John Brack: career timeline
Australian · 1920–1999 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 141 of 147 lots (96% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22 | 20 | $28kSign up | Oil |
| 1960s | 26 | 21 | $49kSign up | Oil |
| 1970s | 42 | 38 | $18.7kSign up | Oil |
| 1980s | 38 | 35 | $4.3kSign up | Lithograph |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | $58.6kSign up | Watercolor |
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1950s 22 works
- Sold
- 20 of 22
- Median
- $28kSign up
- Average
- $232kSign up
- Typical size
- 13.5 × 14 in (35 × 35 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (7), Etching (7), Watercolor (5)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2), Cattle & animals (2)
1952 By the Seaside$2.6kSign up
1953 The Return of the Prodigal Son 1953$1MSign up
1954 Third Daughter$7.2kSign up
1954 Portrait of Dr Ursula Hoff 1954Unsold
1954 Head of a Woman 1954$8.1kSign up
1955 Christmas Lilies 1955$360kSign up
1955 Study for First Daughter (1955)$31kSign up
1955 First Daughter 1955$703kSign up
1955 Reading the Reader's Digest 1955$120kSign up
1956 After the Race 1956$123kSign up
1956 Strapper and Horse 1956$19.2kSign up
1956 Three Horses 1956$88.9kSign up
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1956 Jockey and Trainer 1956$11.9kSign up
1956 Spectators 1956$13.1kSign up
1956 Mounting 1956$14kSign up
1956 Jockeys Returning 1956$15.3kSign up
1957 Nude with Nightgown 1957Unsold
1958 Laughing Child 1958$632kSign up
1958 FLOWERING GUM 1958$199kSign up
c. 1959 The Conflict$14.6kSign up
c. 1959 The Conflict 1959-60$24.9kSign up · sold 2×
1959 Two Running Girls 1959$1.2MSign up
1960s 26 works
- Sold
- 21 of 26
- Median
- $49kSign up
- Average
- $303kSign up
- Typical size
- 26 × 30 in (66 × 76 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (13), Drawing (5), Lithograph (3)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2), Flowers & still life (2)
1960 The Wedding Breakfast 1960$781kSign up
1961 Three Bridesmaids 1961Unsold
1961 To the Water (1961)$138kSign up
1963 Shop Still Life with Self Portrait (circa 1963)Unsold
1963 The Scissors Shop 1963$438kSign up · sold 2×
1963 Still life with Artificial Leg 1963Unsold
1964 Roundelay - Party Scene 1964$36.4kSign up
1964 Study for 'Elastic Stockings' 1964$49kSign up · sold 2×
1965 Standing Nude 1965$16.3kSign up · sold 2×
1965 Reclining Nude on Couch$24.1kSign up
1966 Standing Nude$9.8kSign up · sold 2×
1966 Mirrors and Scissors 1966$1.9kSign up
Show 12 more (1960s)
1966 Sunlamps$2.8kSign up
1966 LITTLE YELLOW NUDE (STUDY FOR LITTLE YELLOW GIRL) 1966Unsold
1967 Adagio$1.2kSign up
1967 Adagio$2kSign up
c. 1967 Adagio 1967-69$490kSign up
c. 1967 Adagio 1967-69$671kSign up
c. 1967 Adagio 1967-69$551kSign up
1967 Ice Skaters$907Sign up
c. 1967 Adagio 1967-69$750kSign up
c. 1967 Adagio 1967-69$658kSign up
1968 The Butcher's Bouquet 1968$233kSign up · sold 2×
1969 Latin American Grand Final$198Sign up
…and 2 more works from this group in the full results list.
1970s 42 works
- Sold
- 38 of 42
- Median
- $18.7kSign up
- Average
- $128kSign up
- Typical size
- 27.5 × 25 in (70 × 64 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (16), Lithograph (16), Drawing (8)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1970 Study for Seated Nude 1970$30.7kSign up
1970 Nude with Chair and Carpet$22.6kSign up · sold 2×
1970 Study for Standing Nude 1970Unsold · sold 2×
1971 Green Nude 1971$268kSign up
1971 Green Nude 1971Unsold
1971 Green Nude 1971$261kSign up
1972 Nude on Kitchen Chair 1972$24.5kSign up
1972 Nude on Bed$1.8kSign up
1973 Finale 1973$428kSign up
1973 On Two Hands and One Foot 1973$15kSign up
1973 Nude on High Backed Chair 1973$34.2kSign up
1973 Finale 1973Unsold
Show 12 more (1970s)
1973 Reaching$15.6kSign up
1973 Finale 1973$577kSign up
1973 On Two Hands and One Foot 1973$381kSign up
1973 Finale 1973$483kSign up
1974 Nude in Profile (also known as Nude, Rug and Dressing Gown) 1974$307kSign up
1975 Study for A Hand with the Etruscans 1975$21.9kSign up · sold 2×
1975 Three Egyptian Women 1975$95.6kSign up
1975 On the Rings 1975$582kSign up
1976 On the Rings 1976$8.7kSign up
1977 On the Elbows$3.2kSign up
1977 A Hand with the Etruscans 1977$2.2kSign up
1977 Nude with Shag Rug 1977$4.2kSign up
…and 18 more works from this group in the full results list.
1980s 38 works
- Sold
- 35 of 38
- Median
- $4.3kSign up
- Average
- $140kSign up
- Typical size
- 26 × 22.5 in (66 × 58 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (22), Oil (8), Watercolor (5)
- Subjects
- Birds (1)
1980 Nude with Frame 1980$320kSign up
1980 Reclining Nude 1980$371kSign up
1980 Nude with Frame 1980$196kSign up
1981 La Traviata$5.9kSign up
1981 La Traviata$2.6kSign up
1981 La Traviata$3.9kSign up
1981 Reclining Nude$1.2kSign up
c. 1981 John Brack Nudes 1981-82$6.8kSign up
1981 La Traviata$2.8kSign up
1981 La Traviata$1.7kSign up
1981 Reclining Nude$1.7kSign up
1981 Seated Nude 1981$26.1kSign up
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1981 La Traviata 1981$4.3kSign up
c. 1981 Two Nudes$645Sign up
1981 La Traviata$3.4kSign up
1981 Reclining Nude 1981$39.8kSign up
1981 Seated Nude 1981$34.1kSign up
1982 Seated Nude II$942Sign up
1982 Reclining Nude II$2.1kSign up
1982 Seated Nude II$1.2kSign up
1982 Double Nude I$1.3kSign up
1982 Double Nude II (from John Brack Nudes) 1982Unsold
1982 Double Nude I (from John Brack Nudes) 1982Unsold
1982 Seated Nude$1.2kSign up
…and 14 more works from this group in the full results list.
1990s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $58.6kSign up
- Average
- $58.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 23.5 × 23.5 in (60 × 60 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (2)
- Subjects
- —
1992 Three Couples Dancing 1992$50.1kSign up
1994 Acrobats 1994$67.2kSign up
Creation date not recorded
6 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
- 6 of 6
- Median
- $788Sign up
- Average
- $925Sign up
- Typical size
- 16.5 × 24.5 in (42 × 62 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (6)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2012 Seated Nude with Long Hair$300Sign up
sold 2014 Double Nude II lithograph 7/50 47 x 68cm$1.3kSign up
sold 2015 Resting Nude lithograph 35/50 47 x 65cm$788Sign up
sold 2015 Seated Nude I lithograph 37/50 42 x 29cm$788Sign up
sold 2017 Model With Islamic Carpet$1.8kSign up
sold 2018 Nude 3$607Sign 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 John Brack auction results →