Archibald Thorburn: career timeline
British · 1860–1935 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 19 of 74 lots (26% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | $10kSign up | Oil |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | $7.9kSign up | Watercolor |
| 1900s | 4 | 4 | $10.2kSign up | Watercolor |
| 1910s | 5 | 5 | $21.4kSign up | Watercolor |
| 1920s | 5 | 5 | $6.3kSign up | Watercolor |
| 1930s | 3 | 3 | $24.3kSign up | Watercolor |
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1880s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $10kSign up
- Average
- $10kSign up
- Typical size
- 18 × 14 in (46 × 36 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
1887 Mallards Rising$10kSign up
1890s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $7.9kSign up
- Average
- $7.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 14 × 18.5 in (36 × 47 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- —
1890 MALLARDS BY A POND IN WINTER$7.9kSign up
1900s 4 works
- Sold
- 4 of 4
- Median
- $10.2kSign up
- Average
- $9.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 18 × 17.5 in (46 × 45 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (4)
- Subjects
- —
1900 PIN-TAIL$4.9kSign up
1901 GOLDFINCHES IN THE SNOW$13.3kSign up
1904 GOLDEN EAGLES OVER GAICK$11.1kSign up
1906 Woodcock, First Arrival$9.3kSign up
1910s 5 works
- Sold
- 5 of 5
- Median
- $21.4kSign up
- Average
- $23.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 14 × 13.5 in (36 × 34 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (5)
- Subjects
- —
1910 PTARMIGAN IN THE SNOW$61.1kSign up
1911 SNIPE AT THE WATER'S EDGE$21.4kSign up
1913 THE WARBLERS$10.7kSign up
1915 Study of a Jackdaw$641Sign up
1916 PARTRIDGE$21.5kSign up
1920s 5 works
- Sold
- 5 of 5
- Median
- $6.3kSign up
- Average
- $6.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 8 × 11 in (21 × 28 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (5)
- Subjects
- —
1925 WHITE-TAILED EAGLE$9.1kSign up
1925 GREY AND RED-NECKED PHALAROPES$5.3kSign up
1925 BEAN GOOSE AND PINK-FOOTED GOOSE$4.9kSign up
1925 BRENT GOOSE AND COMMON SHELD DUCK$6.3kSign up
1927 A GREY WAGTAIL$7.1kSign up
1930s 3 works
- Sold
- 3 of 3
- Median
- $24.3kSign up
- Average
- $26.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 10.5 × 14.5 in (27 × 37 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (3)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1)
1931 PTARMIGAN AND DEER ON A HILLSIDE$24.3kSign up
1932 FIELD MOUSE AND BLOSSOM$4.9kSign up
1934 A COVEY OF GROUSE AMONGST THE BRACKEN$50.1kSign up
Creation date not recorded
55 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2000s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $2kSign up
- Average
- $2kSign up
- Typical size
- 1 × 1 in (3 × 3 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2004 LOT OF TWO$2kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 17 works
- Sold
- 16 of 17
- Median
- $2.4kSign up
- Average
- $2.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 8.5 × 10 in (21 × 26 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (12), Other (5)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1), Birds (1)
sold 2016 Grouse and a Hare in a Snowy Landscape$1.6kSign up
sold 2016 Woodcock$5.4kSign up
sold 2016 Woodcock resting$4.6kSign up
sold 2017 A study of a gemsbok, oryx gazella$1.3kSign up
sold 2017 A Collection of bird prints$1.3kSign up
sold 2017 Mallard in flight$3.6kSign up
Show 6 more (2010s)
sold 2018 Cock and Hen Pheasant$5.6kSign up
sold 2018 Oval Study of a Robin$1.7kSign up
sold 2019 A nesting goose$3kSign up
sold 2019 Grouse in Flight$330Sign up
sold 2019 (3)$96Sign up
sold 2019 (3)Unsold
…and 5 more works from this group in the full results list.
Undated, sold in the 2020s 37 works
- Sold
- 35 of 37
- Median
- $2.2kSign up
- Average
- $6.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 8.5 × 11 in (21 × 28 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (29), Drawing (5), Other (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (3), Flowers & still life (1), Sea & coast (1)
sold 2020 STUDY OF A STAG$1.2kSign up
sold 2020 Untitled$337Sign up
sold 2021 'The hedgehog'$18.1kSign up
sold 2021 A DunnockUnsold
sold 2021 Hawk Owl$10.4kSign up
sold 2021 Otters by the bank$12.1kSign up
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2021 Study of a mole$8.6kSign up
sold 2021 PTARMIGAN ON A HILLSIDE$31.7kSign up
sold 2021 RED GROUSE AND BLACKCOCK AMONGST THE STOOKS$23.8kSign up
sold 2021 Rose Hips$974Sign up
sold 2021 AMERICAN STINT$5.3kSign up
sold 2022 Blackcock and two hens in a highland landscape$54.2kSign up
…and 25 more works from this group in the full results list.
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Archibald Thorburn auction results →