Roger Kemp: career timeline
Australian · 1908–1987 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 43 of 61 lots (71% 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 | 0 | — | Oil |
| 1940s | 2 | 1 | $2kSign up | Oil |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | $6.4kSign up | Other |
| 1960s | 6 | 4 | $1.1kSign up | Acrylic |
| 1970s | 21 | 19 | $6.5kSign up | Acrylic |
| 1980s | 9 | 8 | $753Sign up | Etching |
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1930s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 13 × 27 in (34 × 68 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1938 Figures (circa 1938)Unsold
1940s 2 works
- Sold
- 1 of 2
- Median
- $2kSign up
- Average
- $2kSign up
- Typical size
- 28.5 × 39.5 in (73 × 101 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1), Other (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
c. 1945 (Figures and Building)$2kSign up
c. 1945 Modern World 1945-48Unsold
1950s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $6.4kSign up
- Average
- $6.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 35.5 × 33.5 in (90 × 85 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (1), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1955 Poem 1955-60$8.6kSign up
1958 Crucifixion c.$4.3kSign up
1960s 6 works
- Sold
- 4 of 6
- Median
- $1.1kSign up
- Average
- $4.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 30.5 × 31 in (77 × 79 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (3), Other (2), Lithograph (1)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (2)
c. 1960 Untitled c. 1960's$14.2kSign up
1960 Geometrical Development c1960Unsold
1963 Untitled c1963Unsold
c. 1965 (Flower Piece ll) (circa 1965-1968)$1.1kSign up
c. 1965 (Flower Piece l) (circa 1965-1968)$1.1kSign up
1965 Cruciform$544Sign up
1970s 21 works
- Sold
- 19 of 21
- Median
- $6.5kSign up
- Average
- $16.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 40.5 × 49.5 in (103 × 126 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (10), Etching (7), Oil (2)
- Subjects
- —
1970 Sequence from the Centre c1970$6.5kSign up
c. 1970 Untitled (Sequence Series) c1970sUnsold
1970 Horizontal Sequence c1970$53.1kSign up
1972 Sequence 12$481Sign up
1972 Sequence 12$536Sign up
1972 Sequence Thirteen$648Sign up
1972 Sequence Seven$512Sign up
1972 Untitled c1972$39.3kSign up
1972 Untitled 1972$46.2kSign up
1973 Sequence Sixteen$618Sign up
1973 Untitled (Sequence Series) 1973$41.8kSign up
c. 1973 (Crossform) (circa 1973-1975)$10.3kSign up
Show 9 more (1970s)
1973 Decoration 1973$34.9kSign up · sold 2×
1974 Abstraction c1974$2.6kSign up
1975 The Symbol$526Sign up
1975 Red Cycle$786Sign up · sold 2×
1975 Rhythm Six c1975Unsold
1976 Sequence Eighteen$2.4kSign up
1977 Sequence$7.1kSign up
c. 1978 Untitled 1978-79$49.8kSign up
c. 1979 Untitled$11.4kSign up
1980s 9 works
- Sold
- 8 of 9
- Median
- $753Sign up
- Average
- $14.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 35.5 × 24 in (90 × 61 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (4), Acrylic (3), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1980 Movement Four (circa 1980)$17.6kSign up
c. 1980 Movement Eight$603Sign up
1980 Movement Eight$412Sign up
1982 Complex No. 3$897Sign up
1982 Untitled 1982$35.2kSign up
1982 Sequence Sixteen$503Sign up
1982 Untitled 1982Unsold
1982 Untitled 1982$61.1kSign up
1985 Untitled (Figures)$609Sign up
Creation date not recorded
17 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
- 58 × 45.5 in (147 × 116 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2009 SequenceUnsold
Undated, sold in the 2010s 6 works
- Sold
- 4 of 6
- Median
- $1.2kSign up
- Average
- $1.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 27 × 42 in (69 × 107 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (3), Mixed media (1), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
sold 2013 Study for Painting$750Sign up
sold 2014 Concept Expanding acrylic on paper laid on canvasUnsold
sold 2014 UntitledUnsold
sold 2017 Untitled$2.9kSign up
sold 2018 Figures #5$1.6kSign up
sold 2019 Movement Four$512Sign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 10 works
- Sold
- 10 of 10
- Median
- $4.4kSign up
- Average
- $8.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 25 × 31 in (64 × 79 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (5), Mixed media (2), Other (1)
- Subjects
- Abstract (2), Figures & portraits (1)
sold 2020 Figure Study$5kSign up · sold 2×
sold 2021 Abstract$31.5kSign up
sold 2021 Abstract$1.4kSign up
sold 2021 Untitled$2.8kSign up
sold 2021 Movement Three$1.3kSign up
sold 2021 Untitled$3.7kSign up
Show 4 more (2020s)
sold 2023 Counterpoint$17.4kSign up
sold 2023 Untitled (Choreography)$10.7kSign up
sold 2024 Untitled$2.4kSign up
sold 2025 Sequence Series$8.9kSign 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 Roger Kemp auction results →