Howard Arkley: career timeline

Australian · 1951–1999 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 99 of 113 lots (87% 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.

Howard Arkley: 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
1970s32$12.6kSign upAcrylic
1980s3024$7.5kSign upAcrylic
1990s5957$16.8kSign upAcrylic

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1970s 3 works

Sold
2 of 3
Median
$12.6kSign up
Average
$12.6kSign up
Typical size
34 × 25 in (86 × 64 cm)
Mediums
Acrylic (3)
Subjects
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1980s 30 works

Sold
24 of 30
Median
$7.5kSign up
Average
$106kSign up
Typical size
35 × 42.5 in (89 × 108 cm)
Mediums
Acrylic (15), Print (other) (8), Lithograph (3)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2), Markets & villages (1), Landscapes (1)
Show 12 more (1980s)

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

1990s 59 works

Sold
57 of 59
Median
$16.8kSign up
Average
$141kSign up
Typical size
30 × 29.5 in (76 × 75 cm)
Mediums
Acrylic (41), Print (other) (7), Photograph (5)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (6), Landscapes (4), Flowers & still life (4)
Show 12 more (1990s)

…and 35 more works from this group in the full results list.

Creation date not recorded

14 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 8 works

Sold
6 of 8
Median
$2.3kSign up
Average
$4.9kSign up
Typical size
29.5 × 21.5 in (75 × 55 cm)
Mediums
Acrylic (3), Screenprint (3), Other (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2)
Show 2 more (2010s)

Undated, sold in the 2020s 6 works

Sold
6 of 6
Median
$2.7kSign up
Average
$2.6kSign up
Typical size
31.5 × 27.5 in (80 × 70 cm)
Mediums
Print (other) (5), Screenprint (1)
Subjects
Landscapes (2), Figures & portraits (1)

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 Howard Arkley auction results →