Graham Sutherland: career timeline
British · 1903–1980 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 84 of 175 lots (49% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 7 | 6 | $2.3kSign up | Etching |
| 1930s | 2 | 1 | $606Sign up | Etching |
| 1940s | 8 | 4 | $1.1kSign up | Drawing |
| 1950s | 16 | 9 | $1.6kSign up | Lithograph |
| 1960s | 11 | 7 | $576Sign up | Lithograph |
| 1970s | 38 | 17 | $449Sign up | Lithograph |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | — | Lithograph |
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1920s 7 works
- Sold
- 6 of 7
- Median
- $2.3kSign up
- Average
- $2.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 5.5 × 8 in (14 × 20 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (7)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (1), Landscapes (1)
1924 NUMBER FORTY-NINE (TASSI 14), 1924$1.7kSign up
1925 PECKEN WOOD, 1925 (TASSI 21)$2kSign up
1925 THE VILLAGE, 1925 (TASSI 20)$3.4kSign up
1925 CRAY FIELDS, 1925 (TASSI 19)$2.3kSign up
1926 ST. MARY'S HATCH, 1926 (TASSI 22)$3.7kSign up
1926 Lammas 1926Unsold
1927 MAY GREEN, 1927 (TASSI 24)$2.3kSign up
1930s 2 works
1940s 8 works
- Sold
- 4 of 8
- Median
- $1.1kSign up
- Average
- $3.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 8.5 × 8 in (22 × 20 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (3), Mixed media (1), Lithograph (1)
- Subjects
- Abstract (2), Palms (2), Landscapes (1)
1940 Disegno di guerraResult not published
1943 FOLDED HILLS (WITH TWISTED BRANCH AND BLAZING TAPERS) - ILLUSTRATION FOR HYROGLYPHICS BY FRANCIS QUARLES, FOR POETRY LONDON, 1943 (Tassi 47)$628Sign up
1943 DRAGLINE BUCKET EXCAVATING OVERBURDEN, 1943Unsold
1945 'ABSTRACT' FRAMED WALLPAPER PANEL, CIRCA 1945-50$275Sign up
1945 Composition 1945Unsold
1947 Sea Objects$11.9kSign up
1948 CABIN PALM / CACTUS (DOUBLE-SIDED DRAWING), 1948Unsold · sold 2×
1948 PALMS (DOUBLE-SIDED DRAWING), 1948$1.6kSign up
1950s 16 works
- Sold
- 9 of 16
- Median
- $1.6kSign up
- Average
- $37.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 12 × 9 in (30 × 23 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (6), Oil (4), Mixed media (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1), Birds (1), Abstract (1)
1950 ComposizioneResult not published
1950 Ritratto di Lord BeaverbrookResult not published
1950 Articulated Forms$1.6kSign up
1953 PREDATORY FORM, 1953 (TASSI 57)$311Sign up
1953 Study for Preparatory Form$7.8kSign up
1954 Three Figures in a Garden$315Sign up
1954 Hydrant with Black Ground$315kSign up
1955 THORN CROSS, 1955 (TASSI 66)$2.3kSign up
1955 Hanging Forms, Two Bats and Owl$330Sign up
1955 2 sheets: Dornenkreuz. Le tour des oiseaux$1.2kSign up
1956 Londra 1903 - 1981 / St.Mark's Basilica, 1956Result not published
1957 Portugal No. II$7.4kSign up
Show 4 more (1950s)
1958 ComposizioneUnsold
1958 CompositionUnsold
1958 ComposizioneResult not published
1959 Attached form 1959Unsold
1960s 11 works
- Sold
- 7 of 11
- Median
- $576Sign up
- Average
- $1.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 26 × 19.5 in (66 × 50 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (7), Sculpture (1), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Birds (1)
c. 1961 CRUCIFIXION, c. 1961-64$7.3kSign up
1962 Yellow Form White GroundResult not published
1963 BeesUnsold
1963 Insect$711Sign up
1963 Bees$790Sign up
1963 Insect$576Sign up
1965 ComposizioneResult not published
1968 Emerging Insect$521Sign up
c. 1968 Machines and Organic Forms$285Sign up
1968 Londra 1903 - 1981 / Study for the Bestiare, 1968Result not published
1968 Bird$403Sign up
1970s 38 works
- Sold
- 17 of 38
- Median
- $449Sign up
- Average
- $729Sign up
- Typical size
- 22 × 19 in (56 × 48 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (17), Other (6), Watercolor (4)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (3), Rivers & marshes (1), Figures & portraits (1)
c. 1971 The forest, the river, the rock (The river II) 1971/1972Unsold
1971 Swan-Like Form$353Sign up
c. 1971 Londra 1903 - 1981 / La foresta, il fiume, la roccia (The forest 2), 1971-72Result not published
1971 ALOYS SENFELDER INVENTED LITHOGRAPHY 1798$614Sign up
1972 THE ROCK II, 1972 (VARIANT TO TASSI 127)$746Sign up
1972 "Forma di bilanciamento" Ed: 81/90Result not published
1972 Balancing Form$616Sign up
1972 Homage to Senefelder$357Sign up
1972 Homage to Senefelder$285Sign up
1973 Wavelike FormUnsold
c. 1973 THE ROCK (LA ROCHE), 1973-74 (Tassi 149)$1.4kSign up
1973 Form in a Desert (Variant)$400Sign up
Show 12 more (1970s)
1973 Forme en CygneUnsold
1973 DESIGN FOR A PLATE: RAM'S HEAD, 1973$3.2kSign up
1973 STANDING FORM (SUTHERLAND SKETCHBOOK), (TASSI 138)$449Sign up
1973 La forestaResult not published
1974 La tour des oiseaux (from An American portrait 1776-1976 portfolio)$462Sign up
1974 THE CATHEDRAL, 1974 (TASSI 160)$404Sign up
1974 Senza titolo$240Sign up
1974 Senza titoloUnsold
1974 Yellow Landscalpe 1974Unsold
1974 Untitled - Composition #20/100$209Sign up
1974 FormsUnsold
1976 FLAMES IN A ROCK FORM (1), 1976 (TASSI 168)$435Sign up
…and 14 more works from this group in the full results list.
1980s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 24.5 × 18.5 in (62 × 47 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1)
1981 Londra 1903 - Mentone 1981 / La foresta, il fiume, la roccia (The forest 2), 1971-72Result not published
Creation date not recorded
88 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 3 works
- Sold
- 2 of 3
- Median
- $10.9kSign up
- Average
- $10.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 14.5 × 13 in (37 × 33 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (1), Etching (1), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1), Landscapes (1)
sold 2004 for Stewart GlassworksUnsold
sold 2005 2 sheets: Three Standing Figures. Komposition$1.3kSign up
sold 2006 Thorn Trees$20.5kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 21 works
- Sold
- 9 of 21
- Median
- $1.5kSign up
- Average
- $1.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 17 × 14 in (43 × 36 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (9), Lithograph (6), Watercolor (2)
- Subjects
- Birds (1), Abstract (1), Rivers & marshes (1)
sold 2010 Senza titoloResult not published
sold 2010 Senza titoloResult not published
sold 2011 Lotto di tre graficheResult not published
sold 2011 Lotto di tre graficheResult not published
sold 2011 Senza titoloResult not published
sold 2011 Aloys SenefelderResult not published
Show 6 more (2010s)
sold 2011 Untitled (Phoenix Bird)$1.1kSign up
sold 2012 Senza titoloUnsold
sold 2012 Senza titoloUnsold
sold 2012 Untitled$1.1kSign up
sold 2013 'The Buck Hare'$3kSign up
sold 2016 COLORResult not published
…and 9 more works from this group in the full results list.
Undated, sold in the 2020s 64 works
- Sold
- 50 of 64
- Median
- $610Sign up
- Average
- $1.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 16 × 14 in (40 × 36 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (23), Lithograph (18), Etching (11)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (3), Palms (1), Landscapes (1)
sold 2020 FigureUnsold · sold 2×
sold 2020 CompostionUnsold · sold 2×
sold 2020 Palm TreeUnsold
sold 2020 Untitled$1.2kSign up
sold 2020 Untitled$841Sign up
sold 2020 Senza titolo$282Sign up
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2020 Untitled$793Sign up
sold 2020 InsectUnsold
sold 2020 L'Ultimo Paesaggio$156Sign up
sold 2020 VARIANT SWAN-LIKE FORM$975Sign up
sold 2021 Senza titolo$625Sign up
sold 2021 Senza titolo$506Sign up
…and 52 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 Graham Sutherland auction results →