Francis Lymburner: career timeline
Australian · 1916–1972 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 20 of 51 lots (35% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 3 | 3 | $653Sign up | Oil |
| 1950s | 6 | 6 | $408Sign up | Drawing |
| 1960s | 6 | 4 | $1.1kSign up | Oil |
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1940s 3 works
- Sold
- 3 of 3
- Median
- $653Sign up
- Average
- $1.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 11 × 18.5 in (28 × 48 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Sea & coast (1)
1943 Lovers in Park (circa 1943)$3.7kSign up
1944 The House That Jack Built$173Sign up
1948 A Sea Shell on a Sea Shore$653Sign up
1950s 6 works
- Sold
- 6 of 6
- Median
- $408Sign up
- Average
- $839Sign up
- Typical size
- 15.5 × 13 in (39 × 33 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (4), Oil (2)
- Subjects
- Beach scenes (1), Figures & portraits (1)
c. 1950 Hippopotamus$447Sign up
1950 Nude$368Sign up
1950 On the Beach c1950$3.2kSign up
1953 Church, Hampstead$134Sign up
c. 1959 Nude with Necklace$321Sign up · sold 2×
c. 1959 The Welsh Girl$513Sign up · sold 2×
1960s 6 works
- Sold
- 4 of 6
- Median
- $1.1kSign up
- Average
- $5.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 26.5 × 12.5 in (68 × 32 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (4), Drawing (1), Print (other) (1)
- Subjects
- —
1962 The Dresser$657Sign up
c. 1964 Limbering Up / Ballet StretchingUnsold · sold 3×
c. 1964 The Big Day (The Bride)$1kSign up · sold 2×
c. 1964 The Yellow Comb$1.2kSign up
1964 Young Dancer (circa 1964)$19.7kSign up
1968 Dancer RestingUnsold
Creation date not recorded
28 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 5 works
- Sold
- 3 of 5
- Median
- $2.1kSign up
- Average
- $2.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 19 × 19 in (49 × 49 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (5)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
sold 2014 Man on Flying TrapezeUnsold
sold 2014 Apollo and DaphneUnsold
sold 2014 Two Girls$3.4kSign up
sold 2019 The Lovers$2.1kSign up · sold 2×
sold 2019 Lovers$1.3kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 23 works
- Sold
- 21 of 23
- Median
- $323Sign up
- Average
- $378Sign up
- Typical size
- 12 × 12 in (30 × 30 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (13), Oil (9), Mixed media (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (4), Beach scenes (1)
sold 2020 Caged Leopard$332Sign up
sold 2020 Sleeping Man and His Dog$442Sign up
sold 2020 Resting Couple$851Sign up
sold 2020 Steps to the Quay$179Sign up
sold 2020 Nude in Studio$197Sign up
sold 2020 The Lute Player$323Sign up
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sold 2020 Embankment Nocturne$162Sign up
sold 2022 Circus Scene$247Sign up
sold 2024 The Defender$481Sign up
sold 2024 Figures in Landscape / Bush Picnic$897Sign up
sold 2024 Standing Nude$303Sign up
sold 2025 Picnic$117Sign up
…and 11 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 Francis Lymburner auction results →