Margaret Keane: career timeline
American · 1927–2022 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 22 of 32 lots (69% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | $1.9kSign up | Pastel |
| 1960s | 6 | 6 | $7.3kSign up | Oil |
| 1970s | 4 | 4 | $5.3kSign up | Oil |
| 1980s | 5 | 5 | $7.7kSign up | Oil |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | $6.9kSign up | Oil |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | $2.1kSign up | Oil |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | $1.3kSign up | Other |
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1950s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $1.9kSign up
- Average
- $1.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 24.5 × 23 in (62 × 58 cm)
- Mediums
- Pastel (1), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1955 Portrait of the Beamer Children 1955$270Sign up
1957 Piano Player$3.5kSign up
1960s 6 works
- Sold
- 6 of 6
- Median
- $7.3kSign up
- Average
- $7kSign up
- Typical size
- 10.5 × 7.5 in (26 × 19 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (5), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2)
c. 1960 Untitled$6.3kSign up
c. 1960 Untitled$10.6kSign up
1963 Untitled (portrait)$8.3kSign up
1967 Portrait of a Woman$4.1kSign up
1967 The Protector$10.9kSign up
1968 Erika$1.7kSign up
1970s 4 works
- Sold
- 4 of 4
- Median
- $5.3kSign up
- Average
- $5.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 10.5 × 9 in (26 × 22 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (4)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2)
1973 Daddy's Girl$7kSign up
1976 Surprise$4kSign up
1977 Portrait of Sara May$6.2kSign up
1978 Untitled$4.5kSign up
1980s 5 works
- Sold
- 5 of 5
- Median
- $7.7kSign up
- Average
- $8.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 14 × 11 in (36 × 28 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (5)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (4), Flowers & still life (1)
1981 Soonie's Rose$6.4kSign up
1982 Boy and Dog$4.7kSign up
1983 Girl with Anthurium Bouquet$7.7kSign up
1987 Untitled (Girl with Pug)$15.1kSign up
1988 Little Girl in Blue Kimono with Siamese Kitten$9kSign up
1990s 3 works
- Sold
- 3 of 3
- Median
- $6.9kSign up
- Average
- $7.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 12 × 9 in (30 × 23 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (3)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (3)
1996 Untitled (Girl with Teddy Bear)$8.8kSign up
1996 Untitled (Girl with Koala)$6kSign up
1998 Untitled (Girl with Lamb)$6.9kSign up
2000s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $2.1kSign up
- Average
- $2.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 5 × 7 in (13 × 18 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
2000 Untitled (Girl with Hollyhock)$2.1kSign up
2010s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $1.3kSign up
- Average
- $1.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 6 × 4.5 in (15 × 12 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (1)
- Subjects
- —
2012 Hidden From Obscurity$1.3kSign up
Creation date not recorded
10 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 2010s 1 work
Undated, sold in the 2020s 9 works
- Sold
- 9 of 9
- Median
- $4.4kSign up
- Average
- $7.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 13 × 6.5 in (33 × 16 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (6), Drawing (2), Other (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (4)
sold 2021 Untitled$22.5kSign up
sold 2023 The Gift$3.2kSign up
sold 2023 Girl in a Frame and Girl with a Cat: Two Works$2.2kSign up
sold 2023 The Masquerade$12.8kSign up
sold 2023 Little Angels$10.2kSign up
sold 2023 Untitled (The Little Dancer)$4.4kSign up
Show 3 more (2020s)
sold 2023 Young Girl$4.1kSign up
sold 2024 Untitled (Three Women)$5.2kSign up
sold 2024 Portrait$677Sign 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 Margaret Keane auction results →