John Passmore: career timeline
Australian · 1904–1984 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 23 of 46 lots (51% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | $12.6kSign up | Oil |
| 1940s | 5 | 5 | $6.8kSign up | Oil |
| 1950s | 14 | 9 | $8.9kSign up | Oil |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | $4.8kSign up | Oil |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | $5.6kSign up | Oil |
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1930s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $12.6kSign up
- Average
- $12.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 16 × 20 in (41 × 51 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Rivers & marshes (1)
1939 Canal Barges, London 1939$12.6kSign up
1940s 5 works
- Sold
- 5 of 5
- Median
- $6.8kSign up
- Average
- $9.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 15.5 × 15.5 in (40 × 40 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (4), Gouache (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2), Landscapes (2)
1940 Portrait of Marjorie Jenkins (1940)$18.5kSign up
1945 Trees 1945$6kSign up · sold 2×
1946 Figures and Trees 1946$6.8kSign up
1946 Up in the Orchard II (1946)$16.5kSign up
1949 Landscape, c$357Sign up
1950s 14 works
- Sold
- 9 of 14
- Median
- $8.9kSign up
- Average
- $13.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 15.5 × 21.5 in (40 × 54 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (10), Drawing (2), Print (other) (1)
- Subjects
- Beach scenes (2), Figures & portraits (2), Flowers & still life (1)
c. 1950 CouplesUnsold
c. 1950 Still Life$1.7kSign up
1950 Nude c1950$8.9kSign up
1950 Strawberry Pickers at Rest (circa 1950)Unsold
1950 Nude c1950Unsold
1951 Bathers$3.9kSign up
1952 Miraculous draft of fishes$809Sign up
1952 Boys Under Pear Tree 1952$9.1kSign up
1953 The Sand Fight 1953Unsold
1954 Figure Study (1954)Unsold
1954 Figure Study$892Sign up
1955 The Catch 1955$13.1kSign up
Show 2 more (1950s)
1955 (Three Bathers) (1955)$26.9kSign up
c. 1957 Abstract Sydney Harbour (1957-1958)$59.4kSign up
1960s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $4.8kSign up
- Average
- $4.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 10 × 13 in (25 × 33 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
1960 (Summer) (circa 1960)$4.8kSign up
1970s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $5.6kSign up
- Average
- $5.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 20 × 28 in (51 × 71 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Abstract (1)
1970 Figurative Abstract c1970$5.6kSign up
Creation date not recorded
21 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 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $30.2kSign up
- Average
- $30.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 18 × 14 in (46 × 36 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1)
sold 2009 The Straight Tree$30.2kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 10 works
- Sold
- 7 of 10
- Median
- $9kSign up
- Average
- $14.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 15 × 18.5 in (38 × 47 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (10)
- Subjects
- Beach scenes (4), Landscapes (2), Figures & portraits (1)
sold 2010 (Double Sided Landscape)$5kSign up
sold 2010 The Bathers$41.7kSign up
sold 2013 Bathers$9.6kSign up
sold 2014 BathersUnsold
sold 2015 (Figure Study - Marjorie Jenkins)Unsold
sold 2016 Boys Bathing$2kSign up
Show 4 more (2010s)
sold 2018 Four Bathers at a Bridge$9kSign up
sold 2018 Building in a Landscape, Miller's Point$3.6kSign up
sold 2019 NudesUnsold
sold 2019 Blue$30.5kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 10 works
- Sold
- 8 of 10
- Median
- $1kSign up
- Average
- $5.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 13.5 × 11.5 in (34 × 30 cm)
- Mediums
- Print (other) (5), Oil (3), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Sea & coast (3), Boats (2), Beach scenes (2)
sold 2021 Night Fishing$1.1kSign up
sold 2023 Figures and Boat$639Sign up
sold 2023 Figures by the Sea, with Man Diving$511Sign up
sold 2023 Figures and BoatUnsold
sold 2023 Figures by the Sea, with Man DivingUnsold
sold 2024 Still Life with Fruit and Jug$7.6kSign up · sold 2×
Show 4 more (2020s)
sold 2024 Woman on Bed$3.3kSign up
sold 2024 Figure Reclining on Beach$33kSign up · sold 2×
sold 2025 Study for the Bathers$290Sign up
sold 2025 Surf Fishing$942Sign 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 Passmore auction results →