Barry Lett: career timeline
New Zealand · 1940–2017 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 24 of 43 lots (51% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4 | 2 | $2.6kSign up | Oil |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | $1.8kSign up | Oil |
| 2000s | 7 | 4 | $4.6kSign up | Oil |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | $4.8kSign up | Oil |
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1970s 4 works
- Sold
- 2 of 4
- Median
- $2.6kSign up
- Average
- $2.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 17 × 15 in (44 × 38 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (4)
- Subjects
- Abstract (1)
1977 Paul Cezanne and the Abstract Handkerchief$2.5kSign up
1978 His SphereUnsold
1978 His SphereUnsold
1978 The Glance$2.7kSign up
1990s 3 works
- Sold
- 3 of 3
- Median
- $1.8kSign up
- Average
- $1.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 74 × 48 in (188 × 122 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2), Lithograph (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1990 What Place?$1.8kSign up · sold 3×
1990 Blue Winged Woman$1.8kSign up · sold 3×
1997 Untitled$175Sign up
2000s 7 works
2010s 6 works
- Sold
- 6 of 6
- Median
- $4.8kSign up
- Average
- $4.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 47 × 41.5 in (120 × 106 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (3), Drawing (2), Acrylic (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2), Birds (1)
2011 Portrait of a Woman$718Sign up
2012 The Flag Bearers$8.2kSign up
2012 Big heraldic bird$6.5kSign up
2012 The Umbrellas$6.5kSign up
2015 Girl with Green Fringe$3.1kSign up
2015 Untitled$2.5kSign up
Creation date not recorded
19 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 2010s 10 works
- Sold
- 9 of 10
- Median
- $4.9kSign up
- Average
- $6kSign up
- Typical size
- 18 × 15.5 in (46 × 39 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (5), Other (2), Drawing (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (4)
sold 2014 Dog$7.2kSign up
sold 2015 Vivian DogUnsold
sold 2015 Green Dog Sniffing$5.4kSign up
sold 2016 Vivian Dog$8.7kSign up
sold 2018 Portrait of a Young Woman$196Sign up
sold 2018 Untitled – Girl with a Brown Fringe$4.9kSign up
Show 4 more (2010s)
sold 2018 Untitled – Portrait of a Man$1.6kSign up
sold 2018 Man in a Hat$1.6kSign up
sold 2019 Dog$4.4kSign up
sold 2019 Dog$19.7kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 9 works
- Sold
- 9 of 9
- Median
- $6.9kSign up
- Average
- $9kSign up
- Typical size
- 22.5 × 19 in (58 × 48 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (8), Multiple (1)
- Subjects
- Boats (2), Landscapes (1)
sold 2020 Sail Away$6.4kSign up
sold 2023 Sail Away$6.9kSign up
sold 2023 Dog$25.9kSign up
sold 2023 Pebble Tree$7.4kSign up
sold 2025 Vivian Dog$11.1kSign up
sold 2026 Carter Dog$9.3kSign up
Show 3 more (2020s)
sold 2026 Green Dog Sniffing$5.7kSign up
sold 2026 Thin Dog$4.7kSign up
sold 2026 Spotty Dog$3.2kSign up
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 Barry Lett auction results →