George William Pilkington: career timeline
South African · 1879–1958 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 9 of 36 lots (27% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | $290Sign up | Watercolor |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | — | Oil |
| 1950s | 7 | 5 | $336Sign up | Oil |
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1930s 1 work
1940s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 21.5 × 29.5 in (55 × 75 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Sea & coast (1)
1949 Deep SeaUnsold
1950s 7 works
- Sold
- 5 of 7
- Median
- $336Sign up
- Average
- $728Sign up
- Typical size
- 13.5 × 15.5 in (34 × 39 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (7)
- Subjects
- Harbours & ports (3), Sea & coast (2), Boats (2)
1950 Waves Breaking on RocksUnsold
1950 Afternoon SurfUnsold
1950 A Harbour Scene with Boats and Fishermen$2.4kSign up
1951 Boats on Water$336Sign up
1951 Ship at Sea$246Sign up
1954 Harbour$345Sign up
1954 Harbour View$328Sign up
Creation date not recorded
24 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 1 work
Undated, sold in the 2010s 8 works
- Sold
- 4 of 8
- Median
- $676Sign up
- Average
- $844Sign up
- Typical size
- 11.5 × 15.5 in (29 × 40 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (7), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (1), Boats (1), Beach scenes (1)
sold 2011 Somerset House$585Sign up
sold 2012 Cape Town$1.5kSign up
sold 2013 Seascapes, twoUnsold
sold 2013 Vegetable Farm, Cape FlatsUnsold
sold 2016 Ship in a Stormy SeaUnsold
sold 2017 Kalk Bay, Cape$768Sign up
Show 2 more (2010s)
sold 2017 People on a BeachUnsold
sold 2019 Choppy Seas$494Sign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 15 works
- Sold
- 12 of 15
- Median
- $286Sign up
- Average
- $330Sign up
- Typical size
- 10 × 13.5 in (25 × 35 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (13), Watercolor (2)
- Subjects
- Boats (3), Sea & coast (2), Harbours & ports (2)
sold 2020 Chapman’s Peak from Clovelly, Cape Town$478Sign up
sold 2022 Bote voor Anker, Kalk Bay (Anchored Boats, Kalk Bay)$170Sign up
sold 2022 Westcliff, Hermanus$195Sign up
sold 2022 A Bit of Coast, Cape Peninsula$284Sign up
sold 2022 Ship in Full Sail$710Sign up
sold 2022 Sailing Boats$523Sign up
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2023 Riversdale, Western Cape$319Sign up · sold 2×
sold 2023 Loading by Lighter$246Sign up
sold 2023 StormUnsold
sold 2024 A Sunny CornerUnsold
sold 2024 Cape Town Harbour$470Sign up
sold 2024 Waiting for the Tug$62Sign up · sold 2×
…and 3 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 George William Pilkington auction results →