David Preston: career timeline
b. 1948 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 10 of 22 lots (45% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4 | 4 | $208Sign up | Woodcut / linocut |
| 1990s | 4 | 4 | $161Sign up | Woodcut / linocut |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | $227Sign up | Drawing |
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1980s 4 works
- Sold
- 4 of 4
- Median
- $208Sign up
- Average
- $224Sign up
- Typical size
- 39 × 29.5 in (100 × 75 cm)
- Mediums
- Woodcut / linocut (3), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- —
1982 Rock Pool$169Sign up
1988 Frangipani$208Sign up
1988 Canna Lilies$208Sign up
1988 Wildflowers$311Sign up
1990s 4 works
- Sold
- 4 of 4
- Median
- $161Sign up
- Average
- $175Sign up
- Typical size
- 22 × 20 in (56 × 51 cm)
- Mediums
- Woodcut / linocut (3), Etching (1)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (1), Sea & coast (1), Rivers & marshes (1)
1990 Flowers on a Greenwich Porch$193Sign up
1990 The Coast$263Sign up
1990 Moonrise$130Sign up
1991 Repentance Creek - Late Afternoon$112Sign up
2000s 1 work
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 2010s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $915Sign up
- Average
- $915Sign up
- Typical size
- 46 × 47 in (117 × 119 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1)
sold 2014 Hill at Bilambil$915Sign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 10 works
- Sold
- 10 of 10
- Median
- $184Sign up
- Average
- $239Sign up
- Typical size
- 19.5 × 14 in (50 × 35 cm)
- Mediums
- Woodcut / linocut (6), Etching (2), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Birds (1)
sold 2020 Galah$166Sign up
sold 2020 Galah$461Sign up
sold 2020 Cockatoo$212Sign up · sold 2×
sold 2021 (2)$174Sign up
sold 2022 Balmoral Over Rooftops$136Sign up
sold 2022 Rocky Outcrop with Bush Plants$51Sign up
Show 4 more (2020s)
sold 2023 Untitled (Sandy Cove)$647Sign up
sold 2024 Currawongs$86Sign up
sold 2026 (2)$263Sign up
sold 2026 Nude Study$193Sign 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 David Preston auction results →