Rodrigo Moynihan Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Rodrigo Moynihan Art Value Price Guide

Mar. 04, 2025
λ RODRIGO MOYNIHAN (BRITISH 1910-1990), BARRACK ROOM
Est: £400 - £600
λ RODRIGO MOYNIHAN (BRITISH 1910-1990)BARRACK ROOMPencilSigned with initials and dated 1942 (lower right)25 x 36cm (9¾ x 14 in.)Provenance:Acquired from Karsten Schubert Ltd., London
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Nov. 16, 2024
Advertising Poster May A Picnic Rodrigo Moynihan
Est: £180 - £360
Original vintage poster May - A Picnic featuring an artwork by Rodrigo Moynihan (1910-1990), an English painter, credited with being a pioneer of abstract painting in England. The design features a family sitting on a blanket with food and drinks, children playing in the grass and with the dog, and a gentleman standing in front of lush green trees. Horizontal. Good condition, creasing, tears, minor staining. Country of issue: UK, designer: R. Moynihan, size (cm): 76x101, year of printing: 1944.
Antikbar Original Vintage Posters
Oct. 02, 2024
▲ Rodrigo Moynihan RA (1910-1990)
Est: £150 - £250
▲ Rodrigo Moynihan RA (1910-1990) 'Lake Shadow' lithograph in colours, 1972, signed 'Rodrigo Moynihan' in pencil l.r. visible 55.5 x 76cm Provenance: The Estate of Stanley Jones MBE RE. There is the opportunity for this lot to be embossed with 'Estate of Stanley Jones' blind stamp after purchase. Condition Report: Framed: 75.5 x 95cm There are undulations to the paper in the upper quarter. A faint pink line to the left side of the top edge. The printed areas itself appears to be in good condition. Not viewed out of glazed frame.
Sworders
Jul. 25, 2024
§ RODRIGO MOYNIHAN RA (BRITISH 1910-1990)
Est: £200 - £300
RODRIGO MOYNIHAN RA (BRITISH 1910-1990) Untitled (abstract composition) signed and numbered 35/100 in pencil lithograph in colours on wove plate 22.7 x 22.5cm framed ARR Size:(43 x 35 x 3cm)
Chiswick Auctions
Apr. 18, 2024
Rodrigo Moynihan (1910 - 1990), Nude study
Est: £300 - £500
Rodrigo Moynihan (1910 - 1990) Nude study Charcoal on paper Signed bottom right Property of a Lady Dimensions: (Paper) 14.5 in. (H) x 20.5 in. (W) (Frame) 21 in. (H) x 27 in. (W)
Sloane Street Auctions
Nov. 30, 2023
Rodrigo Moynihan RA (1910 - 1990), Cliffs, Cornwall
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Rodrigo Moynihan RA (1910 - 1990) Cliffs, Cornwall Oil on canvas, unframed Signed and titled, verso "Rodrigo Moynihan Cliffs, Cornwall" Provenance: Private collection, ex-John Dunbar Dimensions: (Canvas) 20 in. (H) x 30 in. (W)
Sloane Street Auctions
Jan. 11, 2023
§ RODRIGO MOYNIHAN R.A. (BRITISH 1910-1990) UNTITLED
Est: £400 - £600
§ RODRIGO MOYNIHAN R.A. (BRITISH 1910-1990) UNTITLED Signed lower left, indian ink and watercolour (the sheet 51cm x 72cm (20in x 28.25in), unframed)
Lyon & Turnbull
Oct. 19, 2022
λ RODRIGO MOYNIHAN (BRITISH 1910-1991), STILL LIFE OF FLOWERS IN A VASE
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
λ RODRIGO MOYNIHAN (BRITISH 1910-1991)STILL LIFE OF FLOWERS IN A VASE Oil on canvas Signed and dated 34 (lower right)55.5 x 46cm (21¾ x 18 in.)
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Mar. 16, 2022
λ Rodrigo Moynihan (British 1910-1991), Lyons Corner House
Est: £600 - £800
λ Rodrigo Moynihan (British 1910-1991)Lyons Corner House Pencil, watercolour and bodycolourSigned, titled, and dated 1939 (lower left) 23.5 x 31cm (9¼ x 12 in.)Provenance:Sale, Christie's, London, Simon Sainsbury: The Creation of an English Arcadia, 18 June 2008, lot 118
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Oct. 20, 2020
*Rodrigo Moynihan RA (1910-1990)
Est: £800 - £1,200
*Rodrigo Moynihan RA (1910-1990) *Rodrigo Moynihan RA (1910-1990) Portrait of a girl with a garnet necklace signed and dated 1949 u.r., oil on canvas 51 x 41cm *Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.
Sworders
Nov. 16, 2019
PROPAGANDA POSTER WWII UK HOME FRONT PICNIC RODRIGO MOYNIHAN CEMA
Est: £120 - £240
Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster commissioned by the C.E.M.A. (Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts - later to become the Arts Council of Northern Ireland), it features a painting by the artist Rodrigo Moynihan (1910-1990) titled 'May - A Picnic' and it was originally intended to be hung "where war workers congregate". In 1940, during the Second World War, the Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts (CEMA), was appointed to help promote and maintain British culture. Chaired by Lord De La Warr, President of the Board of Education, the Council was government-funded and after the war was renamed the Arts Council of Great Britain. The interest in the arts during World War II led to the first government subsidy of the arts in Britain with the founding of the Arts Council in 1946, championed by Jenny Lee. Moynihan was born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, in 1910, to Herbert James Moynihan, a fruit broker, and Maria (née de la Puerta). His Anglo-Spanish family moved to London in 1918 and then to Wisconsin. A winter in Rome 1927–1928 inspired him to devote himself to art, and in 1928 he started studying at the Slade School of Fine Art in London. In the 1930s he gained a reputation as a pioneer of abstract painting in England as a member of the Objective Abstraction movement.[4][5] Moynihan was later attracted to social realism and became associated from 1937 with the Euston Road School. War artist Moynihan served in the British Army from 1940 to 1943, first in the Royal Artillery and then doing camouflage work. Following an injury, he was given a full-time salaried commission by the War Artists' Advisory Committee, WAAC, having previously completed a number of short-term contracts for the Committee. He completed a number of portraits of ATS and senior, male, military figures for this contract and also for subsequent shorter WAAC contracts. Moynihan was appointed an Associate Member of the Royal Academy in 1944. After the war, he was professor of painting at the Royal College of Art 1948–1957, and was elected a full member of the Royal Academy in 1954. At this period, he was in demand for official portraits, and executed commissions of amongst others Princess Elizabeth (1946) and Prime Minister Clement Attlee (1947). He changed direction from 1957, resigning from the Royal College of Art and the Royal Academy and returning to abstraction, working outside England in Europe and North America. From 1971 onwards he was inspired to return to figurative painting in the form of large-scale studio still-lives, unordered, unarranged and apparently random. One of these such paintings was, The shelf, objects and shadows - front view (1982–83). This return to figuration also drew him to move back towards portraiture – with portraits of friends leading to renewed commissions by the end of the 1970s. Notable portraits of this period include Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (1983–85; National Portrait Gallery, London) and Dame Peggy Ashcroft (1984; National Portrait Gallery). Year of printing: 1943, country of printing: UK, designer: Rodrigo Moynihan, dimensions (cm): 76x101.5.
Antikbar Original Vintage Posters
Sep. 24, 2019
Rodrigo Moynihan RA. British 1910-1990- . River landscape, c.1966; . ink, cha
Est: £200 - £300
Rodrigo Moynihan RA, British 1910-1990- River landscape, c.1966; ink, charcoal and watercolour on paper, inscribed, 35.5x48.5cm (unframed/mounted)(ARR) Provenance: purchased from Modern British Gallery by the present owner Note: this lot is accompanied by a copy of the catalogue for the artist's 1978 retrospective exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, London
Roseberys
Mar. 21, 2019
§ Rodrigo Moynihan, RA (British, 1910-1990) Self portrait signed and dated 'R Moynihan 38' (lower right)
Est: £400 - £600
§ Rodrigo Moynihan, RA (British, 1910-1990) Self portrait signed and dated 'R Moynihan 38' (lower right) oil on canvas h:38 w:28.50 cm Other Notes: Rodrigo Moynihan began his painting career in the wake of a trip to Rome in the winter of 1927-1928. He had moved to London prior to this and began his education at the Slade School of Fine Art in 1928. In the 1930s, he was a member of the Objective Abstraction movement, but became associated with the Euston Road School from 1937 onwards, turning instead to figurative art and social realism. 'Self-Portrait' (1938) was painted in the years immediately preceding his appointment to the British army (1940-43), during which time he was commissioned by the War Artist's Advisory Committee to paint several military portraits. Painted just before he enlisted, Moynihan portrays himself in the guise of a soldier - the low viewpoint and boldly frontal pose conveying an image of strength. In 1948, Moynihan became a professor at the Royal College of Art and received several important portrait commissions, including the then Princess Elizabeth and Prime Minister Clement Atlee.
Cheffins
Jun. 22, 2016
Rodrigo Moynihan (1910 - 1990), charcoal and watercolour - Essex landscape,
Est: £150 - £250
Rodrigo Moynihan (1910 - 1990), charcoal and watercolour - Essex landscape, initialled and dated 1934, in glazed frame, 24cm x 33cm
Reeman Dansie
Apr. 06, 2016
§ RODRIGO MOYNIHAN (BRITISH 1910-1991) PORTRAIT OF A GIRL WEARING A GARNET NECKLACE 50cm x 39cm (19.75in x 15.5in)
Est: £500 - £700
§ RODRIGO MOYNIHAN (BRITISH 1910-1991) PORTRAIT OF A GIRL WEARING A GARNET NECKLACE Signed and dated 1949, oil on canvas 50cm x 39cm (19.75in x 15.5in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Nov. 11, 2015
§ RODRIGO MOYNIHAN (BRITISH 1910-1991) PORTRAIT OF A GIRL WEARING A GARNET NECKLACE 50cm x 39cm (19.75in x 15.5in)
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
§ RODRIGO MOYNIHAN (BRITISH 1910-1991) PORTRAIT OF A GIRL WEARING A GARNET NECKLACE Signed and dated 1949, oil on canvas 50cm x 39cm (19.75in x 15.5in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Jun. 30, 2015
Rodrigo Moynihan RA, British 1910-1990- ''Blue Pro
Est: £500 - £700
Rodrigo Moynihan RA, British 1910-1990- ''Blue Progression (Blue Movement)''; Indian ink and watercolour, signed and dated 60, 75x56cm (may be subject to Droit de Suite) Provenance: Karsten Schubert, London. Phillips Sale, London, 1988 Exhibitions: London, Karsten Schubert Ltd., Rodrigo Moynihan - drawings 1934-1985, October/November, 1988. Catalogue illustration, p.47 Literature: John Ashbery and Richard Shone, Rodrigo Moynihan, Paintings and Works on Paper. Thames and Hudson, London, p.57, plate 22
Roseberys
Apr. 25, 2015
Rodrigo Moynihan RA, British 1910-1990- ''Lake Sha
Est: £200 - £300
Rodrigo Moynihan RA, British 1910-1990- ''Lake Shadow'', 1972; lithograph printed in colours, signed and inscribed 'A/P' in pencil, 57x77cm, (may be subject to Droit de Suite) Note: See Tate Gallery, item No P06397 for similar example
Roseberys
Dec. 11, 2014
Rodrigo Moynihan (British, 1910-1990) Off the coa
Est: £700 - £900
Rodrigo Moynihan (British, 1910-1990) Off the coast signed (lower left) oils on board 17cm x 34.5cm. Provenance: with Ernest, Brown & Phillips at The Leicester Galleries, London; Collection of Lady Quayle.
Mallams
Mar. 11, 2014
Rodrigo Moynihan-(British, 1910-1991)-Still life
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Still life signed and dated 'R. Moynihan 1932' (lower left), oil on canvas 52 x 76cm (20 1/2 x 29 15/16in).
Bonhams
Feb. 26, 2014
§ Rodrigo Moynihan RA 1910-1990 Woman in St Marks Crescent, Primrose Hill London
Est: £200 - £300
§ Rodrigo Moynihan RA 1910-1990 Woman in St Marks Crescent, Primrose Hill London h:8.70 w:6.70 in.
Ewbank's
Jun. 04, 2013
Rodrigo Moynihan (British, 1910-1991)
Est: £800 - £1,200
'Head' signed 'Moynihan' (lower right), watercolour and gouache 51 x 69cm (20 1/16 x 27 3/16in).
Bonhams
Jan. 30, 2013
* δ Rodrigo Moynihan (1910-1991). The End of
Est: £300 - £500
* δ Rodrigo Moynihan (1910-1991). The End of the Picnic, (Canteen). Charcoal with monochrome wash, Signed with initials and dated 47 lower right, 32 x 26cm. (12 1/2 x 10 1/4in). Provenance: Imperial War Museum label on verso.
Dreweatts 1759
Dec. 13, 2012
Rodrigo Moynihan, R.A. (1910-1991)
Est: £7,000 - £10,000
Rodrigo Moynihan, R.A. (1910-1991) A Roll of Paper oil on canvas 25 x 30 1/8 in. (63.5 x 76.6 cm.) Painted circa 1970s.
Christie's
Dec. 04, 2012
Rodrigo Moynihan (1910-1991) The End of the
Est: £500 - £700
Rodrigo Moynihan (1910-1991) The End of the Picnic, (Canteen) Charcoal with monochrome wash Signed with initials and dated 47 lower right 32 x 26cm. (12 1/2 x 10 1/4in). Provenance: Imperial War Museum label on verso.
Dreweatts 1759
Aug. 22, 2012
Rodrigo Moynihan (British, 1910-1991)
Est: £500 - £700
Elinor oil on canvas 51 x 41cm (20 1/16 x 16 1/8in).
Bonhams
Nov. 15, 2011
Rodrigo Moynihan (British, 1910-1991) Untitled
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Untitled signed with initials 'RM' (lower left), charcoal, pencil and gouache 56.5 x 76cm (22 1/4 x 29 15/16in).
Bonhams
Nov. 15, 2011
Rodrigo Moynihan (British, 1910-1991) Skull on table
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Skull on table signed and dated 'Moynihan 75' (lower right), charcoal, pastel and watercolour 77 x 58cm (30 5/16 x 22 13/16in). unframed
Bonhams
Mar. 23, 2011
Artwork by - Rodrigo Moynihan (1910-1991)
Est: £100 - £150
Artwork by - Rodrigo Moynihan (1910-1991)
Woolley & Wallis
Oct. 13, 2010
Rodrigo Moynihan, R.A. (1910-1991)
Est: £700 - £1,000
Rodrigo Moynihan, R.A. (1910-1991) Study for Medical Inspection pencil and watercolour, squared for transfer 8 x 10½ in. (20.3 x 26.7 cm.) Executed in 1943.
Christie's
Jun. 16, 2010
Rodrigo Moynihan R.A. (1910-1991) Woman in St.
Est: £250 - £350
Rodrigo Moynihan R.A. (1910-1991) Woman in St. Mark's Crescent, Primrose Hill Oil on canvas 23 x 18cm; 9 x 7in Unlined, small push with fleck of paint loss lower right, otherwise good condition
Woolley & Wallis
Mar. 25, 2010
Rodrigo Moynihan (British, 1910-1990), The River Chelmer, Felstead, Essex, watercolour
Est: £400 - £600
Rodrigo Moynihan (British, 1910-1990) The River Chelmer, Felstead, Essex signed lower right "Rodrigo Moynihan" watercolour h:19 w:34 cm
Cheffins
Oct. 09, 2009
Rodrigo Moynihan (1910-1991), Woman in St Marks
Est: £150 - £250
Rodrigo Moynihan (1910-1991), Woman in St Marks Crescent, Primrose Hill, oil on canvas, 22.5cm x 16.5cm.
Bellmans Auctioneers
Mar. 31, 2009
Rodrigo Moynihan (1910-1991)
Est: £800 - £1,200
Rodrigo Moynihan (1910-1991) Woman in St Mark's Crescent, Primrose Hill oil on canvas 9 x 7 in. (22.8 x 17.8 cm.)
Christie's
Feb. 11, 2009
Rodrigo Moynihan (1910-1991) A winter landscape
Est: £400 - £600
Rodrigo Moynihan (1910-1991) A winter landscape Oil on canvas 50cm x 60cm This lot is accompanied by a letter from the artist discussing the painting condition report No visible damage, may benefit from a light clean
Dreweatts 1759
Jan. 27, 2009
Rodrigo Moynihan (British, 1910-1991) Lilac and White 76 x 76 cm. (30 x 30 in.)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Lilac and White signed and dated 'Moynihan 57' (lower right) oil on canvas 76 x 76 cm. (30 x 30 in.)
Bonhams
Oct. 07, 2008
Rodrigo Moynihan, R.A. (1910-1991)
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Rodrigo Moynihan, R.A. (1910-1991) Nudes in a landscape signed 'Rodrigo Moynihan' (on the reverse) oil on panel 13½ x 17¼ in. (34.3 x 43.8 cm.)
Christie's
Sep. 07, 2008
Rodrigo Moynihan, (British, 1910-1990), Large Containers, Bottles and Dish, 1981
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Rodrigo Moynihan (British, 1910-1990) Large Containers, Bottles and Dish, 1981 oil on canvas signed and dated (loewr right) 30 1/2 x 38 inches.
Hindman
Aug. 05, 2008
The garden statue
Est: £600 - £800
Rodrigo Moynihan R.A. (1910-1990) The garden statue signed 'Moynihan' (lower right), and indistinctly signed and inscribed 'R Moynihan/The Garden Statue' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 16 x 20 in. (41 x 50.8 cm.)
Christie's
Jun. 11, 2008
Rodrigo Moynihan RA 1910-1990- The Derby Cup
Est: £600 - £800
Rodrigo Moynihan RA 1910-1990- The Derby Cup supporter; oil on canvas, 30.5x46cm., (unframed)
Roseberys
Nov. 20, 2007
Rodrigo Moynihan (British, 1910-1991) Figures by the Thames
Est: £800 - £1,200
Figures by the Thames indistinctly signed and dated 1939 (?) (lower right) oil on canvas board 22.5 x 30.5cm (8 7/8 x 12in).
Bonhams
Oct. 24, 2007
Through the trees
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Rodrigo Moynihan, R.A. (1910-1991) Through the trees signed with initials (lower right) oil on canvas-board 14 x 10½ in. (35.6 x 26.6 cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 01, 2007
RODRIGO MOYNIHAN, R.A., 1910-1990
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
THROUGH THE TREES 35x25cm.; 13¾x9¾in. signed with initials oil on canvas board EXHIBITED London, Offer Waterman
Sotheby's
Jul. 12, 2006
Rodrigo Moynihan (1910-1990)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Portrait of Robert Buhler oil on canvas laid down on board 29 3/4 x 24 1/2 in. (75.6 x 62.2 cm.)
Christie's
Jul. 12, 2006
Rodrigo Moynihan, R.A. (1910-1991)
Est: £300 - £500
Lake near Bathurst, Canada inscribed and dated 'To John from Rodrigo 1966' (lower right) charcoal and coloured inks, unframed 14 x 19 in. (35.5 x 48.3 cm.)
Christie's
May. 25, 2006
RODRIGO MOYNIHAN, R.A., 1910-1990
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF PETER COCHRANE ON THE CHELMER 40.5x51cm.; 16x20in. signed with initials and dated 38 oil on canvas PROVENANCE Martin Summers Fine Art, London NOTE To be offered across Contemporary Art Evening, Day and Olympia sales in 2006, the collection of the late Peter Cochrane documents the progressive and adventurous taste of an influential dealer and inspired collector. At Arthur Tooth & Sons in Mayfair, Cochrane was instrumental in introducing new European and American artists to a British audience. The champion of an emerging generation of post-war artists, Cochrane's collection comprises masterworks by Howard Hodgkin, Karel Appel, Jean Dubuffet and Asger Jorn among others and documents his special passion for new modes of abstract painting.
Sotheby's
May. 17, 2006
Rodrigo Moynihan, R.A. (1910 - 1991)
Est: £800 - £1,200
Through the Trees signed with initials (lower right) oil on canvas-board 13 x 9 in. (33 x 22.9 cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 21, 2006
Rodrigo Moynihan (British, 1910-1990)
Est: -
Blue Square, I, 1960 oil on canvas 33.5 x 22cm (13 x 8 3/4in)together with two books about the artist (3)
Bonhams