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Irish · 1913–1980 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 14 of 53 lots (27% 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.

Bea Orpen: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1930s22$1.9kSign upWatercolor
1940s32$853Sign upGouache
1950s44$2kSign upGouache
1960s33$1kSign upGouache
1970s21$319Sign upMixed media

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1930s 2 works

Sold
2 of 2
Median
$1.9kSign up
Average
$1.9kSign up
Typical size
12.5 × 14 in (31 × 36 cm)
Mediums
Watercolor (2)
Subjects
Sea & coast (1)

1940s 3 works

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2 of 3
Median
$853Sign up
Average
$853Sign up
Typical size
9 × 9 in (23 × 23 cm)
Mediums
Gouache (3)
Subjects
—

1950s 4 works

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4 of 4
Median
$2kSign up
Average
$2.1kSign up
Typical size
9.5 × 13.5 in (24 × 34 cm)
Mediums
Gouache (3), Other (1)
Subjects
—

1960s 3 works

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3 of 3
Median
$1kSign up
Average
$1.2kSign up
Typical size
13 × 18.5 in (34 × 48 cm)
Mediums
Gouache (2), Other (1)
Subjects
Landscapes (1)

1970s 2 works

Sold
1 of 2
Median
$319Sign up
Average
$319Sign up
Typical size
19 × 27.5 in (49 × 70 cm)
Mediums
Mixed media (1), Watercolor (1)
Subjects
—

Creation date not recorded

38 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 11 works

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9 of 11
Median
$1.5kSign up
Average
$1.6kSign up
Typical size
12 × 17.5 in (30 × 44 cm)
Mediums
Gouache (5), Watercolor (4), Other (2)
Subjects
Landscapes (2), Sea & coast (1), Beach scenes (1)
Show 5 more (2000s)

Undated, sold in the 2010s 9 works

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8 of 9
Median
$1.1kSign up
Average
$1.1kSign up
Typical size
13 × 19 in (34 × 48 cm)
Mediums
Gouache (7), Watercolor (2)
Subjects
Rivers & marshes (2), Harbours & ports (1), Sea & coast (1)
Show 3 more (2010s)

Undated, sold in the 2020s 18 works

Sold
14 of 18
Median
$607Sign up
Average
$960Sign up
Typical size
13 × 19 in (33 × 48 cm)
Mediums
Gouache (13), Watercolor (4), Other (1)
Subjects
Landscapes (4), Figures & portraits (2), Boats (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 6 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 Bea Orpen auction results →