John Schwatschke: career timeline
Irish · 1943–2026 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 66 of 168 lots (38% 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 | $296Sign up | Drawing |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | $4.6kSign up | Oil |
| 1980s | 2 | 1 | $635Sign up | Oil |
| 1990s | 10 | 10 | $1.4kSign up | Oil |
| 2000s | 27 | 20 | $2.1kSign up | Oil |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | $901Sign up | Oil |
| 2020s | 14 | 14 | $745Sign up | Oil |
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1960s 1 work
1970s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $4.6kSign up
- Average
- $4.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 76 × 48 in (193 × 122 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
1973 BEAMERS OF THE PETROL CRISIS$4.6kSign up
1980s 2 works
- Sold
- 1 of 2
- Median
- $635Sign up
- Average
- $635Sign up
- Typical size
- 20 × 27.5 in (50 × 70 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2)
- Subjects
- —
1980 Francesca dans le Jardin, Mougins$635Sign up
1989 DO YOU SWEAR? 2009Unsold
1990s 10 works
- Sold
- 10 of 10
- Median
- $1.4kSign up
- Average
- $1.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 24 × 30 in (61 × 76 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (10)
- Subjects
- —
1997 THE ARTIST WITH DAME LAURA MCFLABBART$3.5kSign up
1998 The Garden Party$871Sign up
1999 Letter from Mary Ellen in New York$476Sign up · sold 2×
1999 The Red Hat$1.1kSign up
1999 Party Piece$792Sign up
1999 House Call$1.8kSign up
1999 GLITTERATI$848Sign up
1999 A DOCTOR CALLS (AGAIN)$1.8kSign up
1999 PARTY AT KATE KARNEY'S$3.1kSign up
1999 THE RED HAT$1.9kSign up
2000s 27 works
- Sold
- 20 of 27
- Median
- $2.1kSign up
- Average
- $2.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 24 × 20 in (61 × 51 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (27)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (3), Markets & villages (2)
2000 Politics (The Turn Of The Century)$1.9kSign up
2000 PINGIN$889Sign up
2001 FERNANDO'S HIDE AWAY$5.8kSign up
2003 A Sensation$766Sign up · sold 2×
2003 Les Parapluies de rue Fishamble$1.8kSign up · sold 3×
2003 DOUBLE VISIONUnsold
2003 LYRIC IN THE AFTERNOON$3.3kSign up
2004 THE THOUGHTFUL WALKERUnsold
2004 Humdrum Run$1.5kSign up
2004 BREAK AT GOUGANE BARRA, COUNTY CORK$806Sign up
2004 BREAK AT GOUGANE BARRA, COUNTY CORKUnsold
2004 ENDURANCE$2kSign up
Show 12 more (2000s)
2004 NEXT PLEASE$2.9kSign up
2004 A BREAK AT GOUGANBARRA, COUNTY CORK$2.1kSign up
2005 THE ARTIST PAINTING DOLORESUnsold
2005 THE PUMP AT BALLYHOOLEYUnsold
2005 ONE MORE BID$3.1kSign up
2005 RISK EQUALISATION$2.5kSign up
2006 A NEW NEIGHBOUR, FERRYBANK$487Sign up
2006 SCRATCH GOLFERUnsold · sold 2×
2006 SELF PORTRAIT$2.8kSign up
2006 LAST MAN OUT SWITCH OFF THE LIGHTS$5.5kSign up
2007 Country House Recital$2.5kSign up
2007 "FREDDY & MASTER" (SELF PORTRAIT) 2007Unsold
…and 3 more works from this group in the full results list.
2010s 5 works
- Sold
- 5 of 5
- Median
- $901Sign up
- Average
- $964Sign up
- Typical size
- 24 × 30 in (61 × 76 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (5)
- Subjects
- Harbours & ports (1)
2012 JUST THE TICKET$810Sign up
2012 IT'S A LONG WAY FROM TIPPERARY$1.2kSign up
2012 THE YAWN$901Sign up
2016 RIGHT OF WAY, MULLINAVAT, COUNTY KILKENNY$779Sign up
2018 Last Day on the North Wharf$1.1kSign up
2020s 14 works
- Sold
- 14 of 14
- Median
- $745Sign up
- Average
- $967Sign up
- Typical size
- 28.5 × 29.5 in (72 × 75 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (14)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (1)
2020 Fair Day$1.2kSign up
2021 La Forza del Destino$528Sign up
2022 The Waterford Fair$1.8kSign up
2022 The Lost Chord$829Sign up
2022 Blind Drunk$660Sign up
2023 End of the Day, Francis Street, Waterford$465Sign up
2023 Fair Day$1.6kSign up
2023 The Reading Of The Will$2.2kSign up
2023 Called to the Bar$977Sign up
2023 CLAUSE 1 A$530Sign up
2024 THE END OF A LOST BEGINNING$367Sign up
2024 Talking Politics$647Sign up
Show 2 more (2020s)
2025 Conference Call$1.2kSign up
2025 THE SIX O'CLOCK BUS$606Sign up
Creation date not recorded
100 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 17 works
- Sold
- 16 of 17
- Median
- $2.5kSign up
- Average
- $2.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 24 × 24 in (61 × 61 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (17)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1), Harbours & ports (1), Markets & villages (1)
sold 2000 PLAYING THE FIELD$1.2kSign up
sold 2001 FINAL BID$1.6kSign up
sold 2001 BETWEEN OURSELVES$1.6kSign up
sold 2001 EYE ON THE BALL$667Sign up
sold 2001 UP AGAINST THE LAW$3.4kSign up
sold 2002 RENDEZVOUS AT EIGHT$4kSign up
Show 6 more (2000s)
sold 2002 POLITICS (TURN OF HTE CENTURY)$2.7kSign up
sold 2002 COMING AND GOING NOWHERE (HEUSTON STATION)$3.1kSign up
sold 2003 THE 'ONCONVANIENCE' OF BEING SINGLE$3.5kSign up
sold 2003 EDUCATING ARCHIE$1.5kSign up
sold 2003 THE WAITING ROOM$3.2kSign up
sold 2004 CLOSING DOWN THE NORTH WHARF, WATERFORD$1.4kSign up
…and 5 more works from this group in the full results list.
Undated, sold in the 2010s 15 works
- Sold
- 9 of 15
- Median
- $684Sign up
- Average
- $759Sign up
- Typical size
- 24 × 23.5 in (61 × 60 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (12), Other (3)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (3), Harbours & ports (1)
sold 2011 PORTRAIT OF THE DUKE OF EDINBURGHUnsold
sold 2011 Untitled$1.7kSign up
sold 2013 THE SELECTION COMMITTEEUnsold
sold 2014 THE COFFEE CONCERTUnsold
sold 2014 Untitled$813Sign up
sold 2014 Portrait of the Artist$312Sign up
Show 6 more (2010s)
sold 2015 MICK'S BAR$1.1kSign up
sold 2015 A DEAL BETWEEN FRIENDSUnsold
sold 2016 PORTRAIT OF MADEMOISELLE BLACKSLOPP-FLEPSTEFFUnsold
sold 2017 AS TIME GOES BY$704Sign up
sold 2018 Coffee At ElevenUnsold
sold 2019 Blind Date II$447Sign up
…and 3 more works from this group in the full results list.
Undated, sold in the 2020s 68 works
- Sold
- 63 of 68
- Median
- $702Sign up
- Average
- $926Sign up
- Typical size
- 23.5 × 24 in (60 × 61 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (63), Other (5)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (3), Sunsets & night (2), Harbours & ports (1)
sold 2020 Dinner at Aight$1.6kSign up
sold 2020 Ten A Penny$1.7kSign up
sold 2020 When the Chips are Down$1kSign up
sold 2020 DOUBLES$1.1kSign up
sold 2020 Dinner at Eight$616Sign up
sold 2020 House Call$448Sign up
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2020 The Bar Stop$1.5kSign up
sold 2020 Sally's Big Day$556Sign up
sold 2020 Untitled$371Sign up
sold 2021 A Little Bit Of Information$430Sign up
sold 2021 A Perfect Normal Evening$1kSign up
sold 2021 A STRETCH OF THE IMAGINATION$436Sign up
…and 56 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 Schwatschke auction results →