Francis Tansey: career timeline
Irish · b. 1959 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 56 of 70 lots (78% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17 | 14 | $2.3kSign up | Acrylic |
| 1990s | 20 | 17 | $2.7kSign up | Acrylic |
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | $1.7kSign up | Acrylic |
| 2010s | 6 | 4 | $1.6kSign up | Acrylic |
| 2020s | 2 | 1 | $3.1kSign up | Acrylic |
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1980s 17 works
- Sold
- 14 of 17
- Median
- $2.3kSign up
- Average
- $2.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 39.5 × 39.5 in (100 × 100 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (11), Oil (6)
- Subjects
- Abstract (1)
1983 Untitled$1.5kSign up
1985 Secondary Dominance$1.1kSign up
1985 RECEDING RED$4.8kSign up
1986 Lighting Violet$2.6kSign up
1986 Lighting VioletUnsold
1986 Lighting Violet$2.5kSign up
1986 LIGHTING VIOLET$2.3kSign up
1987 Tubular WeaveResult not published
c. 1987 Structural Yellow$1.8kSign up
1987 Tubular$1.4kSign up
1987 Corrigated Red$2.2kSign up
c. 1987 Structural YellowUnsold
Show 5 more (1980s)
1988 Tubular Composition II$3.9kSign up
1989 STUDY IN PASTEL$651Sign up · sold 3×
1989 Complementarys In Red$2.4kSign up
1989 COMPLEMENTARIES IN RED$3.9kSign up
1989 SPATIAL DIALOGUE NO. 2$6kSign up
1990s 20 works
- Sold
- 17 of 20
- Median
- $2.7kSign up
- Average
- $2.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 30 × 24.5 in (76 × 63 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (17), Oil (3)
- Subjects
- —
1990 COMPLEMENTARY SATISFACTION$2.2kSign up
1990 Nelson Mandela is Free$3.6kSign up
1992 Untitled$746Sign up
1992 Translucent Study with Grey$833Sign up
1992 Translucent Study with Grey$1.5kSign up · sold 2×
1992 Primary Structure in Grey$7.6kSign up
1992 Translucent Study With Grey$1.1kSign up
1992 Rotating Solids in Grey$3.6kSign up
1993 MONOLITH IUnsold
1993 Study in Translucence$1kSign up
1993 MONOLITH I$3.5kSign up
1995 Conversation with P. M.$1.4kSign up
Show 8 more (1990s)
1995 CONVERSATION WITH P.M.Unsold
1996 Spherical Dialogue$1.7kSign up
1996 Time Scape$3.4kSign up
1997 Rotating Planes$2.7kSign up
1997 PARTICLE SLICE NO. 1 (CONSTRUCT SERIES)Unsold
1997 COMPLEMENTARY ROTATION$4.9kSign up
1998 TARGET$4kSign up
1999 SPECTRAL$2.9kSign up
2000s 6 works
- Sold
- 6 of 6
- Median
- $1.7kSign up
- Average
- $1.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 24 × 24 in (61 × 61 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (4), Oil (2)
- Subjects
- —
2001 Archetype No. 4$971Sign up · sold 2×
2002 Spectral Rotation$1.1kSign up
2002 Complementry Diagonal Planes$1.8kSign up
2002 Tubular Progression$2.9kSign up · sold 2×
2008 LIGHTING ORANGE$1.6kSign up
2008 Complementary Translucence$2.6kSign up
2010s 6 works
- Sold
- 4 of 6
- Median
- $1.6kSign up
- Average
- $1.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 24 × 24 in (61 × 61 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (6)
- Subjects
- —
2011 Linear Translucence No. 2$1.4kSign up
2011 LINEAR TRANSLUCENCE NO. 2Unsold
2012 PROTONIC NO. 1$806Sign up
2012 Protonic No. 2$1.8kSign up
2012 PETAL REDUnsold
2018 CELTIC SYMETTRY$2.1kSign up
2020s 2 works
- Sold
- 1 of 2
- Median
- $3.1kSign up
- Average
- $3.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 27 × 27 in (68 × 68 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (2)
- Subjects
- —
2021 Tubular Weave$3.1kSign up
2022 CIRCULAR TRANSLUCENCEUnsold
Creation date not recorded
14 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 2 works
Undated, sold in the 2010s 5 works
Undated, sold in the 2020s 7 works
- Sold
- 5 of 7
- Median
- $1.2kSign up
- Average
- $1.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 30 × 30 in (76 × 76 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (6), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2021 Smouldering Red in Asymmetric BlueUnsold
sold 2021 SMOULDERING RED IN ASYMMETRIC BLUE$2.2kSign up
sold 2022 Interlocking Colours$1.2kSign up
sold 2022 Primary Dominance$1.2kSign up
sold 2023 COMPLIMENTARY TRANSLUCENCE$2.5kSign up
sold 2025 TUBULAR SPACE$1.2kSign up
Show 1 more (2020s)
sold 2026 Complementary TranslucenceUnsold
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 Tansey auction results →