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William McCance

British · 1894–1970 · Painter

William McCance (1894–1970) was a Scottish artist, and was second Controller of the Gregynog Press in Powys, mid-Wales. (Wikipedia)

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  1. William McCance, PARADISE NEAR PAINSWICK, oil on boardPARADISE NEAR PAINSWICKLyon & Turnbull · £9,375≈ $12,626≈ €10,384Sign up to see
  2. William McCance, FRUIT COMPOSITION, oil on boardFRUIT COMPOSITIONLyon & Turnbull · £4,000≈ $5,254≈ €4,736Sign up to see
  3. William McCance, ABSTRACT FIGURE, 1927, a woodcutABSTRACT FIGURELyon & Turnbull · £3,276≈ $4,146≈ €3,791Sign up to see

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William McCance, SEATED WOMAN, Pencil, authenticated by the Artist's widow, Dr Margaret McCance, on the label verso
SEATED WOMAN
Lyon & Turnbull · Dec 4, 2025
£1,524Sign up free to see
William McCance, LUCY READING, pencil
LUCY READING
Lyon & Turnbull · Dec 4, 2025
£1,524Sign up free to see
William McCance, TENT SHELTER ON THE LAWN, SUMMERHILL, LYME REGIS, oil on board
TENT SHELTER ON THE LAWN, SUMMERHILL, LYME REGIS
Lyon & Turnbull · Dec 4, 2025
£2,286Sign up free to see
William McCance, SPRING, 1947, oil on canvas
SPRING, 1947
Lyon & Turnbull · Jun 25, 2025
£1,071Sign up free to see
William McCance, COMPOSITION WITH SHELL, 1946, oil on board
COMPOSITION WITH SHELL, 1946
Lyon & Turnbull · Jun 25, 2025
£882Sign up free to see
William McCance, STILL LIFE, 1947, oil on board
STILL LIFE, 1947
Lyon & Turnbull · Jun 25, 2025
£1,512Sign up free to see
William McCance, SCULPTURE BY A POOL, 1945, watercolour wax resist with ink
SCULPTURE BY A POOL, 1945
Lyon & Turnbull · Jun 25, 2025
£277Sign up free to see
William McCance, RHYTHMICAL FIGURE, 1935, fire clay sculpture
RHYTHMICAL FIGURE, 1935
Lyon & Turnbull · Jun 25, 2025
£693Sign up free to see
William McCance, FORCE X, OR DIKS RAC (THE ACCIDENTAL APPROACH), 1961, oil on board
FORCE X, OR DIKS RAC (THE ACCIDENTAL APPROACH), 1961
Lyon & Turnbull · Jun 25, 2025
£1,134Sign up free to see
William McCance, THREE RED NUDE STUDIES, 1930, pencil and coloured chalk (3)
THREE RED NUDE STUDIES, 1930
Lyon & Turnbull · Jun 25, 2025
£328Sign up free to see
William McCance, SEATED FIGURE WITH FRUIT, oil on board
SEATED FIGURE WITH FRUIT
Lyon & Turnbull · Jun 25, 2025
£403Sign up free to see
William McCance, FORBIDDEN FRUIT, red clay sculpture
FORBIDDEN FRUIT
Lyon & Turnbull · Jun 25, 2025
£441Sign up free to see
William McCance, FORBIDDEN FRUIT, 1946, oil on board
FORBIDDEN FRUIT, 1946
Lyon & Turnbull · Jun 25, 2025
£1,386Sign up free to see
William McCance, CONTEMPLATIVE FIGURE, 1945, oil on board
CONTEMPLATIVE FIGURE, 1945
Lyon & Turnbull · Jun 25, 2025
£1,260Sign up free to see
William McCance, SELF PORTRAIT, 1962, oil on board
SELF PORTRAIT, 1962
Lyon & Turnbull · Jun 25, 2025
£1,512Sign up free to see
William McCance, PORTRAIT STUDY OF AGNES MILLER PARKER, Pencil drawing
PORTRAIT STUDY OF AGNES MILLER PARKER
Lyon & Turnbull · Jun 25, 2025
£277Sign up free to see
William McCance, FIGURE IN GREEN AND BLACK, 1955, monotype print with overlay ink and pencil drawing on brown paper
FIGURE IN GREEN AND BLACK, 1955
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 2, 2024
£378Sign up free to see
William McCance, INITIALS FOR 'THE FABLES OF ESOPE', wood engravings, Artist's Proof
INITIALS FOR 'THE FABLES OF ESOPE'
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 2, 2024
£693Sign up free to see
William McCance, PORTRAIT OF AGNES MILLER PARKER; BLUE NUDE IN AN ORKNEY CHAIR, 1930, charcoal
PORTRAIT OF AGNES MILLER PARKER; BLUE NUDE IN AN ORKNEY CHAIR, 1930
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 2, 2024
£529Sign up free to see
William McCance, THREE DRAWINGS: SCRUBBING; WORKING; SLEEPING, Pencil on paper (3)
THREE DRAWINGS: SCRUBBING; WORKING; SLEEPING
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 2, 2024
£580Sign up free to see
William McCance, THREE CAT SKETCHES, Pencil sketch (3)
THREE CAT SKETCHES
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 2, 2024
£378Sign up free to see
William McCance, TREES, Watercolour and pencil
TREES
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 2, 2024
£1,134Sign up free to see
William McCance, IMPROVISED SEATED FIGURE, 1955, Monotype
IMPROVISED SEATED FIGURE, 1955
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 2, 2024
£504Sign up free to see
William McCance, TWO NUDE STUDIES, pencil and charcoal,
TWO NUDE STUDIES
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 2, 2024
£554Sign up free to see
William McCance, RECLINING GIANT, 1945, watercolour wax resist and pencil
RECLINING GIANT, 1945
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 2, 2024
£2,520Sign up free to see
William McCance, CENSOR SKETCH NO.10, 1955, Monotype
CENSOR SKETCH NO.10, 1955
Lyon & Turnbull · Feb 13, 2024
£378Sign up free to see
William McCance, ABSTRACT FIGURE, 1927, a woodcut
ABSTRACT FIGURE, 1927
Lyon & Turnbull · Jun 28, 2023
£3,276Sign up free to see
William McCance, CROUCHING FIGURE, charcoal
CROUCHING FIGURE
Lyon & Turnbull · Jun 8, 2023
£1,008Sign up free to see
William McCance, SIAMESE CAT, pencil on buff paper
SIAMESE CAT
Lyon & Turnbull · Feb 7, 2023
£353Sign up free to see
William McCance, STILL LIFE WITH JUG AND FRUIT, pencil on buff paper
STILL LIFE WITH JUG AND FRUIT
Lyon & Turnbull · Dec 9, 2021
£1,375Sign up free to see
William McCance, NUDE STUDY, charcoal
NUDE STUDY
Lyon & Turnbull · Jun 10, 2021
£688Sign up free to see
William McCance, SEATED NUDE, pencil and pastel on buff paper
SEATED NUDE
Lyon & Turnbull · Dec 4, 2020
£525Sign up free to see
William McCance, PARADISE NEAR PAINSWICK, oil on board
PARADISE NEAR PAINSWICK
Lyon & Turnbull · Dec 4, 2020
£9,375Sign up free to see
William McCance, HEAD STUDY - LUCY, pencil
HEAD STUDY - LUCY
Lyon & Turnbull · Jun 16, 2020
£875Sign up free to see
William McCance, NUDE BACK, charcoal
NUDE BACK
Lyon & Turnbull · Jan 15, 2020
£875Sign up free to see
William McCance, FEMALE NUDE, black chalk and pencil
FEMALE NUDE
Lyon & Turnbull · Dec 5, 2019
£875Sign up free to see
William McCance, TIMBERSCOMBE, oil on board
TIMBERSCOMBE
Lyon & Turnbull · Dec 5, 2019
£1,875Sign up free to see
William McCance, FRUIT COMPOSITION, oil on board
FRUIT COMPOSITION
Lyon & Turnbull · Dec 5, 2019
£4,000Sign up free to see
William McCance, STILL LIFE (FIGURE AND FRUIT), oil on board
STILL LIFE (FIGURE AND FRUIT)
Lyon & Turnbull · Jun 25, 2025
William McCance, TWO PRINTS: THE CENSOR - 1949 & THE CENSOR NO. 2, 1950, The Censor: Linocut in four colours, 1/30
TWO PRINTS: THE CENSOR - 1949 & THE CENSOR NO. 2, 1950
Lyon & Turnbull · Jun 25, 2025
William McCance, TWO NUDE STUDIES, 1930, pencil and charcoal, mounted together
TWO NUDE STUDIES, 1930
Lyon & Turnbull · Jun 25, 2025
William McCance, FOUR NUDE STUDIES, 1930, pencil and charcoal, mounted together in pairs (4)
FOUR NUDE STUDIES, 1930
Lyon & Turnbull · Jun 25, 2025
William McCance, RESTING CAT, Fire clay sculpture with wooden base
RESTING CAT
Lyon & Turnbull · Jun 25, 2025
William McCance, Still Sleeping, ink and pencil
Still Sleeping
Bonhams · Mar 20, 2025
William McCance, TWO NUDE STUDIES, 1930, pencil and charcoal, mounted together
TWO NUDE STUDIES, 1930
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 2, 2024
William McCance, FOUR NUDE STUDIES, 1930, pencil and charcoal, mounted together in pairs (4)
FOUR NUDE STUDIES, 1930
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 2, 2024
William McCance, THREE RED NUDE STUDIES, 1930, pencil and coloured chalk (3)
THREE RED NUDE STUDIES, 1930
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 2, 2024

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