J.P. Donleavy: career timeline
American · 1926–2017 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 11 of 24 lots (43% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | — | Watercolor |
| 1950s | 3 | 3 | $746Sign up | Watercolor |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | — | Watercolor |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | $827Sign up | Watercolor |
| 1990s | 3 | 2 | $595Sign up | Watercolor |
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1940s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 11.5 × 16 in (29 × 41 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- —
1949 BOTTLESUnsold
1950s 3 works
- Sold
- 3 of 3
- Median
- $746Sign up
- Average
- $778Sign up
- Typical size
- 19 × 12 in (48 × 30 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (3)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2)
1950 NUDE STUDY: WOMAN WITH RED FLOWER$746Sign up
1950 NUDE STUDY: WOMAN WITH RED FLOWER$504Sign up · sold 2×
1952 FEMALE NUDE TORSO$1.1kSign up
1960s 2 works
- Sold
- 0 of 2
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 10 × 13.5 in (25 × 34 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (2)
- Subjects
- —
1968 BEASTLY BEATITUDE, 1968 and MONKEY CREATURE (A PAIR)Unsold
1968 BEASTLY BEATITUDEUnsold
1970s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $827Sign up
- Average
- $827Sign up
- Typical size
- 9.5 × 12.5 in (24 × 32 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- Sunsets & night (1)
1975 PRAY HOMAGE TO THE NEW MOON$827Sign up
1990s 3 works
- Sold
- 2 of 3
- Median
- $595Sign up
- Average
- $595Sign up
- Typical size
- 15 × 10.5 in (38 × 27 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (3)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (3)
1990 SELF PORTRAIT, 1990 and LADY WEARING A HAT (A PAIR)$392Sign up
1990 SELF PORTRAIT$797Sign up
1994 WOMAN IN YELLOW DRESSUnsold
Creation date not recorded
13 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 6 works
- Sold
- 6 of 6
- Median
- $1.8kSign up
- Average
- $1.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 11 × 9.5 in (29 × 24 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (5), Other (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2), Birds (1)
sold 2000 MYTHICAL ANIMAL$332Sign up
sold 2000 YELLOW BIRD$576Sign up
sold 2006 BRENDAN BEHAN$2.9kSign up
sold 2007 SELF PORTRAIT$2.9kSign up
sold 2007 HAPPY FISH$2.4kSign up
sold 2008 WOMAN UNDRESSED IN THE CATACOMBS$1.2kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 5.5 × 7 in (14 × 18 cm)
- Mediums
- Gouache (1)
- Subjects
- Abstract (1)
sold 2010 MONKEY CREATURE [ABSTRACT] and TWO OTHER WORKSUnsold
Undated, sold in the 2020s 6 works
- Sold
- 3 of 6
- Median
- $368Sign up
- Average
- $462Sign up
- Typical size
- 9.5 × 11.5 in (24 × 29 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (4), Drawing (1), Print (other) (1)
- Subjects
- Birds (1)
sold 2020 BIRD OBSERVING THERE IS NOTHING THERE$706Sign up
sold 2022 Which One Of You Predators Wants To Die First$311Sign up
sold 2023 WHO'S YOUR DENTIST?Unsold
sold 2025 Swift And Deliberate Is Motto And Motive$368Sign up
sold 2025 BRENDAN BEHANUnsold
sold 2026 LADYBIRDSUnsold
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.P. Donleavy auction results →