Lawson Wood Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Lawson Wood Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 22, 2024
Lawson Wood (1878-1957) Watercolour Golfing Primate
Est: $50 - $1,000
MAYBE IM COCK EYED BUT YOU SEE WHAT I'M DRIVING AT depicting ape / monkey attempting to swing a golf club at a fruit on a younger monkey's behind. Signed in lower left, some light foxing, but a great subject. Measuring approx 15" tall x 12" overall including frame and image sight size approx 10" tall x 7" wide. Great gift those golfers out there and collectible value to boot, see photos
Premier Auction Galleries
Nov. 10, 2024
LAWSON WOOD
Est: $100 - $150
The Old Nursery Rhymes, Illustrated by Lawson Wood. Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons, [1933]. Foxing to text pages. Cloth dirty. A good copy.
Sydney Rare Book Auctions
Oct. 01, 2024
▲ Lawson Wood (1878-1957)
Est: £300 - £500
▲ Lawson Wood (1878-1957) 'Downhill a Motorist Came, and a Constable Noting the Same, Stopped the Car with a 'Wack', in the Small of His Back...' signed and dated 'LAWSON.WOOD./05' l.l., titled on mount, pen and ink and watercolour heightened with white 27.5 x 20.5cm Provenance: With Chris Beetles, London; The David and Pam McCleave Collection of Modern British Art. Exhibited: Chris Beetles, London, 'The British Art of Illustration, 1800-1999', no. 184. Literature: Illustrated in 'Pearson's Magazine', January to June 1906, 'Random Rhymes no. VI', p.229. Condition Report: Framed: 58 x 42.5cm Discolouration and foxing to the paper. Brown marks to the centre of the right edge. The colour is a little muted. Not viewed out of glazed frame.
Sworders
Sep. 10, 2024
Lawson Wood (British, 1878-1957), 'The 19th Hole', watercolour, 34.5 x 25cm
Est: £1,200 - £1,800
§ Lawson Wood (British, 1878-1957) 'The 19th Hole' watercolour signed and dated '18
Gorringes
Sep. 10, 2024
Lawson Wood (British, 1878-1957), 'A Bonny Game', watercolour, 40 x 30.5cm
Est: £1,200 - £1,800
§ Lawson Wood (British, 1878-1957) 'A Bonny Game' watercolour signed, with original artist's bill of sale verso
Gorringes
Sep. 10, 2024
Lawson Wood (British, 1878-1957), 'In the rough', watercolour, 35 x 25cm
Est: £1,200 - £1,800
§ Lawson Wood (British, 1878-1957) 'In the rough' watercolour signed and dated 1922
Gorringes
Sep. 08, 2024
LAWSON WOOD
Est: $40 - $80
A Bedtime Picture Book by Lawson Wood. Published by Birn Brothers, London circa 1944. large paperback. Creased corner worn spine. Juvenile
Sydney Rare Book Auctions
Jun. 20, 2024
Wood (Lawson, 1878-1957). A Good Sprinter, 1908, watercolour
Est: £300 - £500
Wood (Lawson, 1878-1957). A Good Sprinter, 1908, watercolour AR * Wood (Lawson, 1878-1957). A Good Sprinter, 1908, watercolour, depicting a caveman running away from a green dinosaur, signed and dated lower right, some light toning, 34 x 25 cm mount aperture, remnants of artist's label with title, artist name, address and title, in brown ink, and title, artist's name and address written in pencil to verso, framed and glazed (54.5 x 45 cm) QTY: (1) NOTE: Lawson Wood was a talented illustrator and cartoonist. He gained great popularity with his humorous illustrations of animals, including dinosaurs and monkeys. Lawson's first prehistoric characters were published in his Prehistoric Proverbs, 1907, a series of 12 drawings published by Collier & Co.
Dominic Winter Auctions
May. 22, 2024
Lawson Wood (English, 1878-1957)
Est: £100 - £150
Lawson Wood (English, 1878-1957) "The Origins of Etiquette No.3 Leaving your Card", watercolour on Reeves "Steinback" board, signed lower right and dated (19)05, inscribed on reverse "Montmoreney de Smyth finds ye Baron Heavyfist not in ye castle when he maketh hys formal call concerning the Baron's heath - & it behoves him to leave - by the hands of hys valet - some solid proof of hys visit - with ye warden of the keep. From an old (very old) M.S.S.", stamp on reverse "To be returned to Lawson Wood Queen Anne's Grove, Bedford Park, W", gilded frame, 12¾ x 9½in. (32.4 x 24.1cm.).
Martel Maides
Apr. 10, 2024
‡ LAWSON WOOD (1878-1957) MONKEY HOSPITAL
Est: £200 - £300
‡ LAWSON WOOD (1878-1957) MONKEY HOSPITAL Signed Watercolour and gouache on paper unframed (46cm x 35.5cm)
Elstob Auctioneers
Feb. 10, 2024
Lawson WOOD: Circus Poster
Est: $200 - $300
Lawson Wood (British, 1878-1957) poster for Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus, depicting a monkey family and two nuts. [Art: 26" H x 39" W; Frame: 32" H x 45" W].
Roland Auctions NY
Feb. 06, 2024
LAWSON WOOD - The Spanking
Est: -
LAWSON WOOD London 1878 - Honiton 1957 The spanking. 1911 Watercolor on paper Signed and dated Measurements 450 x 275 mm
Subastas Segre
Jan. 27, 2024
1948 Montana Lawson Wood Calendar Book
Est: $25 - $50
Western Construction Equipment. Measures 6" by 3 1/4".
Davis Brothers Auction
Dec. 14, 2023
Wood (Lawson, 1878-1957). "Don't miss good chances", watercolour and gouache
Est: £500 - £700
AR Wood (Lawson, 1878-1957). "Don't miss good chances", watercolour and gouache * Wood (Lawson, 1878-1957). "Don't miss good chances", watercolour and gouache on artist's board, depicting Gran'pop weighed down with gifts and food, walking away from an Xmas Bazaar in the snow, a snowball thrown from behind hitting his head, and smaller monkeys walking beside him, one pushing a small sledge full of food and presents, signed lower left, titled on verso, brown paper guard, sheet size 38.4 x 30.5 cm QTY: (1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Dec. 12, 2023
Lawson Wood (British, 1878-1957), Tennis players, watercolour and gouache on paper, 42 x 32cm
Est: £600 - £800
Lawson Wood (British, 1878-1957) Tennis players watercolour and gouache on paper signed in ink
Gorringes
Dec. 12, 2023
Lawson Wood (British, 1878-1957), 'There Aint' Goin' to be no Core', watercolour and gouache on paper, 37 x 29cm
Est: £600 - £800
Lawson Wood (British, 1878-1957) 'There Aint' Goin' to be no Core' watercolour and gouache on paper signed in ink
Gorringes
Dec. 12, 2023
Lawson Wood (British, 1878-1957), 'The Handyman', watercolour and gouache on paper, 38 x 30cm
Est: £600 - £800
Lawson Wood (British, 1878-1957) 'The Handyman' watercolour and gouache on paper signed in ink
Gorringes
Jul. 27, 2023
Lawson Wood (1878-1957), 'After a Hot Workout' and 'Seeing Red', two watercolour and bodycolours, each signed, 37 cm x 29.5 cm, framed and glazed.
Est: £600 - £800
Lawson Wood (1878-1957), 'After a Hot Workout' and 'Seeing Red', two watercolour and bodycolours, each signed, 37 cm x 29.5 cm, framed and glazed. Qty: (2)
Dawsons Auctioneers
Jun. 28, 2023
Lawson Wood (1878-1957), 'After a Hot Workout' and 'Seeing Red', two watercolour and bodycolours, each signed, 37 cm x 29.5 cm, framed and glazed.
Est: £1,200 - £1,500
Lawson Wood (1878-1957), 'After a Hot Workout' and 'Seeing Red', two watercolour and bodycolours, each signed, 37 cm x 29.5 cm, framed and glazed. Qty: (2)
Dawsons Auctioneers
Jun. 15, 2023
Wood (Lawson, 1878-1957). Getting the Drill
Est: £600 - £800
AR * Wood (Lawson, 1878-1957). Getting the Drill, watercolour and gouache on artist's board, depicting Gran'pop leaning out of a window, a rudimentary dentists' drill in one hand, and a scared monkey clinging onto his window shutter in the other, a blue board resting against the wall advertising 'Gran 'Pop's Dental Fees', pencil title to paper guard on verso (crossed through), image size 40.7 x 32.7 cm, mounted QTY: (1) NOTE: This illustration was used in an American Gran'pop calendar and titled Out-Patient for its April 1974 slot. The calendar was sponsored by Schmidt Brothers Produce Co. (a wholesale fruit and vegetable company), East Peoria, Illinois.
Dominic Winter Auctions
Jun. 15, 2023
Wood (Lawson, 1878-1957). "Anything new to say about love?"
Est: £600 - £800
AR * Wood (Lawson, 1878-1957). "Anything new to say about love?", watercolour and gouache on artist's board, depicting Gran'pop using a walking stick to get the attention of a smaller monkey sitting next to a lady monkey eating a banana, an umbrella above them suspended by rope hung from a branch, signed lower left, title, ink title to verso, image size 38.4 x 30.6 cm, mounted QTY: (1) NOTE: Lawson Wood's character Granpop proved popular on both sides of the Atlantic, making his first appearance in The Sketch in 1932. Gran'pop became so successful in America that, in 1939, the animator Ub Iwerks, who had helped Walt Disney to create Mickey Mouse, planned to produce 24 cartoon films featuring the character; however, the project was interrupted by the Second World War, and only three were completed. Following the end of the war, Wood continued to publish cartoons and illustrations, including those that appeared in Deans Granpops Annual.
Dominic Winter Auctions
Jun. 11, 2023
Your King & Country Needs you to maintain the Honour and Glory of the British Empire
Est: €800 - €1,600
Affiche entoilée/ Vintage Poster on Linnen
Mirabaud-Mercier
May. 25, 2023
Clarence Lawson Wood RI (British, 1878-1957)
Est: £100 - £150
Clarence Lawson Wood RI (British, 1878-1957) A mounted cavalry officer, watercolour, signed, dedicated and dated lower right "To my friend E.A. Norbury from Lawson Wood L.5.C. 07", framed, 11½ x 9in. (29.2 x 22.9cm.).
Martel Maides
May. 18, 2023
§ LAWSON WOOD (BRITISH 1878-1957) CAVALRY MAN
Est: £500 - £700
§ LAWSON WOOD (BRITISH 1878-1957) CAVALRY MAN Signed and dated '47, watercolour (29.5cm x 23cm (11.5in x 9in))
Lyon & Turnbull
May. 10, 2023
Your King & Country Needs you to maintain the Honour and Glory of the British Empire
Est: €800 - €1,600
Affiche entoilée/ Vintage Poster on Linnen
Mirabaud-Mercier
May. 09, 2023
Lote de 18 Bilhetes Postal coloridos de Lawson Wood (1878-1957)
Est: €10 -
Lote de 18 Bilhetes Postal coloridos, ilustração pelo pintor, ilustrador e ativista dos direitos dos animais, Lawson Wood (1878-1957) Sendo que 2 deles são repetidos, Assinados, "LAWSON WOOD" Dizeres e textos em português Circulados e não circulados. Dimensão aproximada: 138x88 mm
Palácio do Correio Velho
Apr. 22, 2023
Advertising Poster National Savings Toucan Macaw Parrot Laugh At The Future
Est: £60 - £120
Original vintage advertising poster - You can afford to laugh at the future - if you're sitting pretty with something in National Savings - featuring a drawing by an English artist Lawson Wood (1878-1957) of a blue macaw laughing at a toucan with a caterpillar on its beak. Good condition, minor creasing, backed on board. Country of issue: UK, designer: Lawson Wood, size (cm): 75x51, year of printing: 1950s.
Antikbar Original Vintage Posters
Dec. 15, 2022
Wood (Lawson, 1878-1957). A Take-Over Bid
Est: £500 - £700
Wood (Lawson, 1878-1957). A Take-Over Bid * Wood (Lawson, 1878-1957). A Take-Over Bid, watercolour and gouache on board, depicting Gran'pop offering a flower to a female chimpanzee already arm in arm with another chimpanzee dressed in a sailor outfit, image size 38.9 x 30.6 cm QTY: (1) NOTE: Lawson Wood's character Granpop proved popular on both sides of the Atlantic, making his first appearance in The Sketch in 1932. Gran'pop became so successful in America that, in 1939, the animator Ub Iwerks, who had helped Walt Disney to create Mickey Mouse, planned to produce 24 cartoon films featuring the character; however, the project was interrupted by the Second World War, and only three were completed. Following the end of the war, Wood continued to publish cartoons and illustrations, including those that appeared in Deans Granpops Annual.
Dominic Winter Auctions
Dec. 15, 2022
Wood (Lawson, 1878-1957). "A Doggone good hunch"
Est: £600 - £800
Wood (Lawson, 1878-1957). "A Doggone good hunch" * Wood (Lawson, 1878-1957). "A Doggone good hunch", gouache on board, depicting a chimpanzee dressed in a hat, collar, tie and shorts, cigarette in mouth, holding the trunk of an elephant spraying water over a toy car, a smartly-dressed chimpanzee looking on, signed lower right, titled on verso, mount aperture 37 x 29.5 cm, mounted (53.5 x 45 cm) QTY: (1) NOTE: Lawson Wood was an accomplished cartoonist, illustrator and poster designer. The ginger ape, Granpop, proved popular on both sides of the Atlantic. Granpop, made his first appearance in The Sketch in 1932 and became so successful in America that, in 1939, the animator, Ub Iwerks, who had helped Walt Disney to create Mickey Mouse, planned to produce 24 cartoon films featuring Granpop; however, the project was interrupted by the Second World War, and only three were completed. Following the end of the war, Wood continued to publish cartoons and illustrations, including those that appeared in Deans Granpops Annual, published by Dean (1935-50).
Dominic Winter Auctions
Nov. 05, 2022
Original 1914 British World War I Recruiting Poster
Est: $400 - $600
Wood, Lawson Your King & Country Need You Letterpress Print 1914 29.5 x 19.6 in. (75 x 50 cm) Printer: Dobson, Molle & Co., Edinb. & London Condition Details: (A-) was folded, on linen, tiny tears and minimal staining at the edges and folds#UK #World War I
PosterConnection Inc.
Oct. 22, 2022
CARLINGS ALE BEER SIGN
Est: $160 - $300
Metal sign made for Carling's Brewing Co., artwork by Lawson Wood, (1878-1957), not dated, likely 1930s, approx. 13 x 20 inches. Metal with cardboard backing.
Fairhill Auction LLC
Oct. 19, 2022
Wood (Lawson, 1878-1957). A Warning for Aviators, 1913 and six others
Est: £300 - £500
Wood (Lawson, 1878-1957). A Warning for Aviators, 1913 and six others * Wood (Lawson, 1878-1957). A Warning for Aviators, 1913, monochrome pen and wash, heightened with bodycolour, depicting a young boy talking to an older gentleman seated on a bench, the younger boy raising his arm towards an aircraft flying past, signed lower left and dated '13', 33.8 x 24 cm (13 1/4 x 9 1/2 ins), contemporary ink inscription on verso with title and 'Boy, "I say father - if the last day has to come and destroy the Earth, suppose a fellow was up in his aeroplane at the time - what would he come down upon?"', mounted, framed and glazed (47.5 x 37.4 cm), together with: Thackeray (Lance, 1867-1916). Savage Club House Dinner, 1911, pencil, depicting a menu card design for the Savage Club House Dinner Saturday June 17-1911 'Lance Thackeray in the Chair', signed lower left, on the opposite page a study of a female's head and shoulders, also signed to lower margin, vertical fold crease in the middle, 26.5 x 39 cm (10 1/2 x 15 1/4 ins), mounted, framed and glazed (29 x 41.6 cm), plus May (Phil, 1864-1903). Me, pencil, depicting a self portrait of Phil May, from the collection of V.W. Newman, sheet size 17.8 x 10.5 cm (7 x 4 1/8 ins), mounted (40.6 x 30.5 cm), The Folio Society Collectors' Corner label to verso, and five other pencil illustrations including: Edward Tennyson Reed, A Christmas Greeting, (monogrammed), Tom Browne, Types of 'Savages', (signed), Dudley Hardy, A Ship's Rescue, (signed), E.M Platts, an original cover illustration for Winson & Newton Ltd for their Catalogue of Artists' Colours and Materials, (signed) and Harry Rountree, For the Pot, oil on board, marked, on verso a cartoon entitled Yus I Dunt Think, (signed), a label 'For The Pot' Harry Rountree £10-10-0, 5. Piazza Studios St Ives, on verso QTY: (8)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Jun. 25, 2022
Your King & Country Needs you to maintain the Honour and Glory of the British Empire 1914
Est: €800 - €1,600
Affiche entoilée/ Vintage Poster on Linnen T.B.E. A -
Mirabaud-Mercier
May. 11, 2022
Your King & Country Needs you to maintain the Honour and Glory of the British Empire 1914
Est: €800 - €1,600
Affiche entoilée/ Vintage Poster on Linnen T.B.E. A -
Mirabaud-Mercier
Apr. 30, 2022
WOOD, Lawson (1878-1957). Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Baile...
Est: $150 - $250
WOOD, Lawson (1878-1957). Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus / [Monkeys]. 1945. Half sheet poster depicting monkeys paying two nuts circus admission to an elephant while a pig dressed as a clown peeks out of the tent. 21 x 28”. Linen backed. Old folds, closed tears. Provenance: The Chris Berry Collection. C.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Apr. 30, 2022
WOOD, Lawson (1878-1957). Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Baile...
Est: $200 - $400
WOOD, Lawson (1878-1957). Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey / [Monkeys & Elephant]. Circa 1944. One-sheet (41 x 27”), plus date-tail for Philadelphia show. Folded, with closed tear upper center into image, scattered creasing, and other scattered wear, but overall an attractive copy. B.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Apr. 08, 2022
LAWSON WOOD
Est: $100 - $150
Prehistoric Proverbs by Lawson Wood. Quaint Ways in Quaint Days. Published by Collier & Co 1907. Original board with B&W plate by Lawson Wood. A series of 12 water colour drawings by Lawson Wood. The covers are a little bit worn, all the tipped-in plates are in very good condition except some foxing spots at the rear.
Sydney Rare Book Auctions
Apr. 08, 2022
LAWSON WOOD JUMBLE BOOK
Est: $100 - $120
The Jumble Books Heads and Tails by Lawson Wood. All the pictures in this book have a very jumbled look. Turn the pages till you see where each head and tail should be. London & Dundee: Valentine & Sons. B575
Sydney Rare Book Auctions
Feb. 05, 2022
CLARENCE LAWSON WOOD, RI (1878-1957) AN ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR AND INK CARICATURE ILLUSTRATION
Est: £600 - £800
CLARENCE LAWSON WOOD, RI (1878-1957) AN ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR AND INK CARICATURE ILLUSTRATION CLARENCE LAWSON WOOD, RI (1878-1957) AN ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR AND INK CARICATURE ILLUSTRATION depicting monkeys wrestling - signed.
Hutchinson Scott Limited
Feb. 05, 2022
CLARENCE LAWSON WOOD, RI (1878-1957) AN ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR AND INK CARICATURE ILLUSTRATION
Est: £600 - £800
CLARENCE LAWSON WOOD, RI (1878-1957) AN ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR AND INK CARICATURE ILLUSTRATION CLARENCE LAWSON WOOD, RI (1878-1957) AN ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR AND INK CARICATURE ILLUSTRATION depicting monkeys having a pedicure - signed.
Hutchinson Scott Limited
Feb. 05, 2022
CLARENCE LAWSON WOOD, RI (1878-1957) AN ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR AND INK CARICATURE ILLUSTRATION
Est: £600 - £800
CLARENCE LAWSON WOOD, RI (1878-1957) AN ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR AND INK CARICATURE ILLUSTRATION CLARENCE LAWSON WOOD, RI (1878-1957) AN ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR AND INK CARICATURE ILLUSTRATION depicting monkey and pig camping - signed.
Hutchinson Scott Limited
Feb. 05, 2022
CLARENCE LAWSON WOOD, RI (1878-1957) AN ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR AND INK CARICATURE ILLUSTRATION
Est: £600 - £800
CLARENCE LAWSON WOOD, RI (1878-1957) AN ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR AND INK CARICATURE ILLUSTRATION CLARENCE LAWSON WOOD, RI (1878-1957) AN ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR AND INK CARICATURE ILLUSTRATION depicting monkey fishing and seal - signed.
Hutchinson Scott Limited
Feb. 05, 2022
CLARENCE LAWSON WOOD, RI (1878-1957) AN ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR AND INK CARICATURE ILLUSTRATION
Est: £600 - £800
CLARENCE LAWSON WOOD, RI (1878-1957) AN ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR AND INK CARICATURE ILLUSTRATION CLARENCE LAWSON WOOD, RI (1878-1957) AN ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR AND INK CARICATURE ILLUSTRATION depicting monkeys with pig dressing a teddy with pumpkin masks possibly Halloween - signed.
Hutchinson Scott Limited
Feb. 05, 2022
CLARENCE LAWSON WOOD, RI (1878-1957) AN ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR AND INK CARICATURE ILLUSTRATION
Est: £600 - £800
CLARENCE LAWSON WOOD, RI (1878-1957) AN ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR AND INK CARICATURE ILLUSTRATION CLARENCE LAWSON WOOD, RI (1878-1957) AN ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR AND INK CARICATURE ILLUSTRATION depicting festive monkeys with penguin and koala - signed.
Hutchinson Scott Limited
Feb. 05, 2022
CLARENCE LAWSON WOOD, RI (1878-1957) AN ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR AND INK CARICATURE ILLUSTRATION
Est: £600 - £800
CLARENCE LAWSON WOOD, RI (1878-1957) AN ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR AND INK CARICATURE ILLUSTRATION CLARENCE LAWSON WOOD, RI (1878-1957) AN ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR AND INK CARICATURE ILLUSTRATION depicting monkeys in a fishing boat - signed.
Hutchinson Scott Limited
Nov. 27, 2021
Lawson Wood (1878-1957) - watercolour - 'Only The Brave', a sturdy woman sees off two would-be highw
Est: £500 - £750
Lawson Wood (1878-1957) - watercolour - 'Only The Brave', a sturdy woman sees off two would-be highwaymen, signed, 13.5" x 18.5".
Michael J Bowman
Nov. 12, 2021
LAWSON WOOD
Est: $50 - $80
Gran'Pop's Annual Illustrated by Lawson Wood Published London Dean . No date Very good copy in shiny papered boards
Sydney Rare Book Auctions
Oct. 22, 2021
CLARENCE LAWSON WOOD, RI (1878-1957) AN ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR AND INK CARICATURE ILLUSTRATION ENTITLED ‘BOARD ROOM’
Est: £500 - £800
CLARENCE LAWSON WOOD, RI (1878-1957) AN ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR AND INK CARICATURE ILLUSTRATION ENTITLED ‘BOARD ROOM’ depicting Monkeys in a Board Room - signed (38.5cm high 30.5cm wide )
Hutchinson Scott Limited