William Banks Fortescue Paintings & Artwork for Sale | William Banks Fortescue Art Value Price Guide

Jun. 25, 2024
William Banks Fortescue (1850-1924)
Est: £1,000 - £2,000
William Banks Fortescue (1850-1924) 'The Young Angler' signed 'W. B. Fortescue' l.l., oil on canvas 30.5 x 23cm Provenance: With Gladwell & Patterson, London. Condition Report: Framed: 47 x 39cm Under close inspection, some very light craquelure. Some thinning to the paint in areas, please see images. Not examined under UV light, please contact department for full condition report.
Sworders
Mar. 08, 2023
William Banks Fortescue (British, 1850-1924) The cut finger
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
William Banks Fortescue (British, 1850-1924) The cut finger signed 'W.B.Fortescue' (lower left) oil on canvas 25.4 x 20.6cm (10 x 8 1/8in).
Bonhams
Mar. 08, 2023
William Banks Fortescue (British, 1850-1924) The cello player
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
William Banks Fortescue (British, 1850-1924) The cello player signed 'W B Fortescue' (lower right) oil on canvas 76.9 x 51.4cm (30 1/4 x 20 1/4in).
Bonhams
Mar. 08, 2023
William Banks Fortescue (British, 1850-1924) February
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
William Banks Fortescue (British, 1850-1924) February signed and dated 'W.B.Fortescue/1893' (lower left) oil on canvas 92 x 71.5cm (36 1/4 x 28 1/8in).
Bonhams
Jul. 15, 2022
WILLIAM BANKS FORTESCUE, R.W.A., R.B.S.A. (BRITISH, 1850-1924) The fleet i
Est: £12,000 - £18,000
WILLIAM BANKS FORTESCUE, R.W.A., R.B.S.A. (BRITISH, 1850-1924) The fleet in the harbour at St Ives oil on canvas 30 x 50 1/4 in. (76.2 x 127.6 cm.)
Christie's
Apr. 12, 2022
William Banks Fortescue, (1850-1924, British), Young family viewing sailboats in a bay, Oil on canvas, 30" H x 50" W
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
William Banks Fortescue (1850-1924, British) Young family viewing sailboats in a bay Oil on canvas Signed lower right: W. B. Fortescue 30" H x 50" W
John Moran Auctioneers
Nov. 12, 2019
William Banks Fortescue (British, 1850-1924) A slight mishap
Est: £5,000 - £7,000
William Banks Fortescue (British, 1850-1924) A slight mishap signed 'W.B.FORTESCUE' (lower left) oil on canvas 61.9 x 50.8cm (24 3/8 x 20in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Jun. 26, 2019
William Banks Fortescue (c.1855-1924) British. "Unloading the Catch - Low Tide", Watercolour, Signed, and Inscribed on the reverse, 8.75" x 11".
Est: £60 - £80
William Banks Fortescue (c.1855-1924) British. "Unloading the Catch - Low Tide", Watercolour, Signed, and Inscribed on the reverse, 8.75" x 11".
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Feb. 20, 2019
William Banks Fortescue (British , 1850-1924) Putting in broccoli plants, Cornwall
Est: £12,000 - £18,000
William Banks Fortescue (British , 1850-1924) Putting in broccoli plants, Cornwall signed and dated 'W.B.Fortescue/07' (lower right)oil on canvas 91.5 x 71.5cm (36 x 28 1/8in). Provenance: Property of a Charitable Institution. ExhibitedLondon, Royal Academy, 1907, no. 527.Paris, Salon, 1914 (according to an inscription on the frame).William Banks Fortescue was part of the group of Birmingham artists who discovered Newlyn in the mid-1880s. Having initially studied engineering, Fortescue went to Paris and then Venice in the early 1880s, where he may have encountered Frank Bramley and Leghe Suthers. He started exhibiting at the Birmingham Society of Artists in 1884, and by the following year he was living in Newlyn, initially taking rooms at Mrs Maddern's house, Bell Vue, where Stanhope Forbes was also rooming. Fortescue's early Newlyn works, such as The Fish Fag (1888, Atkinson Art Gallery Collection), echo those of Forbes and Langley, using local models to depict the life and hardships of the fishing community. Following his move from Newlyn to Paul, and later to the rival artistic community of St. Ives, Fortescue continued to represent the rural life around him, in works such as A Ploughing Match, Cornwall (1891, Royal Academy). For a similar composition to the present lot, entitled Planting Broccoli, Cornwall see Tom Cross's, The Shining Sands, Tiverton, 1994, p. 76.
Bonhams
Nov. 08, 2018
* Fortescue (William Banks, 1850-1924). A Rehearsal,
Est: £800 - £1,200
oil on canvas, signed W.B. Fortescue lower left, additionally inscribed by the artist to verso 'A Rehearsal' W.B. Fortescue. Exhibited R.A. 1901, and with original oval stamped frame maker's label to stretcher of James Lanham, Artist's Colorman, St. Ives, Cornwall, 35.5 x 46 cm (14 x 18 ins), period gilt frame - Quantity (1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Jul. 03, 2018
WILLIAM BANKS FORTESCUE (BRITISH , 1850-1924) - Lady sewing by an open window
Est: £1,200 - £1,800
WILLIAM BANKS FORTESCUE (BRITISH , 1850-1924) Lady sewing by an open window signed ‘W.B.Fortescue’ (lower right) oil on canvas 71.1 x 91.5cm (28 x 36in).
Bonhams
Mar. 14, 2018
William Banks Fortescue (English, 1850-1924) The model lifeboat
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
William Banks Fortescue (English, 1850-1924) The model lifeboat signed 'W.B.FORTESCUE-' (lower right) oil on canvas 58.4 x 81.3cm (23 x 32in). to be sold with a letter from the artist addressed to the original owner Footnotes Provenance The artist. Private collection, UK (acquired directly from the above). Thence by descent. Exhibited London, Royal Academy, 1889, no. 119. William Banks Fortescue was living and working in Southport when the present lot was painted, as was common amongst many members of the Birmingham school - before they departed to a seaside destination. According to a letter from the artist, the old fisherman depicted, rigging the boat, was painted from a life boatman who was well known. In his time he helped to save around 180 lives. The small boy next to him was his grandson. The model lifeboat is inscribed on the side 'Sister's Memorial' and may refer to two possible lifeboats launched from Llandudno, North Wales. The first was a gift from Misses Brown of Liverpool, who were regular visitors to the seaside destination and had recently suffered the loss of their sister. On the 11th January 1861 it arrived, it was 32 feet long and powered by ten oarsmen. This was the first lifeboat in North Wales. In 1867, the Coxswain suggested a lifeboat was needed with a greater beam and the second 'Sister's Memorial' was launched. This boat served the town for 20 years. Fortescue has depicted the lifeboat on a cart, as it would have been resting before it was launched, the cart allowing a team of horses to transport it to the beach. Using a system of pulleys it would then be anchored out in the bay. The scene is set and transports us to the room; a smouldering cigar rests to the right of the fisherman, a plume of smoke rising upwards. The tools of his trade are present, the white sail ready to be fitted. His kind face and focus creates a sense of calm and the slow pace of the task is evident in the young boy's pose, as he sits, half eaten apple discarded and watches patiently. The present lot was first exhibited in 1889 at the Royal Academy and from the artist to the present owner, has remained in the same private family collection.
Bonhams
Sep. 28, 2017
William Banks Fortescue (1850-1924, England) Girl in Blue
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Oil on canvas. Signed "W.B.Fortescue" in upper left. 35.5"h x 27.5"w
Alderfer Auction
Dec. 21, 2016
William Banks Fortescue (c.1855-1924) British. A River Landscape with a Bridge, and Children by the Water's edge, Watercolour, Signed, 7.75" x 11.25".
Est: £40 - £60
William Banks Fortescue (c.1855-1924) British. A River Landscape with a Bridge, and Children by the Water's edge, Watercolour, Signed, 7.75" x 11.25".
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Mar. 17, 2016
William Banks FORTESCUE (1850-1924) Oil on canvas News from afar Signed 19.5” x 13.5” (49.5cm x 34.3cm) GBP
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
William Banks FORTESCUE (1850-1924) Oil on canvas News from afar Signed 19.5” x 13.5” (49.5cm x 34.3cm)
W.H. Lane & Son
Jun. 27, 2014
WILLIAM BANKS FORTESCUE, English, 1850-1924, "A Cottage Home"., Oil on canvas, 18" x 14". Framed.
Est: $600 - $900
WILLIAM BANKS FORTESCUE English, 1850-1924 "A Cottage Home". Signed lower left "W.P. Fortescue". Signed and titled on reverse. Oil on canvas, 18" x 14". Framed.
Eldred's
Jun. 10, 2014
WILLIAM BANKS FORTESCUE (English, 1850-1924) The
Est: -
WILLIAM BANKS FORTESCUE (English, 1850-1924) The Village Lane
Bonhams
Mar. 29, 2014
William Banks Fortescue RWA RBSA (fl.1880-1914)
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
William Banks Fortescue RWA RBSA (fl.1880-1914) ''Spring'' Signed, oil on canvas, 88.5cm by 67cm See illustration
Tennants
May. 31, 2012
William Banks Fortescue (1850-1924)
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
William Banks Fortescue (1850-1924) Medical attention signed 'W.B. FORTESCUE' (lower left) oil on board 24 x 20 in. (60.9 x 50.8 cm.)
Christie's
May. 25, 2011
William Banks Fortescue English, 1850-1924 Picking Daffodils
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
William Banks Fortescue English, 1850-1924 Picking Daffodils Signed W.B. Fortescue (ll) Oil on canvas 48 1/8 x 36 inches (122.2 x 91.4 cm) With an old James Lanham, St. Ives, Cornwall label affixed to the stretcher; as well as the remnants of an old exhibition or gallery label including artist's name, title of work and number T287.
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Nov. 05, 2010
William Banks Fortescue (1855-1924) Country
Est: £60 - £90
William Banks Fortescue (1855-1924) Country Cottage Gate Watercolour Signed 25cm x 16.5cm
Golding Young & Mawer
Jul. 29, 2010
WILLIAM BANKS FORTESCUE A portrait of St Ives
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
WILLIAM BANKS FORTESCUE A portrait of St Ives Mayor, Thomas Uren. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1916. 36 x 28ins. NOTE: This painting is referred to in Marion Whybrow's book, St Ives 1883 - 1993, Portrait of an Art Colony, Page 79. She refers to a letter read at the 1916 Council Meeting, in which Fortescue offers a portrait of Mr. Uren as a mark of his appreciation for the way in which he discharged his duties. (See illustration)
David Lay
May. 11, 2010
William Banks Fortescue (English, 1850-1924) 91 x 71cm.
Est: £500 - £800
Portrait of William Sparrow Harrison, Mayor of St.Ives, Cornwall, 1914-1916, half length, seated, wearing mayoral robes Signed and dated 'W.B.Fortescue 1916' Oil on canvas 91 x 71cm.
Bonhams
Oct. 22, 2009
William Banks Fortescue (1850-1924) Ducks on a village street 8.5 x 10.5in.
Est: £250 - £300
William Banks Fortescue (1850-1924) ink and watercolour Ducks on a village street signed 8.5 x 10.5in.
Gorringes
Sep. 02, 2009
William B. Fortescue (1850-1924) Cattle by a
Est: £80 - £120
William B. Fortescue (1850-1924) Cattle by a stream Oil on canvas, unframed 35.5 x 51cm; 14 x 20in Small 1 repair with minor paint loss upper right
Woolley & Wallis
Sep. 02, 2009
William B. Fortescue (1850-1924) Games with granny
Est: £300 - £500
William B. Fortescue (1850-1924) Games with granny Signed with monogram Oil on canvas 59.5 x 90.5cm; 23½ x 35¾in Cleaned, restored, 2 patch verso, some paint loss, paint lifting in some places, craquelure
Woolley & Wallis
Sep. 02, 2009
William B. Fortescue (1850-1924) Farmyard scene;
Est: £100 - £150
William B. Fortescue (1850-1924) Farmyard scene; Children by a cottage A pair, both signed Both watercolour Each 27.25 x 20.75; 10¾ x 8¼in (2) 1. slightly foxed; 2. good condition
Woolley & Wallis
Jun. 24, 2009
WILLIAM BANKS FORTESCUE (1850-1924) St Ives
Est: £800 - £1,200
WILLIAM BANKS FORTESCUE (1850-1924) St Ives Harbour with beached rowing boats and fisher folk, the Sloop Inn in the background, signed, oils on canvas, 13" x 17" (see illustration).
Mallams
Mar. 25, 2009
William B. Fortescue (1850-1924) Games with granny
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
William B. Fortescue (1850-1924) Games with granny Signed with monogram Oil on canvas 59.5 x 90.5cm; 23 1/2 x 35 3/4in (lots 170 and 338 are also by this artist) Cleaned, restored, 2" patch verso, some paint loss, paint lifting in some places, craquelure
Woolley & Wallis
Mar. 25, 2009
William B. Fortescue (1850-1924) Cattle by a
Est: £300 - £400
William B. Fortescue (1850-1924) Cattle by a stream Oil on canvas, unframed 35.5 x 51cm; 14 x 20in (lots 170 and 355 are also by this artist) Small 1" repair with minor paint loss upper right
Woolley & Wallis
Mar. 25, 2009
William B. Fortescue (1850-1924) Children by a
Est: £400 - £600
William B. Fortescue (1850-1924) Children by a cottage; Farmyard scene A pair, both signed Both watercolour Each 27.25 x 20.75cm; 10 3/4 x 8 1/4 in (2) (lots 338 and 355 are also by this artist) 1. slightly foxed; 2. good condition
Woolley & Wallis
Dec. 03, 2008
William Banks Fortescue (English, 1850-1924)
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
William Banks Fortescue (English, 1850-1924) Loading Fish at Low Tide, St. Ives signed 'W B Fortescue' (lower left); signed and inscribed 'Loading Fish at Low Tide, St. Ives, W. B. Fortescue' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 30 x 50 in. (76.2 x 127 cm.)
Christie's
Jul. 16, 2008
William Banks Fortescue (1850-1924) In a Cornish
Est: £150 - £250
William Banks Fortescue (1850-1924) In a Cornish Village Signed, also signed and titled on a label verso Watercolour 23.5 x 35cm; 9¼ x 13¾in Good
Woolley & Wallis
May. 22, 2008
WILLIAM BANKS FORTESCUE Portrait of a young woman.
Est: £500 - £800
WILLIAM BANKS FORTESCUE Portrait of a young woman. Oil on board. Signed. 17 1/2 x 12ins., unframed. (See illustration)
David Lay
May. 10, 2008
Fortescue, William Banks
Est: - €250
1855 - 1924 - Porträt eines bärtigen älteren Mannes im Dreiviertelprofil. Links oben signiert. 34 x 47 cm (14375331) - -
Auktionshaus Dr. Fischer
Dec. 06, 2007
William B. Fortescue (1850-1924) Cart on a coastal path 14 x 21in.
Est: £1,200 - £1,800
William B. Fortescue (1850-1924) oil on canvas Cart on a coastal path signed 14 x 21in.
Gorringes
Sep. 30, 2007
FORTESCUE WILLIAM BANKS (1850-1924 English)
Est: $1,800 - $2,200
FORTESCUE, WILLIAM BANKS (1850-1924 English) Half length portrait of maiden, framed oil on canvas, approximate image 16'' x 12'', frame 27'' x 23'', signed in lower left. CONDITION: Faint widely scattered paint craquelure, confined predominantly to the left side of face and upper left corner, small paint chips 1 3/4'' from bottom of frame along woman's red scarf, frame has been repainted with minor losses and cracks along gesso profiles.
Bunte Auction Services
Apr. 18, 2007
Returning home across the downs
Est: £500 - £800
William Banks Fortescue (ENGLISH, 1850-1924) Returning home across the downs signed and inscribed 'W.B.Fortescue/Across the Downs' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 36¼ x 28 in. (92.1 x 71.1 cm.)
Christie's
Jun. 27, 2006
William Banks Fortescue RA, RBA C.1855-1924 British
Est: $5,000 - $8,000
Girl & Puppies, Oil on canvas, signed; titled on reverse
Walker's
Jun. 08, 2006
William Banks Fortescue (fl.1880-1901, d.1924)
Est: £100,000 - £150,000
A Ploughing Match, Cornwall oil on canvas 40 x 72 in. (101.5 x 83 cm.) signed and dated (lower left) 'W.B. Fortescue, 1891'
Christie's
Nov. 04, 2004
William Banks Fortescue (British, 1850-1924)
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Feeding the birds signed with a monogram (lower left), inscribed 'William Banks/Fortescue' (on the reverse) oil on board 12 x 8 in. (30.5 x 20.1 cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 04, 2004
William Banks Fortescue, R.W.A., R.B.S.A. (1850-1924)
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Noonday shade indistinctly signed 'W B Fortescue' (lower right) oil on canvas 17 x 13 3/4 in. (43.2 x 34.7 cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 04, 2004
William Banks Fortescue, R.W.A., R.B.S.A. (1850-1924)
Est: £800 - £1,200
An extensive river landscape signed 'W. B. Fortescue' (lower left) oil on canvas 14 1/2 x 24 in. (36.8 x 60.9 cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 04, 2004
William Banks Fortescue, R.W.A., R.B.S.A. (1850-1924)
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
A fisherman's dwelling signed 'W. B. Fortescue' (lower left) oil on canvas 18 x 14 in. (45.7 x 35.6 cm.) In its original gilded composition frame
Christie's
Nov. 15, 2001
William Banks Fortescue, R.W.A., R.B.S.A. (1850-1924)
Est: $2,100 - $2,800
The potato-picker signed and dated 'W. B. Fortescue 1882' (lower left) oil on canvas 18 x 14 in. (45.7 x 35.6 cm.).
Christie's
Sep. 27, 2000
William Banks Fortescue English, 1850 - 1924 LOST IN THOUGHT Signed W.B. Fortescue (ul) Oil on
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
canvas 12 x 9...
Doyle New York