Eardley Knollys Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Eardley Knollys Art Value Price Guide

Mar. 12, 2025
⊕ EARDLEY KNOLLYS (BRITISH 1902-1991)
Est: £600 - £800
⊕ EARDLEY KNOLLYS (BRITISH 1902-1991) STUDIO VIEW, CLERKENWELL titled and dated Studio View, / - Clerkenwell / '77 on the reverse oil on canvas 50.5 x 41cm; 20 x 16in 63 x 53cm; 24 3/4 x 20 3/4in (framed)
Olympia Auctions
Mar. 12, 2025
⊕ EARDLEY KNOLLYS (BRITISH 1902-1991)
Est: £400 - £600
⊕ EARDLEY KNOLLYS (BRITISH 1902-1991) STILL LIFE WITH PUMPKINS signed with initials lower right; titled Still Life With Pumpkins on the overlap oil on canvas 46 x 61 cm; 18 x 24in unframed
Olympia Auctions
Mar. 12, 2025
⊕ EARDLEY KNOLLYS (BRITISH 1902-1991)
Est: £500 - £700
⊕ EARDLEY KNOLLYS (BRITISH 1902-1991) SANTA PANAGIA, SICILY titled and numbered STA. Panagia / 18 on the reverse oil on canvas 77 x 61cm; 30 1/4 x 24in unframed
Olympia Auctions
Mar. 12, 2025
⊕ EARDLEY KNOLLYS (BRITISH 1902-1991)
Est: £600 - £800
⊕ EARDLEY KNOLLYS (BRITISH 1902-1991) MONT SAINT VICTOIRE signed Knollys lower right; titled and numbered 14 / Mt / St. Victoire on the reverse oil on canvas 50.5 x 66.5cm; 20 x 26in unframed
Olympia Auctions
Mar. 12, 2025
⊕ EARDLEY KNOLLYS (BRITISH 1902-1991)
Est: £800 - £1,200
⊕ EARDLEY KNOLLYS (BRITISH 1902-1991) CROFTON HALL LAKE titled and numbered 22 / Crofton Hall Lake on the reverse oil on canvas 54 x 69cm; 21 1/4 x 27 1/4in 65 x 80cm; 25 1/2 x 31 1/2in (framed)
Olympia Auctions
Mar. 12, 2025
⊕ EARDLEY KNOLLYS (BRITISH 1902-1991)
Est: £400 - £600
⊕ EARDLEY KNOLLYS (BRITISH 1902-1991) THE AVENUE titled and numbered 13 / The Avenue on the reverse oil on canvas 46 x 61cm; 18 x 24in unframed
Olympia Auctions
Mar. 12, 2025
⊕ EARDLEY KNOLLYS (BRITISH 1902-1991)
Est: £300 - £500
⊕ EARDLEY KNOLLYS (BRITISH 1902-1991) EARDLEY KNOLLYS (LOTS 33-39) Introduction SUCH COURAGEOUS ENTHUSIASM… he is one of the purest painters I know. Duncan Grant Artist, gallerist, dealer, advertising executive and aspiring Hollywood director are just a handful of the activities Eardley Knollys pursued during his life. A descendant of the Earls of Banbury, after Christ Church College, Oxford, he worked for Lever Brothers and J Walter Thompson before travelling to America to work on silent films in California. On his return to London he was appointed private secretary to Lord Hambleden, and in 1936 joined the Storran Gallery opposite Harrods on the Brompton Road where his partner, the artist Frank Coombs, was assistant to the owner Ala Story. After buying out Story, Knollys and Coombs consolidated the Storran Gallery into a hub of avant-garde art, building up a culturally influential network in both London and Paris. Their deceptively prosaic opening exhibition Flower Paintings featured works by Gauguin, Vlaminck, Modigliani and Monet. The show explored the innovative ways such everyday subject matter had been reinterpreted in modern art (something which would come to influence Knollys’ own work – see lot 38). They welcomed a raft of esteemed collectors to their premises, including Lady Ottoline Morrell, Duncan Grant and others of the Bloomsbury set as well as the influential George Eumorfopoulos. But the tragic death of Coombs in an air raid in 1941 whilst serving in the Royal Navy in Belfast signalled the end of The Storran Gallery’s activities. Knollys lost his enthusiasm for the venture and closed it for good shortly after the end of the War. Thereafter he took a job with the nascent National Trust and moved to live near Wimborne in Dorset. At the Trust he worked as assistant to the secretary, Donald Macleod Matheson. He joined James Lee-Milne on his visits to estates and country houses across Wessex and Wales and served as the South-West representative for the National Trust for some fifteen years. At Crichel House near Wimborne he set up a communal menage with the music critics Edward Sackville-West and Desmond Shawe-Taylor, later joined by the literary critic of the New Statesman Raymond Mortimer. Crichel became a house for creatives and intellectuals. Lees-Milne came to regard it as a second home, and visitors ranged from the interior designer Sybil Colefax to film director Anthony Asquith; writers included Nancy Mitford and Laurie Lee; among visiting artists were Graham Sutherland and Ben Nicholson; musicians included the composer Benjamin Britten and soprano Elisabeth Schumann. It was thus only in his fifties that Knollys began his career as a painter when he was encouraged by the artist Edward Le Bas during a holiday in Brittany. As a dealer, Knollys had encountered a wide range of contemporary art and developed a particular love for vibrant colour and pattern through his encounters with Post-Impressionism and Fauvism, stating that ‘I have always loved bright strong colours – muddy ones seem to me symbols of gloom’. Often sketching en plein air to be later translated to canvas in his studio, or from memories of his travels in Spain, France and Italy, Knollys deployed colour to build space and form (lots 34 & 35). He had his first solo exhibition in 1960 at the Minories, Colchester and a plethora of subsequent shows including with Michael Parkin in London and Achim Moeller in New York and at Southampton City Art Gallery. Remembered by his peers for his charm and sense of humour, Frances Partridge recalled that ‘everyone loved Eardley, you couldn’t help it’. Knolly’s joie de vivre left a mark on his contemporaries which continues to radiate from his playful and typically colourful works today. EARDLEY KNOLLYS (BRITISH 1902-1991) MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE signed with initials lower left; numbered 45 on the reverse oil on canvas 30.5 x 40.5cm; 12 x 16in 45 x 54.5cm; 17 3/4 x 21 1/2in (framed)
Olympia Auctions
Mar. 16, 2023
Eardley Knollys (1902-1991) The Black Hut
Est: £300 - £400
NO RESERVE Eardley Knollys (1902-1991) The Black Hut Oil on panel, circa 1980, framed, overall 290 x 370mm (11 1/2 x 14 1/2in) Provenance: Private Collection, UK This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Forum Auctions - UK
Dec. 13, 2022
Eardley Knollys (1902-1991) The Black Hut
Est: £600 - £800
Eardley Knollys (1902-1991) The Black Hut Oil on panel, circa 1980, framed, overall 290 x 370mm (11 1/2 x 14 1/2in) Provenance: Private Collection, UK This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Forum Auctions - UK
Apr. 20, 2021
*Eardley Knollys (1902-1992)
Est: £800 - £1,200
*Eardley Knollys (1902-1992) *Eardley Knollys (1902-1992) Cork Tree signed l.r., oil on canvas 64 x 77cm Provenance: Messum's Fine Art, London. *Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.
Sworders
Oct. 09, 2019
ATTRIBUTED TO EARDLEY KNOLLYS (BRITISH 1902-1991)
Est: £100 - £200
ATTRIBUTED TO EARDLEY KNOLLYS (BRITISH 1902-1991) Still Life With Apples Apparently unsigned Oil on canvas Bearing Phillips label verso 50 x 35cm
Chiswick Auctions
Jul. 21, 2018
Eardley Knollys, "Hampshire Landscape," lithograph
Est: $300 - $500
(English, 1902-1991). Lithograph in colors, ed. 7/20, pencil signed, "Knollys," lr., 26 3/8 x 19 1/4 in., framed
Alex Cooper
Jun. 16, 2018
Eardley Knollys, "Hampshire Landscape," lithograph
Est: $500 - $700
(English, 1902-1991). Lithograph in colors, ed. 7/20, pencil signed, "Knollys," lr., 26 3/8 x 19 1/4 in., framed
Alex Cooper
Jun. 27, 2017
Eardley Knollys (British 1902-1991) - Still Life with Pears
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Oil on canvas Signed, lower right, titled to canvas, verso 76 x 64cm (29 7/8 x 25 1/8in.) IMPORTANT: This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Dreweatts 1759
Dec. 15, 2016
Grant (Duncan) - The Garden at Long Crichel,
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
wax crayon and felt tip pen, 320 x 240mm., signed and dated, and inscribed 'Long Crichel', in blue ink, lower right, framed and glazed, 1970. Provenance: the estate of Eardley Knollys (1902-1991), artist, dealer and critic who ran the Storran Gallery, Piccadilly, between 1938 and 1944. In 1945, Knollys bought Long Crichel House, in Dorset, with Edward Sackville-West and the music critic, Desmond Shawe-Taylor. Here they created what has been described as a salon for entertaining their literary and artistic male friends at weekends.
Dreweatts 1759
Feb. 25, 2016
Cocteau (Jean) Attributed to. - 2 sheets of party sketches,
Est: £200 - £300
heads and figures, various more or less intelligible inscriptions, including 'Lady Juliet La Beauté', Îcil Le Beau', La Peinture Russe' and others, pen and ink with occasional intended smudges, each sheet c.255 x 355mm., unsigned (2) Provenance: the estate of Eardley Knollys (1902-1991), artist, dealer and critic who ran the Storran Gallery, Piccadilly, between 1938 and 1944.
Dreweatts 1759
Oct. 22, 2015
§ Eardley Knollys (1902-1991) Still life with flowers and fruit, 26 x 20in.
Est: £800 - £1,200
§ Eardley Knollys (1902-1991) oil on canvas, Still life with flowers and fruit, signed, 26 x 20in.
Gorringes
Jul. 25, 2015
Eardley Knollys, British 1902-1991- View of a highland loch;
Est: £400 - £600
Eardley Knollys, British 1902-1991- View of a highland loch; oil on canavs, signed, 51x66cm: together with two other landscape studies in oils on canvas by and attributed to the same hand, one signed, 51x66cm and 60x74cm., (3) (may be subject to Droit de Suite)
Roseberys
Jul. 21, 2015
Eardley Knollys (British 1902 - 1991)[ARR]/Still Life with Vase of Flowers/
Est: £120 - £180
Eardley Knollys (British 1902 - 1991)[ARR]/Still Life with Vase of Flowers/gouache, 62cm x 48cm/Note: Artist's Resale Right (''Droit de Suite'') Regulations 2006 apply to this lot
Chorley's
Jul. 21, 2015
Eardley Knollys (British 1902 - 1991)[ARR]/Garden Path/signed/watercolour a
Est: £70 - £90
Eardley Knollys (British 1902 - 1991)[ARR]/Garden Path/signed/watercolour and bodycolour, 44.5cm x 39.5cm/Note: Artist's Resale Right (''Droit de Suite'') Regulations 2006 apply to this lot
Chorley's
Oct. 04, 2014
Eardley Knollys, British 1902-1995- Landscape in
Est: £200 - £300
Eardley Knollys, British 1902-1995- Landscape in Devon; oil on canvas, signed, 51x91.5cm (may be subject to Droit de Suite)
Roseberys
Dec. 02, 2013
δ Eardley Knollys (1902-1991). Two red trees.
Est: £300 - £500
δ Eardley Knollys (1902-1991). Two red trees. Oil on canvas. Unframed. Signed Knollys at lower right. 63.5 x 58.5cm (25 x 23in)
Dreweatts 1759
Mar. 20, 2013
Eardley Knollys (1902-1991), The Fall, oil on
Est: £100 - £200
Eardley Knollys (1902-1991), The Fall, oil on board, bears another signature 'EARDLEY', inscribed 'The Fall' Belsize Park, K. Vaughan on reverse, 50cm x 40cm. DDS
Bellmans Auctioneers
Sep. 18, 2012
Eardley Knollys, British 1902-1992- "Primulas with
Est: £200 - £300
Eardley Knollys, British 1902-1992- "Primulas with Red Chair"; oil on canvas, signed, 30.5x40.5cm, (may be subject to Droit de Suite) Provenance: with Michael Parkin Gallery, London, according to label attached to the reverse
Roseberys
Mar. 14, 2012
Eardley Knollys (British, 1902-1991) 'Gloxinia and pears'
Est: £400 - £600
'Gloxinia and pears' signed 'Knollys' (lower right); titled on handwritten label (verso), oil on canvas 40.5 x 50.5cm (15 15/16 x 19 7/8in).
Bonhams
Mar. 14, 2012
Eardley Knollys (British, 1902-1991) Still Life with Roses
Est: £500 - £700
Still Life with Roses signed 'Knollys' (lower left) oil on canvas 50.5 x 40.5cm (19 7/8 x 15 15/16in).
Bonhams
Feb. 18, 2010
EARDLEY KNOLLYS (1902-1991) BRITISH Landscape with
Est: £300 - £500
EARDLEY KNOLLYS (1902-1991) BRITISH Landscape with trees. Signed Knollys. Coloured Chalk. 16 x 24ins.
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Sep. 05, 2007
Tower Bridge, London
Est: $500 - $700
Eardley Knollys (BRITISH, 1902-1991) Tower Bridge, London initialed 'EK' (lower left) oil on canvasboard 7 x 10 in. (17.8 x 25.4 cm.)
Christie's
Aug. 06, 2006
EARDLEY KNOLLYS (1902-1991), Dish of Fruit, pastel, 11.5in x 14.5in, framed. (Sold on behalf of Paintings in Hospitals)
Est: £20 - £50
EARDLEY KNOLLYS (1902-1991), Dish of Fruit, pastel, 11.5in x 14.5in, framed. (Sold on behalf of Paintings in Hospitals)
Lots Road Auctions
Apr. 30, 2006
EARDLEY KNOLLYS (1902-1991), Dish of Fruit, pastel, 11.5in x 14.5in, framed
Est: £60 - £100
EARDLEY KNOLLYS (1902-1991), Dish of Fruit, pastel, 11.5in x 14.5in, framed
Lots Road Auctions
Apr. 09, 2006
EARDLEY KNOLLYS (1902-1991), Dish of Fruit, pastel, 11.5in x 14.5in, framed.
Est: £60 - £120
EARDLEY KNOLLYS (1902-1991), Dish of Fruit, pastel, 11.5in x 14.5in, framed.
Lots Road Auctions
Sep. 18, 2005
EARDLEY KNOLLYS (1902-1991), Dish of Fruit, paste 11.5in x 14.5in, framed.
Est: £120 - £180
EARDLEY KNOLLYS (1902-1991), Dish of Fruit, paste 11.5in x 14.5in, framed.
Lots Road Auctions
Feb. 22, 2005
Eardley Knollys (British, 1902-1991)
Est: -
Poppies in a jug signed, oil on canvas 10 x 14 in. (25.5 x 35.5cm.)
Bonhams
Nov. 24, 2004
EARDLEY KNOLLYS, 1902-1991 STUDIO WINDOW 61 x 51cm.; 24 x 20in. signed oil on canvas Note: Although Knollys was good friends with several members of the Bloomsbury group, it was only after encouragement from Duncan Grant and Edward Le Bas that he
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
EARDLEY KNOLLYS, 1902-1991 STUDIO WINDOW 61 x 51cm.; 24 x 20in. signed oil on canvas Note: Although Knollys was good friends with several members of the Bloomsbury group, it was only after encouragement from Duncan Grant and Edward Le Bas that he finally started painting in 1949. He had his first solo exhibition in 1960 at the Minories Gallery in Colchester.
Sotheby's
Apr. 15, 2003
Eardley Knollys (British, 1902-1991)
Est: -
circa 1953, oil on canvas
Bonhams