Alan Sorrell Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Alan Sorrell Art Value Price Guide

Mar. 28, 2024
† Alan Sorrell (1904 - 1974), Rest on the Flight to Egypt (c1930s), chalk and gouache on rough edge paper, 38 x 52 cm, framed and glazed 61 x 77 cm
Est: £200 - £300
† Alan Sorrell (1904 - 1974), Rest on the Flight to Egypt (c1930s), chalk and gouache on rough edge paper, 38 x 52 cm, framed and glazed 61 x 77 cm Liss Fine Art (label verso)
Dawsons Auctioneers
Oct. 18, 2023
Sorrell (Alan, 1904-1974). Elinor of Castile, 1947, pastel on paper, signed and dated
Est: £700 - £1,000
Sorrell (Alan, 1904-1974). Elinor of Castile, 1947, pastel on paper, signed and dated AR * Sorrell (Alan, 1904-1974). Elinor of Castile, 1947, pastel on paper (presumably laid to board) signed and dated Alan SORRELL 1947 lower right, with a letter verso dated 21 November 1970 addressed by the artist to Christina Foyle and a Christmas card signed by Elizabeth and Alan Sorrell, mount opening 38.5 x 54.5 cm, mounted, framed and glazed, 52 x 67.5 cm QTY: (1) NOTE: Provenance: W. A. Foyle; Christopher Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey. The letter with Sorrells printed address verso, written in pen and ink reads: Dear Miss Christina Foyle / I was very / pleased to hear that you had purchased / Elinor of Castile at Long Melford / I began the painting a good many years ago, but recently I have worked / on it & made numerous alterations / which brought it to completion. Soon after the war there was an / exhibition of sculptures from Henry VIIs chapel at the V & A museum / i made sketches of them which I / afterwards developed into the saints / in your painting. The orb & crozier / which the angels carry relate to Elinor! / I do hope you / will enjoy having this painting in your home. There is also a press cutting from Country Life, May 17 1984, illustrating the artist's painting of Athelhampton; a postcard of his painting of Totnes Castle and a photograph of his painting self portrait, as well two Christmas card greetings from the artist pasted verso.
Dominic Winter Auctions
Apr. 14, 2023
λ ALAN SORRELL (BRITISH 1904-1974), THROUGH THE VALLEY
Est: £300 - £500
λ ALAN SORRELL (BRITISH 1904-1974)THROUGH THE VALLEY Watercolour, bodycolour and ink on board, squared for transfer Inscribed with colour notes 36 x 47cm (14 x 18½ in.)Unframed Provenance:Acquired from the artist's son, Richard Sorrell Liss Llewelyn Fine Art, London
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Mar. 15, 2023
λ ALAN SORRELL (BRITISH 1904-1974), TRENCH WARFARE
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
λ ALAN SORRELL (BRITISH 1904-1974)TRENCH WARFAREPastel Signed and dated '44 (lower right)45 x 37cm (17½ x 14½ in.)With a further watercolour sketch verso.Provenance:Private Collection, Gloucestershire
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Jul. 08, 2021
Â§ ALAN SORRELL (1904-1974)
Est: £200 - £300
Â§ ALAN SORRELL (1904-1974) ALAN SORRELL (1904-1974) The evening signal signed and dated Alan Sorrell 1940 (lower right) ink and gouache 49.3 x 62.4 cm (19 1/4 x 24 3/4 in) PROVENANCE: with Liss Lewellyn Gallery, London
Chiswick Auctions
Apr. 17, 2019
• ALAN SORRELL (1904-1974
Est: £80 - £120
OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE - • ALAN SORRELL (1904-1974) A FOLIO OF DRAWINGS: pencil, pen & ink Largest: 54.0 x 19.0cm / 211/4 x 71/2in Sorrell was a Senior Assistant Instructor of Drawing at the Royal College of Art and in 1937 was elected a member of the Royal Watercolour Society. In 1928 he nwon the Prix de Rome in mural painting and spent three years at the British School in Rome. Today he is best remembered for his archaeological illustrations, sketches of which are included in this folio. unframed (8)
Olympia Auctions
Sep. 26, 2018
Alan Ernest Sorrell, British 1904-1974-View of Scutari, nr Istanbul, Turkey
Est: £200 - £300
Alan Ernest Sorrell, British 1904-1974-View of Scutari, nr Istanbul, Turkey;watercolour and wash, signed, dated 1954 and inscribed in ink, 21.5x34.5cm (ARR)
Roseberys
Mar. 28, 2018
ALAN SORRELL (1904-1974)
Est: £80 - £120
A FOLIO OF DRAWINGS: various media various sizes unframed / loose Sorrell was a Senior Assistant Instructor of Drawing at the Royal College of Art and in 1937 was elected a member of the Royal Watercolour Society. In 1928 he nwon the Prix de Rome in mural painting and spent three years at the British School in Rome. Today he is best remembered for his archaeological illustrations, sketches of which are included in this folio. -8
Olympia Auctions
May. 19, 2016
Alan Sorrell (British, 1904-1974) Londinium, 1st Century AD, 1954
Est: £300 - £500
Alan Sorrell (British, 1904-1974) Londinium, 1st Century AD, 1954 signed and dated (lower right) pen, ink and wash 34.3cm x 55.7cm. Literature: Commissioned by the London Illustrated News, 1954. Provenance: Abbott and Holder, London.
Mallams
May. 19, 2016
Alan Sorrell (British, 1904-1974) 'Common Blood' by C. E. Hanscomb book cover, 1967
Est: £100 - £200
Alan Sorrell (British, 1904-1974) 'Common Blood' by C. E. Hanscomb book cover, 1967 signed and dated in pen (lower right) pencil, watercolour and gouache 27.3cm x 38cm.
Mallams
Mar. 03, 2016
*Sorrell (Alan, 1904-1974). The Lost Centuries - Barbarians Enter Rome,
Est: £150 - £200
*Sorrell (Alan, 1904-1974). The Lost Centuries - Barbarians Enter Rome, pen, ink, & watercolour, showing warriors on foot and horseback sacking the city, with buildings on fire, pencil inscription lower right 'Barbarians enter Rome Prog 1 or 2', 37 x 51cm (14.5 x 20ins), mounted, framed and glazed Painted for use in an eight-part television series made in 1968 by Anglia Television. It focused on British history between the departure of the Romans and the arrival of the Renaissance and was broadcast in 1971. Alan Sorrell, a Royal College of Art student who made a name for himself as a reconstruction artist and painter of imaginative narratives, was the contemporary of Edward Bawden, John Piper and Eric Ravilious. He married the artist Elizabeth Tanner, and their children, Richard and Julia, both became artists. Examples of his work are held at the Imperial War Museum, Tate Gallery, Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, London Museum and National Museum of Wales in Cardiff. (1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Jul. 13, 2012
* ALAN SORRELL (1904-1974, BRITISH) Pen, Ink and
Est: £100 - £150
* ALAN SORRELL (1904-1974, BRITISH) Pen, Ink and Watercolour A View of Norwich 14" x 19" Provenance: This was a piece of original artwork produced for Anglia Television
Keys Fine Art Auctioneers
May. 30, 2012
Alan Sorrell R.W.S. (British 1904-1974) Wharf with
Est: £50 - £100
Alan Sorrell R.W.S. (British 1904-1974) Wharf with Thames Barges, watercolour and ink signed and dated 1948, 25cm x 35cm, Court Gallery label verso inscribed with artists name verso. May be subject to artist re-sale rights
Golding Young & Mawer
Jan. 21, 2011
* ALAN SORRELL (1904-1974) Mawgan Porth, Cornwall,
Est: £80 - £120
* ALAN SORRELL (1904-1974) Mawgan Porth, Cornwall, graphite and watercolour, signed lower right, 26.5 x 41cms.
Sheffield Auction Gallery
Mar. 09, 2010
Alan Sorrell 1904-1974- The cyclist; pen and black
Est: £200 - £300
Alan Sorrell 1904-1974- The cyclist; pen and black ink and watercolour, signed and dated 1931, 51.5x36.5cm
Roseberys
Dec. 13, 2008
Alan Sorrell (1904-1974) - A Welsh pit village in
Est: £150 - £250
Alan Sorrell (1904-1974) - A Welsh pit village in winter, ink and watercolour, signed and dated lower right 1935, 31 x 46cm (Illus.)
Lacy Scott & Knight
Sep. 30, 2008
Alan Sorrell (1904-1974) Figures and ruined
Est: £150 - £250
Alan Sorrell (1904-1974) Figures and ruined building in Athens pen and brown ink, brown wash, charcoal and white heightening signed, inscribed 'Athens' and dated 1974 lower right 27 x 37 cm (10 1/2 x 14 1/2 in)
Holloway's
Jun. 27, 2008
[ Vintage Poster ]
Est: £30 - £40
Alan Sorrell (1904-1974) Garrick's Temple Hampton, original lithograph from Underground poster 1938 - 51 x 56 cm framed Condition A
Onslows
Feb. 20, 2008
Alan Sorrell (1904-1974), Fanfare in the temple,
Est: £150 - £300
Alan Sorrell (1904-1974), Fanfare in the temple, signed and dated '48, ink and gouache, 37.5 x 27.5cm.; 14.75 x 10.75in.
Wilson55
Feb. 20, 2008
Alan Sorrell (1904-1974), The Ancient Agora of
Est: £200 - £400
Alan Sorrell (1904-1974), The Ancient Agora of Athens, signed and dated 1955, ink and watercolour, unframed, 41 x 66cm.; 16 x 26in. * Exhibited at the Royal Academy; New English Art Club and Royal Watercolour Society. Tate Gallery, Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, London Museum and National Museum of Wales in Cardiff all hold examples. Commissioned by the Ministry of Works to make drawings of ancient monuments.
Wilson55
Jul. 26, 2007
Alan Sorrell (1904 - 1974) ''Hadrian''s Wall looking west towards Chollerford'' 9.5 x 14.75in.
Est: £300 - £400
Alan Sorrell (1904 - 1974) watercolour ''Hadrian''s Wall looking west towards Chollerford'' signed 9.5 x 14.75in.
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