Llewellyn Petley-Jones

Canadian (1908 - 1986)

Llewellyn Petley-Jones was a Canadian painter.
Based on ArtValue.ca records, Llewellyn Petley-Jones's estimated art value is CAD $4,000 (*)

Llewellyn Petley-Jones's work could be available for sale at public auction with prices in the range of CAD $2,500 - $5,000, or even much higher.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for an oil painting work attributed to Llewellyn Petley-Jones (1908-1986) was CAD $3,500 - paid for "Spring On The Seine - Paris; 1959" at Hodgins in Calgary on Mon, Nov 29, 2021.
ArtValue.ca has 46 auction art sale records for their oil painting results, with prices in the range of CAD $2,500 - $5,000.

Notable Art Works

Spring On The Seine - Paris; 1959 (1959)
oil on canvas
58.4 cms x 91.4 cms (23 ins x 36 ins)

Lot for sale by Hodgins Auction House, Calgary
Lot# 170
Mon, Nov 29, 2021

Estimate CAD $2,000 - $3,000
Sold for CAD $3,500

Old Boat at ... Richmond (1975)
etching on paper, #1
12 cms x 14.5 cms (4.72 ins x 5.71 ins)

Lot for sale by Saskatchewan NAC Auction House, Regina
Lot# 168
Sun, Sep 22, 2024

Estimate CAD $150 - $200
Sale price withheld

Saskatchewan NAC Auction House Biography and Notes

Llewellyn Petley-Jones was born in Edmonton, Alberta, in 1908. As a child he demonstrated ability as an artist, and by 1927 he became a member of the Edmonton Art Club, and in 1931 was a founding member of the Alberta Society of Artists. That same year several of his paintings were exhibited at the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa). In 1934 Petley-Jones moved to London, England, and in 1939 held his first solo exhibition at the Matthiesen Gallery, in London. During the war, Petley-Jones served in the British navy. Following the war he moved between England and Canada several times. Llewellyn Petley-Jones died in 1986 in Richmond, England.

(*) Value is calculated as an average of the top oil painting sale records from ArtValue.ca database.
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