J. M. W. Turner: career timeline

British · 1775–1851 · Few works by J. M. W. Turner have a recorded creation date (3 of 9), so works are grouped by the decade they were sold, not made. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

J. M. W. Turner: works at auction by decade the work was sold (creation dates are not recorded for most of these works). Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade sold	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
2010s	4	3	$559Sign up	Engraving
2020s	5	2	$327Sign up	Watercolor

Sold in the 2010s 4 works

Sold: 3 of 4
Median: $559Sign up
Average: $632Sign up
Typical size: 8 × 9 in (21 × 23 cm)
Mediums: Engraving (3), Etching (1)
Subjects: Landscapes (1)

1816 The Source of the Arveron in the Valley of Chamouni, Savoy$511Sign up
sold 2014 Tenth Plaque of Egypt$826Sign up
1811 The Junction of the Severn and the Wye, from [Liber Studiorum] and engraved and published by Turner himselfUnsold
sold 2017 Tenth Plaque of Egypt$559Sign up

Sold in the 2020s 5 works

Sold: 2 of 5
Median: $327Sign up
Average: $327Sign up
Typical size: 7 × 9 in (18 × 23 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (2), Engraving (1), Other (1)
Subjects: Landscapes (1), Sea & coast (1)

sold 2020 UntitledResult not published
sold 2020 ENGRAVINGSResult not published
sold 2021 Thames SceneUnsold
sold 2022 Cove Landscape$150Sign up
1809 The Leader Sea Piece (plate 20 from the Liber Studiorum series)$504Sign 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 J. M. W. Turner auction results →