Francis (1919) Davison Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Francis (1919) Davison Art Value Price Guide

Jun. 11, 2024
Francis Davison, Cruelest Skin Months
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Francis Davison Cruelest Skin Months 1976 lithograph with glitter and flocking collage on Arches 22.25 h x 30.125 w in (57 x 77 cm) Signed and dated to lower left 'Davison 1976'. Signed, titled, dated and numbered to verso 'Cruelest Skin Months - May A.P. Davison- 1976'. This work is an artist's proof apart from the edition of unknown size. This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Sep. 12, 2023
Francis Davison, Untitled (white buildings), c.1960-63
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Francis Davison, British 1919-1984 - Untitled (white buildings), c.1960-63; collaged paper on card, signed on the reverse 'Francis Davis', with artist' stamp no.A75', 59.5 x 49 cm (ARR) Exhibited: Hayward Gallery, 'Francis Davison: Paper collages', 10th February - 17th April 1983 (according to the exhibition label attached to the reverse of the frame) Note: at the invitation from who would be his lifelong friend Patrick Heron, Davison went to St Ives in 1946 where he met future wife, Margaret Mellis (see lot 181). After some years of painting, he turned to collage in 1952, using only found papers, which he more often tore than cut. He did not title his works, wanting the viewer to bring their own interpretation to the work. His work was largely overlooked in his lifetime, save for an exhibition in 1983 at the Hayward Gallery, in which the present lot was include.
Roseberys
Aug. 09, 2023
§ FRANCIS DAVISON (BRITISH 1919-1984) UNTITLED (COLLAGE WITH PINK PAINT)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
§ FRANCIS DAVISON (BRITISH 1919-1984) UNTITLED (COLLAGE WITH PINK PAINT) Collaged paper and paint (65cm x 62cm (25.5in x 24.5in))
Lyon & Turnbull
Aug. 09, 2023
§ FRANCIS DAVISON (BRITISH 1919-1984) UNTITLED (COLLAGE IN GREEN AND BLACK)
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
§ FRANCIS DAVISON (BRITISH 1919-1984) UNTITLED (COLLAGE IN GREEN AND BLACK) Collaged paper (90.5cm x 90.5cm (35.5in x 35.5in))
Lyon & Turnbull
Oct. 28, 2022
§ Francis Davison (British 1919-1984) Studies for Collage
Est: £400 - £600
§ Francis Davison (British 1919-1984) Studies for Collage stamped with 'Aldeburgh' post mark in red ink, pencil on paper envelope (23cm x 31cm (9in x 12 1/8in)) Provenance: The Artist's Family.
Lyon & Turnbull
Oct. 27, 2022
§ Francis Davison (1919-1984)
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
§ Francis Davison (1919-1984) Untitled composition coloured paper collage 52 x 50cm
Cheffins
Feb. 24, 2022
§ Francis Davison (British 1919-1984)
Est: £1,500 - £2,500
§ Francis Davison (British 1919-1984) Cottage in a Field coloured paper collage 43 x 56cm Provenance: Sale; Sotheby's, 8 October 2008, lot 152 Footnote: Formerly a painter associated with the St Ives set such as Heron, Nicholson and Scott, by 1952, Francis Davison, no doubt influenced by his wife, Margaret Mellis, had completely abandoned representational painting in favour of the abstract paper collages he is famed for today. One of four children adopted by millionaire couple, George and Joan Davison, Francis Davison spent his childhood in Cannes before moving to Essex in 1932, to attend St George’s boarding school where he met his lifelong friend and colleague, Patrick Heron. Despite reading English and Anthropology at St Catherine's, Cambridge, Davison aspired to become a poet. However, after relocating to St Ives and meeting Mellis in 1946, Davison discovered a love of painting. Mellis later recalled: ‘he only started painting because I did, I was always painting. I had the influence on him. In fact, I brought him up. Then he got frightfully good and went right past.’ Davison’s early career was marred by a resounding failure to attract any critical or financial success, rather, his main income stream was generated by selling eggs from the pair’s smallholding. Davison’s pivot towards collage was, therefore, logical not only artistically, but also practically, as the production of such works was considerably cheaper than working in oils. Although Davison’s career was spent in relative obscurity, achieving only limited success during the 1970s and 1980s, since his death, in 1984, his work has received widespread recognition and has been the subject of several critically acclaimed retrospectives.
Cheffins
Nov. 12, 2020
Francis Davison (British 1919-1984) "Barn and Millstone"
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Francis Davison (British 1919-1984) "Barn and Millstone" Unsigned, circa.1950-51, estate stamped and referenced (0-42) on verso, with original receipt of purchase from 'Andrew D'Arcy Fine Art', oil on board. Footnote: * Francis Davison spent his childhood in Cannes, the adopted son of George and Joan Davison, who had made their fortune through the Eastman Kodak company. He was sent to boarding school in England, where he met Patrick Heron, who became a life-long friend. Following the Second World War, he moved to St. Ives where Heron introduced him to Margaret Mellis, who later became his wife. Together they moved to London, and then the South of France, where he first started to paint and draw, inspired by the landscape surrounding the family property. They returned to England in 1950, settling in Suffolk and establishing a farm. In 1952, Davison started making collages, using torn paper, and a stark colour palette. He only started to receive recognition for his work in the late 1970s, with inclusion in some high-profile exhibitions. His popularity and renown has increased since his death, with several exhibitions and an acknowledgment of him as an inspiration from Damien Hirst. Artists? Resale Right (?droit de suite?) may apply to this lot.
Wilson55
Sep. 29, 2020
Francis Davison (1919-1984) - Untitled
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Francis Davison (1919-1984) Untitled collage 31 ½ x 36 ¼ in. (80 x 92 cm.)
Christie's
Sep. 29, 2020
Francis Davison (1919-1984) - Night Shade
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Francis Davison (1919-1984) Night Shade collage 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm.)
Christie's
Apr. 16, 2020
§ FRANCIS DAVISON (BRITISH 1919-1984) UNTITLED
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
§ FRANCIS DAVISON (BRITISH 1919-1984) UNTITLED Mixed media collage (Dimensions: 69.5cm x 70cm (27.25in x 27.5in))
Lyon & Turnbull
Mar. 06, 2020
† Francis Davison (1919-1984), Fishing Boat at Low
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
† Francis Davison (1919-1984), Fishing Boat at Low Tide, oil on panel, estate stamp verso, 35cm x 70cm, framed
Kinghams Auctioneers
Feb. 11, 2020
Francis Davison, British 1919-1984- Fields and Enclosures; collage on Ess
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Francis Davison, British 1919-1984- Fields and Enclosures; collage on Essex board, bears studio stamp on label verso and numbered A189, 47x61cm (ARR) Exhibited: Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge, 'Francis Davison: Collages and early works', 24 November 2007-20 January 2008 In a wooden frame with glazing. Please refer to department for condition report
Roseberys
Jul. 12, 2019
† Francis Davison (1919-1984), Fishing Boat at Low Tide, oil on panel, estate stamp verso, 35cm x 70cm, framed
Est: £1,500 - £2,500
† Francis Davison (1919-1984), Fishing Boat at Low Tide, oil on panel, estate stamp verso, 35cm x 70cm, framed
Kinghams Auctioneers
Jul. 03, 2019
AR Francis Davison (British, 1919-1984) Lighthouse
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Francis Davison (British, 1919-1984) Lighthouse stamped with Estate stamp (on the reverse)collage38.5 x 40cm (15 3/16 x 15 3/4in).Executed circa 1952 Provenance: With Belgrave Gallery St Ives, St Ives, where acquired by the present owner in 2008Private Collection, U.K. Exhibited: St Ives, Belgrave Gallery St Ives, St Ives Exhibition 2008, 19 May-16 June 2008, cat.no.18
Bonhams
Jun. 11, 2019
Francis Davison, British 1919-1984- Yellow, blue, grey and black, 1970; paper collage, 95x92
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Francis Davison, British 1919-1984- Yellow, blue, grey and black, 1970; paper collage, 95x92cm (ARR) Provenance: Sotheby’s, London, 3 November 2010, The Robert Devereux Collection sale, lot 333; Simon Hilton Ltd, according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame In a lime washed wooden floating frame. Please refer to department for condition report
Roseberys
Apr. 17, 2019
[§] FRANCIS DAVISON (BRITISH 1919-1984) UNTITLED (ABSTRACT) 58cm x 55cm (22.75in x 21.5in)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
[§] FRANCIS DAVISON (BRITISH 1919-1984) UNTITLED (ABSTRACT) Mixed media collage 58cm x 55cm (22.75in x 21.5in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Mar. 19, 2019
AR Francis Davison (British, 1919-1984) Brown Field With White
Est: £2,500 - £3,500
Francis Davison (British, 1919-1984) Brown Field With White stamped twice with Estate stamp (on labels attached to the backboard)collage87 x 88cm (34 1/4 x 34 5/8in).Executed circa 1969 Provenance: With Austin/Desmond Fine Art, London, where acquired by the present owner, 23 February 2008ExhibitedSudbury, Gainsborough's House, Francis Davison, 22 August-18 October 1992, cat.no.8
Bonhams
Jan. 22, 2019
[§] FRANCIS DAVISON (BRITISH 1919-1984) UNTITLED (ABSTRACT) 69cm x 70cm (27in x 27.5in)
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
[§] FRANCIS DAVISON (BRITISH 1919-1984) UNTITLED (ABSTRACT) Mixed media collage 69cm x 70cm (27in x 27.5in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Jan. 22, 2019
[§] FRANCIS DAVISON (BRITISH 1919-1984) ABSTRACT: BROWN AND YELLOW 77cm x 102cm (30.25in x 40in)
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
[§] FRANCIS DAVISON (BRITISH 1919-1984) ABSTRACT: BROWN AND YELLOW Mixed media collage 77cm x 102cm (30.25in x 40in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Jul. 10, 2018
AR Francis Davison (British, 1919-1984) Brown Field With White
Est: £5,000 - £7,000
Francis Davison (British, 1919-1984) Brown Field With White stamped twice with Estate stamp (on labels attached to the backboard)collage87 x 88cm (34 1/4 x 34 5/8in).Executed circa 1969 ProvenanceWith Austin/Desmond Fine Art, London, where acquired by the present owner, 23 February 2008ExhibitedSudbury, Gainsborough's House, Francis Davison, 22 August-18 October 1992, cat.no.8
Bonhams
Apr. 10, 2018
FRANCIS DAVISON (1919-1984) Mountain Cottages signed with studio stamp, inscribed and dated ‘1952’ (on the reverse) paper collage on board 24 ½ x 29 in. (62 x 74 cm.) Artist's Resale Right may apply on this lot.
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
FRANCIS DAVISON (1919-1984) Mountain Cottages signed with studio stamp, inscribed and dated ‘1952’ (on the reverse) paper collage on board 24 ½ x 29 in. (62 x 74 cm.) Artist's Resale Right may apply on this lot.
Chiswick Auctions
Mar. 20, 2018
FRANCIS DAVISON | Bright Yellow & White with Black & Brown
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
collage
Sotheby's
Mar. 20, 2018
FRANCIS DAVISON | Boats at Sea
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
collage on Essex board
Sotheby's
Mar. 20, 2018
FRANCIS DAVISON | Buildings in a Landscape
Est: £2,500 - £3,500
oil on board
Sotheby's
Apr. 05, 2017
FRANCIS DAVISON | Gated Fields
Est: £5,000 - £7,000
collage and ink on board
Sotheby's
Sep. 28, 2016
FRANCIS DAVISON | Yellow Right Angle
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
paper collage
Sotheby's
Sep. 28, 2016
FRANCIS DAVISON | Cottage
Est: £1,200 - £1,800
pencil and oil on card
Sotheby's
Oct. 22, 2015
§ Francis Davison (British, 1919-1984) - Yellow, red, blue with two black strips
Est: £5,000 - £7,000
§ Francis Davison (British, 1919-1984) Yellow, red, blue with two black strips collage h:104 w:94 cm Provenance: Kettle's Yard, Cambridge. Exhibited: Francis Davison Exhibition, Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, "Collages and Early Works", 24 November 2007-20 January 2008. Literature: Redfern Catalogue No. 9. Francis Davison was born in London in 1919, and then grew up in a chateau in the South of France after his adoption by a wealthy family. He intended to become a poet after reading English at Cambridge University. In 1946 he met Patrick Heron and Margaret Mellis (later to be his wife), both artists. Francis Davison discovered a love for collage - he never added pigments, but used the colours of the paper and the remains of previously glued, torn-off sheets. He increasingly recycled old collages, working incessantly, in his small studio, adding colour and increasing size.
Cheffins
May. 13, 2015
Francis Davison - COTTAGE - Oil on Board - 12 x 10
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Francis Davison - COTTAGE - Oil on Board - 12 x 10 inches - Signed
Ross's Auctioneers & Valuers
Mar. 25, 2015
FRANCIS DAVISON | Buildings
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
collage on card
Sotheby's
Mar. 24, 2015
Francis Davison, British 1919-1984- ''Boats in Ven
Est: £800 - £1,200
Francis Davison, British 1919-1984- ''Boats in Venice'', c.1948; oil on panel, with studio stamp label attached to the reverse, 24.5x32cm, (may be subject to Droit de Suite) Provenance: Purchased from Andrew D'Arcy Fine Art in 2007
Roseberys
Dec. 12, 2014
Trees and Fields
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Francis Davison (1919-1984) Trees and Fields with estate stamp and numbered 'A80', and with inscription 'TREES AND FIELDS'/c 60-63' (on the reverse) collage 24½ x 29½ in. (62.2 x 74.9 cm.)
Christie's
Nov. 19, 2014
Francis Davison
Est: £600 - £800
Francis Davison
Sotheby's
Nov. 19, 2014
Francis Davison
Est: £800 - £1,200
Francis Davison
Sotheby's
Oct. 22, 2014
§ Francis Davison (British, 1919-1984) - The Place - collage
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
§ Francis Davison (British, 1919-1984) The Place collage h:55 w: 42 cm
Cheffins
Oct. 22, 2014
§ Francis Davison (British, 1919-1984) - House and Boats - collage
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
§ Francis Davison (British, 1919-1984) House and Boats collage h:54 w: 42 cm
Cheffins
Oct. 22, 2014
§ Francis Davison (1919-1984) - The Witches' Cottage - collage
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
§ Francis Davison (British, 1919-1984) The Witches' Cottage collage h:38 w: 38 cm
Cheffins
Oct. 22, 2014
§ Francis Davison (1919-1984) - Black Boats - collage
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
§ Francis Davison (British, 1919-1984) Black Boats collage h:39 w: 39 cm
Cheffins
Jun. 12, 2013
Francis Davison (1919-1984) 'Green Brown Grey
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Francis Davison (1919-1984) 'Green Brown Grey Rivets' framed collage, 1970, 100cm x 80cm May be subject to artists resale rights
Halls Fine Art
Jun. 12, 2013
Francis Davison (1919-1984) 'Two Circles in Red
Est: £1,500 - £2,500
Francis Davison (1919-1984) 'Two Circles in Red and White' framed collage, 1963-65, 62cm x 65cm May be subject to artists resale rights
Halls Fine Art
Jan. 29, 2013
*Francis Davison (1919-1984), WINDOW LEDGE, 1948
Est: £3,000 - £4,000
*Francis Davison (1919-1984), WINDOW LEDGE, 1948 Oil on board 40 x 27cm *Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.
Sworders
Jan. 29, 2013
*Francis Davison (1919-1984), BOATS SOUTH OF
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
*Francis Davison (1919-1984), BOATS SOUTH OF FRANCE, 1948-49 Oil on board 30 x 40cm *Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.
Sworders
Dec. 15, 2011
Francis Davison (1919-1984)
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Francis Davison (1919-1984) Blue Angle in Orange Square signed with initials 'FD' (lower right), signed again 'FRANCIS DAVISON' (on the backboard) and with studio stamp (on a label attached to the backboard) collage 30 x 30 in. (76.2 x 76.2 cm.), shaped
Christie's
Mar. 23, 2011
Francis Davison (1919-1984)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Francis Davison (1919-1984) Untitled with Artist's studio stamp (on a label attached to the reverse) collage on essex board 20 x 20¾ in. (50.8 x 52.7 cm.)
Christie's
Nov. 04, 2010
FRANCIS DAVISON
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
FRANCIS DAVISON 1919-1984 YELLOW, BLUE, GREY & BLACK collage on board 95 by 92cm., 37½ by 36¼in. Executed in 1970.
Sotheby's
Nov. 04, 2010
FRANCIS DAVISON
Est: £2,500 - £3,500
FRANCIS DAVISON 1919-1984 COTTAGE WITH PATHS inscribed A-112 on an artist's label attached to the reverse collage on board 89 by 69.5cm.; 35¼ by 27½in. Executed circa 1952-63.
Sotheby's
Nov. 04, 2010
FRANCIS DAVISON
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
FRANCIS DAVISON 1919-1984 CONDEMNED HOUSE titled and dated c.1952-63 on the reverse; also titled and inscribed A-51 on three artist's labels attached to the reverse collage on essex board 59.5 by 44cm.; 23½ by 17¼in.
Sotheby's