Jan Nigro: career timeline
New Zealand · 1920–2012 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 29 of 46 lots (62% 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 | — | Oil |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | $8.1kSign up | Gouache |
| 1960s | 5 | 4 | $1.2kSign up | Mixed media |
| 1970s | 3 | 2 | $336Sign up | Watercolor |
| 1980s | 5 | 3 | $646Sign up | Mixed media |
| 1990s | 5 | 2 | $1.6kSign up | Pastel |
| 2000s | 6 | 0 | — | Oil |
| 2010s | 1 | 0 | — | Oil |
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1940s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 25.5 × 12.5 in (65 × 32 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
1947 The Lace ScarfUnsold
1950s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $8.1kSign up
- Average
- $8.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 31.5 × 25.5 in (80 × 64 cm)
- Mediums
- Gouache (1), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1954 Head$1.5kSign up
1959 Death of a Skittle Clown$14.6kSign up
1960s 5 works
- Sold
- 4 of 5
- Median
- $1.2kSign up
- Average
- $2.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 22 × 17.5 in (57 × 45 cm)
- Mediums
- Mixed media (2), Watercolor (1), Pastel (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1), Cattle & animals (1), Beach scenes (1)
1964 Untitled - Figure Study$290Sign up
1964 Pioneers, Disintegration of a Model T FordUnsold
1964 The Bull$647Sign up
1966 On the Beach$1.7kSign up
1967 High Dive II$8.3kSign up
1970s 3 works
- Sold
- 2 of 3
- Median
- $336Sign up
- Average
- $336Sign up
- Typical size
- 17 × 13 in (44 × 33 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (2), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- —
1970 Untitled (Iris Study)$413Sign up
1971 In the Public GardensUnsold
1978 Wanaka$260Sign up
1980s 5 works
- Sold
- 3 of 5
- Median
- $646Sign up
- Average
- $2.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 21 × 23 in (53 × 59 cm)
- Mediums
- Mixed media (2), Print (other) (1), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Birds (1), Figures & portraits (1)
c. 1980 Troy$646Sign up
1981 The Childrens PlaygroundUnsold
1985 Drunken Parrots$98Sign up
1985 Weeping Man$7kSign up
1985 ChoosingUnsold · sold 2×
1990s 5 works
- Sold
- 2 of 5
- Median
- $1.6kSign up
- Average
- $1.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 27.5 × 31 in (70 × 79 cm)
- Mediums
- Pastel (2), Oil (2), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2)
1993 Untitled$1.8kSign up
1995 School Girl – A Certain InnocenceUnsold
1997 Untitled – Reclining nude$1.4kSign up
1998 Untitled – Figure in a LandscapeUnsold
1999 Untitled – Female NudeUnsold
2000s 6 works
- Sold
- 0 of 6
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 29.5 × 23 in (75 × 58 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (5), Mixed media (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
2001 Nude in the CloudsUnsold
2001 It’s All in the Way We Look At ItUnsold
2002 Alice through doorsUnsold
2003 Sad Movies make me CryUnsold
2003 Female Suicide BomberUnsold
2004 A Man Called FishUnsold
2010s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 21.5 × 26.5 in (55 × 67 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
2011 RenaissanceUnsold
Creation date not recorded
17 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 6 works
- Sold
- 4 of 6
- Median
- $326Sign up
- Average
- $1.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 20.5 × 12 in (52 × 31 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (2), Oil (1), Acrylic (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1), Flowers & still life (1)
sold 2015 Ponsonby Window$3.4kSign up
sold 2015 Untitled – Pioneer SeriesUnsold
sold 2017 UntitledUnsold
sold 2017 Untitled – Portrait of a Lady$129Sign up
sold 2018 Lava-Lava$251Sign up
sold 2019 Untitled (Flower Study)$401Sign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 11 works
- Sold
- 7 of 11
- Median
- $722Sign up
- Average
- $2.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 17 × 16 in (43 × 41 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (4), Mixed media (2), Oil (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (3), Beach scenes (1), Flowers & still life (1)
sold 2021 Untitled - Figure in Profile$560Sign up
sold 2021 Bathers$1.7kSign up
sold 2022 Nude on GoldUnsold
sold 2022 Bob & Coral and Ted & AliceUnsold
sold 2022 Nude$326Sign up
sold 2023 Pioneer$722Sign up
Show 5 more (2020s)
sold 2025 Untitled - Still LifeUnsold
sold 2025 TownsvilleUnsold
sold 2025 Pioneers: The Wedding$10.8kSign up
sold 2026 Portrait of a Girl$234Sign up
sold 2026 Untitled Portrait$798Sign 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 Jan Nigro auction results →