David McClure: career timeline

British · 1926–1998 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 34 of 82 lots (40% 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 McClure: 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
1950s	10	10	$947Sign up	Gouache
1960s	7	7	$1.2kSign up	Oil
1970s	4	4	$875Sign up	Oil
1980s	4	4	$4.1kSign up	Oil
1990s	6	6	$1.8kSign up	Oil

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1950s 10 works

Sold: 10 of 10
Median: $947Sign up
Average: $1.2kSign up
Typical size: 18.5 × 22.5 in (48 × 58 cm)
Mediums: Gouache (4), Oil (2), Watercolor (2)
Subjects: Landscapes (2), Boats (1), Cattle & animals (1)

1952 LANDSCAPE, SPAIN$3kSign up
1952 TOLEDO, 1952$546Sign up
1953 FISHING BOATS, ST MONANS$1.2kSign up
1953 CADAQUES$882Sign up
1955 DARK HILL, MILLPORT$738Sign up
1955 JUG AND MUG IN THE WINDOW$1.4kSign up
1956 HORSE, CART AND BUILDINGS, FLORENCE, 1956$1kSign up
1956 LITTLE TUSCAN CHURCH$882Sign up
1956 IN PIAZZA DEL CARMINE$770Sign up
1958 SERPENTINE-FRONTED TABLE$1.4kSign up · sold 2×

1960s 7 works

Sold: 7 of 7
Median: $1.2kSign up
Average: $1.1kSign up
Typical size: 20 × 24.5 in (51 × 62 cm)
Mediums: Oil (5), Watercolor (2)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (2), Cattle & animals (1), Birds (1)

1963 FIGURE AND FLOWERS$1.2kSign up
1964 FIGURE, FLOWERS & CAT$1.3kSign up
1964 MADONNA AND HORSE$908Sign up
1966 GREEN MARBLE AND WHITE JUG$1.5kSign up
1966 WHITE BIRD WITH CANDLESTICK$617Sign up
1967 HOUSES BY MOONLIGHT$581Sign up
1968 HUNTERS AMONG THE TREES$1.7kSign up

1970s 4 works

Sold: 4 of 4
Median: $875Sign up
Average: $1.3kSign up
Typical size: 12.5 × 14.5 in (31 × 36 cm)
Mediums: Oil (3), Drawing (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (2)

1980s 4 works

Sold: 4 of 4
Median: $4.1kSign up
Average: $3.7kSign up
Typical size: 26 × 26.5 in (66 × 68 cm)
Mediums: Oil (4)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (2), Flowers & still life (1)

1981 GIRL IN A MIRROR WITH PATTERNED SOFA$3.8kSign up
1986 STILL LIFE WITH MOMENTO MORI$1.5kSign up · sold 3×
1987 GIRL PUTTING UP HER HAIR, 1987$4.4kSign up
1989 FRUIT AND GARLIC$5.1kSign up

1990s 6 works

Sold: 6 of 6
Median: $1.8kSign up
Average: $1.9kSign up
Typical size: 18.5 × 14.5 in (47 × 36 cm)
Mediums: Oil (5), Mixed media (1)
Subjects: Birds (2), Boats (1)

1990 HELENIUM IN A GLASS JUG$727Sign up
1991 BOATS AT ST. PAUL'S BAY, MALTA, 1991$2.9kSign up
1992 YET MORE PEARS$886Sign up
1993 A FLURRY OF BIRDS AND FLOWERS$2.2kSign up
1993 BIRDS AND FLOWERS FOR ST. VALENTINE'S DAY, 1993$3.3kSign up
1996 LIGHTHOUSE, SCURDIE NESS, 1996$1.3kSign up

Creation date not recorded

47 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 2020s 47 works

Sold: 45 of 47
Median: $1.4kSign up
Average: $2.1kSign up
Typical size: 15.5 × 20 in (40 × 50 cm)
Mediums: Oil (31), Gouache (7), Mixed media (5)
Subjects: Flowers & still life (8), Birds (3), Figures & portraits (3)

sold 2020 VILLAGE BY THE SEA, SPAIN$774Sign up
sold 2020 LITTLE NUDE$1.7kSign up
sold 2020 PANSIES$2.2kSign up
sold 2020 GREEN MOON & BLUE JUG$870Sign up
sold 2021 LOBSTER POTS AND NETS$6.3kSign up
sold 2021 FLOWERS IN MY WINDOW, MILLPORT$1.2kSign up

Show 6 more (2020s)

sold 2021 BLUE TABLE$3.5kSign up
sold 2021 SPANISH FISHERMEN$5.6kSign up
sold 2021 STILL LIFE WITH WHITE VASE$1.4kSign up
sold 2021 STILL-LIFE WITH MORTADELLA$725Sign up
sold 2021 FLOWERS, BLACK BOX AND GOURDS II$5.1kSign up
sold 2021 FLOWERS AND BIRD$6.9kSign up

…and 35 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 McClure auction results →