William Strang Paintings & Artwork for Sale | William Strang Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 21, 2024
Strang, William (1886-1921). (Portrait of Francis Seymour Haden).
Est: €70 - €90
Strang, William (1886-1921). (Portrait of Francis Seymour Haden). Etching, printed in darkbrown, 25,3x17,4 cm., signed "Wm Strang" in pencil. = With the collector's stamp of Samuel Harrington in lower left corner (Lugt 1347).
Bubb > Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Fine Arts & Manuscripts
Nov. 20, 2024
William Strang (2) [Paradise Lost, Milton]
Est: $75 - $125
Two (2) William Strang (1859-1921) etchings include: 'Michael Sets before Adam and Vision from Paradise Lost' Image measures 6.75 in. x 4.875 in. Sheet measures 9 in. x 7 in.; and 'Paradise Lost, Adam and Eve' image measures 4.75 in. x 6.75 in. Sheet measures 7 in. x 9 in. Unframed, loose and not glued or mounted. Provenance: Estate collection of William Greenbaum, Gloucester, Massachusetts, Proprietor of William Greenbaum Fine Prints. If lot is absent of a condition report one may be requested via email. Condition report is provided as an opinion only and is no guarantee as condition can be subjective. Buyer must view photographs or scans to assist in determining condition and ask further questions if so desired. Our in-house shipping department will gladly pack and ship any item that fits into a 14x14x14 inch or 30x5x24 inch or equivalent or smaller box/folio if it is not fragile or over 25lbs. We will charge for labor to pack and process based on actual time it takes, actual cost of materials used to pack and actual shipper charges that will include insurance and signature required. We generally use USPS and Fed Ex and compare the pricing between the two. Books maximum box size will be 14x14x14 inch or equivalent and will be shipped USPS Media Mail unless otherwise requested. We gladly will give shipping estimates prior to auction. Please make this request at least 24 hours prior to auction for our shipping department to respond. If your invoice is for multiple items, we will use our discretion on requiring the use of an outside shipper. We reserve the right to require an outside shipper on any item(s) in the auction even if not stated.
Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC
Nov. 07, 2024
STRANG, WILLIAM: Konvolut.
Est: CHF50 - CHF100
STRANG, WILLIAM (Dumbarton 1859 - 1921 Bournemouth) : Konvolut, 2 Blätter: 1. Vor Gericht. 2. Der Händler; Radierungen auf Bütten bzw. auf dünnem Bütten mit Wasserzeichen "KF"; 29,8x35,6 cm bzw. 21,4x23,4 cm; eine i.d. Platte sig. u. dat. (19)88, je in Bleistift sig. u.r.
Dobiaschofsky Auktionen AG
Oct. 25, 2024
Two William Strang (SC 1859-1912) Drypoint Etchings Don Quixote and a watercolor
Est: $200 - $400
Two William Strang (Scottish 1859-1912) Drypoint etchings from Don Quixote one depicting Quixote and Panza with Duclinia and one with Quixote, Panze and Miguel de Cervantes- plates 8 x 7" signed lower margin, sold with unsigned watercolor of Quixote tilting at windmill. 10 x 8"
Merrill's Auctioneers & Appraisers
Oct. 09, 2024
William Strang, English (1859-1921), Death the Judge, chiaroscuro woodcut, 11 3/4"H x 11 3/4"W (sight), 26 1/4"H x 26 1/4"W (frame)
Est: $140 - $300
William Strang English, (1859-1921) Death the Judge chiaroscuro woodcut From Doings of Death published by Essex House Press, London(?). Provenance: Purchased from The Lakeside Studio, Lakeside Michigan, 1970s. From the private collection of Bret Waller and Mary Lou Dooley Waller, Indianapolis, Indiana. Biography from Lyon & Turnbull: William Strang was an artist of many facets. He was both a pre-eminent etcher, pivotal in the medium's revival at the start of the 20th century, and a popular society portraitist, regularly commissioned to depict key figures of the day. Strang's diverse frame of artistic reference made it hard for critics to place him canonically. One minute he appeared a Realist, touching on contemporary social issues, the next he seemed more akin to a Symbolist, mining Classical, Biblical and allegorical subjects. He encompassed these multitudes with much skill and integrity, earning himself a respected position in the turn-of-the-century London art world. The portrait offered here illustrates how these seemingly disparate threads manage to interlace within his work to unique and impactful effect: concurrently truthful to its subject, decoratively appealing and enigmatic in atmosphere.Strang was born in Dumbarton, Scotland in 1859. The son of a builder, his working-class roots were an important part of his identity, including artistically. Much of his oeuvre (notably his etched works) were Socialist in sympathy and alluded to the struggles of the working and impoverished classes. This, combined with his training at the Slade under the French Realist Alphonse Legros, naturally aligned him with the ideologies of the Arts and Crafts movement with whom he also shared a commitment to the rigour of Life Drawing and a reverence for the Old Masters. The prominent designer and architect C. R. Ashbee became a major patron.This focus on draughtsmanship is very much evident in Strang's work within the genre of portraiture. He produced over 500 portrait sketches in the early 1900s, drawn in black and red chalk. This choice of materials was a deliberate and characteristic referential nod to an earlier Master; in this instance Hans Holbein. The technical prowess and incisive ‘truth' of these sketches proved so popular that Strang was able to make two consecutive trips to New York in 1904 and 1905 to execute drawings of his many American patrons. Strang also painted many important commissions in oil, notably those with literary connections including Thomas Hardy, Vita Sackville-West and the poet John Masefield. He exhibited oils regularly at the Royal Academy and the International Society, of which he became Vice-President in 1908. In the manner of Whistler, Strang rarely titled his works under the sitter's names, rather in the guise of subject paintings. An example of this is 1913's The Opera Cloak, which in fact depicts his beloved daughter Nancy, her cloak held by one of her brothers in the left of the composition. We believe that the highly attractive portrait offered here for sale, Girl with Fan, also potentially depicts Nancy Strang. Dated 1912, it was executed just one year earlier than The Opera Cloak. The sitter shares the same physical characteristics: the assertive jut of the chin, dark brows and pronounced cupid's bow of the top lip. Strang clearly revelled in the depiction of women. His female sitters are invariably afforded an elegant sensuality and contemplative demeanour. As the artist once remarked to his patron Ashbee, "I've tried all my life to do the pretty-pretty but it's no good…I can't". Instead, his likenesses evoke character, modernity and intellect.Leaning away from the overt, painterly glamour of his peers Sargent and Lavery, Strang's portraiture was not, as one critic of the day described, "polite". As we have seen, he was neither categorizable as purely a Traditionalist nor a Modernist; his style referenced broadly from both spheres, resulting in a manner entirely his own. Strang's focus was on objective truth married subtly with a decorative aspect, producing an effect that was both distinctive and widely admired. He was critically revered for his exceptional, considered compositions and the way he eschewed anything extraneous in terms of detail or technique. His use of colour too, was praised for being confident and spare. We see that here with the striking choice of gold, purple, pink and green, linked subtly and balanced precisely, the fundamentally discordant hues somehow attaining harmony. William Strang's work was featured in prominent exhibitions across many of London's most respected galleries, including the Grosvenor Gallery, Whitechapel Gallery, Agnews and the Fine Art Society. In 1918 he became President of the International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers and in 1921 was elected an Engraver Member of the Royal Academy. He died suddenly in 1921, shortly after his election as Royal Academician.
Ripley Auctions
Oct. 02, 2024
WILLIAM STRANG R.A., R.P.E. (SCOTTISH 1859-1921)
Est: £800 - £1,200
WILLIAM STRANG R.A., R.P.E. (SCOTTISH 1859-1921) THE ROSE DRESS - 1912 Signed and dated lower right, oil on canvas board 40.5cm x 30.25cm (16in x 12in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Sep. 27, 2024
Strang, William
Est: €120 - €180
(1859 Dumbarton - Bournemouth 1921). Tramps. Mezzotint. Plgr. 22,5 x 27,7 cm, Blgr. 29 x 41 cm. Unt. re. mit Bleistift sign. Unt. Passep. fix. R
Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
Sep. 27, 2024
Strang, William
Est: €100 - €150
(1859 Dumbarton - Bournemouth 1921). Summer. Weibliche Akte unter Bäumen. Kaltnadelradierung 1893. 22,5 x 12,5, Blgr. 31,5 x 17 cm. Sign. u. mit dem Monogr. u. Datum i.d. Platte. unter Passep. mont. - Etw. stockfl. R
Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
Sep. 26, 2024
William Strang (Scottish 1859 - 1921), Plaza Mayor Ronda, signed, etching, 26.5cm x 35.5cm
Est: £40 - £60
William Strang (Scottish 1859 - 1921), Plaza Mayor Ronda, signed, etching, 26.5cm x 35.5cm
Bamfords Auctioneers and Valuers Ltd
Sep. 26, 2024
William Strang (Scottish 1859 - 1921), Old walls and Roman Viaduct Segovia, etching, signed in pencil, titled to mount, 28cm x 33.5cm
Est: £60 - £80
William Strang (Scottish 1859 - 1921), Old walls and Roman Viaduct Segovia, etching, signed in pencil, titled to mount, 28cm x 33.5cm
Bamfords Auctioneers and Valuers Ltd
Sep. 26, 2024
William Strang (1859-1921) The Wrestlers signed, etching, 17.5cm x 20cm
Est: £60 - £80
William Strang (1859-1921) The Wrestlers signed, etching, 17.5cm x 20cm
Bamfords Auctioneers and Valuers Ltd
Sep. 26, 2024
William Strang (Scottish 1851 - 1921), Rudyard Kipling, etching, 37cm x 27cm
Est: £60 - £100
William Strang (Scottish 1851 - 1921), Rudyard Kipling, etching, 37cm x 27cm
Bamfords Auctioneers and Valuers Ltd
Sep. 22, 2024
William Strang (1859-1921) Death and the Ploughman's Wife, 1888
Est: $200 - $300
Etching, pencil signed, printed in 1888 and published in an edition of 110 impressions; 5" x 7 7/8", printed on a medium wove type paper. Reference: Binyon 116.
Peterborough Auctions
Sep. 17, 2024
William Strang (1859-1921), a self-portrait, etching, signed in pencil, plate size 7.75" x 6" (19.5 x 15cm), a
Est: £50 - £100
William Strang (1859-1921), a self-portrait, etching, signed in pencil, plate size 7.75" x 6" (19.5 x 15cm), along with another etching by the same hand, unsigned, unframed, (2).
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Jul. 25, 2024
Strang (William, 1859-1921). The Thunderstorm, 1889
Est: £300 - £400
Strang (William, 1859-1921). The Thunderstorm, 1889 * Strang (William, 1859-1921). The Thunderstorm, 1889, etching with drypoint on laid paper, signed lower right, title in another hand to verso, the third (of three) states, printed with plate tone, tipped-on to backing board, mount stained, scattered spotting, plate size 30 x 35 cm (12 x 13 3/4 ins), sheet size 32 x 41 cm, framed and glazed, together with The Bathers, 1932, etching on laid paper, signed lower right in pencil 'Wm. Strang fec. DS.', additionally signed by David Strang, tipped-on to backing card, plate size 17.5 x 20.2 cm (7 x 8 ins), sheet size 20.2 x 22.6 cm, framed and glazed (34.5 x 35.5 cm), together with Stevens (Geoffrey, 1899-1979). The Well, 1933, etching on laid paper, signed in pencil, plate size 15.5 x 22.8 cm (6 x 9 ins), framed and glazed (35.5 x 42 cm) and Landscape with Chapel, 1933, etching, signed in pencil, plate size 19.5 x 26.6 cm (7 3/4 x 10 1/2 ins), framed and glazed (39 x 46 cm), plus five further works by various artists including John Dixon (The Axe of Brandonan), Alfred Waldron (Bathers in Tree) and John Nicholls, various sizes QTY: (9)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Jul. 20, 2024
William STRANG: "Tinkers"
Est: $50 - $70
William STRANG (Scottish, 1859-1921): "Tinkers". Etching on wove paper, 1882. Signed and dated in the plate. Plate size: 6 7/8 x 7 3/4 inches. Frame size: 18 1/2 x 22 1/2 inches.
Armstrong Fine Art
Jul. 05, 2024
Strang, William
Est: €70 - €100
(1859 Dumbarton - Bournemouth 1921) zugeschrieben. 2 Bl. mit männlichen Stein- od. Marmorbüsten. Gewischte Kohlezeichnungen. Blgr. 61 x 38,5 bzw. 61,5 x 47,5 cm. Jwls. bez. "Highb. Ath. 4.94" bzw. "V.94 M.S. Higbury Äth." D
Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
Jul. 05, 2024
Strang, William
Est: €40 - €60
(1859 Dumbarton - Bournemouth 1921) zugeschrieben. Portal mit Figurenstaffage. Kohlezeichnung 1919. Blgr.32 x 13,4 cm. Unt. re. undeutl. bez. u dat. Am ob. Rd. auf Karton geklebt. D
Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
Jul. 05, 2024
Strang, William
Est: €240 - €360
(1859 Dumbarton - Bournemouth 1921) zugeschrieben. Portrait of a young girl. Mädchen mit langen dunklen Haaren, der Oberkörper skizziert. Gewischte Kohlezeichnung auf Michallet 1894. Blgr. 61,5 x 43,5 cm. Unt. re. bez. "Highbury" u. dat. "V 94". - Etw. fleckig. D
Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
Jul. 05, 2024
Strang, William
Est: €80 - €120
(1859 Dumbarton - Bournemouth 1921) zugeschrieben. Portrait of a Lady. Halbfigur, die rechte Hand am Ausschnitt. Gewischte Kohlezeichnung auf "Whatman 1891". Blgr. 64 x 49 cm. - Ob. unterl. Randeinrisse ca. 3,5 cm. D
Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
Jul. 05, 2024
Strang, William
Est: €160 - €240
(1859 Dumbarton - Bournemouth 1921) zugeschrieben. The violinplayer. Der Violinspieler. Gewischte Kohlezeichnung n. Sebastiano del Piombo auf festem, grauen Papier. Blgr. 50 x 37,7 cm. An den Ecken auf Karton geklebt. Vorliegend nur der Kopf mit Mütze u. Schulterpartie mit Pelzkragen, ohne Violinbogen. - Früher wurde das Gemälde Raffael da Urbino zugeschrieben. - Meisterlich ausgeführte Zeichnung. D
Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
Jun. 25, 2024
WILLIAM STRANG (1859-1921), DEATH WITH
Est: -
William Strang (1859-1921), Death with two young women, woodcut from two plates from a Dance of Death series, monogrammed lower right in the stick, 30 x 29 cm, behind passepartout 45 x 47 cm
Historia Auctionata
May. 14, 2024
WILLIAM STRANG SCOTTISH, 1855-1921 GEORGE BERNARD SHAW PORTRAIT ETCHING AND DRYPOINT. INFO ON REVERS
Est: $30 - $40
WILLIAM STRANG Scottish, 1855-1921 GEORGE BERNARD SHAW Portrait Etching and Drypoint. Info on reverse. Dimensions: Frame Height: 22.5 inches, Frame Width: 17.25 inches. - Image Size: Image Height: 17.5 inches, Image Width: 12.5 inches. --- US Packing and Shipping charge: In house shipping available. Will be calculated once destination known. Plus insurance at a rate of $1 per hundred.
Uniques & Antiques
Apr. 25, 2024
G. L. Brockhurst - Modern Masters of Etching 19, published London, the stud
Est: -
G. L. Brockhurst - Modern Masters of Etching 19, published London, the studio Ltd, New York, William Edwin Rudge, 1928, a bound set of twelve engravings, 24.5cm x 31cm; William Strang (1859-1921), A Peasant family, dry point engraving, framed, (2).
Bamfords Auctioneers and Valuers Ltd
Apr. 12, 2024
GROUP OF ETCHINGS
Est: $200 - $300
Fourteen unframed etchings/prints to include: Wm. Strang "The Walls of The Alhambra"; Percival Gaskell; D. Cameron; John Meigs "Go Apollo"; William L. Hankey etc. Largest: 24" x 20"
Wiederseim Associates, Inc.
Apr. 10, 2024
WILLIAM STRANG SCOTTISH, 1855-1921 GEORGE BERNARD SHAW PORTRAIT ETCHING AND DRYPOINT. INFO ON REVERS
Est: $50 - $75
WILLIAM STRANG Scottish, 1855-1921 GEORGE BERNARD SHAW Portrait Etching and Drypoint. Info on reverse. Dimensions: Frame Height: 22.5 inches, Frame Width: 17.25 inches. - Image Size: Image Height: 17.5 inches, Image Width: 12.5 inches. --- US Packing and Shipping charge: In house shipping available. Will be calculated once destination known. Plus insurance at a rate of $1 per hundred. - - We offer curbside delivery to NYC, Manhattan, Close Brooklyn, Hoboken about a week after the auction at reasonable rates. See details at our website. https://www.uniquesandantiques.com/nyc/
Uniques & Antiques
Mar. 21, 2024
Attributed to William Strang (Scottish 1859-1921),
Est: £500 - £800
Attributed to William Strang (Scottish 1859-1921), A Victorian figure group with cricket bat at a country fair, oil on canvas, bears a signature lower right, 122 x 91cm. Framed. This lot is being sold on behalf of the charity Shelterbox. Relined, on new stretcher, some evidence of retouching under u.v. light, paint slightly thin in places, otherwise good overall appearanceSignature atypical and unclear but appears original to the painting.
Ewbank's
Mar. 13, 2024
Strang (William, 1859-1921). Portrait of Sir Henry Rider Haggard, 1911, etching, signed
Est: £150 - £200
Strang (William, 1859-1921). Portrait of Sir Henry Rider Haggard, 1911, etching, signed * Strang (William, 1859-1921). Portrait of Sir Henry Rider Haggard, 1911, etching with drypoint on cream paper, printed with light plate tone, one of 35 published proofs, signed 'David Strang imp' bottom left, signed 'Wm Strang fec. DS' bottom right on behalf of the artist by David Strang, inscribed 'Final St.' in pencil below image, research notes to verso, plate size 39.7 x 27.4 cm, framed and glazed (59 x 45 cm) QTY: (1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Mar. 13, 2024
Strang (William, 1859-1921). Kilcreggan, 1897..., and others
Est: £150 - £200
Strang (William, 1859-1921). Kilcreggan, 1897..., and others * Strang (William, 1859-1921). Kilcreggan, 1897, etching on pale cream laid paper, watermarked O.W.P & A.C.L, printed in an edition of 35 impressions, of which possibly 15 were signed, signed in pencil lower right, pale mount stain, plate size 148 x 227 mm (5 7/8 x 8 15/16 ins), sheet size 258 x 375 mm (10 1/4 x 14 3/4 ins), window-mounted, together with Mother Earth, etching on thin laid paper, a state unknown to David Strang, before the mezzotinting, probably issued in one or two proofs only, inscribed by the artist in pencil to lower margin 'to L. Binyon from Wm Strang', plate size 200 x 150 mm (7 7/8 x 5 7/8 ins), with margins, some handling marks to sheet edges, window-mounted, plus Binyon (Helne, 1904-1979). The Tea-Party, circa 1930, etching on laid paper, signed and titled in pencil, window-mounted QTY: (3)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Mar. 07, 2024
STRANG, William (1859-1921). The Doings of Death. [London: ...
Est: $500 - $800
STRANG, William (1859-1921). The Doings of Death. [London: Essex House Press, 1901, though actually 1902]. Large portfolio of 12 chiaroscuro woodcut prints printed in black and brown, all signed in the plate by Strang. With title-leaf. Plates on watermarked paper. Approximately 16 ½ x 23”. Loose, as issued. Housed in publisher’s brown cloth folding portfolio (portfolio edged in later brown cloth tape, some wear, soiling to portfolio; plates toned with some edgewear, title-leaf toned and creased at edges). Very good. FIRST EDITION, ONE OF 140 COPIES. These woodcuts are based on Hans Holbein’s Dance of Death (1526).
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Jan. 29, 2024
WILLIAM STRANG (United Kingdom, 1859-1921), Woman with children, 1883., Drypoint, 8.5” x 8”. Framed 14.25” x 13”.
Est: $100 - $300
WILLIAM STRANG United Kingdom, 1859-1921 Woman with children, 1883. Signed in pencil lower right.
Eldred's
Jan. 11, 2024
William Strang Doings of Death Woodcut Portfolio
Est: $200 - $400
William Strang (Scottish, 1859-1921). Portfolio, The Doings of Death. 12 woodcuts on paper in a cloth folio. Each with artist's S monogram or initialed W.S. in the plate, numbered No. 9 in ink on the index page. Each sheet 16 5/8" x 23", portfolio 23 3/4" x 17 1/2". Portfolio stained, warped and water damaged, with fraying to edges and corners, tie torn and fraying; woodcuts all with water damage, staining, waviness and warping to paper, minor tears and creasing to edges and corners.
Willow Auction House
Dec. 20, 2023
William Strang (1859-1921), a self portrait of the artist, Circa 1995, etching, inscribed 'Painted by W. S.' i
Est: £50 - £100
William Strang (1859-1921), a self portrait of the artist, Circa 1995, etching, inscribed 'Painted by W. S.' in pencil, plate size 8" x 5.75" (20 x 15cm), unframed.
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Dec. 14, 2023
Strang (William, 1859-1921). Portrait of Sir Henry Rider Haggard, 1911
Est: £300 - £400
Strang (William, 1859-1921). Portrait of Sir Henry Rider Haggard, 1911 * Strang (William, 1859-1921). Portrait of Sir Henry Rider Haggard, 1911, etching with drypoint on cream paper, printed with light plate tone, signed 'David Strang imp' bottom left, signed 'Wm Strang fec. DS' bottom right on behalf of the artist by David Strang, inscribed 'Final St.' in pencil below image, unnumbered from a series of 35 proofs, research notes to verso, plate size 39.7 x 27.4 cm, framed and glazed (59 x 45 cm) QTY: (1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Dec. 13, 2023
Strang, William
Est: €340 - €500
(1859 Dumbarton - Bournemouth 1921) zugeschrieben. Portrait of a young girl. Mädchen mit langen dunklen Haaren, der Oberkörper skizziert. Gewischte Kohlezeichnung auf Michallet 1894. Blgr. 61,5 x 43,5 cm. Unt. re. bez. "Highbury" u. dat. "V 94". - Etw. fleckig. D
Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
Dec. 13, 2023
Strang, William
Est: €240 - €360
(1859 Dumbarton - Bournemouth 1921) zugeschrieben. The violinplayer. Der Violinspieler. Gewischte Kohlezeichnung n. Sebastiano del Piombo auf festem, grauen Papier. Blgr. 50 x 37,7 cm. An den Ecken auf Karton geklebt. Vorliegend nur der Kopf mit Mütze u. Schulterpartie mit Pelzkragen, ohne Violinbogen. - Früher wurde das Gemälde Raffael da Urbino zugeschrieben. - Meisterlich ausgeführte Zeichnung. D
Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
Dec. 13, 2023
Strang, William
Est: €120 - €180
(1859 Dumbarton - Bournemouth 1921) zugeschrieben. Portrait of a Lady. Halbfigur, die rechte Hand am Ausschnitt. Gewischte Kohlezeichnung auf "Whatman 1891". Blgr. 64 x 49 cm. - Ob. unterl. Randeinrisse ca. 3,5 cm. D
Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
Dec. 13, 2023
Strang, William
Est: €100 - €150
(1859 Dumbarton - Bournemouth 1921) zugeschrieben. 2 Bl. mit männlichen Stein- od. Marmorbüsten. Gewischte Kohlezeichnungen. Blgr. 61 x 38,5 bzw. 61,5 x 47,5 cm. Jwls. bez. "Highb. Ath. 4.94" bzw. "V.94 M.S. Higbury Äth." D
Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
Dec. 13, 2023
Strang, William
Est: €70 - €100
(1859 Dumbarton - Bournemouth 1921) zugeschrieben. Portal mit Figurenstaffage. Kohlezeichnung 1919. Blgr.32 x 13,4 cm. Unt. re. undeutl. bez. u dat. Am ob. Rd. auf Karton geklebt. D
Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
Dec. 07, 2023
WILLIAM STRANG R.A., R.P.E. (SCOTTISH 1859-1921) GIRL WITH FAN
Est: £15,000 - £20,000
WILLIAM STRANG R.A., R.P.E. (SCOTTISH 1859-1921) GIRL WITH FAN Signed and dated 1912, oil on canvas (76cm x 63.5cm (30in x 25in)) William Strang was an artist of many facets. He was both a pre-eminent etcher, pivotal in the medium’s revival at the start of the 20th century, and a popular society portraitist, regularly commissioned to depict key figures of the day. Strang’s diverse frame of artistic reference made it hard for critics to place him canonically. One minute he appeared a Realist, touching on contemporary social issues, the next he seemed more akin to a Symbolist, mining Classical, Biblical and allegorical subjects. He encompassed these multitudes with much skill and integrity, earning himself a respected position in the turn-of-the-century London art world. The portrait offered here illustrates how these seemingly disparate threads manage to interlace within his work to unique and impactful effect: concurrently truthful to its subject, decoratively appealing and enigmatic in atmosphere. Strang was born in Dumbarton, Scotland in 1859. The son of a builder, his working-class roots were an important part of his identity, including artistically. Much of his oeuvre (notably his etched works) were Socialist in sympathy and alluded to the struggles of the working and impoverished classes. This, combined with his training at the Slade under the French Realist Alphonse Legros, naturally aligned him with the ideologies of the Arts and Crafts movement with whom he also shared a commitment to the rigour of Life Drawing and a reverence for the Old Masters. The prominent designer and architect C. R. Ashbee became a major patron. This focus on draughtsmanship is very much evident in Strang’s work within the genre of portraiture. He produced over 500 portrait sketches in the early 1900s, drawn in black and red chalk. This choice of materials was a deliberate and characteristic referential nod to an earlier Master; in this instance Hans Holbein. The technical prowess and incisive ‘truth’ of these sketches proved so popular that Strang was able to make two consecutive trips to New York in 1904 and 1905 to execute drawings of his many American patrons. Strang also painted many important commissions in oil, notably those with literary connections including Thomas Hardy, Vita Sackville-West and the poet John Masefield. He exhibited oils regularly at the Royal Academy and the International Society, of which he became Vice-President in 1908. In the manner of Whistler, Strang rarely titled his works under the sitter’s names, rather in the guise of subject paintings. An example of this is 1913’s The Opera Cloak, which in fact depicts his beloved daughter Nancy, her cloak held by one of her brothers in the left of the composition. We believe that the highly attractive portrait offered here for sale, Girl with Fan, also potentially depicts Nancy Strang. Dated 1912, it was executed just one year earlier than The Opera Cloak. The sitter shares the same physical characteristics: the assertive jut of the chin, dark brows and pronounced cupid’s bow of the top lip. Strang clearly revelled in the depiction of women. His female sitters are invariably afforded an elegant sensuality and contemplative demeanour. As the artist once remarked to his patron Ashbee, “I’ve tried all my life to do the pretty-pretty but it’s no good…I can’t”. Instead, his likenesses evoke character, modernity and intellect. Leaning away from the overt, painterly glamour of his peers Sargent and Lavery, Strang’s portraiture was not, as one critic of the day described, “polite”. As we have seen, he was neither categorizable as purely a Traditionalist nor a Modernist; his style referenced broadly from both spheres, resulting in a manner entirely his own. Strang’s focus was on objective truth married subtly with a decorative aspect, producing an effect that was both distinctive and widely admired. He was critically revered for his exceptional, considered compositions and the way he eschewed anything extraneous in terms of detail or technique. His use of colour too, was praised for being confident and spare. We see that here with the striking choice of gold, purple, pink and green, linked subtly and balanced precisely, the fundamentally discordant hues somehow attaining harmony. William Strang’s work was featured in prominent exhibitions across many of London’s most respected galleries, including the Grosvenor Gallery, Whitechapel Gallery, Agnews and the Fine Art Society. In 1918 he became President of the International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers and in 1921 was elected an Engraver Member of the Royal Academy. He died suddenly in 1921, shortly after his election as Royal Academician.
Lyon & Turnbull
Dec. 05, 2023
William Strang, "The Cotter Family"
Est: $50 - $100
William Strang (British, 1859-1921), etching on paper depicting a family, the parents seated as the brother carries his sister on his back toward them, 6 3/4" x 8 3/4" image size, 16" x 22" mat size.
Old Kinderhook Auction Company
Nov. 14, 2023
WILLIAM STRANG (1859-1921), D
Est: -
William Strang (1859-1921), Death with Two Young Women, woodcut from two plates of a Totentanz series, monogrammed on the lower right in the stock, 30 x 29 cm, behind passepartout 45 x 47 cm
Historia Auctionata
Oct. 25, 2023
William Strang (1859-1921), a self portrait of the artist, Circa 1995, etching, inscribed 'Painted by W. S.' i
Est: £50 - £100
William Strang (1859-1921), a self portrait of the artist, Circa 1995, etching, inscribed 'Painted by W. S.' in pencil, plate size 8" x 5.75" (20 x 15cm), unframed.
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Oct. 21, 2023
William Strang, Scottish (1859-1921), Fried Fish, 1912, drypoint
Est: $300 - $400
William Strang Scottish, (1859-1921) Fried Fish, 1912 drypoint signed in pencil lower margin, framed.
Link Auction Galleries
Oct. 21, 2023
William Strang, Scottish (1859-1921), Selfridges Toy Window, London, drypoint
Est: $300 - $400
William Strang Scottish, (1859-1921) Selfridges Toy Window, London drypoint signed in pencil by the printer David Strang, framed.
Link Auction Galleries
Oct. 18, 2023
WILLIAM STRANG R.A., R.P.E. (SCOTTISH 1859-1921) JAMES ROBERTSTON BLACKIE - 1905
Est: £300 - £500
WILLIAM STRANG R.A., R.P.E. (SCOTTISH 1859-1921) JAMES ROBERTSTON BLACKIE - 1905 Signed and dated lower right, pencil and pastel (37cm x 24cm (14.5in x 9.5in)) Provenance: The Fine Art Society, Edinburgh, 7th March 1981, cat.no.M9196
Lyon & Turnbull
Aug. 29, 2023
WILLIAM STRANG (1859-1921), DEATH WI
Est: -
William Strang (1859-1921), Death with two young women, woodcut from two plates from a Totentanz series, monogrammed on the lower right in the stock, 30 x 29 cm, behind passepartout 45 x 47 cm
Historia Auctionata
May. 23, 2023
Strang, Two Framed Drawings Of Nudes
Est: $200 - $300
William Strang (Br. Scottish, 1859-1921) "Study for Etching" and "The Studio" dated 1911; one signed. Larger: 21 3/4" high, 17 1/4" wide. Toning, spotting, larger with foxing. Not examined out of frame.
Schwenke Auctioneers