Margaret Preston: career timeline
Australian · 1875–1963 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 74 of 77 lots (96% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 2 | 2 | $39.6kSign up | Oil |
| 1910s | 3 | 3 | $67.8kSign up | Oil |
| 1920s | 43 | 36 | $14kSign up | Woodcut / linocut |
| 1930s | 7 | 5 | $66.5kSign up | Oil |
| 1940s | 7 | 5 | $15.3kSign up | Print (other) |
| 1950s | 11 | 11 | $37.1kSign up | Oil |
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1900s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $39.6kSign up
- Average
- $39.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 24 × 25.5 in (62 × 65 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2)
- Subjects
- —
1903 Spilt Milk (1903)$31.7kSign up
1905 Cottage Kitchen (1905)$47.6kSign up
1910s 3 works
- Sold
- 3 of 3
- Median
- $67.8kSign up
- Average
- $72.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 21 × 17.5 in (53 × 44 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2), Woodcut / linocut (1)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (1)
c. 1916 Narcissi c1916-1919$9.8kSign up
1917 Still Life 1917$140kSign up
1918 The Green Curtain c1918$67.8kSign up · sold 2×
1920s 43 works
- Sold
- 36 of 43
- Median
- $14kSign up
- Average
- $23.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 9.5 × 8 in (24 × 21 cm)
- Mediums
- Woodcut / linocut (37), Oil (3), Other (3)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (8), Harbours & ports (5), Figures & portraits (2)
1920 The Boat, Sydney Harbour (1920)$18.5kSign up
1920 Flower Stand (circa 1920)Unsold
1920 (Mosman Bay Bridge) c1920$46.2kSign up
1923 Emus c1923$8kSign up
1923 Kookaburras c1923$7.5kSign up
1925 Christmas Bells 1925$26.3kSign up
1925 Sturt's Desert Pea$9.9kSign up
1925 Hibiscus 1925$12.5kSign up
1925 Wooden Bridge, Mosman$5.2kSign up
1925 Sydney Heads II 1925$15.1kSign up
1925 Wooden Bridge, Mosman$7.4kSign up
1925 Hibiscus$12.9kSign up
Show 12 more (1920s)
1925 Native Flowers$3.9kSign up
1925 Harbour Foreshore 1925$25.1kSign up
1925 NSW Orchids 1925$11.1kSign up
1925 Harbour Foreshore 1925$19.7kSign up
1925 Sturt's Desert Pea (1925)$15.7kSign up
1925 Protea 1925$24.1kSign up
1925 Hibiscus 1925$15.8kSign up
1925 Christmas Bells 1925$27.8kSign up
1925 Plaid Bow 1925$27.8kSign up
1925 Banksia (circa 1925)$6.2kSign up
1925 STURTS PEA 1925Unsold
1925 Circular Quay 1925Unsold
…and 19 more works from this group in the full results list.
1930s 7 works
- Sold
- 5 of 7
- Median
- $66.5kSign up
- Average
- $62.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 17.5 × 17 in (44 × 43 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (4), Woodcut / linocut (3)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (4)
c. 1930 Native Flowers c.$26.7kSign up
1932 Rock Lilies 1932$146kSign up
1938 Native Flowers and Geebungs 1938$66.5kSign up
1938 NATIVE FLOWERS AND GEEBUNGS 1938$66.7kSign up
1938 Native Flowers and Geebungs 1938Unsold
1939 Calabash Bay, Berowra c1939Unsold
1939 Calabash Bay, Berowra c1939$5kSign up
1940s 7 works
- Sold
- 5 of 7
- Median
- $15.3kSign up
- Average
- $13.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 12.5 × 15 in (31 × 38 cm)
- Mediums
- Print (other) (5), Other (1), Screenprint (1)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (2)
1943 Native Flowers 1943Unsold
1946 Pandanus, Elsey Falls 1946Unsold
1946 Sturt's Pea (circa 1946)$5.4kSign up
1946 Sydney Bridge and Fort Denison 1946$18.1kSign up
1946 Qualup Bells 1946$23.8kSign up
1946 Native Ballet 1946$5.8kSign up
1949 Native Flowers 1949$15.3kSign up
1950s 11 works
- Sold
- 11 of 11
- Median
- $37.1kSign up
- Average
- $42.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 18 × 17 in (46 × 43 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (11)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (5), Harbours & ports (1), Landscapes (1)
1951 Bottlebrush and Flannel Flowers$28.8kSign up
1952 Native Flowers 1952$54.8kSign up
1952 Middle Harbour c1952$37.1kSign up
1955 Banksia 1955$92kSign up
1955 Still Life with Banksias (1955)$36.5kSign up
1955 Flowers (Australian) (also known as Native Wild Flowers) 1955$38.7kSign up
1955 Christmas Bells 1955$30.8kSign up
1955 Flowers 1955$25.6kSign up
1955 Banksia 1955$50.1kSign up
1956 Black Jug with Kangaroo Paws 1956$45.5kSign up
1956 Australian Ti Tree 1956$31kSign up
Creation date not recorded
3 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
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $3.6kSign up
- Average
- $3.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 6.5 × 5 in (17 × 13 cm)
- Mediums
- Woodcut / linocut (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2012 Kookaburras$3.6kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $4.3kSign up
- Average
- $4.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 10 × 9.5 in (26 × 24 cm)
- Mediums
- Woodcut / linocut (1), Print (other) (1)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (1)
sold 2020 Flannel Flowers and Sturt's Desert Pea$8.5kSign up
sold 2022 Anemones$75Sign 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 Preston auction results →