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Edward Theodore Compton: career timeline

British · 1849–1921 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 95 of 114 lots (83% 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 Theodore 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
1860s33$2.6kSign upWatercolor
1870s119$4kSign upOil
1880s2121$2.2kSign upWatercolor
1890s1111$8kSign upGouache
1900s3434$6.6kSign upWatercolor
1910s1313$29.9kSign upOil
1920s22$8kSign upOil

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1860s 3 works

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3 of 3
Median
$2.6kSign up
Average
$6.6kSign up
Typical size
9.5 × 9.5 in (24 × 24 cm)
Mediums
Watercolor (3)
Subjects
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1870s 11 works

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9 of 11
Median
$4kSign up
Average
$6.8kSign up
Typical size
18.5 × 21 in (47 × 54 cm)
Mediums
Oil (5), Watercolor (5), Drawing (1)
Subjects
Harbours & ports (2), Sunsets & night (1), Sea & coast (1)

1880s 21 works

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21 of 21
Median
$2.2kSign up
Average
$8.6kSign up
Typical size
12 × 10.5 in (31 × 27 cm)
Mediums
Watercolor (11), Drawing (7), Oil (3)
Subjects
Sea & coast (1)
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1890s 11 works

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11 of 11
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$8kSign up
Average
$15.8kSign up
Typical size
23 × 32.5 in (59 × 83 cm)
Mediums
Gouache (4), Oil (3), Watercolor (2)
Subjects
Landscapes (2)

1900s 34 works

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34 of 34
Median
$6.6kSign up
Average
$15.9kSign up
Typical size
14.5 × 17 in (36 × 43 cm)
Mediums
Watercolor (17), Oil (16), Drawing (1)
Subjects
—
Show 12 more (1900s)

…and 10 more works from this group in the full results list.

1910s 13 works

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13 of 13
Median
$29.9kSign up
Average
$36.4kSign up
Typical size
30.5 × 36 in (77 × 91 cm)
Mediums
Oil (12), Watercolor (1)
Subjects
Landscapes (1)
Show 1 more (1910s)

1920s 2 works

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2 of 2
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$8kSign up
Average
$8kSign up
Typical size
13.5 × 19 in (34 × 49 cm)
Mediums
Oil (1), Watercolor (1)
Subjects
—

Creation date not recorded

19 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 3 works

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2 of 3
Median
$1.6kSign up
Average
$1.6kSign up
Typical size
7 × 10.5 in (18 × 27 cm)
Mediums
Watercolor (2), Drawing (1)
Subjects
—

Undated, sold in the 2010s 6 works

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6 of 6
Median
$3.9kSign up
Average
$7.6kSign up
Typical size
13 × 18.5 in (33 × 47 cm)
Mediums
Watercolor (5), Oil (1)
Subjects
Landscapes (1), Sea & coast (1)

Undated, sold in the 2020s 10 works

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7 of 10
Median
$2.6kSign up
Average
$2.7kSign up
Typical size
17 × 19.5 in (43 × 50 cm)
Mediums
Watercolor (7), Oil (2), Drawing (1)
Subjects
Landscapes (2), Cattle & animals (1)
Show 4 more (2020s)

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 Theodore Compton auction results →