Peter Milton: career timeline
American · 1930–2026 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 21 of 41 lots (49% 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 | 2 | 2 | $462Sign up | Etching |
| 1970s | 9 | 7 | $889Sign up | Etching |
| 1980s | 7 | 7 | $500Sign up | Etching |
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1960s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $462Sign up
- Average
- $462Sign up
- Typical size
- 18.5 × 31.5 in (47 × 79 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (2)
- Subjects
- —
1965 Esme's October Window$625Sign up
1967 Julia Passing$300Sign up
1970s 9 works
- Sold
- 7 of 9
- Median
- $889Sign up
- Average
- $1.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 21.5 × 33 in (55 × 84 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (7), Other (1), Engraving (1)
- Subjects
- —
1971 Plates I:4; II:6, from Jolly Corner (Milton 65; 74), 1971 (2)$154Sign up
1971 The Jolly Corner (Milton 62-82)$1kSign up
1972 Passage IIIResult not published
1973 Passage IV (Milton 90)$832Sign up
1975 Daylilies$3.6kSign up
1975 Card House$315Sign up
1976 A Sky-Blue Life; Points of Departure III, Twentieth Century Limited (Milton 97; 120), 1976; 1998$1.2kSign up
1977 The Rehearsal - Les Belles et La Bete IResult not published
1978 Les Belles et La Bête II: Before the Hunt$889Sign up
1980s 7 works
- Sold
- 7 of 7
- Median
- $500Sign up
- Average
- $595Sign up
- Typical size
- 29.5 × 24.5 in (75 × 62 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (6), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- —
1984 American Interior I: Family Reunion$1.5kSign up · sold 2×
1984 American Interior I: Family Reunion$246Sign up
1986 Interiors II: Stolen Moments$625Sign up
1987 Interior IV: Paradise Hotel Cafe (M. 110)$500Sign up
1988 Water Music (from the Interiors V series)$819Sign up
1988 Interior V: Water Music (M. 111)$200Sign up · sold 2×
1989 Interior VI: Soundings (M. 112)$275Sign up · sold 2×
Creation date not recorded
19 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 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $400Sign up
- Average
- $400Sign up
- Typical size
- 20 × 31.5 in (51 × 79 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2005 The First Gate$400Sign up · sold 2×
Undated, sold in the 2010s 14 works
- Sold
- 13 of 14
- Median
- $400Sign up
- Average
- $586Sign up
- Typical size
- 18.5 × 28.5 in (47 × 73 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (8), Photograph (3), Other (3)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1), Butterflies (1)
sold 2010 Trees and Snow Ii$110Sign up
sold 2010 The Parade$375Sign up
sold 2010 Daylilies$1.6kSign up
sold 2010 Collecting with Rudi$400Sign up
sold 2010 First Gate$275Sign up
sold 2012 ButterflyUnsold
Show 6 more (2010s)
sold 2014 Julia Passing.$400Sign up
sold 2015 From Interiors Iv: Hotel Paradise Cafè$1.7kSign up
sold 2015 From Points of Departure I: Mary'S Turn I$500Sign up
sold 2015 From Les Belles Et la Bete I: the Rehearsal$300Sign up
sold 2015 Garden with Henry$250Sign up
sold 2017 Little Millennium II$500Sign up
…and 2 more works from this group in the full results list.
Undated, sold in the 2020s 4 works
- Sold
- 1 of 4
- Median
- $2kSign up
- Average
- $2kSign up
- Typical size
- 17 × 16.5 in (43 × 42 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (4)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (1)
sold 2023 ST PR #36 4/7"; also dedicated in the lower margin. From a private collection. Dimensions: 23 3/4$2kSign up
sold 2025 Street SceneResult not published
sold 2026 The Jolly Corner III:6 resist-groundResult not published
sold 2026 The Jolly Corner I:1 resist-groundResult not published
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 Peter Milton auction results →