Rita Angus: career timeline
New Zealand · 1908–1970 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 14 of 47 lots (30% 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 | 1 | 1 | $59.1kSign up | Oil |
| 1940s | 6 | 4 | $39.6kSign up | Oil |
| 1950s | 5 | 5 | $8.5kSign up | Watercolor |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | $119kSign up | Oil |
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1930s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $59.1kSign up
- Average
- $59.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 12 × 15.5 in (30 × 40 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1)
1934 Hill Landscape, North Canterbury$59.1kSign up
1940s 6 works
- Sold
- 4 of 6
- Median
- $39.6kSign up
- Average
- $77.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 19 × 19 in (48 × 48 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (3), Watercolor (2), Screenprint (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1), Boats (1), Figures & portraits (1)
1940 Central Otago$599Sign up
1940 Tree Cutting, Hawke’s Bay$229kSign up
1941 Sailing on the Motueka River, PangatotaraUnsold
1943 Haycocks, Wainui$56.7kSign up
1944 Amaryllis$22.4kSign up
1946 Portrait of the Artist's younger Brother, Alan AngusUnsold
1950s 5 works
- Sold
- 5 of 5
- Median
- $8.5kSign up
- Average
- $41.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 12 × 9 in (31 × 23 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (3), Oil (1), Acrylic (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (2)
1950 Tree in Winter, Waikanae$8.5kSign up
1951 Untitled$7kSign up
1953 Landscape with Arum Lily$151kSign up
1955 Still-Life$2.5kSign up
1956 Kaikoura$38.3kSign up
1960s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $119kSign up
- Average
- $119kSign up
- Typical size
- 13 × 22.5 in (33 × 57 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- Sunsets & night (1)
c. 1965 Moonlight, Thorndon$199kSign up
1968 Houses, Thorndon, 1968$39.1kSign up
Creation date not recorded
33 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
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 4 × 13 in (11 × 32 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1)
sold 2009 A View of the Central Otago HillsUnsold
Undated, sold in the 2010s 17 works
- Sold
- 10 of 17
- Median
- $2.3kSign up
- Average
- $65.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 9.5 × 12.5 in (24 × 32 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (5), Oil (4), Woodcut / linocut (4)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (4), Flowers & still life (2), Landscapes (1)
sold 2011 Study of Child with Beret$2.3kSign up
sold 2012 Central Otago LandscapeUnsold
sold 2012 Portrait of the Artist's Niece, Jenny JonesUnsold
sold 2013 Island Bay – WellingtonUnsold
sold 2013 Study for a Still LifeUnsold
sold 2016 The Flute Player$3.7kSign up
Show 6 more (2010s)
sold 2016 Portrait of the Artist’s Mother$135kSign up
sold 2018 The Flute PlayerUnsold
sold 2018 The Flute Player$1.1kSign up
sold 2018 Journey, WellingtonUnsold
sold 2018 Storm, Hawke’s Bay$504kSign up
sold 2018 Untitled – Waterlily Study$1.8kSign up
…and 5 more works from this group in the full results list.
Undated, sold in the 2020s 15 works
- Sold
- 12 of 15
- Median
- $773Sign up
- Average
- $43.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 13.5 × 15.5 in (35 × 40 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (3), Oil (3), Watercolor (3)
- Subjects
- Rivers & marshes (1), Landscapes (1), Figures & portraits (1)
sold 2020 Emerald Lake$488Sign up
sold 2020 The Flute Player$759Sign up
sold 2021 The Eclipse$67.2kSign up
sold 2021 The Flute Player$787Sign up
sold 2021 Untitled - daisy study$568Sign up
sold 2021 Mountains, CassUnsold
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2021 Mountains, Cass$879Sign up
sold 2022 Rutu$531Sign up
sold 2023 Autumn Hills$173Sign up
sold 2024 Flute Player$637Sign up
sold 2024 NerineUnsold
sold 2024 NerineUnsold
…and 3 more works from this group in the full results list.
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 Rita Angus auction results →