Colin Vernon Wheeler: career timeline
New Zealand · 1919–2012 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 7 of 20 lots (37% 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 | 1 | 0 | — | Watercolor |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | $1.3kSign up | Drawing |
| 1990s | 3 | 2 | $1.7kSign up | Oil |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | $1.4kSign up | Oil |
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1940s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 9 × 11 in (23 × 28 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- Sea & coast (1)
1940 A View of the CoastUnsold
1980s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $1.3kSign up
- Average
- $1.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 12.5 × 21.5 in (32 × 54 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (1), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
1983 George’s Diner$510Sign up
1984 Cowbyre at Weston$2kSign up
1990s 3 works
- Sold
- 2 of 3
- Median
- $1.7kSign up
- Average
- $1.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 23.5 × 30 in (60 × 76 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2), Mixed media (1)
- Subjects
- —
1990 Untitled$216Sign up
1997 Substation at Omarama, No. 2$3.1kSign up
1997 Substation at Omarama, No. 2Unsold
2000s 1 work
Creation date not recorded
12 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 2 works
- Sold
- 1 of 2
- Median
- $467Sign up
- Average
- $467Sign up
- Typical size
- 11.5 × 16 in (29 × 41 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1)
sold 2009 Hill Country Near Windsor$467Sign up
sold 2009 Mt Potts, CanterburyUnsold
Undated, sold in the 2010s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $2.4kSign up
- Average
- $2.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 18.5 × 23.5 in (48 × 60 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2014 McKenzie Country$1.8kSign up · sold 2×
sold 2015 Untitled – Quarry, Oamaru$3kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 8 works
- Sold
- 8 of 8
- Median
- $538Sign up
- Average
- $1.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 11 × 10.5 in (28 × 27 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (4), Mixed media (2), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- Rivers & marshes (1)
sold 2021 Early Morning Muster, Nokomai Station$2.3kSign up
sold 2025 After the Sale$3.3kSign up
sold 2025 Greymouth$258Sign up
sold 2025 Tekapo$674Sign up
sold 2025 In the Cadrona Valley Near Lake Wanaka$1.7kSign up
sold 2025 Karitane$216Sign up
Show 2 more (2020s)
sold 2025 Enfield$359Sign up
sold 2026 White House$403Sign 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 Colin Vernon Wheeler auction results →