Dorothy Knowles: career timeline

Canadian · 1927–2023 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 77 of 81 lots (95% 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.

Dorothy Knowles: 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	2	0	—	Oil
1960s	3	2	$1.8kSign up	Watercolor
1970s	29	21	$1.5kSign up	Watercolor
1980s	35	28	$1.1kSign up	Watercolor
1990s	5	5	$5.5kSign up	Oil
2000s	3	3	$727Sign up	Watercolor

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1950s 2 works

Sold: 0 of 2
Median: —
Average: —
Typical size: 18.5 × 26.5 in (47 × 68 cm)
Mediums: Oil (2)
Subjects: —

1955 Summer SceneUnsold
1959 Bridge Under MistUnsold

1960s 3 works

Sold: 2 of 3
Median: $1.8kSign up
Average: $1.8kSign up
Typical size: 18.5 × 30 in (48 × 76 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (2), Oil (1)
Subjects: Landscapes (1), Rivers & marshes (1)

1964 Autumn TreesUnsold
1968 Untitled - Emma Lake Spring$2kSign up
1969 Prairie in Winter$1.5kSign up

1970s 29 works

Sold: 21 of 29
Median: $1.5kSign up
Average: $1.9kSign up
Typical size: 21.5 × 29.5 in (55 × 75 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (20), Acrylic (4), Oil (3)
Subjects: Landscapes (8), Rivers & marshes (3)

1970 June '70$1.5kSign up
1970 Untitled - View of the Lake$1.1kSign up
1971 Fall$10.9kSign up
1972 Untitled - Summer Day$342Sign up
1972 River Edge After the StormUnsold
1973 Foothills$330Sign up
1974 Yellow WeedsUnsold
1975 Untitled - Prairie Pools$1.9kSign up
1975 Changing Colours$968Sign up
1975 Untitled - Spring LandscapeUnsold
1975 #1 Trunk RoadUnsold
1975 Untitled - Landscape with BulrushesUnsold

Show 12 more (1970s)

1976 High Cloud$1.3kSign up
1976 Untitled - Spring Fields$2.1kSign up
1976 Dark Bluff$1.8kSign up
1976 Green Fields and Blue Sky$724Sign up
1976 Untitled - Day's End$1.8kSign up
1976 Dark LinesUnsold
1977 Cloudy Sky in April$2.3kSign up
1977 Late Afternoon in November$1.6kSign up
1977 Near the Buffalo Paddocks$772Sign up
1977 Waves, Waskesiu Lake, Aug. 9/77Unsold
1977 Dense Blue ShadowUnsold
1978 Untitled - Edge of the Forest$841Sign up

…and 5 more works from this group in the full results list.

1980s 35 works

Sold: 28 of 35
Median: $1.1kSign up
Average: $1.4kSign up
Typical size: 20 × 22 in (51 × 56 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (24), Acrylic (5), Oil (5)
Subjects: Landscapes (5), Rivers & marshes (5), Sunsets & night (1)

1980 Untitled - Light Landscape$1.1kSign up
1980 Untitled - Prairie View$1.4kSign up
1980 Untitled - Summer Fields$1.4kSign up
1980 Bend in the North Sask. River at Borden$1.2kSign up
1980 Untitled - Summer Fields$242Sign up
1980 Mountain Series, Columbia River$591Sign up
1980 North of Walow$1.9kSign up
1980 Halloween, Oct. 31 '80$1.7kSign up
1980 Late Afternoon on the ... Highway$1.7kSign up
1980 WC - 165 - 80$1kSign up
1980 Cloud WC-123-80$1.1kSign up
1980 Untitled - Qu'Appelle Valley$1.1kSign up

Show 12 more (1980s)

1980 White Daisies, from Mountain SeriesUnsold
1981 To Pam, Christmas '81$201Sign up
1981 Grey MountainUnsold
1982 Long Days$3.1kSign up
1982 Autumn$622Sign up
1982 Storm Clouds$4.8kSign up
1982 EdmontonUnsold
1982 Moon & A RoadUnsold
1983 Flowered Hedge$1.6kSign up
1984 Vibrant Greens$684Sign up
1984 Branches$185Sign up
1984 Foothills$185Sign up

…and 11 more works from this group in the full results list.

1990s 5 works

Sold: 5 of 5
Median: $5.5kSign up
Average: $6.6kSign up
Typical size: 35.5 × 30 in (91 × 76 cm)
Mediums: Oil (2), Acrylic (2), Watercolor (1)
Subjects: Landscapes (3), Rivers & marshes (2)

2000s 3 works

Sold: 3 of 3
Median: $727Sign up
Average: $663Sign up
Typical size: 10 × 14.5 in (26 × 36 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (3)
Subjects: Landscapes (2), Sunsets & night (1)

Creation date not recorded

4 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: 1 of 1
Median: $541Sign up
Average: $541Sign up
Typical size: 15 × 19 in (38 × 48 cm)
Mediums: Oil (1)
Subjects: Flowers & still life (1)

sold 2000 Untitled - Prairie Flowers$541Sign up

Undated, sold in the 2010s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $1.4kSign up
Average: $1.4kSign up
Typical size: 15 × 19 in (38 × 48 cm)
Mediums: Oil (1)
Subjects: Flowers & still life (1)

sold 2011 Untitled - Prairie Flowers$1.4kSign up

Undated, sold in the 2020s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $10.1kSign up
Average: $10.1kSign up
Typical size: 22 × 30 in (56 × 76 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (1), Other (1)
Subjects: Landscapes (1)

sold 2021 Rain at Last$936Sign up
sold 2023 Knowles Landscape$19.2kSign 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 Dorothy Knowles auction results →