John Singer Sargent: career timeline
American · 1856–1925 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 19 of 35 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.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 4 | $556kSign up | Oil |
| 1890s | 4 | 2 | $116kSign up | Oil |
| 1900s | 6 | 5 | $75kSign up | Oil |
| 1910s | 3 | 3 | $72.6kSign up | Watercolor |
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1880s 5 works
- Sold
- 4 of 5
- Median
- $556kSign up
- Average
- $515kSign up
- Typical size
- 19.5 × 15 in (49 × 38 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (5)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1880 Peter Augustus Jay$900kSign up
1880 Donkeys in a Desert, Morocco 1880$47.2kSign up
c. 1880 Head of a Spanish MusicianUnsold
1887 A Backwater at Wargrave$806kSign up
1887 Gordon Fairchild$305kSign up
1890s 4 works
- Sold
- 2 of 4
- Median
- $116kSign up
- Average
- $116kSign up
- Typical size
- 24 × 22.5 in (61 × 57 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (4)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1891 Sketch of a Graveyard, ConstantinopleUnsold
1891 Egyptian Woman (Coin Necklace)Unsold
c. 1895 David Plays Before Saul$57.6kSign up
1895 Gardiner Greene Hammond, Jr.$175kSign up
1900s 6 works
- Sold
- 5 of 6
- Median
- $75kSign up
- Average
- $82.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 30.5 × 23 in (77 × 59 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (4), Watercolor (1), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1), Landscapes (1)
1900 Sir Charles Stewart Loch$75kSign up
c. 1901 Study for a Portrait of Captain John SpicerUnsold
1904 Mrs. Hugh Smith$75.6kSign up
c. 1904 Mrs. John C. Tomlinson$213kSign up
c. 1907 Val d'Aosta, Purtud: A Forest Scene$47.5kSign up · sold 2×
1908 W.B. YEATS$1.1kSign up
1910s 3 works
- Sold
- 3 of 3
- Median
- $72.6kSign up
- Average
- $69kSign up
- Typical size
- 21 × 16.5 in (53 × 42 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (2), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1917 Two Tarpon$120kSign up
1919 Berles-au-Bois, France$72.6kSign up
1919 Portrait of William Walker, 1st Baron Wavertree$14.4kSign up
Creation date not recorded
16 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 6 works
- Sold
- 5 of 6
- Median
- $85.4kSign up
- Average
- $716kSign up
- Typical size
- 22 × 16 in (56 × 41 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (3), Drawing (1), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (4)
sold 2006 Portrait of a Child$2.6MSign up
sold 2007 Head of an Italian ModelUnsold
sold 2007 Portrait of Mildred Stimson Livermore, Daughter of Colonel Livermore$60kSign up
sold 2007 Sandali$768kSign up
sold 2009 Sketch of a Spanish Crucifixion$85.4kSign up
sold 2009 Portrait of a man 24 x 20in$19.5kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 5 works
- Sold
- 2 of 5
- Median
- $46.3kSign up
- Average
- $46.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 17 × 16.5 in (44 × 42 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (3), Watercolor (1), Lithograph (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
sold 2010 Church of the Nativity, BethlehemUnsold
sold 2011 Mrs. James Cecil$52.5kSign up
sold 2012 Portrait of Joseph Bangs Warner$40kSign up
sold 2015 AutoritrattoResult not published
sold 2019 - ''William Rothenstein: (Dodgson 3)-Result not published
Undated, sold in the 2020s 5 works
- Sold
- 4 of 5
- Median
- $7.2kSign up
- Average
- $23kSign up
- Typical size
- 16 × 16.5 in (40 × 41 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (1), Lithograph (1), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (3), Harbours & ports (1)
sold 2022 UntitledUnsold
sold 2025 Seated Draped Figure$1kSign up
sold 2025 The Old Wharf, Ironbound$76.7kSign up
sold 2026 Seated Draped Figure$900Sign up
sold 2026 Pencil Study for Portrait (Head of Boy)$13.4kSign 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 Singer Sargent auction results →