Walter John Bayes Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Walter John Bayes Art Value Price Guide

Mar. 26, 2025
Walter John Bayes (British, 1869-1956) A Harbour Scene with Fisherfolk
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Walter John Bayes (British, 1869-1956) A Harbour Scene with Fisherfolk signed with monogram (lower centre) oil on canvas 81.5 x 122.5cm (32 1/16 x 48 1/4in).
Bonhams
Oct. 02, 2024
▲ Walter Bayes (1869-1956)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
▲ Walter Bayes (1869-1956) The Foreign Office from St James's Park signed with initials and dated '32' l.l., oil on canvas 48 x 64cm Condition Report: Framed: 60.5 x 74.5cm Appears to be in good condition. Not examined under UV light, for a full report please contact the department.
Sworders
Jul. 17, 2024
Walter John Bayes (British, 1869-1956) A Harbour Scene with Fisherfolk
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Walter John Bayes (British, 1869-1956) A Harbour Scene with Fisherfolk signed with monogram (lower centre) oil on canvas 81.5 x 122.5cm (32 1/16 x 48 1/4in).
Bonhams
Jun. 11, 2024
Walter Bayes ARWS,
Est: £500 - £700
Walter Bayes ARWS, British 1869-1956 - Coastal scene; oil on canvas board, signed lower right 'Walter Bayes', 45.4 x 35.5 cm (ARR) Note: Bayes was associated with the Camden Town Group of artists, that included Walter Sickert, Robert Bevan and Charles Ginner and was later an influential teacher on artists such as David Jones. Works by the artist are in important collections across the UK including the Imperial War Museum, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool and the Tate, many of which are gentle coastal scenes like the present lot.
Roseberys
Jul. 12, 2023
Walter John Bayes (British, 1869-1956) Sunny Cove, Salcombe
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Walter John Bayes (British, 1869-1956) Sunny Cove, Salcombe signed with initials '-WB-' (lower left) oil on canvas 23 x 34.5cm (9 1/16 x 13 9/16in).
Bonhams
Mar. 29, 2022
WALTER JOHN BAYES (British, 1869-1956) Moorland Landscape 1917 watercolour
Est: $600 - $800
WALTER JOHN BAYES (British, 1869-1956) Moorland Landscape 1917 watercolour 35.5 x 53.5cm (60.5 x 70cm framed) PROVENANCE: Christie's, London Private Collection, Canberra, acquired from the above 1970s
Leonard Joel
Oct. 12, 2021
λ Walter Bayes (British 1869-1956), The Stronghold
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
λ Walter Bayes (British 1869-1956)The StrongholdOil on boardSigned with initials (lower right)76 x 117cm (29¾ x 46 in.)Provenance:Property from a Private English Collector
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Oct. 05, 2021
*Walter John Bayes (1869-1956)
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
*Walter John Bayes (1869-1956) *Walter John Bayes (1869-1956) 'The Terrace' signed and inscribed with title and artist's address on label verso, oil on canvas board 25 x 26cm Bayes was a founder member of both the Camden Town Group and the London Group, working alongside artists such as Walter Sickert, Spencer Gore, Jacob Epstein and Wyndham Lewis. *Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.
Sworders
Sep. 30, 2021
WALTER JOHN BAYES (1869-1956) A view on a canal, Venice pencil and waterco
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
WALTER JOHN BAYES (1869-1956) A view on a canal, Venice pencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour on artists board 9 1/8 x 12 ½ in. (23.2 x 31.8 cm.)
Christie's
May. 12, 2020
Walter Bayes Magdalene Bridge, Oxford
Est: £100 - £150
Walter Bayes Magdalene Bridge, Oxford Walter Bayes, Magdalene Bridge, Oxford, initialled and inscribed verso, watercolour, 31cm x 38cm.
Gildings Auctioneers
Mar. 13, 2019
[§] WALTER BAYES A.R.W.S. (BRITISH 1869-1956) TURN OF THE RAMPARTS 41cm x 51cm (16in x 20in)
Est: £300 - £500
[§] WALTER BAYES A.R.W.S. (BRITISH 1869-1956) TURN OF THE RAMPARTS Inscribed on a label verso, oil on board 41cm x 51cm (16in x 20in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Dec. 19, 2018
Walter John Bayes (1869-1956) British. "IL Sickert A Venezia", Figures in a Bar, Ink and Wash, Signed with Initials and Dated '30, and Inscribed on the reverse, 10" x 8.75". Provenance; The Gouple Gallery, Ltd.
Est: £80 - £120
Walter John Bayes (1869-1956) British. "IL Sickert A Venezia", Figures in a Bar, Ink and Wash, Signed with Initials and Dated '30, and Inscribed on the reverse, 10" x 8.75". Provenance; The Gouple Gallery, Ltd.
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Dec. 12, 2018
France.- Bayes (Walter, 1832-1909) Footbridge, Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, watercolour, 1865.
Est: £200 - £300
France.- Bayes (Walter, 1832-1909) Footbridge, Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, pen and brown ink with watercolour over traces of pencil, signed with monogram in the lower left corner and dated '65, 130 x 335 mm. (5 1/8 x 13 1/4 in), under glass, some light surface dirt and browning, framed, 1865 Provenance: The Fine Art Society, London (no. 4333, September 1992)
Forum Auctions - UK
Oct. 16, 2018
***PLEASE NOTE: MEDIUM SHOULD READ OIL ON PANEL***WALTER JOHN BAYES (1869 - 1956)Les MartiguesOil on panel, c.40 x 55cmSignedFrom 1890 Bayes exhibited his works in galleries across Britain including the Royal Academy and the Franco-British Expo
Est: €800 - €1,000
***PLEASE NOTE: MEDIUM SHOULD READ OIL ON PANEL***WALTER JOHN BAYES (1869 - 1956)Les MartiguesOil on panel, c.40 x 55cmSignedFrom 1890 Bayes exhibited his works in galleries across Britain including the Royal Academy and the Franco-British Exposition at Albert Hall in 1908. He was one of the founding members of The Allied Artists Association
Adam's
Oct. 03, 2018
Walter John Bayes (1869-1956) British. "IL Sickert A Venezia", Figures in a Bar, Ink and Wash, Signed with Initials and Dated '30, and Inscribed on the reverse, 10" x 8.75". Provenance; The Gouple Gallery, Ltd.
Est: £150 - £250
Walter John Bayes (1869-1956) British. "IL Sickert A Venezia", Figures in a Bar, Ink and Wash, Signed with Initials and Dated '30, and Inscribed on the reverse, 10" x 8.75". Provenance; The Gouple Gallery, Ltd.
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Aug. 20, 2018
Walter Bayes (1869-1956) Landscape Painting
Est: $400 - $600
Walter Bayes (British, 1869-1956) Landscape, watercolor painting on paperboard, signed. Framed. Size: 12.25'' x 16.5'', 31 x 42 cm (board); 17.5'' x 22'', 44 x 56 cm (frame). Philadelphia Estate.
Material Culture
Jan. 24, 2018
Walter Bayes ARWS British, 1869-1956- “Sunset, Toulon”; gouache, signed and
Est: £400 - £600
Walter Bayes ARWS British, 1869-1956- “Sunset, Toulon”; gouache, signed and dated 25, 34x34cm, (ARR)Provenance: with Michael Parkin Fine Art, London, where acquired by the present owner
Roseberys
Jan. 24, 2018
Walter Bayes ARWS British, 1869-1956- “Boulogne Street Scene”; oil on canva
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Walter Bayes ARWS British, 1869-1956- “Boulogne Street Scene”; oil on canvas, signed with initials and inscribed, 45.5x54cmProvenance: with Michael Parkin Fine Art, London, where acquired by the present owner
Roseberys
Jun. 15, 2017
* Bayes (Walter John, 1869-1956). Invitation to the Annual Dinner of the Whitefriars Club, [1904],
Est: £70 - £100
colour lithograph on thick wove paper, sheet size 293 x 260 mm (7.6 x 10.3 ins), together with an etching by the New York artist Katharine Gundry (of 10 East 68th Street, New York), of a man on a park bench with birds, marked in pencil 1st State, and dated Feb'33 lower left, hinge-mounted - Quantity (2)
Dominic Winter Auctions
May. 03, 2017
Walter John Bayes (1869-1956) British. 'The Leaning Tower of Pisa', Watercolour, Signed with Initials, 9.5" x 14". Provenance; Milne & Moller, London.
Est: £500 - £700
Walter John Bayes (1869-1956) British. 'The Leaning Tower of Pisa', Watercolour, Signed with Initials, 9.5" x 14". Provenance; Milne & Moller, London.
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Jun. 02, 2016
Walter Bayes (1869-1956) - Oil on canvas laid on board - Bat
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Walter Bayes (1869-1956) - Oil on canvas laid on board - Bathing At Fairbourne, signed with monogram, verso with Leicester Galleries exhibition label for March 1918 in which this painting was No.44, 21.25cm x 36.5cm Condition: The canvas has clearly been cut from its stretchers and then pasted to its current surface, therefore the picture runs to its extreme borders - **General condition consistent with age
Clevedon Salerooms Ltd.
May. 11, 2016
Walter Bayes (1869-1956) - Market Square
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Oil on canvas Signed with initials lower left Further inscribed with signature on reverse 41 x 53 cm. (16 1/8 x 20 7/8 in) IMPORTANT: This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Dreweatts 1759
May. 11, 2016
Walter Bayes (1869-1956) - The Upper Town, Boulogne, (Boulogne Fair)
Est: £1,200 - £1,800
Oil on canvas laid on board Signed with initials and dated 35 lower left 52 x 45 cm. (20 1/2 x 17 3/4 in) Provenance: Ernest Brown & Philips, London; The Hon. A. Palmer; Gallery Edward Harvane (labels on reverse) Exhibited: Leicester Galleries, London, October 1951 (label on reverse) IMPORTANT: This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Dreweatts 1759
May. 11, 2016
Walter Bayes (1869-1956) - Venetian canal at night
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Gouache Signed with monogram and dated 1900 lower right 14 x 24 cm. (5 1/2 x 9 1/2 in) IMPORTANT: This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Dreweatts 1759
May. 11, 2016
Walter Bayes (1869-1956) - Estuary landscape with houses and windmill beyond
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Oil on panel Signed with monogram and dated 97 lower left 32.5 x 40 cm. (12 3/4 x 15 3/4 in) IMPORTANT: This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Dreweatts 1759
May. 11, 2016
Walter Bayes (1869-1956) - Venetian water fountain
Est: £600 - £800
Pen and reddish-brown ink, watercolour, traces of graphite, heightened with white 28 x 24 cm. (11 x 9 1/2 in) IMPORTANT: This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Dreweatts 1759
May. 11, 2016
Walter Bayes (1869-1956) - Fatigue de Jouer (girl seated in doorway, mother washing clothes beyond)
Est: £800 - £1,200
Watercolour and body colour, heightened with white, traces of graphite Signed with monogram lower right 35 x 21 cm. (13 3/4 x 8 1/4 in) IMPORTANT: This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Dreweatts 1759
May. 28, 2014
Walter John Bayes (1869-1956) British. "Gypsy
Est: £200 - £400
Walter John Bayes (1869-1956) British. "Gypsy Caravans", with figures in the foreground, Watercolour, Signed, 10.25" x 9.5". Provenance; Marling Fine Arts.
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Dec. 10, 2013
WALTER BAYES (BRITISH, 1869-1956) COWES REGATTA
Est: £300 - £500
WALTER BAYES (BRITISH, 1869-1956) COWES REGATTA monogrammed l.r; pen and watercolour; 19cm x 29cm; 7 1/2in x 11 1/2in Provenance: Private Collection; The Sale at Syon House, Sotheby's 1997.
Olympia Auctions
Jun. 19, 2013
WALTER JOHN BAYES R.A. R.S.A. (1869-1956)
Est: £800 - £1,200
WALTER JOHN BAYES R.A. R.S.A. (1869-1956), Mother and Child on a Beach, oil on canvas laid on board, signed with monogram, 10 3/4" x 13 1/4", stained frame (AR)
Hartleys Auctioneers and Valuers
May. 22, 2013
Walter J Bayes (British, 1869-1965)
Est: £400 - £700
Walter J Bayes (British, 1869-1965) Venice by night signed (lower right) oils on canvas 52 x 44cm. Exhibited: Goupil Gallery, London, 1928 (No. 46) Parkin Gallery, London, 1978 (No. 7) Parkin Gallery, London, 1986 (No. 116)
Mallams
Jan. 24, 2012
Walter Bayes (1869-1956)
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Walter Bayes (1869-1956) Les Martigues - Heat-Haze Over the Pool signed with initials 'WB' (lower right) oil on board 18 x 14½ in. (45.7 x 36.8 cm.)
Christie's
Dec. 03, 2011
Walter Bayes
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Walter Bayes (British, 1869-1956) COURTYARD WITH FIGURE gouache and watercolor, framed, signed: lower left sight size: H15" W21" Provenance: Charlotte, North Carolina private collection.
Charlton Hall
Sep. 20, 2011
Walter John Bayes, R.W.S. (1869-1956)
Est: £500 - £800
Walter John Bayes, R.W.S. (1869-1956) Main Street, Le Portell, near Boulogne, France signed with monogram and dated '85' (lower right) pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of white 6¾ x 9 in. (17.2 x 22.9 cm.); and A watercolour of verdunt hills by Majorie Sherlock (2)
Christie's
Sep. 21, 2010
Walter Bayes (British, 1869-1956) Street scene, South of France 43 x 50 cm. (17 x 19 1/2 in.)
Est: £800 - £1,000
Street scene, South of France signed 'WALTER BAYES' (lower right) gouache 43 x 50 cm. (17 x 19 1/2 in.)
Bonhams
Mar. 25, 2010
Walter Bayes 1869-1956 - Mediterranean View - signed lower left with initials "WB"
Est: £600 - £800
Walter Bayes (British, 1869-1956) Mediterranean View signed lower left with initials "WB" oil on board h:44 w:51 cm Other Notes: Walter Bayes was one of the founder members of the Camden Town Group, and was head of Westminster School of Art. His work is represented in the Tate.
Cheffins
Dec. 12, 2009
Walter John Bayes RWS (1869-1956) - Youngsters
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Walter John Bayes RWS (1869-1956) - Youngsters undressing on the rocks, oil on canvas, monogrammed lower right, 29 x 39cm Born in London, Bayes studied at the Westminster School of Art. He was a founding member of the Camden Town Group (1911) and of the London Group of Artists in 1913. He regularly exhibited at the Royal Academy and in other major galleries. Works by him are held in the Imperial War Museum, Tate Gallery and many others worldwide
Lacy Scott & Knight
Sep. 23, 2009
Walter John Bayes, R.W.S. (1869-1956)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Walter John Bayes, R.W.S. (1869-1956) Cap Brun signed with monogram (lower right) oil on board 9½ x 14 in. (24.1 x 35.5 cm.)
Christie's
Jun. 19, 2009
Bayes (Walter John, 1869-1956). Ten pen & ink
Est: £300 - £500
Bayes (Walter John, 1869-1956). Ten pen & ink sketches, some with watercolour wash, all initialled and titled, typically 19 x 29cm, two laid onto thick card. Includes street scenes in Toulon, Tunis, Paris, etc. (10)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Jun. 02, 2009
Walter Bayes (1869-1956) Near Swanich Oil on board
Est: £800 - £1,200
Walter Bayes (1869-1956) Near Swanich Oil on board 27.5cm x 38cm Provenance: with Chas. A. Jackson, Manchester No visible damage
Dreweatts 1759
Feb. 25, 2009
Walter John Bayes, R.W.S. (1869-1956)
Est: £800 - £1,200
Walter John Bayes, R.W.S. (1869-1956) The red candle signed 'W BAYES' (lower left) and inscribed and signed 'Painted in London/1915/W. B./Walter Bayes' (on reverse), and inscribed 'No 7/WALTER BAYES/THE RED CANDLES' (on a label attached to the reverse) oil on board 22 x 20 in. (55.9 x 50.9 cm.)
Christie's
Jun. 24, 2008
Walter Bayes (1869-1956) On the beach oil on
Est: £3,000 - £4,000
Walter Bayes (1869-1956) On the beach oil on canvasboard Signed with monogram lower left 24cm x 33cm
Dreweatts 1759
May. 02, 2008
Walter John Bayes, ARWS (1869-1956) THE FOREIGN
Est: £200 - £300
Walter John Bayes, ARWS (1869-1956) THE FOREIGN OFFICE FROM ST JAMES'S PARK signed with initials and dated 52, inscribed by Bayes's wife verso with the title and "To Mr Woodhouse as a token of gratitude for the care he always took of my late husband's finances [signed] Mrs Walter Bayes", board, 45 x 65cm
Mellors & Kirk
Dec. 11, 2007
Le Jazz Johannots, Toulon
Est: £300 - £500
Walter John Bayes, R.W.S. (1869-1956) Le Jazz Johannots, Toulon signed with initials and dated '.WB./.31.' (upper right) black ink and watercolour 8¼ x 7½ in. (20.9 x 19 cm.)
Christie's
Oct. 24, 2007
Palm Grove, South Africa
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Walter Bayes, R.W.S. (1869-1956) Palm Grove, South Africa signed and inscribed 'PALM GROVE NORTH AFRICA/Walter Bayes' (on a label attached to the reverse) oil on canvas 34¾ x 36 in. (88.3 x 91.4 cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 01, 2007
WALTER BAYES, 1869-1956
Est: £1,200 - £1,800
GIAN BOLOGNA IN MANCHESTER SQUARE 50x57.5cm.; 19¾x22¾in. oil on board PROVENANCE Nicholas Drummond Michael Parkin Gallery, London Acquired from the above by the present owner NOTE The present work is based on a view over Manchester Square from the Wallace Collection depicting the Collection's sculpture, after Gian Bologna, of Hercules.
Sotheby's
Feb. 28, 2007
St James's Park
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Walter Bayes, R.W.S. (1869-1956) St James's Park signed with initials and dated 'W.B./32' (lower left) oil on canvas 20 x 25¾ in. (50.8 x 65.4 cm.)
Christie's
Aug. 24, 2006
Walter Bayes, R.W.S. (1869-1956)
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
St James's Park signed with initials and dated 'W.B./32' (lower left) oil on canvas 20 x 25 3/4 in. (50.8 x 65.4 cm.)
Christie's