John Wonnacott Paintings & Artwork for Sale | John Wonnacott Art Value Price Guide

Dec. 08, 2022
John Wonnacott CBE, British b.1940 - Estuary mud flat, boys leaping; pencil on paper, 26.5 x 34
Est: £200 - £300
John Wonnacott CBE, British b.1940 - Estuary mud flat, boys leaping; pencil on paper, 26.5 x 34.5 cm (ARR) Provenance: gifted by the Artist
Roseberys
Mar. 16, 2022
λ John Wonnacott (British b. 1940), View from Lloyds Building IV Night Time
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
λ John Wonnacott (British b. 1940)View from Lloyds Building IV Night TimeOil on board105 x 133.5cm (41¼ x 52½ in.)John Wonnacott is one of Britain's most celebrated portrait painters, with The Royal Family and Prime Ministers amongst his most notable commissions. However, these immersive portraits would not be possible without his exploration into how we physically see and experience the world around us and in turn how he, as a painter can capture this moment; this experience.The present works form part of a series of London landscapes painted from the glass elevators of the Lloyd's Building. Although these paintings are topographically accurate, placing the onlooker unmistakably above the city of London skyline, Wonnacott uses the glass lift to construct a dynamic space that draws the viewer into the canvas and suspends them hundreds of feet above the ground. The dramatically foreshortened perspective of the intricately congested cityscape in View from Lloyds Building I, Daytime contrasts with the expansive open sky above giving that feeling of joyous vertigo as one is propelled into the air by the glass elevators.In View from Lloyds Building IV, Night Time Wonnacott subverts this feeling into one of a sensory claustrophobia. Reflections of the city and the Lloyds Building behind bounce off the glass elevator, enclosing the onlooker as the surrounding buildings crowd in. Through his masterful use of palette, perspective, and pictorial construction Wonnacott has brought a wonderful immediacy to these pictures that allows us, the viewer, to share his experience both physically and emotionally.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Mar. 16, 2022
λ John Wonnacott (British b. 1940), View from Lloyds Building I, Daytime
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
λ John Wonnacott (British b. 1940)View from Lloyds Building I, DaytimeOil on boardSigned (verso)95 x 136cm (37¼ x 53½ in.)John Wonnacott is one of Britain's most celebrated portrait painters, with The Royal Family and Prime Ministers amongst his most notable commissions. However, these immersive portraits would not be possible without his exploration into how we physically see and experience the world around us and in turn how he, as a painter can capture this moment; this experience.The present works form part of a series of London landscapes painted from the glass elevators of the Lloyd's Building. Although these paintings are topographically accurate, placing the onlooker unmistakably above the city of London skyline, Wonnacott uses the glass lift to construct a dynamic space that draws the viewer into the canvas and suspends them hundreds of feet above the ground. The dramatically foreshortened perspective of the intricately congested cityscape in View from Lloyds Building I, Daytime contrasts with the expansive open sky above giving that feeling of joyous vertigo as one is propelled into the air by the glass elevators.Through his masterful use of palette, perspective, and pictorial construction Wonnacott has brought a wonderful immediacy to these pictures that allows us, the viewer, to share his experience both physically and emotionally.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Dec. 16, 2020
John Henry Wonnacott (British, born 1940) Self Portrait - Winter Sunset
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
John Henry Wonnacott (British, born 1940) Self Portrait - Winter Sunset oil on board 39.5 x 35.5cm (15 9/16 x 14in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Dec. 16, 2020
John Henry Wonnacott (British, born 1940) Winter Portrait with Wet Road
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
John Henry Wonnacott (British, born 1940) Winter Portrait with Wet Road signed and dated 'John Wonnacott/1992' (on board verso) oil on board 62 x 54cm (24 7/16 x 21 1/4in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Sep. 10, 2019
John Wonnacott (British b. 1940), Estuary Mud Flat
Est: $300 - $500
John Wonnacott (British b. 1940) Estuary Mud Flat Unsigned Graphite on paper; apparently in good condition. Framed.* Sight size: 12 x 12 in (30.5 x 30.5 cm)Property of Various Owners
Weschler's
Jun. 13, 2018
JOHN WONNACOTT | Estuary Window: September Afternoon - Girls
Est: £5,000 - £7,000
oil on canvas over board
Sotheby's
Sep. 13, 2017
JOHN WONNACOTT | Estuary Window: September Afternoon - Girls
Est: £5,000 - £7,000
oil on canvas over board
Sotheby's
Sep. 28, 2016
JOHN WONNACOTT | Estuary Window: Summer Night - The Priest
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
oil on canvas
Sotheby's
Sep. 30, 2015
JOHN WONNACOTT | Self-Portrait with Electric Light Bulb
Est: £15,000 - £20,000
oil on board
Sotheby's
Jun. 30, 2015
John Wonnacott CBE, British b.1940- ''Snow Window'
Est: £7,000 - £9,000
John Wonnacott CBE, British b.1940- ''Snow Window'', 2003; oil on canvas, 112x129.5cm (may be subject to Droit de Suite) Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the current owner Note: A copy of a letter from the artist confirming the authenticity of this painting accompanies this lot. A copy of John Wannacott, an Exhibition in New York and London, Oct 21-Nov 20 1999 Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, Jan 26-Feb 18 2000 Agnew's, London, signed and dedicated by the artist, accompanies this lot
Roseberys
Jun. 25, 2015
John Wonnacott (b.1940) 'Estuary window sketch', 26 x 10in.
Est: £200 - £300
John Wonnacott (b.1940) pencil on paper, 'Estuary window sketch', Marlborough Fine Art label verso, 26 x 10in.
Gorringes
Nov. 18, 2014
John Wonnacott
Est: £30,000 - £50,000
John Wonnacott
Sotheby's
Apr. 12, 2014
John Wonnacott Hon RP CBE, British b.1940- ''View
Est: £60 - £80
John Wonnacott Hon RP CBE, British b.1940- ''View from Lloyd's Building''; screenprint in colours, signed and numbered 258/350 in pencil, 65x89cm (may be subject to Droit de Suite)
Roseberys
Feb. 08, 2014
John Wonnacott Hon RP CBE, British b.1940- ''View
Est: £100 - £150
John Wonnacott Hon RP CBE, British b.1940- ''View from Lloyd's Building''; screenprint in colours, signed and numbered 258/350 in pencil, 65x89cm (may be subject to Droit de Suite)
Roseberys
Jan. 16, 2014
John Wonnacott (b. 1940)
Est: £5,000 - £7,000
John Wonnacott (b. 1940) >Cheese night<br>oil on canvas >20 x 20 in. (50.8 x 50.8 cm.)<br>Painted in 2008-2009.
Christie's
Dec. 05, 2013
John Wonnacott (b.1940) Chalkwell Beach, Flood
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
John Wonnacott (b.1940) Chalkwell Beach, Flood Water Overflow (Early Morning) oil on board 28 1/2 x 49 1/2 in., 72.4 x 125.9 cm Exhibited: Ipswich, Christchurch Mansion Museums & Galleries, John Wonnacott in East Anglia, 21 Mar - 10 May 1998. IMPORTANT: This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Dreweatts 1759
Jul. 11, 2013
John Wonnacott (b. 1940)
Est: -
John Wonnacott (b. 1940) Night Painting from Tower Five of the Lloyd's Building oil on board 92½ x 28¼ in. (235 x 72 cm.) Painted in 1992-1995.
Christie's
Dec. 04, 2012
John Wonnacott (b. 1940) Estuary Mud Flats, The
Est: £300 - £500
John Wonnacott (b. 1940) Estuary Mud Flats, The Battle Pencil on paper, c.1986-1988, 29.5 x 29.5cm (11 3/4 x 11 3/4in). Provenance: with Marlborough Fine Art; with Christchurch Mansion Museums & Galleries.. Exhibited: Marlborough Fine Art, John Wonnacott Recent Work, 1988.
Dreweatts 1759
Dec. 04, 2012
John Wonnacott (b. 1940) Estuary Mud Flats, Girl
Est: £300 - £500
John Wonnacott (b. 1940) Estuary Mud Flats, Girl Leaping Pencil on paper, c.1986-1988, 29 x 30cm (11 1/2 x 11 3/4in). Provenance: with Marlborough Fine Art; with Christchurch Mansion Museums & Galleries. Exhibited: Marlborough Fine Art, John Wonnacott Recent Work, 1988.
Dreweatts 1759
Mar. 09, 2011
John Henry Wonnacott (British, born 1940) The printing press at the Financial Times 84 x 121.5 cm. (33 x 47 3/4 in.) (unframed)
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
The printing press at the Financial Times oil on board 84 x 121.5 cm. (33 x 47 3/4 in.) (unframed)
Bonhams
Sep. 08, 2010
‡ John Wonnacott (b.1940) Estuary Window
Est: £400 - £600
‡ John Wonnacott (b.1940) Estuary Window Inscribed with colour notes Pencil on cream paper, mounted, unframed 40.5 x 61cm; 16 x 24in Provenance: Marlborough Fine Art, London
Woolley & Wallis
Sep. 08, 2010
‡ John Wonnacott (b.1940) Canvey Island
Est: £200 - £300
‡ John Wonnacott (b.1940) Canvey Island Pencil on cream paper, mounted, unframed 22.5 x 25.5cm; 9 x 10in Provenance: Marlborough Fine Art, London, 1985, no 31 in Exhibition of Recent Work. Illustrated on the back cover of the catalogue
Woolley & Wallis
May. 15, 2009
John Wonnacott (British, b. 1940) Lot of Eight Studies of a Balcony View Unsigned. b5...
Est: $100 - $200
John Wonnacott (British, b. 1940) Lot of Eight Studies of a Balcony View Unsigned. One graphite on paper, the others crayon on Plexiglas, sizes to 33 x 23 in. (83.8 x 58.4 cm), unframed. Condition: Minor surface abrasions. Provenance: The estate of Sir Edwin A.G. Manton. N.B. Photocopies of balcony views used in the work process accompany the lot.
Skinner
Jan. 10, 2008
JOHN WONNACOTT (B. 1940) ESTUARY MUD FLAT: BOY LEAPING, 1986-8 30.5cm x 30.5cm (12in x 12in)
Est: £400 - £500
JOHN WONNACOTT (B. 1940) ESTUARY MUD FLAT: BOY LEAPING, 1986-8 Signed, pencil on paper 30.5cm x 30.5cm (12in x 12in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Jun. 20, 2007
Self-Portrait with Electric Light Bulb
Est: £50,000 - £70,000
John Wonnacott (b. 1940) Self-Portrait with Electric Light Bulb titled and inscribed 'Self-Portrait BULLWOOD HALL HACKLEY ESSEX' (on the reverse) oil on board 79 x 30¼in. (201 x 76.5cm.) Painted in 1964-74
Christie's
Jun. 20, 2007
The Upturned Boat
Est: £50,000 - £70,000
John Wonnacott (b. 1940) The Upturned Boat signed 'John Wonnacott' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 44 x 51in. (102 x 130cm.) Painted in 1981-85
Christie's