Photo © John Nicholson's — view this lot on John Nicholson's ↗Portraits of a man and a woman watercolours one
Watercolor
John Nicholson's · Feb 11, 2026£65 ≈ $89 ≈ €75Sign up free to see price
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Sails and sails
William Crosbie (British, 1915–1999)
£1,100 hammer
≈ $1,493≈ €1,275
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- Medium
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “Watercolour on oatmeal paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated 44 (lower left)
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 36.5 x 50cm
- Auction house
- Dreweatts
- Sale
- Modern and Contemporary Art to include 'Kindred Spirits: The Artistic World of Sir Stanley Spencer' (drewea1-10566)
- Date
- July 10, 2025
- Location
- Newbury, United Kingdom
- Lot
- 327
- Estimate
- £400 – £600 (≈ $543 – $814) (≈ €464 – €696)
- Source
- Auction house auctions.dreweatts.com ↗Retrieved Oct 10, 2026
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