Charles Herbert Smales Tole: career timeline
New Zealand · 1903–1988 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 32 of 44 lots (74% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2 | 2 | $5.4kSign up | Oil |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | $26.4kSign up | Oil |
| 1960s | 6 | 5 | $6.8kSign up | Oil |
| 1970s | 19 | 16 | $11.3kSign up | Oil |
| 1980s | 3 | 3 | $19.7kSign up | Oil |
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1940s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $5.4kSign up
- Average
- $5.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 15 × 16 in (38 × 40 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- —
1944 Newmarket, Auckland$5.8kSign up
1945 A Map of the Auckland Province$5kSign up
1950s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $26.4kSign up
- Average
- $26.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 13.5 × 18 in (34 × 45 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (1)
1955 Haystacks$29.8kSign up
c. 1955 Still Life with Compote$23kSign up
1960s 6 works
- Sold
- 5 of 6
- Median
- $6.8kSign up
- Average
- $8kSign up
- Typical size
- 12.5 × 16.5 in (32 × 41 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (5), Acrylic (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1), Flowers & still life (1), Abstract (1)
c. 1960 Buildings$1.7kSign up
1964 Near Taumarunui$6.8kSign up
1967 Waterfront at Onehunga$12.1kSign up
1967 Hill Near MurchisonUnsold
1967 Still Life with Bottles No. 3$12.6kSign up
1968 Abstract Pattern$6.7kSign up
1970s 19 works
- Sold
- 16 of 19
- Median
- $11.3kSign up
- Average
- $13.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 17 × 18.5 in (44 × 47 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (18), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (9), Abstract (3), Sea & coast (1)
1970 Landscape$16.7kSign up
1970 Buildings with Ramp$15.2kSign up
1970 Buildings with RampUnsold
1970 Takaka Abstract$16.1kSign up
1970 Road to the Quarry$23.7kSign up
1970 LandscapeUnsold
1970 Surf Club$33kSign up
1972 Landscape 1$1.1kSign up
1973 Decorative Pattern (based on Flues, Power Station, Meremere)$4.1kSign up
1973 Abstract Study$1.4kSign up
1973 Hill Near Murchison$12kSign up
1973 Landscape I$33kSign up
Show 7 more (1970s)
1973 Landscape with Bridge$6.3kSign up
1973 Abstract StudyUnsold
1974 Houses and Hills$5.9kSign up
1974 Industrial Pattern$33.2kSign up
1975 Near Governor’s Bay$10.6kSign up
1978 Decoration with Cross$2.2kSign up
1979 Untitled Landscape$1.5kSign up
1980s 3 works
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 2000s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 10 × 12 in (26 × 31 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2008 The Cement WorksUnsold
Undated, sold in the 2010s 8 works
- Sold
- 6 of 8
- Median
- $2.6kSign up
- Average
- $4.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 10 × 10.5 in (25 × 27 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (5), Pastel (3)
- Subjects
- Abstract (1), Flowers & still life (1)
sold 2011 Sandhills KarekareUnsold
sold 2013 CrossUnsold
sold 2013 Karekare$542Sign up
sold 2014 Sandhills Karekare$354Sign up
sold 2015 Abstract Pattern$2.9kSign up
sold 2016 Still Life with Fruit$16.1kSign up
Show 2 more (2010s)
sold 2016 Decoration$5.4kSign up
sold 2017 Blue and Red$2.2kSign up · sold 2×
Undated, sold in the 2020s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $2.4kSign up
- Average
- $2.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 8 × 11 in (20 × 28 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (1), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Rivers & marshes (1)
sold 2025 Back of the Convent$2.3kSign up
sold 2026 Bluffs, River, Tree$2.6kSign 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 Charles Herbert Smales Tole auction results →