Garth Tapper: career timeline
New Zealand · 1927–1999 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 35 of 62 lots (56% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4 | 4 | $3kSign up | Oil |
| 1970s | 9 | 5 | $2.9kSign up | Oil |
| 1980s | 16 | 7 | $1.9kSign up | Oil |
| 1990s | 4 | 2 | $3.6kSign up | Drawing |
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1960s 4 works
- Sold
- 4 of 4
- Median
- $3kSign up
- Average
- $3.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 12.5 × 11.5 in (32 × 30 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (3), Print (other) (1)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (1), Figures & portraits (1)
1960 Still Life$1.5kSign up
1963 Portrait of A W S McLaren$4.1kSign up
1964 The Club$1.8kSign up
1967 Lunch Hour Break$7.3kSign up · sold 2×
1970s 9 works
- Sold
- 5 of 9
- Median
- $2.9kSign up
- Average
- $4.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 16 × 17.5 in (41 × 45 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (9)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2), Landscapes (1)
1970 South Down$1.9kSign up
1972 Self PortraitUnsold
1972 At the Bar$6.4kSign up
1973 The AmputeeUnsold
1975 The Brewery Boys$2.9kSign up
1976 UpstairsUnsold
1977 LandscapeUnsold
1978 The Delegates$12kSign up
1979 Untitled – portrait of a boy$760Sign up
1980s 16 works
- Sold
- 7 of 16
- Median
- $1.9kSign up
- Average
- $2.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 14.5 × 15.5 in (37 × 40 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (8), Drawing (4), Acrylic (3)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2), Sea & coast (1)
1981 The Barrier TrialUnsold
1981 Hibiscus Coast Cannas$3.5kSign up
1981 Corner Bar$7.5kSign up
1981 The Front Row Forward$519Sign up
1982 Three men in room$1.9kSign up
1983 Conversation, Puhoi$2.3kSign up
1985 The Burnt Off LandUnsold
1985 The Burnt Off LandUnsold
1986 Double portrait (Father and Son)Unsold
1986 PonsonbyUnsold
1986 Father & Son$893Sign up
1987 The Last SupperUnsold
Show 4 more (1980s)
1987 The QuarryUnsold · sold 2×
1987 The Last SupperUnsold
1987 The Last SupperUnsold
1988 Ko Te Haere$409Sign up
1990s 4 works
- Sold
- 2 of 4
- Median
- $3.6kSign up
- Average
- $3.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 15 × 16.5 in (38 × 42 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (3), Acrylic (1)
- Subjects
- —
1990 KaikoheUnsold
1992 Wine barUnsold
1993 Public Bar$7.2kSign up
1997 The Homestead$76Sign up
Creation date not recorded
26 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
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $366Sign up
- Average
- $366Sign up
- Typical size
- 18.5 × 47.5 in (47 × 121 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2)
sold 2007 Study of Heads$529Sign up
sold 2008 Figure in Water$203Sign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 13 works
- Sold
- 7 of 13
- Median
- $287Sign up
- Average
- $2.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 11 × 14.5 in (28 × 37 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (7), Drawing (4), Other (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1), Sunsets & night (1)
sold 2011 The Waikato HeadsUnsold
sold 2011 The FishermenUnsold
sold 2012 ScrubUnsold
sold 2012 ApprehensionUnsold
sold 2013 Best Bets$7.3kSign up
sold 2013 The JudgeUnsold
Undated, sold in the 2020s 11 works
- Sold
- 9 of 11
- Median
- $1.7kSign up
- Average
- $2.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 12.5 × 16 in (32 × 41 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (7), Oil (4)
- Subjects
- Beach scenes (2), Flowers & still life (1)
sold 2020 Untitled - At the Bar$1.4kSign up
sold 2020 At the Beach$5.3kSign up
sold 2022 The Foreman and Some Jury$5.3kSign up
sold 2022 UpstairsUnsold
sold 2023 Sunshower$1.6kSign up
sold 2023 Pruner’s Hut, Puhoi$2.6kSign up
Show 5 more (2020s)
sold 2023 5 o’clock$752Sign up
sold 2024 Horsemen on the beachUnsold
sold 2025 Black & White$477Sign up
sold 2025 Still Life$1.9kSign up
sold 2026 The Worker$1.7kSign up
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 Garth Tapper auction results →