Edward Harrison Compton: career timeline

British · 1881–1960 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 32 of 62 lots (52% 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.

Edward Harrison Compton: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1900s87$2kSign upWatercolor
1910s33$3.2kSign upOil
1920s108$5kSign upOil
1930s66$2.7kSign upWatercolor
1940s44$3.8kSign upOil
1950s11$8.5kSign upWatercolor

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1900s 8 works

Sold
7 of 8
Median
$2kSign up
Average
$1.8kSign up
Typical size
9.5 × 13.5 in (24 × 34 cm)
Mediums
Watercolor (6), Oil (2)
Subjects
Sea & coast (1), Landscapes (1)

1910s 3 works

Sold
3 of 3
Median
$3.2kSign up
Average
$4.2kSign up
Typical size
22 × 27 in (55 × 68 cm)
Mediums
Oil (2), Watercolor (1)
Subjects
Beach scenes (1)

1920s 10 works

Sold
8 of 10
Median
$5kSign up
Average
$4.7kSign up
Typical size
24 × 31.5 in (61 × 81 cm)
Mediums
Oil (6), Watercolor (3), Gouache (1)
Subjects
Sunsets & night (1), Rivers & marshes (1)

1930s 6 works

Sold
6 of 6
Median
$2.7kSign up
Average
$4.9kSign up
Typical size
12.5 × 16.5 in (32 × 41 cm)
Mediums
Watercolor (4), Oil (2)
Subjects
Landscapes (1)

1940s 4 works

Sold
4 of 4
Median
$3.8kSign up
Average
$7.5kSign up
Typical size
28 × 29.5 in (71 × 75 cm)
Mediums
Oil (4)
Subjects
Landscapes (1)

1950s 1 work

Sold
1 of 1
Median
$8.5kSign up
Average
$8.5kSign up
Typical size
9.5 × 13.5 in (24 × 35 cm)
Mediums
Watercolor (1)
Subjects
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Creation date not recorded

30 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
$2.7kSign up
Average
$2.7kSign up
Typical size
19.5 × 27.5 in (50 × 70 cm)
Mediums
Oil (1)
Subjects
—

Undated, sold in the 2010s 14 works

Sold
11 of 14
Median
$1.3kSign up
Average
$5.9kSign up
Typical size
10 × 13 in (25 × 34 cm)
Mediums
Watercolor (7), Oil (4), Gouache (2)
Subjects
Landscapes (1)
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…and 2 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 15 works

Sold
11 of 15
Median
$3.4kSign up
Average
$4.5kSign up
Typical size
24.5 × 35.5 in (62 × 91 cm)
Mediums
Oil (10), Watercolor (5)
Subjects
Landscapes (2), Rivers & marshes (2), Markets & villages (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 3 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 Edward Harrison Compton auction results →