David Goldblatt: career timeline

South African · 1930–2018 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 69 of 102 lots (68% 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.

David Goldblatt: 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
1960s	14	10	$14kSign up	Photograph
1970s	12	8	$12.7kSign up	Photograph
1980s	7	7	$14.3kSign up	Photograph
1990s	5	3	$3.4kSign up	Print (other)
2000s	28	17	$6.1kSign up	Photograph
2010s	3	2	$7.5kSign up	Photograph

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1960s 14 works

Sold: 10 of 14
Median: $14kSign up
Average: $18.2kSign up
Typical size: 14.5 × 12 in (37 × 30 cm)
Mediums: Photograph (14)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (2)

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1970s 12 works

Sold: 8 of 12
Median: $12.7kSign up
Average: $12.1kSign up
Typical size: 14.5 × 14.5 in (37 × 37 cm)
Mediums: Photograph (12)
Subjects: Landscapes (2), Figures & portraits (2), Markets & villages (1)

1980s 7 works

Sold: 7 of 7
Median: $14.3kSign up
Average: $16.9kSign up
Typical size: 9 × 8 in (23 × 21 cm)
Mediums: Photograph (7)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (2)

1990s 5 works

Sold: 3 of 5
Median: $3.4kSign up
Average: $5kSign up
Typical size: 22 × 27.5 in (56 × 70 cm)
Mediums: Print (other) (3), Photograph (2)
Subjects: —

2000s 28 works

Sold: 17 of 28
Median: $6.1kSign up
Average: $7.4kSign up
Typical size: 32 × 40 in (82 × 102 cm)
Mediums: Photograph (15), Print (other) (12), Lithograph (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (3), Landscapes (1)

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…and 4 more works from this group in the full results list.

2010s 3 works

Sold: 2 of 3
Median: $7.5kSign up
Average: $7.5kSign up
Typical size: 23.5 × 18.5 in (60 × 47 cm)
Mediums: Photograph (3)
Subjects: Markets & villages (1)

Creation date not recorded

33 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 15 works

Sold: 12 of 15
Median: $4.2kSign up
Average: $6.9kSign up
Typical size: 12 × 15.5 in (30 × 40 cm)
Mediums: Photograph (11), Print (other) (4)
Subjects: Landscapes (3), Figures & portraits (2)

sold 2011 Dancing-master Ted van Rensburg watches two of his ballroom pupils, swinging to the music of a recording of Victor Sylvester and his Orchestra, in the hall of the Memorable Order of Tin Hats, at the o$11.4kSign up
sold 2014 Railway Shunter, from the 'Some Afrikaners Photographed' series$6.7kSign up
sold 2014 Nyasa Miners, from the 'On the Mines' series$1.9kSign up
sold 2014 On the Bus$3.7kSign up
sold 2014 In the Kitchen at 1510 Emdeni South, SowetoUnsold
sold 2014 Boss Boy, from the 'On the Mines' series$4.5kSign up

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sold 2015 Zoar Little Karoo, Cape Province, South Africa$3.7kSign up
sold 2015 In the Kitchen at 1510 Emdeni South, Soweto$1kSign up
sold 2016 The Sports Field at Hondeklipbaai$1.8kSign up
sold 2016 Three men rest at the side of the track between Bute Asbestos Mine and Heuningvlei in Northern CapeUnsold
sold 2017 Ericson Ngomane's advert, Republic Road, Darrenwood, diptych$9.8kSign up
sold 2018 Saturday Morning at the Corner of Commissioner and Trichardt Streets, Boksburg$5.9kSign up

…and 3 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 18 works

Sold: 12 of 18
Median: $6.8kSign up
Average: $9.6kSign up
Typical size: 18 × 18.5 in (46 × 48 cm)
Mediums: Photograph (13), Print (other) (4), Other (1)
Subjects: Markets & villages (3), Landscapes (2), Figures & portraits (1)

sold 2021 Victoria Cobokana with Her ChildrenUnsold
sold 2021 Semi-Final of the Miss Lovely Legs Competition (Saturday Morning at the Hypermarket)$28.8kSign up
sold 2022 Some Afrikaners Photographed$752Sign up
sold 2022 Hanover Rocks$12.8kSign up
sold 2022 Woman Sun-bathing, Fellside, Johannesburg$12.8kSign up
sold 2022 CellsUnsold

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sold 2022 Doornfontein Synagogue, Siemert Road, Doornfontein, JohannesburgUnsold
sold 2023 Cells$11.4kSign up
sold 2023 Victoria Cobokana with Her ChildrenUnsold
sold 2023 Jewish Cemetery, Sutherland$622Sign up
sold 2023 Pritchard Street, JohannesburgUnsold
sold 2023 Barbers Newtown$2.2kSign up

…and 6 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 David Goldblatt auction results →