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John Melville Kelly: career timeline

American · 1878–1962 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 41 of 77 lots (53% 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 Melville Kelly: 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
1920s85$1.7kSign upEtching
1930s1614$1.2kSign upEtching
1940s117$2kSign upAquatint
1950s43$5.8kSign upOther

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1920s 8 works

Sold
5 of 8
Median
$1.7kSign up
Average
$2.3kSign up
Typical size
11 × 10 in (28 × 26 cm)
Mediums
Etching (7), Aquatint (1)
Subjects
—

1930s 16 works

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14 of 16
Median
$1.2kSign up
Average
$1.4kSign up
Typical size
9.5 × 9.5 in (24 × 24 cm)
Mediums
Etching (8), Drypoint (5), Aquatint (3)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2)
Show 4 more (1930s)

1940s 11 works

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7 of 11
Median
$2kSign up
Average
$3.1kSign up
Typical size
15 × 11.5 in (38 × 29 cm)
Mediums
Aquatint (11)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2)

1950s 4 works

Sold
3 of 4
Median
$5.8kSign up
Average
$4.3kSign up
Typical size
16.5 × 12.5 in (42 × 32 cm)
Mediums
Other (2), Aquatint (1), Watercolor (1)
Subjects
—

Creation date not recorded

34 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 2000s 2 works

Sold
1 of 2
Median
$59.8kSign up
Average
$59.8kSign up
Typical size
28 × 19.5 in (71 × 50 cm)
Mediums
Oil (2)
Subjects
—

Undated, sold in the 2010s 2 works

Sold
2 of 2
Median
$3kSign up
Average
$3kSign up
Typical size
14.5 × 12 in (37 × 30 cm)
Mediums
Oil (1), Aquatint (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)

Undated, sold in the 2020s 30 works

Sold
26 of 30
Median
$928Sign up
Average
$1.6kSign up
Typical size
13.5 × 10.5 in (34 × 27 cm)
Mediums
Aquatint (18), Etching (7), Drypoint (2)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1), Beach scenes (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 18 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 Melville Kelly auction results →