Sidney Herbert Sime

British | 1867 - 1941

Sidney Herbert Sime was a British artist who was born in 1867.

How much does a Sidney Herbert Sime cost?

Sidney Herbert Sime's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices of up to 5,131 USD for works on papers, and 711 USD for paintings.

What is Sidney Herbert Sime's most expensive works on paper?

Since 2005 the record price for this artist at auction is 5,131 USD for The dreams of Nodeus: Where the past is shipwrecked and the dim future is in the Aloyss, sold at Christie's South Kensington in 2014.

Numerous key galleries and museums such as Chris Beetles Gallery have featured Sidney Herbert Sime's work in the past.

Sidney Herbert Sime in the news

In MutualArt’s artist press archive, Sidney Herbert Sime is featured in The Forgotten Gallery in Surrey Holding the Fantastical Paintings of Sidney H Sime 1, a piece from Culture24 in May 2019. The artist died in 1941.

Artist's alternative names: Sidney Sime

At Auction

Notable Lots

MORE BIRDS OF A FEATHER

By Sidney Herbert Sime

-24%

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The Guardians

By Sidney Herbert Sime

+9%

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Imaginary Landscape

By Sidney Herbert Sime

-5%

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Recent Auction Results

The Gate of Heaven: A Christmas Nightmare

By Sidney Herbert Sime

-40%

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Dominic Winter Auctioneers

The Private Secretary

By Sidney Herbert Sime

Rosebery´s Fine Art Auctioneers

Untitled ,1900

By Sidney Herbert Sime

-25%

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Burstow & Hewett Abbey Auction Gallery

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Past Exhibitions

Sidney Sime: Master of the Mysterious

Chris Beetles Gallery

St. James's | London | UK

Jan 09, 2024 - Jan 27, 2024

Drawings 2019

The Maas Gallery

St. James's | London | UK

May 23, 2019 - Jun 07, 2019

The Art of Sidney Sime: Artist and Philosopher

The Lightbox

Surrey | UK

Apr 15, 2017 - May 28, 2017

Articles

The Forgotten Gallery in Surrey Holding the Fantastical Paintings of Sidney H Sime 1

Culture24 May 17, 2019

Fantastical, nightmarish, sublime… There are many ways to describe the art of Sidney Sime, but now thanks to a Lottery grant the little known Surrey gallery holding his works is hoping to introduce him to a wider audience

Coverage

“ ..Sime's fascination with imaginary beasts, hell and the afterlife is in sharp contrast to his Scottish landscapes and later quiet life in Worplesdon, drawing caricatures in the local inn... ”
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The Lightbox