John Byrne: career timeline
British · 1940–2023 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 37 of 140 lots (26% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | $4.6kSign up | Watercolor |
| 1970s | 4 | 4 | $2kSign up | Drawing |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | $1.6kSign up | Watercolor |
| 2000s | 9 | 8 | $1.7kSign up | Lithograph |
| 2010s | 15 | 14 | $1.7kSign up | Screenprint |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | $1.6kSign up | Screenprint |
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1960s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $4.6kSign up
- Average
- $4.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 6 × 4.5 in (16 × 11 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- —
1965 L.A. LIQUOR STORE,1965$4.6kSign up
1970s 4 works
- Sold
- 4 of 4
- Median
- $2kSign up
- Average
- $7.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 14 × 9.5 in (35 × 24 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (2), Oil (1), Etching (1)
- Subjects
- Birds (1)
1970 HOMAGE A HOCKNEY$24.5kSign up
1970 JOJO SLEEPING$816Sign up
1970 MELANIE SLEEPING$1.5kSign up
1972 CHILD, BIRD, AND MONKEY$2.4kSign up
1990s 3 works
- Sold
- 3 of 3
- Median
- $1.6kSign up
- Average
- $3kSign up
- Typical size
- 20 × 20 in (51 × 51 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (1), Oil (1), Screenprint (1)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (1)
1994 SACRED AND PROFANE$1.6kSign up
1998 THE BLACK JUG$6.9kSign up
1999 A HAT, A ROSE, A SHOE AND A LEAF$519Sign up
2000s 9 works
- Sold
- 8 of 9
- Median
- $1.7kSign up
- Average
- $5.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 12 × 9 in (31 × 23 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (2), Engraving (2), Mixed media (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (4)
2001 PORTRAIT OF JAMES KELMAN (DESIGN FOR CANONGATE)$269Sign up
2001 PORTRAIT OF JAMES KELMAN (DESIGN FOR CANONGATE)$427Sign up
2001 EX VOTO$1.5kSign up
2003 CECI N’EST PAS UN AUTO-PORTRAIT, 2003$27.4kSign up
2005 THE RED TATTOO$819Sign up
2005 OAKLAND CHAPTERUnsold
2005 TUTTI FRUTTI$2kSign up
2007 SELF PORTRAIT, DRAWING, 2007$5.8kSign up
2009 UNDERWOOD LANE I, 2009$7kSign up
2010s 15 works
- Sold
- 14 of 15
- Median
- $1.7kSign up
- Average
- $3.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 21.5 × 18.5 in (54 × 47 cm)
- Mediums
- Screenprint (4), Oil (2), Watercolor (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
2010 BLUE$1.8kSign up
2010 THERE ONCE WAS A BOY...$2kSign up
2010 IL PENSEROSA, 2010$1.9kSign up
2010 THE STREETS OF NEW YORK IIUnsold · sold 2×
2010 HIM AND ME$2.4kSign up
2011 THE LETTER, 2011$4.2kSign up
2012 MISCHIEF$683Sign up
2013 ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE$807Sign up
2013 INSPIRATION$1.1kSign up
2014 MOONSTRUCK$1.2kSign up
2014 MOONSTRUCK$869Sign up
2016 NOVA SCOTIA$1.3kSign up
Show 3 more (2010s)
2018 ME IN STRIPEY TOP$21.4kSign up
2019 T-SHIRT SMOKER$1.6kSign up
2019 SELFIE$12.6kSign up
2020s 4 works
- Sold
- 4 of 4
- Median
- $1.6kSign up
- Average
- $1.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 19.5 × 15 in (49 × 39 cm)
- Mediums
- Screenprint (2), Oil (1), Print (other) (1)
- Subjects
- —
2020 UNTITLED (SELF)$1kSign up
2020 RED 'KERCHIEF$1.5kSign up
2020 THE RUNNER$2.6kSign up
2020 MELANCHOLY MOGGY$1.8kSign up
Creation date not recorded
102 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 4 works
- Sold
- 3 of 4
- Median
- $8.2kSign up
- Average
- $6kSign up
- Typical size
- 13.5 × 10 in (35 × 26 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (1), Other (1), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2017 Downtown and Underwood LaneUnsold
sold 2018 At the Seaside 1948$836Sign up
sold 2019 The Slab Boys$8.2kSign up
sold 2019 Uptown - Downtown$9kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 98 works
- Sold
- 96 of 98
- Median
- $3.8kSign up
- Average
- $5.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 15.5 × 12 in (39 × 30 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (20), Watercolor (15), Mixed media (15)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (29), Beach scenes (2), Abstract (2)
sold 2020 CONFRONTATION$12.6kSign up
sold 2020 SELF-PORTRAIT$14.2kSign up
sold 2020 PENSIVE ANGEL$656Sign up
sold 2020 DOWNTOWN$1.2kSign up
sold 2020 Twilight Hunter$9.8kSign up
sold 2020 Marcellina, 'The Marriage of Figaro'$2kSign up
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2020 Don Basilio, 'The Marriage of Figaro'$2.6kSign up
sold 2020 The Count (full-length), 'The Marriage of Figaro'$2kSign up
sold 2021 XAVIER ON THE BEACH$6.6kSign up
sold 2021 SELF PORTRAIT AGAINST THE LIGHT$9.1kSign up
sold 2021 PNEUMATIKOS ANTHROPOS$6.1kSign up
sold 2021 'ANGEL' #29$1kSign up
…and 86 more works from this group in the full results list.
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 Byrne auction results →