John Melhuish Strudwick's Auction Record Jumps 33%
3 min read · 01 Jul 2026
'Thy Music, faintly falling, dies away, Thy dear eyes dream that Love will live for aye'. Image courtesy of Christie's
John Melhuish Strudwick, 'Thy Music, faintly falling, dies away, Thy dear eyes dream that Love will live for aye' (1893) sold for $2m (GBP1.51m), more than twice the low estimate at Christie's in London on June 30. The oil on canvas work has been traded 8 times in the past.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $497,900, a 33% rise.
Summer songs (Undated). Sold for $1.5m in 2005. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
The previous record was set by Summer songs (Undated), which sold for $1.5m at Sotheby's on December 13, 2005.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
June 30, 2026 | 'Thy Music, faintly falling, dies away, Thy dear eyes dream that Love will live for aye' | $2m | 33 % | Christie's | London |
December 13, 2005 | Summer songs | $1.5m | 72 % | Sotheby's | London |
November 26, 2003 | Music faintly dies away thy dear eyes dream that love will live for ave G F Bodley | $870,400 | 53 % | Christie's | London |
November 28, 2001 | Isabella | $569,600 | 22 % | Christie's | London |
June 11, 1993 | Gentle music of byegone day | $468,800 | 40 % | Christie's | London |
November 29, 1985 | The ramparts of God's House | $334,500 | 348 % | Christie's | London |
November 10, 1981 | Passing Days | $74,700 | 79 % | Sotheby's | London |
July 29, 1977 | Passing Days | $41,700 | 17 % | Christie's | London |
April 09, 1974 | Saint Cecilia | $35,700 | 25 % | Sotheby's | London |
November 20, 1973 | 'Thy Music, faintly falling, dies away, Thy dear eyes dream that Love will live for aye' | $28,700 | - | Sotheby's | London |
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