Frank Phelan: career timeline

1932–2023 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 78 of 117 lots (67% 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.

Frank Phelan: 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
1960s21$932Sign upOil
1970s44$1.6kSign upOil
1980s22$1.9kSign upOil
1990s66$1.5kSign upOil
2000s3434$1.5kSign upOil
2010s3030$786Sign upOil

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1960s 2 works

Sold
1 of 2
Median
$932Sign up
Average
$932Sign up
Typical size
26 × 27 in (66 × 69 cm)
Mediums
Oil (2)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)

1970s 4 works

Sold
4 of 4
Median
$1.6kSign up
Average
$1.8kSign up
Typical size
40 × 37.5 in (102 × 95 cm)
Mediums
Oil (4)
Subjects
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1980s 2 works

Sold
2 of 2
Median
$1.9kSign up
Average
$1.9kSign up
Typical size
34 × 35 in (86 × 89 cm)
Mediums
Oil (2)
Subjects
Landscapes (1)

1990s 6 works

Sold
6 of 6
Median
$1.5kSign up
Average
$1.8kSign up
Typical size
28 × 26 in (71 × 66 cm)
Mediums
Oil (6)
Subjects
—

2000s 34 works

Sold
34 of 34
Median
$1.5kSign up
Average
$1.5kSign up
Typical size
27 × 33.5 in (68 × 86 cm)
Mediums
Oil (33), Watercolor (1)
Subjects
Beach scenes (1), Boats (1)
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…and 10 more works from this group in the full results list.

2010s 30 works

Sold
30 of 30
Median
$786Sign up
Average
$1.1kSign up
Typical size
28 × 25 in (71 × 64 cm)
Mediums
Oil (28), Mixed media (2)
Subjects
Sea & coast (1), Figures & portraits (1), Flowers & still life (1)
Show 12 more (2010s)

…and 6 more works from this group in the full results list.

Creation date not recorded

39 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 2020s 39 works

Sold
36 of 39
Median
$640Sign up
Average
$986Sign up
Typical size
24 × 24 in (61 × 61 cm)
Mediums
Oil (26), Other (7), Acrylic (3)
Subjects
Sunsets & night (1), Figures & portraits (1), Landscapes (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 27 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 Frank Phelan auction results →