Edward Burne-Jones — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

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Selected Works566

Museum Acquisitions

30 Institutions

MoMA

Previous Sales 52

Waddington's

STUDY OF THE ARTIST’S DAUGHTER, MARGARET BURNE-JONES

Waddington's

Waddington's

Sotheby's

Phineus and his courtiers turned to stone

$190,500

Feb 2026

Sotheby's

Two subjects from medieval romance

$22,535

Jul 2025

Sotheby's

The finding of Medusa

$17,335

Jul 2025

Christie's

Head of Philip Comyns Carr (b.1874), looking down, aged 7: study for a chorister in 'King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid'

$95,259

Jul 2025

Christie's

Head study of a young lady, possibly May Gaskell

$27,712

Jul 2025

Christie's

A set of four stained glass designs for Albion Congregational Church, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire

Bonhams

Bonhams

Study for Lancelot for The Departure of the Knights tapestry, 1839

$23,197

Mar 2025

Christie's

Head of a young girl in profile to the left for a Sea Nymph in Perseus and the Sea Nymphs (Perseus and the Nereids): The Arming of Perseus (Second Version), Perseus Series, 1896

$243,161

Feb 2025

Bonhams

The Forbidding Angel, study/cartoon for the subject in Sir Gawaine and Sir Uwaine (Sir Gawain and Sir Ewain) at the Chapel of the Sangreal, Stanmore Hall tapestry series, 1894

Bought In

Sep 2024

Christie's

Jupiter

$32,183

Dec 2023

Sotheby's

Juno

$23,979

Dec 2023

Sotheby's

(i) Two sheets of studies in one frame; a study of two figures embracing (recto), a study for 'The Golden Stairs' (recto), a study of a pair of legs for 'The Golden Stairs' (verso); (ii) Two sheets of studies of sleeves for 'The Golden Stairs' in one frame (recto); two sheets of studies of an infant's head for putti in 'Terra Omniparens' in one frame (recto), a study of a putti's head (verso), a study for 'The Golden Stairs' (verso)

Bought In

Dec 2023

Bonhams

SIR EDWARD BURNE-JONES (1833-1898)

$121,150

Jun 2023

Christie's

'THE POETS' (HOMER, DANTE, CHAUCER), SET OF THREE EARLY WINDOWS

$163,800

Jun 2023

Christie's

Justitia, for a stained-glass window at St Paul's Cathedral, Calcutta

$85,355

May 2023

Bonhams

The Answering String, 1896

$40,765

Mar 2023

Sotheby's

Study for Tristram and Iseult, 1872

$4,032

Jan 2023

Christie's

Two Female Nude Studies, One for 'the Passing of Venus', and One for 'the Golden Stairs'

Bought In

Dec 2022

Christie's

Study of Fortune for 'The Wheel of Fortune', 1876

Bought In

Dec 2022

Sotheby's

Study of a Girl's Head linked to a study of one of the Sea Nymphs in the second version of The Arming of Perseus, 1896

$8,606

Dec 2022

Christie's

Two studies of female nudes for the Hill Fairies in 'Arthur in Avalon'

$11,936

Jul 2022

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Market902 auction results

trending_upWorks on paper Range

$730 – $333K

23 of 37 works on paper lots with prices

calculateWorks on paper Average

$46.9K

Object-type specific

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$17.4K

23 priced works on paper lots

calendar_todayLast Work on paper Sale

Jul 2025 · $17.3K

Latest priced sale: The finding of Medusa - 13.5 x 12.5 cm - $103/sq cm

categoryMarket by Object Type

Works on paper: $17.4K medianPaintings: $18.9K medianSculpture/objects: $191K medianUnclassified lots: $32.2K medianPosters/ephemera: $10.1K median

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Publications5

Exhibition Catalog 3

Places of the Mind: British watercolour landscapes 1850—1950

Thames & Hudson · 2017

Edward Burne-Jones: The Earthly Paradise

Hatje Cantz · 2009

Prüderie und Leidenschaft: Der Akt in viktorianischer Zeit

Hatje Cantz · 2001

Survey 2

Places of the Mind: British watercolour landscapes 1850–1950

Thames & Hudson · 2023

Pre-Raphaelite Drawing

Thames & Hudson · 2012

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Current Exhibitions0

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SLG Forever: a selling exhibition in support of the South London Gallery

Christie's in London is hosting 'SLG Forever,' a selling exhibition in support of the South London Gallery (SLG), marking the institution's 135th anni…

exhibitionsJun 9, 2026

Pre-Raphaelite Masterpiece Expected to Rake in $1.3 Million at Auction

Christie's will auction 20 Pre-Raphaelite and Symbolist works from the collection of the late literary agent Albert Zuckerman across two sales in Lond…

marketMay 29, 2026

Christie's presents SLG Forever a special selling exhibition in partnership with the South London Gallery raising vital funds in its 135th anniversary - Christie's

Christie's is partnering with the South London Gallery (SLG) for a special selling exhibition titled 'SLG Forever,' running at Christie's London from …

exhibitionsMay 21, 2026

The Italian Way of Symbolism in the Exhibition at the Fondazione Magnani-Rocca

The Fondazione Magnani-Rocca in Mamiani di Traversetolo, Parma, recently made headlines due to a dramatic theft targeting its permanent collection. De…

exhibitionsMay 18, 2026

Artists v fascists, Khmer Rouge horrors, fab flowers and an eye-popping nude – the week in art

This week's art roundup from The Guardian features a major exhibition at Towner Eastbourne titled 'Comrades in Art: Artists Against Fascism,' which ex…

exhibitionsMay 8, 2026

Salisbury Cathedral restores stained-glass treasure by Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris

Salisbury Cathedral has completed a two-year restoration of a stained-glass window designed by Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris. The 6.5-metre "A…

localMay 5, 2026

Treasures from the worlds of fashion and art collide at an extraordinary new exhibition in Lisbon

A new exhibition titled 'Art & Fashion' has opened at Lisbon's Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, curated by Eloy Martínez de la Pera Celada. It juxtaposes m…

exhibitionsApr 25, 2026

Pre-Raphaelite exhibition explores LGBT+ stories

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery in Bradford has launched a new exhibition of Pre-Raphaelite masterpieces paired with contemporary reflections from the loc…

exhibitionsApr 16, 2026

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