Harold Speed Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Harold Speed Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 26, 2024
Â§ HAROLD SPEED (BRITISH, 1872-1957)
Est: £700 - £1,000
Â§ HAROLD SPEED (BRITISH, 1872-1957) HAROLD SPEED (BRITISH, 1872-1957) White Cliffs signed and dated 'HAROLD SPEED 1902' (lower right) oil on canvas 63 x 86.5 cm. (24 3/4 x 34 in.). Provenance Private collection, U.K.
Chiswick Auctions
Aug. 13, 2024
▲ Harold Speed (1872-1957)
Est: £250 - £350
▲ Harold Speed (1872-1957) 'Sunny Afternoon, Engstlenalp' signed 'HAROLD SPEED' l.r., oil on board 30 x 44cm Exhibited: Mappin Art Gallery, City of Sheffield, 'Exhibition of Paintings by Mr Harold Speed', 15 July-31 August 1939. Condition Report: Framed: 50 x 63.5cm There is an 8cm split in the board along the centre of the bottom edgre. Some smaller horizontal splits starting to emerge to the top left corner and bottom left, please see images. Not viewed out of glazed frame or under UV light, for a full report please contact the department.
Sworders
Aug. 13, 2024
▲ Harold Speed (1872-1957)
Est: £200 - £300
▲ Harold Speed (1872-1957) A bowl of fruit and a lamp signed and dated 'Harold C. Speed BWS/1932' l.r., and 'Harold C. Speed 1932' l.l., watercolour heightened with white 42.5 x 30cm Condition Report: Framed: 53 x 40cm Not viewed out of glazed frame but appears to be in generally good condition.
Sworders
Mar. 23, 2024
Harold Speed's "Daphnis and Chloe" Print
Est: $10 - $20
Harold Speed's "Daphnis and Chloe" print. In Greek mythology, Daphis is a shepherd, the son of Hermes and a nymph, and originator of so-called bucolic poetry. Chloe is the heroine of a pastoral. In great condition, with a very minor dirt smudge in lower margin. Image: 16" x 19 3/4". Paper: 20 2/3" x 25 1/4".
Oakwood Auctions
Oct. 17, 2023
Harold Speed (1872-1957)
Est: £300 - £500
Harold Speed (1872-1957) ▴ Harold Speed (1872-1957) A group of figure studies and landscapes drawings, watercolours and oil sketches together with a picture of a Harold Speed painting that is framed with the artist's signature largest 63 x 47cm, eight unframed (9) Condition Report: Time staining and discolouration to the paper. Creases and folds with rips and tears to the edges. Please see images.
Sworders
Oct. 17, 2023
Harold Speed (1872-1957)
Est: £300 - £500
Harold Speed (1872-1957) ▴ Harold Speed (1872-1957) Standing nude red chalk 52 x 16cm Condition Report: Framed: 72.5 x 35cm A couple of small brown spots to the upper right corner, please see images, but in otherwise apparently good condition. Not viewed out of glazed frame.
Sworders
Oct. 17, 2023
Harold Speed (1872-1957)
Est: £250 - £350
Harold Speed (1872-1957) ▴ Harold Speed (1872-1957) Standing female nude red chalk 52 x 33cm Condition Report: Framed: 76 x 55cm Spots and speckles of staining to the paper, please see images. Light creasing. Not viewed out of glazed frame.
Sworders
Oct. 17, 2023
Harold Speed (1872-1957)
Est: £300 - £500
Harold Speed (1872-1957) ▴ Harold Speed (1872-1957) Resting nude with arms outstretched red chalk 41.5 x 62.5cm Condition Report: Framed: 72.5 x 51cm Timestaining with some light creasing to the bottom left quarter and a pin hole to the bottom right corner. A small tear at the centre of the top edge. Smudges of chalk to the background. Not viewed out of glazed frame.
Sworders
Oct. 17, 2023
Harold Speed (1872-1957)
Est: £400 - £600
Harold Speed (1872-1957) ▴ Harold Speed (1872-1957) 'The Veil of Leutha' red and white chalk, squared for transfer 65 x 75cm A preparatory drawing for the oil painting, see Christie's, London, 11 June 2004, lot 101. Condition Report: Framed: 75 x 84cm The drawing has been overlaid with a grid drawn in pencil. A diagonal crease to the upper right. Rubbing and smudges to the chalk in places.
Sworders
Oct. 17, 2023
Harold Speed (1872-1957)
Est: £300 - £500
Harold Speed (1872-1957) ▴ Harold Speed (1872-1957) 'High Force, Teesdale' signed 'HAROLD SPEED' l.r., inscribed with title on stretcher verso, oil on canvas 50 x 63.5cm Condition Report: Framed: 64 x 77cm Light surface dirt. Rubbing and abrasions to the left edge, please see images. Not examined under UV light, for a full report please contact the department.
Sworders
Oct. 17, 2023
Harold Speed (1872-1957)
Est: £400 - £600
Harold Speed (1872-1957) ▴ Harold Speed (1872-1957) Still life of apples and plums signed and dated 'HAROLD SPEED 1917' l.r., oil on canvas 51 x 64cm Condition Report: Framed: 62.5 x 75cm Light surface dirt with craquelure and flaking to the bottom edge. Not examined under UV light, for a full report please contact the department.
Sworders
Oct. 17, 2023
Harold Speed (1872-1957)
Est: £300 - £500
Harold Speed (1872-1957) ▴ Harold Speed (1872-1957) Rocks by moonlight signed 'HAROLD SPEED' l.r., oil on canvas 51 x 63.5cm
Sworders
Oct. 17, 2023
Harold Speed (1872-1957)
Est: £500 - £700
Harold Speed (1872-1957) ▴ Harold Speed (1872-1957) Feeding the doves signed 'HAROLD SPEED' l.r., oil on canvas 63 x 51cm Condition Report: Framed: 83 x 70cm Light surface dirt with slight undulations to the canvas. Some repairs evident to the reverse. Not examined under UV light, for a full report please contact the department.
Sworders
Oct. 17, 2023
Harold Speed (1872-1957)
Est: £500 - £700
Harold Speed (1872-1957) ▴ Harold Speed (1872-1957) A garden with a classical statue beneath a pergola signed 'HAROLD SPEED' l.r., oil on canvas 64 x 51cm Condition Report: Framed: 78.5 x 66cm Not examined under UV light but appears to be in good condition. For a full report please contact the department.
Sworders
Oct. 17, 2023
Harold Speed (1872-1957)
Est: £400 - £600
Harold Speed (1872-1957) ▴ Harold Speed (1872-1957) A house and garden on a summer's day signed 'HAROLD SPEED' l.r., oil on canvas 51 x 62cm Condition Report: Framed: 64.5 x 75.5cm Light surface dust and dirt with some black dirty marks to the upper right edge, please see images. Not examined under UV light, for a full report please contact the department.
Sworders
Oct. 17, 2023
Harold Speed (1872-1957)
Est: £600 - £800
Harold Speed (1872-1957) ▴ Harold Speed (1872-1957) A woman sitting by a fountain in a cottage garden signed 'HAROLD SPEED' l.r., oil on canvas 51 x 63cm Condition Report: Framed: 57.5 x 70cm There is a small black dot just beneath the woman's hand but the work appears to be in otherwise good order. Not examined under UV light, for a full report please contact the department.
Sworders
Oct. 17, 2023
Harold Speed (1872-1957)
Est: £300 - £500
Harold Speed (1872-1957) ▴ Harold Speed (1872-1957) Portrait of a young girl in a red dress holding a toy rabbit signed 'HAROLD SPEED' l.r., oil on canvas 63.5 x 51cm Condition Report: Framed: 63.5 x 76cm Spots and speckles of light surface dirt. Some light ripples in the canvas are visible to the background. The back of the canvas is boxed. Not viewed under UV light, for a full report please contact the department.
Sworders
Oct. 17, 2023
Harold Speed (1872-1957)
Est: £600 - £800
Harold Speed (1872-1957) ▴ Harold Speed (1872-1957) An elderly man seated holding a pipe and gun signed and dated 'HAROLD SPEED. 1940' u.c., oil on canvas 101 x 76.5cm Condition Report: Framed: 118 x 91cm The canvas is detached from the bottom stretcher and has undulations to the lower half. Surface dirt with abrasions to the lower left quarter, please see images. The work is loose in the frame. Not examined under UV light, for a full report please contact the department.
Sworders
Oct. 17, 2023
Harold Speed (1872-1957)
Est: £300 - £500
Harold Speed (1872-1957) ▴ Harold Speed (1872-1957) Portrait of a young woman, bust-length in profile oil on canvas 54 x 38.5cm
Sworders
Aug. 18, 2023
λ HAROLD SPEED (BRITISH 1872-1957), DUSK AT THE RIVER MORNING
Est: £400 - £600
λ HAROLD SPEED (BRITISH 1872-1957)DUSK AT THE RIVER MORNING Oil on canvas Signed (lower right)51 x 64cm (20 x 25 in.)Provenance:Stuart Fine Art, Shrewsbury Please note measurements do not include the frame unless otherwise stated.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Jul. 11, 2023
λ HAROLD SPEED (BRITISH 1872-1957), DUSK AT THE RIVER MORNING
Est: £700 - £1,000
λ HAROLD SPEED (BRITISH 1872-1957)DUSK AT THE RIVER MORNING Oil on canvas Signed (lower right)51 x 64cm (20 x 25 in.)Provenance:Stuart Fine Art, Shrewsbury
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Jul. 04, 2023
Â§ HAROLD SPEED (BRITISH, 1872-1957)
Est: £300 - £500
Â§ HAROLD SPEED (BRITISH, 1872-1957) HAROLD SPEED (BRITISH, 1872-1957) A Spring Garden signed 'HAROLD.SPEED.' (lower right) oil on canvas 49.5 x 62 cm. (19 1/2 x 24 3/8 in.) Provenance Sale; Philips, Bath, 18 July 1988, lot 154 ARR
Chiswick Auctions
Jun. 27, 2023
HAROLD SPEED (BRITISH, 1872-1957)
Est: £200 - £400
HAROLD SPEED (BRITISH, 1872-1957) HAROLD SPEED (BRITISH, 1872-1957) River scene oil on panel 30 x 43 cm
Chiswick Auctions
Jun. 27, 2023
HAROLD SPEED (BRITISH, 1872-1957)
Est: £300 - £500
HAROLD SPEED (BRITISH, 1872-1957) HAROLD SPEED (BRITISH, 1872-1957) Pair of rural landscapes oil on paper 31 x 41cm each (2)
Chiswick Auctions
Jun. 27, 2023
HAROLD SPEED (BRITISH 1872-1957)
Est: £400 - £600
HAROLD SPEED (BRITISH 1872-1957) HAROLD SPEED (BRITISH 1872-1957) Landscape study signed 'HAROLD.SPEED' (lower right) oil on board 24.5 x 33.5cm
Chiswick Auctions
Jun. 27, 2023
HAROLD SPEED (BRITISH 1872-1957)
Est: £200 - £400
HAROLD SPEED (BRITISH 1872-1957) HAROLD SPEED (BRITISH, 1872-1957) Farmyard at dusk oil on panel 30.5 x 43cm
Chiswick Auctions
Mar. 29, 2023
Â§ HAROLD SPEED (BRITISH, 1872-1957)
Est: £800 - £1,200
Â§ HAROLD SPEED (BRITISH, 1872-1957) HAROLD SPEED (BRITISH, 1872-1957) A Spring Garden signed 'HAROLD.SPEED.' (lower right) oil on canvas 49.5 x 62 cm. (19 1/2 x 24 3/8 in.) Provenance Sale; Philips, Bath, 18 July 88, lot 154 ARR
Chiswick Auctions
Jan. 25, 2023
§ HAROLD SPEED (BRITISH 1872-1957) STUDY FOR CHATEAU GAILLARD, NORMANDY
Est: £600 - £800
§ HAROLD SPEED (BRITISH 1872-1957) STUDY FOR CHATEAU GAILLARD, NORMANDY oil on panel, signed, inscribed with title to label verso (28cm (11in), 43cm (17in)) Provenance: Christie's, South Kensington, 22nd September 1994, lot 15. Note: The final painting is in Sheffield Museum.
Lyon & Turnbull
Dec. 22, 2021
Harold Speed (1872-1957) British, an elegant female figure walking in a park, oil on canvas, 20" x 25", Proven
Est: £400 - £600
Harold Speed (1872-1957) British, an elegant female figure walking in a park, oil on canvas, 20" x 25", Provenance: David & David, Philadelphia and Waterhouse and Dodd.
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Mar. 16, 2021
Harold C Speed - Still life of fruit and a vase.
Est: £200 - £300
Harold C Speed, Still life of fruit and a vase, signed and dated 1931, watercolour, 37cm x 51cm.
Gildings Auctioneers
Mar. 12, 2020
Harold Speed Oil On Canvas
Est: $10 - $1,000
Not Signed. Plaque On Frame Reads: Harold Speed. 1872-1957. Framed: 31.25" X 26.25".
Berner's Auction Gallery
Dec. 03, 2019
§ Harold Speed (1872-1957) 'Bridge at Night' 1894 29 x 35.5in.
Est: £600 - £800
§ Harold Speed (1872-1957) oil on canvas ''Bridge at Night'' 1894 signed, Haunch of Venison label verso 29 x 35.5in.
Gorringes
Oct. 29, 2019
ATTRIBUTED TO HAROLD SPEED (BRITISH 1872–1957)
Est: £300 - £500
ATTRIBUTED TO HAROLD SPEED (BRITISH 1872–1957) Three ladies in white Signed with initials HS (lower right) Oil on panel 29.5 x 21.5cm (11 1/2 x 8 1/2in) Provenance: The Maas Gallery Ltd, London
Chiswick Auctions
Oct. 29, 2019
HAROLD SPEED RP (BRITISH 1872-1957)
Est: £300 - £500
HAROLD SPEED RP (BRITISH 1872-1957) Study of the head of a young woman for The Annunciation Red chalk 24.25 x 21.5cm (9 1/2 x 8 1/2in) Provenance: Royal Academy, London, 1926 Abbott & Holder, 1999
Chiswick Auctions
Oct. 02, 2019
Circle of Harold Speed (1872-1957) British. "Hyde Park, Spring- London 1931", Oil on Canvas,
Est: £300 - £400
Circle of Harold Speed (1872-1957) British. "Hyde Park, Spring- London 1931", Oil on Canvas, bears a Signature and Date '31, and Inscribed on a label on the reverse, 17" x 21".
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Oct. 02, 2019
Harold Speed (1872-1957) British. Bust Portrait of a Young Lady, Oil on Canvas, 17.25" x 13.75".
Est: £100 - £200
Harold Speed (1872-1957) British. Bust Portrait of a Young Lady, Oil on Canvas, 17.25" x 13.75".
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Jun. 19, 2019
HAROLD SPEED (BRITISH 1872-1957)
Est: £400 - £600
HAROLD SPEED (BRITISH 1872-1957) Study of Robert Baden Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857-1941) Signed and dated HAROLD SPEED 1904 lower right Red chalk 37.8 x 26cm (14 3/4 x 10 1/4in) The present study relates to a portrait of Baden-Powell as the commanding officer of the South African Constabulary reproduced in Baden-Powell - The Two Lives of a Hero, 1964, by William Hilcourt with Olave Baden-Powell, and also in The Art of Mr Harold Speed, by Austin Chester, Windsor Magazine, February 1907. The original painting is at the British Army Base at Catterick.
Chiswick Auctions
May. 29, 2019
Harold Speed (1872-1957) British. A Young Girl on Steps, Oil on Artist's Board, Incised Signature, 11" x 7".
Est: £100 - £150
Harold Speed (1872-1957) British. A Young Girl on Steps, Oil on Artist's Board, Incised Signature, 11" x 7".
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Nov. 20, 2018
Harold Speed (1872-1957) - The heart of the City
Est: £30,000 - £50,000
Harold Speed (1872-1957) The heart of the City oil on canvas 30 ½ x 35 in. (77.5 x 88.9 cm.)
Christie's
Jul. 03, 2018
AR HAROLD SPEED (BRITISH, 1872-1957) - A cottage garden in summer
Est: £1,200 - £1,800
AR HAROLD SPEED (BRITISH, 1872-1957) A cottage garden in summer signed ‘HAROLD.SPEED’ (lower right) oil on board 36.5 x 45.7cm (14 3/8 x 18in).
Bonhams
Mar. 14, 2018
[§] ATTRIBUTED TO HAROLD SPEED (BRITISH 1872-1957) STILL-LIFE OF TORSO BUST AND FLOWERS 61.5cm x 49cm (24.25in x 19.25in)
Est: £500 - £700
[§] ATTRIBUTED TO HAROLD SPEED (BRITISH 1872-1957) STILL-LIFE OF TORSO BUST AND FLOWERS Oil on canvas 61.5cm x 49cm (24.25in x 19.25in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Dec. 12, 2017
HAROLD SPEED (1872-1957) The Lady of Shalott black chalk heightened with white chalk on buff paper 47 x 33 cm framed Provenance: Sotheby's 10th July 1995, Lot 298 FOOTNOTE: Harold Speed was an English painter in oil and watercolour of portraits, figures and historical subjects.Born in London, the son of Edward Speed, an architect, he studied architecture at the Royal College of Art, but soon took up painting, and continued his studies at the Royal Academy Schools between 1891 and 1896, winning a gold medal and a travelling scholarship in 1893. In 1896, he was elected as a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters.He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1893, and held his first one-man exhibition in 1907 at the Leicester Galleries. In 1930 he provided paintings for the new chapel of Wesley House Cambridge.Speed lived in Watlington, Oxfordshire and London, where he died on 20 March 1957. Harold Speed's instructional manuals on drawing and painting have long been considered valuable resources for artists because of their intelligent combination of useful advice and sensitive reflection on the nature and meaning of artistic practice.There are editions of his manual "The Practice and Science of Drawing" (1913) in the public domain.
Est: £400 - £600
HAROLD SPEED (1872-1957) The Lady of Shalott black chalk heightened with white chalk on buff paper 47 x 33 cm framed Provenance: Sotheby's 10th July 1995, Lot 298 FOOTNOTE: Harold Speed was an English painter in oil and watercolour of portraits, figures and historical subjects.Born in London, the son of Edward Speed, an architect, he studied architecture at the Royal College of Art, but soon took up painting, and continued his studies at the Royal Academy Schools between 1891 and 1896, winning a gold medal and a travelling scholarship in 1893. In 1896, he was elected as a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters.He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1893, and held his first one-man exhibition in 1907 at the Leicester Galleries. In 1930 he provided paintings for the new chapel of Wesley House Cambridge.Speed lived in Watlington, Oxfordshire and London, where he died on 20 March 1957. Harold Speed's instructional manuals on drawing and painting have long been considered valuable resources for artists because of their intelligent combination of useful advice and sensitive reflection on the nature and meaning of artistic practice.There are editions of his manual "The Practice and Science of Drawing" (1913) in the public domain.
Chiswick Auctions
Nov. 23, 2017
Harold Speed (1872-1957) - The Bridge of Sighs, Venice
Est: £20,000 - £30,000
Harold Speed (1872-1957) The Bridge of Sighs, Venice oil on canvas 28 3/8 x 32 5/8 in. (72.1 x 82.8 cm.)
Christie's
Nov. 22, 2017
Harold Speed (1872-1957) - The heart of the City
Est: £50,000 - £80,000
Harold Speed (1872-1957) The heart of the City oil on canvas 30 ½ x 35 in. (77.5 x 88.9 cm.)
Christie's
Oct. 24, 2017
δ Harold Speed (British 1872-1957) - Elegant lady in hat
Est: £300 - £500
δ Red chalk Signed and dated 1904 , lower right 32 x 23cm (11 1/2 x 9in.) IMPORTANT: This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Dreweatts 1759
Nov. 26, 2015
Miscellaneous
Est: £60 - £80
General Sir George Stuart White, V.C. ephemera China Plates (2), approx. 223mm and 200mm. dia, each bearing the transfer printed portrait bust of Lieutenant-General Sir George White, V.C., etc.; Original artwork by Harold Speed (1872-1957) for the “Queen and Country” Christmas Card sent by Lady White during the Siege - depicts a Gordon Highlander shaking hands with Britannia, with regimental crest; full length portrait photograph of the General in uniform wearing insignia, by W. & D. Downey, London, dated in ink, ‘Gibraltar 3.05’; an uncommon head and shoulders photographic portrait of a young Sir George in civilian dress, on card; an unusual and interesting portrait photograph of three V.C. winning Field Marshals, wearing full insignia - Sir Evelyn Wood, Sir George White and Lord Roberts, by Swaine, New Bond Street; photograph, mounted on card, of ‘Warlock’, ‘Charger on which Major-General Symons was shot at Dundee on 23rd October 1899, now in possession of General Sir George White, V.C.’; sepia photograph by Alfred Ellis and Walery of Baker Street, showing the procession of Sir George White’s funeral cortege in London, with crowds to either side (28 June 1912), mounted on card; “Ladysmith March”, printed music sheets by Ezra Rad, bearing a colour portrait of Sir George; Historical Manuscripts Commission National Register of Archives, Sir George White mss., generally good condition (10)
Noonans Mayfair
Oct. 03, 2015
HAROLD SPEED O/C NUDE FEMALE STATUE ON TABLE, WITH VASES OF FLOWERS. CANVAS MEASURES 26" X 20", ( B 1872-D 1957 ).
Est: $600 - $800
HAROLD SPEED O/C NUDE FEMALE STATUE ON TABLE, WITH VASES OF FLOWERS. CANVAS MEASURES 26" X 20", ( B 1872-D 1957 ).
JMW Auction Gallery
Sep. 20, 2015
HAROLD SPEED "DUSK" OIL ON CANVAS
Est: $800 - $1,600
HAROLD SPEED "DUSK" OIL ON CANVAS Harold Speed (English, 1872-1957), oil on canvas, "Dusk", signed by artist lower right. Set in gold painted frame with artist plaque. Canvas size: 25 x 20" Size: 32 x 27" including frame.
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