Erskine Nicol: career timeline
British · 1825–1904 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 57 of 98 lots (57% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | $666Sign up | Watercolor |
| 1850s | 19 | 16 | $1.5kSign up | Oil |
| 1860s | 19 | 13 | $3.1kSign up | Oil |
| 1870s | 4 | 1 | $7.7kSign up | Engraving |
| 1880s | 4 | 3 | $2.2kSign up | Watercolor |
| 1890s | 2 | 1 | $3.6kSign up | Watercolor |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | $928Sign up | Oil |
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1840s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $666Sign up
- Average
- $666Sign up
- Typical size
- 13 × 8 in (33 × 20 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- —
1849 Jack in Full Dress$666Sign up
1850s 19 works
- Sold
- 16 of 19
- Median
- $1.5kSign up
- Average
- $2.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 10 × 11 in (26 × 28 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (10), Watercolor (7), Gouache (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (6)
1850 THE PEASANT GIRL$1.3kSign up
1851 'SPERRITS AND TIBBAKY'$1.5kSign up
1851 A SAMPLE FROM THE MOUNTAINSUnsold
1852 Family in an Irish Cabin$1.3kSign up
1852 COUPLE RESTING BY A GRASSEY KNOLL$5.2kSign up
1852 MAN TYING HIS NECKERCHIEF$3kSign up
1853 Gentleman with Fishing Rod$772Sign up
1853 A KNOTTY POINTUnsold
1854 THE RAIDERS$317Sign up
1854 Three Children in a GardenUnsold
1855 SELF PORTRAIT WITH A RUSTIC COMPANION$1.4kSign up · sold 2×
1855 THE INCONVENIENCE OF SINGLE LIFE, MORAL - NEVER TOO LATE TO MEND$100Sign up
Show 7 more (1850s)
1855 YOUNG WOMAN IN SHAWL$1.5kSign up
1855 ELDERLY WOMAN WITH HEADRESS$2.3kSign up
1857 A Kilted Boy at the Door of a Scottish Croft$566Sign up · sold 2×
1859 Puzzled$1.7kSign up
1859 Crofters Fireside$4.4kSign up
1859 THE SHEBEEN$8.5kSign up
1859 THE SHEEBEEN$12.9kSign up
1860s 19 works
- Sold
- 13 of 19
- Median
- $3.1kSign up
- Average
- $4.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 13 × 14.5 in (33 × 37 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (12), Watercolor (5), Engraving (1)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (1), Rabbits (1), Figures & portraits (1)
1860 The Visit of the Mother in Law$6kSign up · sold 2×
1860 Figures in a Village$5.9kSign up · sold 2×
1860 THE RABBIT HUTCHUnsold
1861 THREE CHILDREN PLAYING AT MARCHING SOLDIERSUnsold
1861 Three Children Playing Marching SoldiersUnsold
1861 "BARNEY YOU'RE SULKING NOW"Unsold
1861 THREE CHILDREN PLAYING AT MARCHING SOLDIERS$10kSign up
1861 THREE CHILDREN PLAYING AT MARCHING SOLDIERS$10.1kSign up
1862 A HAIR OF THE DOG THAT BIT HIM$3.1kSign up · sold 2×
1862 Waiting for the Landlord$812Sign up
1862 A WHEEDLERUnsold
1862 "THE HOUSE ON THE LEFT IN THE MID-DISTANCE IS MY STUDIO"Unsold
Show 7 more (1860s)
1863 THE ABOLITION OF DONNYBROOK$2.6kSign up
1865 Household Pets$339Sign up
1865 GRAVE DIGGER$4.9kSign up
1866 Waiting For A Bite$10.4kSign up
1868 Figures outside a Cottage Doorway$123Sign up
1868 BALANCE ON THE RIGHT SIDE and BALANCE ON THE WRONG SIDE (A PAIR)$1.8kSign up
1869 A PAIR OF RUSTICS BY A FENCE$2.5kSign up
1870s 4 works
- Sold
- 1 of 4
- Median
- $7.7kSign up
- Average
- $7.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 14 × 18.5 in (35 × 48 cm)
- Mediums
- Engraving (2), Oil (1), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- —
1870 The Children's Fairing$7.7kSign up · sold 2×
1872 HIS RENT DAYUnsold
1876 HIS LEGAL ADVISERUnsold
1879 INTERVIEWING THE MEMBERUnsold
1880s 4 works
- Sold
- 3 of 4
- Median
- $2.2kSign up
- Average
- $2.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 10.5 × 12 in (27 × 31 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (3), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Sea & coast (1), Figures & portraits (1)
1880 Untitled - Family Looking Out to Sea$2.2kSign up
1885 AN OLD MAN SEATED and A YOUNG MAN IN A BLUE COAT AND TAM O'SHANTER (A PAIR)$6.3kSign up
1887 Himsell$288Sign up
1887 Her Ain BairnUnsold
1890s 2 works
- Sold
- 1 of 2
- Median
- $3.6kSign up
- Average
- $3.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 24 × 15.5 in (60 × 40 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (1), Engraving (1)
- Subjects
- —
1893 SALMON FISHING$3.6kSign up
1897 BOTH PUZZLEDUnsold
1900s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $928Sign up
- Average
- $928Sign up
- Typical size
- 15 × 9 in (38 × 23 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
1900 SMILING GENTLEMAN$928Sign up · sold 2×
Creation date not recorded
38 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 7 works
- Sold
- 6 of 7
- Median
- $5.1kSign up
- Average
- $4.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 7.5 × 9 in (19 × 23 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (4), Oil (3)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (3)
sold 2001 SOLDIERS OF THE 48TH REGIMENT, COUNTY CARLOW 1848$1.5kSign up
sold 2002 STUDY OF WOMEN DOING WASHING IN A STREAMUnsold
sold 2005 A YOUNG MAN LIGHTING HIS PIPE and AN OLD WOMAN WITH A RED SCARF (A PAIR)$4.4kSign up
sold 2006 THE TOPER$8.8kSign up
sold 2009 FEEDING THE CHICKENS$5.7kSign up
sold 2009 MAN IN A STOVE PIPE HAT (OVAL)$1.8kSign up
Show 1 more (2000s)
sold 2009 COTTAGE INTERIOR WITH CHILD EATING$7kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 13 works
- Sold
- 7 of 13
- Median
- $251Sign up
- Average
- $1.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 11.5 × 8 in (29 × 20 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (6), Oil (5), Lithograph (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (5)
sold 2010 "AN OBSTINATE JURYMAN:- HE NEVER MET WITH ELEVEN MORE OBSTINATE MEN"Unsold
sold 2010 A YOUNG MAN LIGHTING HIS PIPE and AN OLD WOMAN WITH A RED SCARF (A PAIR)Unsold
sold 2010 THE ONCONVANIENCE OF SINGLE LIFE, MORAL - NEVER TOO LATE TO MENDUnsold
sold 2014 HIS OWN FIRESIDE$6.8kSign up
sold 2015 Mending BootsUnsold
sold 2015 TWO MEN SMOKING PIPESUnsold
Show 6 more (2010s)
sold 2017 The Contested Will$538Sign up
sold 2017 Kept InUnsold
sold 2017 PORTRAIT OF A MAN$1.2kSign up
sold 2019 Having a Chat$224Sign up
sold 2019 The Woman That Owns Him$157Sign up
sold 2019 The Boreen$160Sign up
…and 1 more works from this group in the full results list.
Undated, sold in the 2020s 18 works
- Sold
- 12 of 18
- Median
- $702Sign up
- Average
- $964Sign up
- Typical size
- 9.5 × 7.5 in (24 × 19 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (7), Other (4), Watercolor (4)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (5), Markets & villages (2)
sold 2020 POSSIBLE SELF-PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST$521Sign up
sold 2020 MARKET SKETCHES (SET OF ELEVEN)$1kSign up
sold 2021 Nowhere to Go$400Sign up
sold 2021 A Windy Day$2kSign up
sold 2021 Windy DayUnsold
sold 2021 Rainy DayUnsold
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2021 Seated Man Reading The Times$306Sign up
sold 2022 EDWARD BURTON, ENGRAVER$1.8kSign up · sold 2×
sold 2022 An Irish Coleen$292Sign up
sold 2022 A Rainy Day$2.2kSign up · sold 2×
sold 2023 GENTLEMAN IN A LAWYER'S OFFICE$1.1kSign up
sold 2023 FIGURE IN STOVE-PIPE HATUnsold
…and 6 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 Erskine Nicol auction results →