Norman Parkinson: career timeline
British · 1913–1990 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 25 of 27 lots (93% 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 | 3 | 3 | $6.3kSign up | Photograph |
| 1940s | 6 | 4 | $2.8kSign up | Photograph |
| 1950s | 9 | 7 | $6.3kSign up | Photograph |
| 1960s | 4 | 1 | $4.2kSign up | Photograph |
| 1970s | 3 | 0 | — | Photograph |
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1930s 3 works
- Sold
- 3 of 3
- Median
- $6.3kSign up
- Average
- $5.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 15.5 × 13.5 in (40 × 34 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (2), Sculpture (1)
- Subjects
- —
1939 Le Touquet$7.6kSign up
1939 Golfing at Le Touquet$6.3kSign up
1939 Norman Parkinson (1913-1990) 'Le Touquet' 1939 platinum print$1.9kSign up
1940s 6 works
- Sold
- 4 of 6
- Median
- $2.8kSign up
- Average
- $4.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 14.5 × 11.5 in (37 × 29 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (6)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1), Beach scenes (1)
c. 1940 Fashion shot from Shadow PicturesUnsold
1946 Fashion Study in Doorway, British Vogue$2.3kSign up
1949 Lisa Fonssagrives, New York (for 'Vogue')$3.1kSign up
1949 Woman with Tram; Wenda, Peabody Buildings$2.5kSign up
1949 Beachwear (Vogue)Unsold
1949 Hat fashions, the New York skyline from the roof of the Condé Nast building on Lexington Avenue$10.8kSign up
1950s 9 works
- Sold
- 7 of 9
- Median
- $6.3kSign up
- Average
- $7.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 15 × 13.5 in (38 × 34 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (9)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (2)
1950 Wenda over the Rolls, Vogue, AprilUnsold
1951 The Art of Travel$16kSign up
1951 Wenda, Rotten Row, Hyde Park$8.1kSign up
1953 Travel Clothes, Vogue, MayUnsold
1953 Ava Gardner for Vogue$5.6kSign up
1955 Audrey Hepburn, Vogue (La Vigna, Italy)$3.1kSign up
1955 Audrey Hepburn with Flowers II, Rome$7.5kSign up
1955 Audrey Hepburn with Flowers II, Rome$6.3kSign up
1957 Traffic, Ivy Nicholson in New York (for 'Vogue')$3.8kSign up
1960s 4 works
- Sold
- 1 of 4
- Median
- $4.2kSign up
- Average
- $4.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 13 × 14 in (33 × 35 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (3), Other (1)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1960 New York, New YorkUnsold
1960 Cardin Hat Over ParisUnsold
1962 The Look Your Clothes Depend On, Queen$4.2kSign up
1964 Nicole de Lamargé and The Rolling StonesUnsold
1970s 3 works
- Sold
- 0 of 3
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 17.5 × 18 in (45 × 46 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (3)
- Subjects
- —
1975 Jerry Hall, Jamaica (for 'British Vogue')Unsold
1975 Jerry Hall, Jamaica (for 'British Vogue')Unsold
1975 Jerry Hall, Jamaica; 1975,Unsold
Creation date not recorded
2 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
- $715Sign up
- Average
- $715Sign up
- Typical size
- 15.5 × 11.5 in (39 × 29 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2010 MONTGOMERY CLIFT$715Sign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 35.5 × 28 in (90 × 71 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2021 Lisa Fonssagrives for "Vogue",Unsold
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 Norman Parkinson auction results →