Charles Ernest Cundall Auction Prices and Value Guide
Charles Ernest Cundall auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 296 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Charles Ernest Cundall auction prices: quick answer
Charles Ernest Cundall auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Charles Ernest Cundall
- Source records
- 296
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Artist context
About Charles Ernest Cundall
Charles Ernest Cundall (1890–1971) was an English painter celebrated for his panoramic townscapes, topographical subjects, and vivid depictions of British and European scenery. Born in Stretford and later based in Chelsea, London, Cundall developed a distinctive approach to large-scale composition that captured the character of cities, harbours, and rural landscapes with expansive detail. His work spans peacetime landscapes, Italianate views, and striking wartime and maritime subjects, reflecting a career that intersected with major events of the twentieth century. Cundall's paintings are represented in public collections including Tate, London, which holds a significant group of his works. His steady presence in British art reference sources—Bénézit, the Witt Checklist, and Johnson and Greutzner's Dictionary of British Artists—attests to his recognized standing in the British painterly tradition.
oil paintingtownscapes and topographical viewslandscapesmilitary and naval subjectsmaritime and harbour scenes
Common works and media
Cundall primarily worked in oil on canvas, producing both large panoramic compositions and smaller easel paintings. His subjects include British and continental townscapes, harbour and dockyard scenes, landscapes (especially Italianate views), military and naval depictions, floral still lifes, and genre scenes such as sporting events and zoo studies. Watercolours and drawings also appear in auction contexts. Collectors are most likely to encounter signed oil paintings of urban topographical views and maritime subjects.
Market and appraisal context
Cundall's work appears regularly at auction, with nearly three hundred recorded lots spanning oil paintings, watercolours, and works on paper. His large panoramic canvases of townscapes and topographical views tend to attract the strongest collector interest. Maritime subjects, wartime scenes, and recognisable city views also perform well. As with many twentieth-century British painters, valuation depends on scale, subject matter, condition, and documented provenance. Works with gallery or exhibition labels, or a clear chain of ownership, are generally valued higher. Cundall's institutional representation, particularly at Tate, supports ongoing market visibility and collector confidence.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Appraisal caveats
- Provenance and attribution should be verified for unsigned or undocumented works attributed to Cundall, as topographical paintings of similar style by contemporaries can be confused.
- Condition is especially important for large panoramic canvases, which may have undergone lining or restoration.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- RKD — Netherlands Institute for Art History library authority
- Tate museum or university
- Wikidata library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
Data basis
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Artist value FAQ
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