Bill (William John) Davis: career timeline
South African · 1933–2021 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 13 of 24 lots (54% 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 | 4 | $584Sign up | Sculpture |
| 1980s | 5 | 3 | $383Sign up | Woodcut / linocut |
| 1990s | 2 | 1 | $77Sign up | Woodcut / linocut |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | $243Sign up | Sculpture |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | $223Sign up | Woodcut / linocut |
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1970s 4 works
- Sold
- 4 of 4
- Median
- $584Sign up
- Average
- $653Sign up
- Typical size
- 18.5 × 10 in (47 × 26 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (2), Other (1), Woodcut / linocut (1)
- Subjects
- —
1972 Seated Nude$1kSign up
1975 A Small Church$93Sign up
1976 Adonis$1.4kSign up
1977 Nude Male Torso$125Sign up
1980s 5 works
- Sold
- 3 of 5
- Median
- $383Sign up
- Average
- $303Sign up
- Typical size
- 11.5 × 3.5 in (30 × 10 cm)
- Mediums
- Woodcut / linocut (2), Sculpture (2), Other (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1982 Male FigureUnsold
1986 GenesisUnsold
1987 Peace Vase$444Sign up
1988 Rev.2.5$83Sign up
1988 Female Nude$383Sign up
1990s 2 works
- Sold
- 1 of 2
- Median
- $77Sign up
- Average
- $77Sign up
- Typical size
- 12.5 × 8 in (32 × 20 cm)
- Mediums
- Woodcut / linocut (2)
- Subjects
- —
1990 Female NudeUnsold
1991 Dream$77Sign up
2000s 1 work
2007 Bending Nude$243Sign up
2010s 1 work
Creation date not recorded
11 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 6 works
- Sold
- 3 of 6
- Median
- $256Sign up
- Average
- $705Sign up
- Typical size
- 20 × 15 in (51 × 39 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (2), Woodcut / linocut (2), Other (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1), Abstract (1)
sold 2010 Female Torso$1.7kSign up
sold 2010 The QueenUnsold
sold 2019 Female TorsoUnsold
sold 2019 Holland, recto; House, versoUnsold
sold 2019 Figure$256Sign up
sold 2019 Cubes and Abstract, 2$160Sign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 5 works
- Sold
- 3 of 5
- Median
- $278Sign up
- Average
- $310Sign up
- Typical size
- 8.5 × 3.5 in (21 × 10 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (3), Woodcut / linocut (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (4)
sold 2022 Bending FigureUnsold
sold 2023 Reclining Figure and BookUnsold
sold 2024 Seated Figure$556Sign up
sold 2025 Falling Man$97Sign up
sold 2025 Dove; Medallion, two$278Sign 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 Bill (William John) Davis auction results →