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Australian · 1939–1992 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 573 of 614 lots (93% 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.

Brett Whiteley: 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
1950s1312$18.9kSign upOil
1960s6762$21.8kSign upOil
1970s249219$13kSign upDrawing
1980s187168$14.9kSign upEtching
1990s2119$19.3kSign upEtching

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1950s 13 works

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12 of 13
Median
$18.9kSign up
Average
$34.6kSign up
Typical size
12 × 14.5 in (31 × 37 cm)
Mediums
Oil (8), Gouache (3), Other (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (3), Sunsets & night (1), Flowers & still life (1)
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1960s 67 works

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62 of 67
Median
$21.8kSign up
Average
$156kSign up
Typical size
28.5 × 22 in (73 × 56 cm)
Mediums
Oil (24), Screenprint (23), Print (other) (7)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (13), Landscapes (1), Abstract (1)
Show 12 more (1960s)

…and 43 more works from this group in the full results list.

1970s 249 works

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219 of 249
Median
$13kSign up
Average
$105kSign up
Typical size
26.5 × 23 in (68 × 58 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (45), Etching (45), Screenprint (43)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (16), Flowers & still life (12), Birds (12)
Show 12 more (1970s)

…and 225 more works from this group in the full results list.

1980s 187 works

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168 of 187
Median
$14.9kSign up
Average
$158kSign up
Typical size
30 × 29.5 in (76 × 75 cm)
Mediums
Etching (37), Oil (35), Screenprint (34)
Subjects
Birds (8), Harbours & ports (8), Figures & portraits (7)
Show 12 more (1980s)

…and 163 more works from this group in the full results list.

1990s 21 works

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19 of 21
Median
$19.3kSign up
Average
$110kSign up
Typical size
15.5 × 15 in (40 × 38 cm)
Mediums
Etching (8), Oil (7), Drawing (2)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2), Birds (1)
Show 9 more (1990s)

Creation date not recorded

40 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 3 works

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3 of 3
Median
$13.9kSign up
Average
$11.9kSign up
Typical size
13 × 15.5 in (34 × 39 cm)
Mediums
Etching (1), Drawing (1), Lithograph (1)
Subjects
Harbours & ports (1)

Undated, sold in the 2010s 27 works

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24 of 27
Median
$11kSign up
Average
$24.2kSign up
Typical size
30 × 22 in (76 × 56 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (14), Screenprint (4), Mixed media (3)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (4), Birds (1), Palms (1)
Show 6 more (2010s)

…and 15 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 10 works

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10 of 10
Median
$5kSign up
Average
$5kSign up
Typical size
10 × 8 in (26 × 21 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (4), Etching (3), Other (1)
Subjects
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Show 4 more (2020s)

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 Brett Whiteley auction results →