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New Zealand · b. 1942 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 42 of 70 lots (59% 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.

Geoff Thornley: 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
1970s2010$4.4kSign upOil
1980s149$11.6kSign upOil
1990s32$15.9kSign upOil
2000s31$23.7kSign upOil

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1970s 20 works

Sold
10 of 20
Median
$4.4kSign up
Average
$3.6kSign up
Typical size
36.5 × 28 in (93 × 71 cm)
Mediums
Oil (9), Acrylic (6), Mixed media (3)
Subjects
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Show 8 more (1970s)

1980s 14 works

Sold
9 of 14
Median
$11.6kSign up
Average
$11kSign up
Typical size
36.5 × 45.5 in (93 × 116 cm)
Mediums
Oil (12), Gouache (2)
Subjects
—
Show 2 more (1980s)

1990s 3 works

Sold
2 of 3
Median
$15.9kSign up
Average
$15.9kSign up
Typical size
86.5 × 78.5 in (220 × 200 cm)
Mediums
Oil (3)
Subjects
—

2000s 3 works

Sold
1 of 3
Median
$23.7kSign up
Average
$23.7kSign up
Typical size
48.5 × 40.5 in (124 × 104 cm)
Mediums
Oil (3)
Subjects
—

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 15 works

Sold
9 of 15
Median
$9.6kSign up
Average
$10.6kSign up
Typical size
43.5 × 43 in (110 × 110 cm)
Mediums
Oil (14), Mixed media (1)
Subjects
—
Show 6 more (2010s)

…and 3 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 13 works

Sold
3 of 13
Median
$8.4kSign up
Average
$9kSign up
Typical size
33.5 × 42 in (85 × 107 cm)
Mediums
Oil (9), Other (4)
Subjects
—
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 1 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 Geoff Thornley auction results →