Price databaseBrowseWhat’s it worth?Sell your artworkAppraisals
Watchlist
The perishable face by John Bantng, 1960, Gouache, ink and pencil on buff paper, sold May 2025Photo © Dreweatts — view this lot on Dreweatts ↗

Thumbnail shown for reference only. Dreweatts holds the rights to its photography — see the full images on the original lot page ↗

Auction result

The perishable face

John Bantng (British, 1902–1972) · 1960

£325 hammer

≈ $438≈ €388

Sign up free to see all prices

You’ve used this month’s free price views. A free account shows the hammer price, buyer’s premium and price realized for every lot — no card, no fees.

Sign up free Sign in
Medium
Gouache · Works on paper all gouache results →
As published: “Gouache, ink and pencil on buff paper”
Support
Paper
Signed / inscribed
Signed with initials, titled and dated 1960 (lower right)
Category
Gouaches
Dimensions
44 x 52.5cm
Auction house
Dreweatts
Sale
Art & Interiors (drewea1-10555)
Date
May 29, 2025
Location
Newbury, United Kingdom
Lot
1033
Estimate
£500 – £700 (≈ $673 – $943) (≈ €597 – €836)
Source
Auction house auctions.dreweatts.com ↗
Retrieved Oct 11, 2026

View this lot on Dreweatts ↗

Own a work by John Bantng? Get a free auction estimate →

Own this work? Add it to My Collection → Private to you, with alerts when comparable works sell.

Similar size by this artist

Works by John Bantng with a longest side of about 52.5 cm (20.7 in) (±20 %).

All John Bantng results of this size →

More results for John Bantng

All results for John Bantng →

Also in this sale

Art & Interiors · Dreweatts · May 29, 2025

All Dreweatts results →

Similar works

Gouache results by other artists in a similar price range.

Artists related to John Bantng

All John Bantng results · More from Dreweatts · Art value guides