Bill Coleman: career timeline

Australian · 1922–1993 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 18 of 73 lots (25% 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.

Bill Coleman: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1940s	1	1	$841Sign up	Oil
1950s	3	3	$1.9kSign up	Oil
1960s	1	1	$332Sign up	Woodcut / linocut
1970s	10	7	$4.9kSign up	Oil
1980s	3	3	$980Sign up	Other

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1940s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $841Sign up
Average: $841Sign up
Typical size: 14.5 × 11.5 in (37 × 29 cm)
Mediums: Oil (1)
Subjects: —

c. 1948 The Blue Coat$841Sign up

1950s 3 works

Sold: 3 of 3
Median: $1.9kSign up
Average: $1.8kSign up
Typical size: 15.5 × 19.5 in (40 × 50 cm)
Mediums: Oil (3)
Subjects: Flowers & still life (2)

1950 Two Dimensional Still Life With Electric Jug 1950 oil on board$1.9kSign up
1955 Two Dimensional Still Life With Grapes 1955 oil on board PROVNENACE:$1.9kSign up
1958 Rectory and Bridge$1.5kSign up

1960s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $332Sign up
Average: $332Sign up
Typical size: —
Mediums: Woodcut / linocut (1)
Subjects: —

c. 1960 A Group of Five Christmas Cards 1960s-1970s$332Sign up

1970s 10 works

Sold: 7 of 10
Median: $4.9kSign up
Average: $6.8kSign up
Typical size: 22.5 × 29.5 in (57 × 75 cm)
Mediums: Oil (7), Print (other) (3)
Subjects: Flowers & still life (2), Markets & villages (2), Figures & portraits (1)

c. 1970 2D Still Life$13.3kSign up
1970 2D Still Life c1970$5.8kSign up
1974 On Any SundayUnsold
1974 Family$1.2kSign up
1974 Street Scene$4.9kSign up
1974 Street Lovers$2.6kSign up
1975 Looking GlassUnsold
1975 Looking GlassUnsold
1975 Figure$228Sign up
1976 Late 1976$19.7kSign up

1980s 3 works

Sold: 3 of 3
Median: $980Sign up
Average: $5.7kSign up
Typical size: 35.5 × 45.5 in (90 × 116 cm)
Mediums: Other (2), Oil (1)
Subjects: —

Creation date not recorded

53 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 6 works

Sold: 3 of 6
Median: $958Sign up
Average: $1.1kSign up
Typical size: 15.5 × 21 in (40 × 53 cm)
Mediums: Oil (4), Drawing (1), Acrylic (1)
Subjects: Flowers & still life (3)

sold 2009 NudeUnsold
sold 2009 Reclining Nude$1.9kSign up
sold 2009 Still Life$575Sign up
sold 2009 Still Life with Jug and Fruit$958Sign up
sold 2009 Still LifeUnsold
sold 2009 NudeUnsold

Undated, sold in the 2010s 28 works

Sold: 25 of 28
Median: $2.4kSign up
Average: $2.9kSign up
Typical size: 17 × 18.5 in (44 × 47 cm)
Mediums: Oil (25), Woodcut / linocut (1), Etching (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (7), Markets & villages (7), Flowers & still life (3)

sold 2010 Girl with a Dog$5.4kSign up
sold 2011 Mother and Child$3.7kSign up
sold 2013 Interior Scene with Nude$2.1kSign up
sold 2013 River Bridge$1.4kSign up
sold 2013 Young Family$225Sign up
sold 2013 Sad Story$567Sign up

Show 6 more (2010s)

sold 2014 VT Street Scene oil on board signed lower right: Bill Coleman 58.5 x 84cmUnsold
sold 2014 Cubist Head etching$175Sign up
sold 2014 Untitled (Young Woman with Tulips)$2.4kSign up
sold 2015 Street Scene$1.5kSign up
sold 2015 Still Life with Glass of Red Wine$3.1kSign up
sold 2015 Musical Still Life$2.4kSign up

…and 16 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 19 works

Sold: 15 of 19
Median: $1.2kSign up
Average: $1.6kSign up
Typical size: 15.5 × 13.5 in (40 × 35 cm)
Mediums: Oil (14), Print (other) (5)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (7), Rivers & marshes (1), Boats (1)

sold 2020 Resting Nude$3.4kSign up
sold 2020 Figures by a Canal$1.8kSign up
sold 2021 Canal Scene with Rowing Boat$1.8kSign up
sold 2021 Streetscape with Two Figures$847Sign up
sold 2021 Figure at Table$988Sign up
sold 2021 Undressing$988Sign up

Show 6 more (2020s)

sold 2021 Figures in Street$882Sign up
sold 2021 Two Figures$3.5kSign up
sold 2022 Still Life$2.1kSign up
sold 2022 Seated Man$1.2kSign up
sold 2022 Woman Walking Her Dog$424Sign up · sold 2×
sold 2023 Vanity, Vanity$1.8kSign up

…and 7 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 Bill Coleman auction results →