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British · 1930–2008 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 67 of 110 lots (60% 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.

John Houston: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1940s11$1.4kSign upWatercolor
1950s33$2.4kSign upWatercolor
1960s1212$4.8kSign upOil
1970s1010$1.9kSign upWatercolor
1980s1414$1.2kSign upOil
1990s1616$1.9kSign upWatercolor
2000s77$2kSign upOil

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1940s 1 work

Sold
1 of 1
Median
$1.4kSign up
Average
$1.4kSign up
Typical size
9 × 6.5 in (23 × 17 cm)
Mediums
Watercolor (1)
Subjects
Birds (1)

1950s 3 works

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3 of 3
Median
$2.4kSign up
Average
$1.8kSign up
Typical size
12 × 16 in (30 × 41 cm)
Mediums
Watercolor (2), Oil (1)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (1), Sunsets & night (1)

1960s 12 works

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12 of 12
Median
$4.8kSign up
Average
$4.5kSign up
Typical size
24 × 28.5 in (62 × 72 cm)
Mediums
Oil (9), Watercolor (3)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (2), Beach scenes (2), Landscapes (1)

1970s 10 works

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10 of 10
Median
$1.9kSign up
Average
$2.1kSign up
Typical size
11.5 × 13.5 in (29 × 35 cm)
Mediums
Watercolor (7), Oil (3)
Subjects
Sunsets & night (6), Rivers & marshes (1), Harbours & ports (1)

1980s 14 works

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14 of 14
Median
$1.2kSign up
Average
$2.1kSign up
Typical size
11 × 11.5 in (29 × 29 cm)
Mediums
Oil (7), Watercolor (4), Drawing (2)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2), Sunsets & night (2), Beach scenes (1)
Show 2 more (1980s)

1990s 16 works

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16 of 16
Median
$1.9kSign up
Average
$2.6kSign up
Typical size
8 × 11 in (21 × 28 cm)
Mediums
Watercolor (8), Oil (6), Etching (1)
Subjects
Sunsets & night (6), Landscapes (1), Flowers & still life (1)
Show 4 more (1990s)

2000s 7 works

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7 of 7
Median
$2kSign up
Average
$2kSign up
Typical size
8 × 11 in (20 × 28 cm)
Mediums
Oil (6), Watercolor (1)
Subjects
Sea & coast (3), Sunsets & night (1)

Creation date not recorded

42 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 2020s 42 works

Sold
39 of 42
Median
$1.6kSign up
Average
$2.8kSign up
Typical size
15.5 × 15.5 in (39 × 39 cm)
Mediums
Oil (28), Watercolor (9), Lithograph (3)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (9), Sunsets & night (9), Sea & coast (4)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 30 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 Houston auction results →