Margaret Scott Somerville Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Margaret Scott Somerville Art Value Price Guide

Jun. 12, 2024
Peggy Somerville (1918 - 1975), Suffolk River Landscape
Est: £200 - £400
Peggy Somerville (1918 - 1975) Suffolk River Landscape Colour pastel on paper Peggy Somerville was a prodigious young artistic talent. At the age of only three, a selection of her drawings were chosen for display at the Royal Society of Drawing. Aged nine, Somerville’s first one-woman ‘retrospective’ was held at the Claridge Gallery, London, which saw her praised across international newspapers and hailed as a ‘child genius’. Dimensions: (Paper) 11.5 in. (H) x 15 in. (W) (Frame) 20.5 in. (H) x 23.5 in. (W)
Sloane Street Auctions
Mar. 13, 2024
λ PEGGY SOMERVILLE (BRITISH 1918-1975), STILL LIFE OF PEONIES AND ROSES IN A BLUE VASE
Est: £1,500 - £2,500
λ PEGGY SOMERVILLE (BRITISH 1918-1975)STILL LIFE OF PEONIES AND ROSES IN A BLUE VASEOil on canvasSigned (lower right)46 x 36cm (18 x 14 in.)Provenance:Messum's, London & MarlowExhibited:Marlow, Messum's, British Impressions, 2012
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Oct. 26, 2023
§ Peggy Somerville (1918-1975)
Est: £600 - £1,000
§ Peggy Somerville (1918-1975) A summer landscape at Newbourne with willow trees signed 'Peggy Somerville [?50]' (lower left) oil on canvas 46 x 61cm Provenance: Acquired from the artist by the mother of the present owner circa 1960 Exhibited: London, Beaux Arts Gallery, 11th-28th September 1951, no. 12 (24 gns. entitled 'Willows') Literature: The Times, 13th September 1951, Review, 'Modern Painting - Two Summer Shows', where singled out by the reviewer as '...most attractive...quiet and rather charming...'
Cheffins
Oct. 17, 2023
Margaret Scott 'Peggy' Somerville (1918-1975)
Est: £300 - £500
Margaret Scott 'Peggy' Somerville (1918-1975) ▴ Margaret Scott 'Peggy' Somerville (1918-1975) Figure beside haystacks signed and dated 'Margaret Scott Somerville 1931' l.r., oil on board 25.5 x 31cm Condition Report: Framed: 34 x 39cm Well presented and ready to hang. There is a slight undulation to the the board in the upper left corner but this does not detract from the work. Unexamined under UV light, for a full report please contact the department.
Sworders
Oct. 11, 2023
‡ PEGGY SOMERVILLE (MARGARET SCOTT SOMERVILLE) (1918-1975) PINK AND YELLOW CARAVAN
Est: £300 - £500
‡ PEGGY SOMERVILLE (MARGARET SCOTT SOMERVILLE) (1918-1975) PINK AND YELLOW CARAVAN Signed and indistinctly dated Oil on card (15.5cm x 21cm) With the Claridge Gallery in 1928 (according to label verso)
Elstob Auctioneers
Sep. 28, 2023
Peggy Somerville (1918 - 1975), Suffolk River Landscape
Est: £400 - £600
Property of a GentlemanÂ Peggy Somerville (1918 - 1975) Suffolk River Landscape Colour pastel on paper In a modern gilt frameÂ Born in Ashford, Middlesex to the artist and collector Charles Somerville, Peggy Somerville was a prodigious young artistic talent. At the age of only three, a selection of her drawings were chosen for display at the Royal Society of Drawing. Aged nine, Somerville's first one-woman 'retrospective' was held at the Claridge Gallery, London, which saw her praised across international newspapers and hailed as a 'child genius'. Somerville continued to paint into adulthood, developing the British Impressionist style. She returned frequently to depict the Suffolk landscape, of which the present work is characteristic.Â Â Dimensions: (Paper) 11.5 in. (H) x 15 in. (W) (Frame) 20.5 in. (H) x 23.5 in. (W)
Sloane Street Auctions
Apr. 05, 2022
*Peggy Somerville (1918-1975)
Est: £200 - £300
*Peggy Somerville (1918-1975) *Peggy Somerville (1918-1975) Roses in a vase charcoal, atelier stamp 1456 25 x 36cm Provenance: With David Messum, London. Somerville was born into an artistic family and picked up her first paintbrush the same year she learned to talk. By the time she was ten, she had already exhibited at the Royal Society of Drawing and had a solo exhibition at the Claridge Gallery, London. Her work was admired and collected by Walter Sickert, John Lavary and Matthew Smith. Sickert purchased a work from her and claimed it was one of the finest landscapes he had seen by a living artist. Somerville travelled Europe widely before settling in Suffolk. She painted the coast around Aldeburgh many times, taking inspiration from the legacies of the Impressionists as well as John Constable and Philip Wilson Steer. *Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.
Sworders
Feb. 24, 2022
§ Peggy Somerville (British 1918-1975)
Est: £200 - £300
§ Peggy Somerville (British 1918-1975) Orange Daisies pastel 48 x 36cm Provenance: Studio Collection With Messum Fine Art, where acquired in 2001
Cheffins
Aug. 19, 2021
Â§ PEGGY SOMERVILLE (BRITISH 1918-1975)
Est: £300 - £500
Â§ PEGGY SOMERVILLE (BRITISH 1918-1975) PEGGY SOMERVILLE (BRITISH 1918-1975) Landscape oil on board 4 x 13.5 cm (10 1/4 x 5 1/4 in)
Chiswick Auctions
Feb. 23, 2021
Peggy Somerville, British 1918-1975- Farm Buildings, Middleton; coloured pastel on grey paper, s
Est: £200 - £300
Peggy Somerville, British 1918-1975- Farm Buildings, Middleton; coloured pastel on grey paper, signed with initials in pencil, 17.5x24cm (ARR) Provenance: Messums, London, where purchased by the present owner. Note: Lots 1 to 28 are the property of a private London collector. Please refer to department for condition report
Roseberys
Feb. 23, 2021
Peggy Somerville, British 1918-1975- Classical English Landscape; oil on board, 10.5x13cm, (ARR)
Est: £400 - £600
Peggy Somerville, British 1918-1975- Classical English Landscape; oil on board, 10.5x13cm, (ARR) Provenance: Studio Collection of the Artist 1990; David Messum Fine Art, London, where purchased by the present owner Exhibited: David Messum, Spring 1997 no.2 Note: Lots 1 to 28 are the property of a private London collector. Please refer to department for condition report
Roseberys
Oct. 10, 2019
§ Margaret Scott 'Peggy' Somerville (British, 1918-1975) Five views of Hemingstone Hall, Suffolk watercolour sketches
Est: £600 - £900
§ Margaret Scott 'Peggy' Somerville (British, 1918-1975) Five views of Hemingstone Hall, Suffolk watercolour sketches framed together, inscribed to the mount, the largest, 21 x 26cm (8.5 x 10in)
Cheffins
Feb. 27, 2019
Peggy Somerville (1918-1975) British. "105 Oddy Hill in the Snow", Oil on Panel, Inscribed and Dated 'March 2/1933' on reverse in Pencil, with Atelier Stamp '204', 12" x 10". Provenance: David Messum Exhibition 1999.
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Peggy Somerville (1918-1975) British. "105 Oddy Hill in the Snow", Oil on Panel, Inscribed and Dated 'March 2/1933' on reverse in Pencil, with Atelier Stamp '204', 12" x 10". Provenance: David Messum Exhibition 1999.
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Feb. 07, 2019
§ Peggy Somerville - Still life of oranges and apples in a bowl
Est: £200 - £300
§ Peggy Somerville (British, 1918-1975) Still life of oranges, an apple and a lemon in a bowl signed lower left "Peggy Somerville ''69" pastel h:26 w: 35 cm
Cheffins
Feb. 07, 2019
§ Peggy Somerville (British, 1918-1975) Still life with melons
Est: £300 - £400
§ Peggy Somerville (British, 1918-1975) Still life with melons pastel h:36 w: 51 cm Provenance: David Messum, 8 Cork Street, London, W1
Cheffins
Aug. 02, 2017
Peggy Somerville (1918 - 1975), sepia watercolour - Market Place, signed an
Est: £120 - £180
Peggy Somerville (1918 - 1975), sepia watercolour - Market Place, signed and dated 1925, in glazed frame, 19.5cm x 25.5cm. Provenance: Studio Sale 1975, Messum's Autumn Exhibition, Studio Collection 1130, No. 11, 2001
Reeman Dansie
Sep. 28, 2016
*Peggy Margaret Scott Somerville (1918 - 1975), watercolour - Suffolk Orchard, artist blindstamp low
Est: £300 - £500
*Peggy Margaret Scott Somerville (1918 - 1975), watercolour - Suffolk Orchard, artist blindstamp lower right and numbered 1352, in glazed gilt frame, 36cm x 53cm
Reeman Dansie
Mar. 24, 2015
Peggy Somerville, British 1918-1975- Bathers; oil
Est: £500 - £700
Peggy Somerville, British 1918-1975- Bathers; oil on panel, signed and dated 1950, bears studio stamp and studio label number 1724 to the reverse, 24.5x34cm, (may be subject to Droit de Suite) Provenance: Purchased from Stephen Reiss, Norwich in 1991, biographer of Peggy Somerville
Roseberys
Nov. 28, 2014
* PEGGY SOMERVILLE (1918-1975, BRITISH) "Three
Est: £100 - £150
* PEGGY SOMERVILLE (1918-1975, BRITISH) "Three Children Riding" pencil drawing, signed and dated 1932 lower right 4 ¼ x 6 ¾ ins
Keys Fine Art Auctioneers
Nov. 18, 2014
*AR PEGGY SOMERVILLE (1918-1975) British
Est: £80 - £120
*AR PEGGY SOMERVILLE (1918-1975) British Landscape with travellers Watercolour Peggy Somerville Studio Collection number 593B, old labels to verso for David Messum 17.5 x 9.5 cms, framed and glazed £80 - 120
Rowley Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers
May. 01, 2014
§ Margaret Scott (Peggy) Somerville (British, 1918-1975) View from an upstairs window at the Stone House, Middleton, Suffolk, the ar...
Est: £600 - £800
§ Margaret Scott (Peggy) Somerville (British, 1918-1975) View from an upstairs window at the Stone House, Middleton, Suffolk, the artist's home signed lower right "Peggy Somerville" pastel h:27 w: 37 cm Provenance: Private collection, Suffolk. Peggy Somerville was born into an artistic family, with both her parents being recognised artists, and she herself learnt to paint at an extremely early age. By the time she was three years old, some of her watercolours had been selected for an exhibition at the Royal Society of Drawing - the committee not realising her young age. Her talent was recognized by many noted artists, including Sir John Lavery, and she became famous nationally and globally as a child prodigy. At the age of nine, she had her first solo show at the Claridge Gallery in London, which saw over a hundred of her pieces sold. However, Peggy did not continue in formal art education after his early success; after a few months at the Royal Academy Schools, she left to become a Land Girl. She settled in adult life in Suffolk, near Aldeburgh, where she continued to paint throughout her life, working in a style that identified her work with the British Impressionists.
Cheffins
Feb. 12, 2014
Peggy Somerville (1918-1975) - Beach scene, Aldeburgh,
Est: £600 - £800
Peggy Somerville (1918-1975) - Beach scene, Aldeburgh, coloured pastels, signed lower left, 22 x 34 cm. (8 3/4 x 13 1/4 in) Provenance: ex-collection of Cecil Day Lewis; purchased from the Estate of Will Day Lewis (according to inscription on back of frame); Private Collection, London. IMPORTANT: This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Dreweatts 1759
Nov. 02, 2013
Peggy Somerville, British 1918-1975- "Green and
Est: £300 - £400
Peggy Somerville, British 1918-1975- "Green and Yellow"; pastel, 28x22.5cm: together with a further pastel by the same hand titled "The Chequered Coat", 28x19cm., (2) (may be subject to Droit de Suite) Exhibited: Messum's, London, Studio Collection, Winter, 2002, according to label attached to the reverse of the frame of each
Roseberys
Oct. 13, 2013
PEGGY SOMERVILLE (1918-1975), 'Moonlight Fantasy',
Est: £200 - £400
PEGGY SOMERVILLE (1918-1975), 'Moonlight Fantasy', pastel, 13cm x 15.5cm, framed.
Lots Road Auctions
Oct. 13, 2013
PEGGY SOMERVILLE (1918-1975), 'Cornfield Through
Est: £300 - £500
PEGGY SOMERVILLE (1918-1975), 'Cornfield Through Trees', pastel, 24cm x 32cm, indistinctly signed lower right and framed.
Lots Road Auctions
Oct. 05, 2013
Peggy Somerville, British 1918-1975- "Green and
Est: £400 - £600
Peggy Somerville, British 1918-1975- "Green and Yellow"; pastel, 28x22.5cm: together with a further pastel by the same hand titled "The Chequered Coat", 28x19cm., (2) (may be subject to Droit de Suite) Exhibited: Messum's, London, Studio Collection, Winter, 2002, according to label attached to the reverse of the frame of each
Roseberys
Feb. 06, 2013
Peggy Somerville (British, 1918-1975)
Est: £300 - £400
'The Chequered Coat' and 'Green and Yellow' pastel 28 x 23cm (11 x 9 1/16in).(2)
Bonhams
Jan. 23, 2013
Peggy Somerville (British, 1918-1975)
Est: £600 - £800
'The Chequered Coat' and 'Green and Yellow' pastel 28 x 23cm (11 x 9 1/16in).(2)
Bonhams
Sep. 19, 2012
‡ Peggy Somerville (1918-1975) No 24 Gypsy
Est: £100 - £150
‡ Peggy Somerville (1918-1975) No 24 Gypsy family - Mr and Mrs Green and family Pencil 22 x 13cm; 8½ x 5in Provenance:...
Woolley & Wallis
Apr. 25, 2012
Peggy Somerville (1918 - 1975) pallet knife oil on
Est: £200 - £300
Peggy Somerville (1918 - 1975) pallet knife oil on canvas in painted frame - still life study of flowers in a jug and bowl, inscribed on reverse Peggy, 61cm x 51cm
Reeman Dansie
Dec. 06, 2011
Peggy Somerville (British, 1918-1975) A still life of fruit
Est: £600 - £800
A still life of fruit signed 'Peggy Somerville' (lower left), oil on board 34.5 x 44.5cm (13 9/16 x 17 1/2in)
Bonhams
Dec. 06, 2011
Peggy Somerville (British, 1918-1975) A still life of peonies and roses in a blue vase
Est: £700 - £1,000
A still life of peonies and roses in a blue vase signed 'Peggy Somerville' (lower left), oil on board 47 x 36cm (18 1/2 x 14 3/16in)
Bonhams
Sep. 16, 2011
OIL PAINTING: MARGARET SCOTT (PEGGY) SOMERVILLE
Est: £400 - £600
OIL PAINTING: MARGARET SCOTT (PEGGY) SOMERVILLE (1918-1975) APRIL SHOWERS signed and dated 1929, signed and dated again, inscribed with the title and artist's address, The Old Ford Farm, Ashford, Middlesex on a label verso, artist's board, 25 x 30cm Provenance: Hugh Stokes. Exhibited: Claridge Gallery, London 1929. Hailed as a child prodigy, it was inevitable that Peggy Somerville's early pictures would sharply divide opinion. Sir John Lavery said he was "completely mystified by [her] extraordinary genius" and the leading critic and art historian Mary Chamot thought "the pictures small in size, but vital in spirit..." R H Wilenski thought otherwise, her pictures being "like those of her 50,000 adult colleagues... a shocking degradation of the original art of Constable". April Showers may be compared with The Cornfield exhibited at the ROI in 1929 and illustrated Reiss (S), Peggy Somerville An English Impressionist, Woodbridge 1996, p30.
Mellors & Kirk
Dec. 02, 2010
Peggy Somerville (British, 1918-1975) Female nude
Est: £300 - £400
Female nude with studio stamp lower right, charcoal, 37 x 26cm (14 9/16 x 10 1/4in).
Bonhams
Dec. 02, 2010
Peggy Somerville (British, 1918-1975) 'Waspes Farm, threshing beans'
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
'Waspes Farm, threshing beans' signed and dated 'Margaret Somerville 1932' (lower right), oil on panel, 28 x 35cm (11 x 13 3/4in).
Bonhams
Dec. 02, 2010
Peggy Somerville (British, 1918-1975) Still life of fruit in a bowl
Est: £300 - £500
Still life of fruit in a bowl pastel, 36 x 27cm (14 3/16 x 10 5/8in), unframed.
Bonhams
Oct. 21, 2010
Peggy Somerville (1918-1975) Still lifes of fruit 10.5 x 14.5in.
Est: £400 - £600
Peggy Somerville (1918-1975) pair of pastels Still lifes of fruit 1991 David Messum labels verso 10.5 x 14.5in.
Gorringes
Oct. 04, 2010
SOMERVILLE Peggy (Active au XXème siècle) Paysage
Est: €400 - €600
SOMERVILLE Peggy (Active au XXème siècle) Paysage Huile sur carton 25,5 x 31 cm Signé et daté en bas à gauche Peggy Somerville 1929 Porte au dos une ancienen étiquette manuscrite mentionnant Claridge Gallery 1929 Peggy Somerville The old farm ashford Middlesex The ford 15 guineas
Millon & Associes
Dec. 03, 2009
Peggy Somerville (British, 1918-1975) Coastal scene with boats
Est: £400 - £600
Coastal scene with boats pastel, 30 x 23cm (11 13/16 x 9 1/16in).
Bonhams
Dec. 03, 2009
Peggy Somerville (British, 1918-1975) Church in a landscape
Est: £300 - £500
Church in a landscape pastel, 15 x 23cm (5 7/8 x 9 1/16in).
Bonhams
Dec. 03, 2009
Peggy Somerville (British, 1918-1975) The Garden
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
The Garden indistinctly inscribed on a label on reverse oil on canvas 69 x 82cm (27 3/16 x 32 5/16in).
Bonhams
Dec. 03, 2009
Peggy Somerville (British, 1918-1975) 'Coleson's farmyard from the lane from the churchyard, Shimpling'
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
'Coleson's farmyard from the lane from the churchyard, Shimpling' signed and dated 'Margaret Scott Somerville 1932', inscribed as titled verso, bears label verso for 'Beaux Art Gallery' oil on board, 20 x 29.5cm (7 7/8 x 11 5/8in).
Bonhams
Nov. 06, 2009
PEGGY SOMERVILLE (1918-1975, BRITISH) Signed
Est: £300 - £400
PEGGY SOMERVILLE (1918-1975, BRITISH) Signed Pastel The Hunt in a Woodland 5 ½" x 8"
Keys Fine Art Auctioneers
Nov. 06, 2009
PEGGY SOMERVILLE (1918-1975, BRITISH) Signed and
Est: £600 - £800
PEGGY SOMERVILLE (1918-1975, BRITISH) Signed and dated 1932 Oil on Board Inscribed to label verso "Threshing Beans" 11" x 13 ½"
Keys Fine Art Auctioneers
Oct. 30, 2008
Peggy Somerville (British, 1918-1975) Flowers in a blue and white vase
Est: £350 - £500
Flowers in a blue and white vase pastel 24.5 x 16.5cm (9 5/8 x 6 1/2in).
Bonhams
Aug. 05, 2008
The blue pool
Est: £800 - £1,200
Peggy Somerville (1918-1975) The blue pool signed and dated 'Peggy Somerville 1929' (lower right), and signed, inscribed and dated 'To Miss Howell/With Peggy's love + best/wishes for many/happy returns of the/day./December 21st.1929' (on the reverse) oil on board 10 x 12 in. (25.3 x 30.5 cm.)
Christie's
Jul. 09, 2008
PEGGY SOMERVILLE (1918-1975) THE HUNT IN A WOODLAND CLEARING 14.5cm x 20.5cm (5.75in x 8in)
Est: £300 - £500
PEGGY SOMERVILLE (1918-1975) THE HUNT IN A WOODLAND CLEARING Signed, pastel 14.5cm x 20.5cm (5.75in x 8in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Jul. 09, 2008
PEGGY SOMERVILLE (1918-1975) WASPE'S FARM 'THRESHING BEANS' 28cm x 34.5cm (11in x 13.5in)
Est: £600 - £1,000
PEGGY SOMERVILLE (1918-1975) WASPE'S FARM 'THRESHING BEANS' Signed and dated 1932, also inscribed on original label on backboard, oil on board 28cm x 34.5cm (11in x 13.5in)
Lyon & Turnbull