James Alfred Turner: career timeline
Australian · 1850–1908 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 27 of 38 lots (71% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | $46.5kSign up | Oil |
| 1880s | 11 | 11 | $8.8kSign up | Oil |
| 1890s | 7 | 6 | $8kSign up | Oil |
| 1900s | 8 | 7 | $6.1kSign up | Oil |
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1870s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $46.5kSign up
- Average
- $46.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 28 × 36 in (72 × 91 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
1875 Bend on the Yarra 1875$46.5kSign up
1880s 11 works
- Sold
- 11 of 11
- Median
- $8.8kSign up
- Average
- $9.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 12 × 18 in (31 × 46 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (11)
- Subjects
- Cattle & animals (2), Landscapes (1)
1883 Branding The Sheep$3.7kSign up
1885 Bushman 1885$13.8kSign up
1885 Mustering the Horses c1885$6.1kSign up
1885 The Fallen Tree 1885$3.5kSign up
1886 Out of Danger 1886$14kSign up
1886 Tired 1886$6.8kSign up
1886 Working for a Selector 1886$17.4kSign up
1887 A Day's Muster 1887$8.8kSign up
1888 At Schnapper Point, Victoria 1888$14.7kSign up
1889 (Card Game)$5.7kSign up
1889 Breakfast Time$11.4kSign up
1890s 7 works
- Sold
- 6 of 7
- Median
- $8kSign up
- Average
- $8.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 17.5 × 21 in (44 × 53 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (5), Watercolor (2)
- Subjects
- Rivers & marshes (1), Landscapes (1)
1890 Drover by the Lake$6.4kSign up
1891 A Lively Time 1891$13.3kSign up
1891 Bullock Team$5.1kSign up
1891 LandscapeUnsold
1892 The Last Load$11.7kSign up
c. 1894 Coming up$9.6kSign up
1898 The Lone Hours$3.9kSign up
1900s 8 works
- Sold
- 7 of 8
- Median
- $6.1kSign up
- Average
- $6.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 11.5 × 14 in (29 × 35 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (8)
- Subjects
- Rivers & marshes (2)
1900 Drovers$4.2kSign up
1901 Horse Drinking from the River$2.6kSign up
1902 Smoko$6.5kSign up
1903 The Local Talent 1903$12kSign up
1903 Hauling Logs 1903$5.1kSign up
1903 Untitled (Cattle in a River Landscape) 1903Unsold
1904 Bad Luck$7.6kSign up
1905 Sharpening the Blades$6.1kSign up
Creation date not recorded
11 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 3 works
- Sold
- 3 of 3
- Median
- $3.3kSign up
- Average
- $4.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 12.5 × 12 in (32 × 30 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- Rivers & marshes (1)
sold 2014 Untitled (River Scene)$3.3kSign up
sold 2015 Droving$3.1kSign up
sold 2019 Meal Mates$7.7kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 8 works
- Sold
- 8 of 8
- Median
- $3.2kSign up
- Average
- $5kSign up
- Typical size
- 7 × 13.5 in (18 × 34 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (8)
- Subjects
- Cattle & animals (1)
sold 2021 Hunting Scene$3.1kSign up
sold 2021 Drovers$3.3kSign up
sold 2022 Splashing Through (Ballarat to Melbourne, Cobb & Co. Coach)$13.3kSign up
sold 2025 (The Bullock Team)$1.9kSign up
sold 2025 Horse and Cart Returning from Work$5.1kSign up
sold 2025 Anticipation$8.5kSign 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 James Alfred Turner auction results →