerSign up free to seeEst. £40–60View at Gorringe's ↗
HMS Victory
Watercolor
34.5cm x 50cm
Toovey's · Jun 11, 2025 · Lot 81
£3,800≈ $5,126≈ €4,483HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
Tower Bridge with barges
Etching
22 x 27cm
Gorringe's · May 19, 2025 · Lot 1668
£80≈ $107≈ €95HammerSign up free to seeEst. £40–60View at Gorringe's ↗
Shipping on the Tyne at Newcastle
Etching
22 x 37.5cms (plate), 38.5 x 52cms in frame.
Anderson & Garland · Apr 3, 2025 · Lot 905
£280≈ $369≈ €333HammerSign up free to seeEst. £150–250View at Anderson & Garland ↗

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About William Lionel Wyllie

William Lionel Wyllie, also known as W. L. Wyllie, was a prolific English painter of maritime themes in both oils and watercolours. He has been described as "the most distinguished marine artist of his day." His work is in the Tate, the Royal Academy, the Imperial War Museum, the National Maritime Museum, the National Museum of the Royal Navy, and many other institutions around the world.

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In museum collections

Loss of HMS Pathfinder, September 5th 1914
Imperial War Museum London · Public domain
Storm and Sunshine: A Battle with the Elements, 1885
Royal Museums Greenwich · Public domain
'Well Done "Condor"': The Bombardment of Alexandria, 1883
Royal Museums Greenwich · Public domain
The 'Teutonic' leaving Liverpool, 1889
Royal Museums Greenwich · Public domain

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