Nora Spicer Unwin Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Nora Spicer Unwin Art Value Price Guide

Jan. 31, 2025
Nora Unwin Wood Engraving "Proud Memory"
Est: $100 - $200
Nora Unwin (American 1907-1982) "Proud Memory," wood engraving, signed in pencil lower right, titled and numbered Ed. 50, matted. Dimensions: 5.75 x 7.25 in. image size. Condition: Very good.
Neue Auctions
Apr. 04, 2024
Norah Spicer Unwin (1907-1982)
Est: £50 - £80
Norah Spicer Unwin (1907-1982) The Annunciation, wood engraving on laid paper, signed in pencil to margin and numbered 10/30, 16.5 x 15cm
Cheffins
Aug. 16, 2023
Unwin (Nora Spicer, 1907-1982). Infant Joy
Est: £200 - £300
Unwin (Nora Spicer, 1907-1982). Infant Joy * Unwin (Nora Spicer, 1907-1982). Infant Joy, wood engraving on japon, titled, signed and numbered '5/30', image size 14.2 x 9.8 cm (5 6/8 x 3 7/8 ins), sheet size 18.7 x 14 cm (7 2/8 x 5 1/2 ins), mounted, together with Hassall (Joan, 1906-1988). Urania, wood engraving, title page for Urania by Ruth Pitter, London: The Cresset Press, 1950, image size 14 x 8.9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 ins), sheet size 16.7 x 11.8 cm (6 5/8 x 4 5/8 ins), mounted, along with a similar by the same artist entitled Young Pigeon, plus Clayton (Katharine M, 19th-20th century). Cranes, wood engraving, signed lower margin, image size 3.5 x 7.6 cm (1 3/8 x 3 ins), sheet size 13.3 x 10.2 cm (5 1/4 x 4 ins), mounted, and another wood engraving by Lettice Sandford, and Smith (Richard Shirley, 1935-). Rhinoceros Beetle, 1978, wood engraving, signed, dated and numbered 95/100, engraved for Buzz Buzz published by Gruffyground Press, 1981, image size 11.5 x 9.4 cm (4 1/2 x 3 3/4 ins), sheet size 24.5 x 14.9 cm (9 5/8 x 5 7/8 ins), mounted, with an unsigned duplicate, plus The Dark Tower, Ozymandias and Monuments in the Desert, 1970, three wood engravings, all signed and dated artist's proofs, engraved for The Poems of Percy Bysse Shelley, published by the Limited Editions Club, 1971, image sizes approximately 8.9 x 6.5 cm (3 1/2 x 9/16 ins), sheet sizes 18.4 x 15.6 cm (7 1/4 x 6 1/8 ins), and Nine Vignettes from The Gourmet's Garden, 1986, wood engraving printed in green, signed, dated and numbered 7/500, published by Merrivale Editions, each vignette 40 x 30 mm, sheet size 29.2 x 20.8 cm (11 1/2 x 8 1/4 ins), and a letter and a card from the artist QTY: (12)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Jul. 08, 2023
Nora S. Unwin (1907-1982), Dutch Village, c.1950
Est: $150 - $200
Original chiaroscuro woodblock print by American artist Nora Unwin. The title is Dutch Village, pencil signed and titled in the lower border. The image measures 8" x 12", printed with two blocks, brown and black inking, numbered 4/30, dated circa 1950, printed on a thin Japan type paper. It does not appear in the McGoldrick catalog. Unwin grew up in England and studied art with Leon Underwood, then at the Kingston School of Art and the Royal College of Art before moving to the United States in the 1940s, settling in Wellesley, MA and Peterborough, NH. She was a renowned artist, printmaker and children's book illustrator, and contributed greatly to the revival of wood engraving in 20th century America. She is represented in major museums and won numerous awards throughout her long career, including a Newbury Medal and the Hamilton-Merrill prize of the American Society of Etchers and Engravers in 1951.
Peterborough Auctions
Jul. 08, 2023
Nora S. Unwin (1907-1982), Coati Bears, c.1935
Est: $200 - $300
This c. 1935 wood engraving by Nora Unwin measures 3" x 3 1/2" and is pencil signed and titled in an edition of 30. Unwin grew up in England and studied art with Leon Underwood, then at the Kingston School of Art and the Royal College of Art before moving to the United States in the 1940s, settling in Wellesley, MA and Peterborough, NH. She was a renowned artist, printmaker and children's book illustrator, and contributed greatly to the revival of wood engraving in 20th century America. She is represented in major museums and won numerous awards throughout her long career, including a Newbury Medal and the Hamilton-Merrill prize of the American Society of Etchers and Engravers in 1951.
Peterborough Auctions
Jun. 15, 2023
Unwin (Nora Spicer, 1907-1982). Infant Joy
Est: £200 - £300
* Unwin (Nora Spicer, 1907-1982). Infant Joy, wood engraving on japon, titled, signed and numbered '5/30', image size 14.2 x 9.8 cm (5 6/8 x 3 7/8 ins), sheet size 18.7 x 14 cm (7 2/8 x 5 1/2 ins), mounted, together with Hassall (Joan, 1906-1988). Urania, wood engraving, title page for Urania by Ruth Pitter, London: The Cresset Press, 1950, image size 14 x 8.9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 ins), sheet size 16.7 x 11.8 cm (6 5/8 x 4 5/8 ins), mounted, along with a similar by the same artist entitled Young Pigeon, plus Clayton (Katharine M, 19th-20th century). Cranes, wood engraving, signed lower margin, image size 3.5 x 7.6 cm (1 3/8 x 3 ins), sheet size 13.3 x 10.2 cm (5 1/4 x 4 ins), mounted, and another wood engraving by Lettice Sandford QTY: (5)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Mar. 18, 2023
Nora Spicer Unwin, (1907-1982), Warm Afternoon, 1952, wood engraving, published by the Woodcut Society, New York, 1952
Est: $250 - $350
Nora Spicer Unwin (1907-1982) Warm Afternoon, 1952 wood engraving, published by the Woodcut Society, New York, 1952 signed and titled in pencil lower margin, in original presentation folder, unframed. Reproduced in Czestochowski, James Swann In Search of a Printmaker. Provenance: The Estate of John Wehmer, St. Louis, Missouri
Link Auction Galleries
Mar. 08, 2023
Unwin (Nora Spicer, 1907-1982). Infant Joy
Est: £200 - £300
Unwin (Nora Spicer, 1907-1982). Infant Joy * Unwin (Nora Spicer, 1907-1982). Infant Joy, wood engraving on japon, titled, signed and numbered '5/30', image size 14.2 x 9.8 cm (5 6/8 x 3 7/8 ins), sheet size 18.7 x 14 cm (7 2/8 x 5 1/2 ins), mounted, together with Hassall (Joan, 1906-1988). Urania, wood engraving, title page for Urania by Ruth Pitter, London: The Cresset Press, 1950, image size 14 x 8.9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 ins), sheet size 16.7 x 11.8 cm (6 5/8 x 4 5/8 ins), mounted, along with a similar by the same artist entitled Young Pigeon, plus Clayton (Katharine M, 19th-20th century). Cranes, wood engraving, signed lower margin, image size 3.5 x 7.6 cm (1 3/8 x 3 ins), sheet size 13.3 x 10.2 cm (5 1/4 x 4 ins), mounted, and another wood engraving by Lettice Sandford QTY: (5)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Nov. 04, 2022
NORA UNWIN (Massachusetts, 1907-1982), “Jack in the Pulpit”, 1955., Wood engraving, 7.75” x 5.75”. Unframed.
Est: $300 - $500
NORA UNWIN Massachusetts, 1907-1982 "Jack in the Pulpit", 1955. Signed, dated and titled in pencil, lower margin.
Eldred's
Jun. 02, 2022
Unwin, Nora Spicer (1907-1982) Infant Joy.
Est: $300 - $400
Unwin, Nora Spicer (1907-1982) Infant Joy. 1932. Wood engraving on lightweight cream wove paper, number three from an edition of thirty, titled, numbered, and signed in pencil, along bottom margin, matted, the sheet 7 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 25, 2021
Nora Unwin wood engraving
Est: $200 - $400
Nora Unwin (1907-1982) "January Moon''- wood engraving, 1955, signed and titled and annotated 'Ed/50' in pencil. 5 1/2 x 7 3/4''
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Sep. 25, 2021
Nora Unwin wood engraving
Est: $200 - $400
Nora Unwin (1907-1982) "Warm Afternoon''- wood engraving, 1952, signed and titled in pencil, published by The Woodcut Society, New York, in original presentation folder. 4 15/16 x 7 11/16'' Reproduced in Czestochowski, James Swann In Search of a Printmaker.
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Apr. 30, 2020
Nora Spicer Unwin Signed Print "Fire Ritual"
Est: $50 - $100
Matted and framed print "Fire Ritual" signed Nora S. Unwin. 6.25"X12.75" image, 11"X17.5" frame
Old Kinderhook Auction Company
Oct. 03, 2019
NORA SPICER UNWIN (MA, 1907-1982)
Est: $200 - $300
NORA SPICER UNWIN (MA, 1907-1982) "Shadows in a Winter Wood", woodcut, unsigned, with label in lower mat window indicating this is a "Presentation Print for the Royal Society of Painters, Etchers and Engravers of London, 1951". In silver molded frame, matted and glazed, OS: 17" x 14 1/4", image size: 6 3/4" x 4 3/4". Good condition.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Oct. 25, 2018
Nora S. Unwin, (American, 1907-1982), Rockhill, 1967, mixed media, 11 1/2" x 15 1/4"
Est: $100 - $200
Nora S. Unwin (American, 1907-1982) Rockhill, 1967 mixed media titled and dated lower right 11 1/2" x 15 1/4"
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Oct. 25, 2017
Nora S. Unwin, (American, 1907-1982), Rockhill, 1967, mixed media, 11.5" x 15.25"
Est: $200 - $300
Nora S. Unwin (American, 1907-1982) Rockhill, 1967 mixed media titled and dated lower right 11.5" x 15.25"
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Mar. 28, 2015
Nora Spicer Unwin (1907-1982) British. 'A Memor
Est: £30 - £50
Nora Spicer Unwin (1907-1982) British. 'A Memory of Mexico', Woodcut, Signed, Titled and Numbered 'Ed/30', Unframed, overall 7.25" x 10.5".
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Feb. 21, 2015
Nora Spicer Unwin (1907-1982) British. 'A Memory of Mexico', Woodcut, Signed, Titled and Numbered 'Ed/30', Unframed, ove
Est: £30 - £50
Nora Spicer Unwin (1907-1982) British. 'A Memory of Mexico', Woodcut, Signed, Titled and Numbered 'Ed/30', Unframed, overall 7.25" x 10.5".
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Oct. 23, 2010
Nora Unwin wood engraving
Est: $100 - $150
Nora Unwin (American 1907-1982)- ''Warm Afternoon''- wood engraving, ca. 1940, signed and titled in pencil. 4 15/16 x 7 11/16''
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Nov. 14, 2008
Nora Spicer Unwin (American, 1907-1982), February Sunshine, Signed and dated "Nora S. Unwin 1962" l.r., identified on a Manchester Bank
Est: $500 - $700
Nora Spicer Unwin (American, 1907-1982) February Sunshine Signed and dated "Nora S. Unwin 1962" l.r., identified on a Manchester Banks 1962 New Hampshire Art Exhibit label on the reverse. Watercolor with charcoal and ink wash on paper/board, sight size 15 1/2 x 27 1/2 in. (39.4 x 69.8 cm), framed. Condition: Mild toning, not examined out of frame.
Skinner