Robert Ryan: career timeline
British · b. 1962 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 24 of 35 lots (66% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | $190Sign up | Oil |
| 1980s | 3 | 2 | $328Sign up | Oil |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | $1.9kSign up | Oil |
| 2000s | 7 | 6 | $1.3kSign up | Oil |
| 2010s | 7 | 5 | $1.4kSign up | Oil |
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1970s 1 work
1980s 3 works
1990s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $1.9kSign up
- Average
- $1.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 47 × 35.5 in (120 × 90 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1997 WOMAN AND TOWNSHIP$1.9kSign up · sold 3×
2000s 7 works
- Sold
- 6 of 7
- Median
- $1.3kSign up
- Average
- $2.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 22.5 × 22.5 in (57 × 57 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (6), Mixed media (1)
- Subjects
- Sunsets & night (1), Birds (1)
2000 The Performer (The Tired Clown)$384Sign up
2001 The Candle$1.9kSign up
2002 THE ALPHABETUnsold
2006 EXILE$6.5kSign up
2007 THE FOREST AT SUNSET$4.1kSign up
2008 SONGBIRD$776Sign up
2008 Song Bird$735Sign up · sold 2×
2010s 7 works
- Sold
- 5 of 7
- Median
- $1.4kSign up
- Average
- $1.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 36 × 47 in (91 × 120 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (6), Screenprint (1)
- Subjects
- —
2010 GUARDING THE ENTRANCE$650Sign up
2010 The WindbreakerUnsold
2012 OUR ADVENTUREUnsold
2013 The Mountain Cryer$1.4kSign up
2019 The Cave Dweller$1.9kSign up · sold 3×
2019 Drifting$1.2kSign up
2019 Island$4.1kSign 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 2000s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 22.5 × 25.5 in (57 × 65 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2009 PILGRAMAGE TO THE SUNUnsold
Undated, sold in the 2010s 5 works
- Sold
- 4 of 5
- Median
- $1.1kSign up
- Average
- $1.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 22.5 × 25.5 in (57 × 65 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (5)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1)
sold 2012 PLANES HAVE WINGSUnsold
sold 2016 SLEEP STILL, WICKLOW DREAMING$483Sign up
sold 2017 A DAY IN BLACKROCK$1.1kSign up
sold 2018 A Place of Refuge$1.8kSign up
sold 2019 The Sacred Tree$1kSign up · sold 2×
Undated, sold in the 2020s 4 works
- Sold
- 4 of 4
- Median
- $400Sign up
- Average
- $416Sign up
- Typical size
- 22.5 × 24 in (57 × 61 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (3), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1), Butterflies (1)
sold 2021 FACE OF A WOMAN$460Sign up
sold 2022 Untitled$340Sign up
sold 2022 High As Heaven, Deep As Hell$578Sign up
sold 2023 BUTTERFLY$285Sign 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 Robert Ryan auction results →