Sarah Purser: career timeline
Irish · 1848–1943 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 23 of 86 lots (28% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 4 | 2 | $1.2kSign up | Drawing |
| 1880s | 8 | 6 | $8.3kSign up | Oil |
| 1890s | 4 | 3 | $7.6kSign up | Drawing |
| 1900s | 2 | 2 | $821Sign up | Drawing |
| 1910s | 2 | 1 | $44.3kSign up | Oil |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | $1.1kSign up | Drawing |
| 1940s | 2 | 2 | $756Sign up | Drawing |
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1870s 4 works
- Sold
- 2 of 4
- Median
- $1.2kSign up
- Average
- $1.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 22 × 13 in (57 × 34 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (4)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (4)
1875 STUDY OF A GIRL$1.3kSign up
c. 1878 LIFE DRAWING OF MAN WITH STAFFUnsold
c. 1878 LIFE DRAWING OF MAN WITH MOUSTACHEUnsold
c. 1878 LIFE DRAWING OF STANDING WOMAN$1.1kSign up
1880s 8 works
- Sold
- 6 of 8
- Median
- $8.3kSign up
- Average
- $24.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 24.5 × 20 in (63 × 51 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (6), Pastel (1), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1882 AN IMPORTANT LETTER$11.6kSign up
c. 1882 A GROUP KNITTING$8.1kSign up
1883 STUDY FOR PORTRAIT OF A BEARDED MAN, POSSIBLY JOHN PHILIP PEACAN, circa November 1883Unsold
1883 THE ARTIST'S MOTHER$1.4kSign up
1885 A VISITOR$114kSign up
1886 THEOCRITE [THE LITTLE ACOLYTE] 1886$8.5kSign up
c. 1889 ANNA BENIGNA PURSER, LADY GRIFFITHUnsold
c. 1889 ANNA BENIGNA PURSER, LADY GRIFFITH$3.8kSign up
1890s 4 works
- Sold
- 3 of 4
- Median
- $7.6kSign up
- Average
- $7kSign up
- Typical size
- 15 × 9.5 in (38 × 25 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (2), Pastel (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2)
c. 1891 SELF PORTRAIT$2kSign up
1891 LADY IN A BLUE SILK DRESS AND FEATHERED BOA$11.3kSign up
1892 MISS CECILY RICHARDSON$7.6kSign up
c. 1897 YOUNG PEASANT WOMAN AND BOYUnsold
1900s 2 works
1910s 2 works
- Sold
- 1 of 2
- Median
- $44.3kSign up
- Average
- $44.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 33 × 25.5 in (84 × 65 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1915 MISS GRIFFITHUnsold
c. 1915 MARGARET$44.3kSign up
1920s 1 work
1940s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $756Sign up
- Average
- $756Sign up
- Typical size
- 17.5 × 12 in (45 × 31 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2)
1943 HEAD OF A YOUNG GIRL WITH POUTING LIPS$756Sign up
1943 HEAD OF AN OLD WOMAN$756Sign up
Creation date not recorded
60 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 26 works
- Sold
- 17 of 26
- Median
- $1.3kSign up
- Average
- $1.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 12 × 12 in (30 × 30 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (15), Watercolor (7), Oil (3)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (16), Landscapes (1), Sunsets & night (1)
sold 2003 HEAD OF A YOUNG BOY$5.4kSign up
sold 2003 A KITCHEN GARDEN NEAR PARIS and LANDSCAPE, LES TERNES (A PAIR)$4.3kSign up
sold 2005 SELF PORTRAIT$2.7kSign up
sold 2005 THE ARTIST'S MOTHER, AFTERNOON TEAUnsold
sold 2006 STUDY OF A LADY$1.6kSign up
sold 2006 SUNSET OVER A COASTAL LOUGH$1.6kSign up
Show 6 more (2000s)
sold 2006 CONSTANCE GLADYS GRIMSHAW (MRS C. ALEXANDER)Unsold
sold 2009 STUDY FOR STAINED GLASS: TWO SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF SAINT BRENDAN$630Sign up
sold 2009 STUDIES FOR STAINED GLASS;INCLUDES FIGURE OF SAINT JOHN AND MEDIVAL SCENESUnsold
sold 2009 STUDY FOR A THREE-LIGHT STAINED GLASS WINDOW: SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF MARY$1.3kSign up
sold 2009 SKETCHBOOK OF WATERCOLOURS AND DRAWINGS AND PORTFOLIO CASE OF ASSORTED SKETCHESUnsold
sold 2009 STUDY OF A WOMAN IN WORK CLOTHES$1.3kSign up
…and 14 more works from this group in the full results list.
Undated, sold in the 2010s 20 works
- Sold
- 16 of 20
- Median
- $509Sign up
- Average
- $1.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 9.5 × 6 in (24 × 15 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (16), Oil (2), Pastel (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (13)
sold 2011 LIFE STUDY: RECLINING NUDE WITH HER HAIR UP$504Sign up · sold 2×
sold 2011 YOUNG WOMAN IN PROFILE$945Sign up · sold 2×
sold 2011 WOMAN WITH LARGE HAT AND DOG IN HER LAP$504Sign up · sold 2×
sold 2011 PORTRAIT OF A LADY WITH A HAT$2.1kSign up
sold 2012 BOY ON A CHAIR$515Sign up
sold 2012 WOMAN WITH FAN$13.8kSign up
Show 6 more (2010s)
sold 2014 SKETCHBOOK OF 20 WORKS INCLUDING PORTRAITS AND LIFE DRAWINGUnsold
sold 2015 AGED ITALIAN PEASANT WOMAN and BEARDED ITALIAN PEASANT MAN (A PAIR)Unsold
sold 2015 SKETCHBOOK OF 20 WORKS INCLUDING PORTRAITS AND LIFE DRAWING$2.4kSign up
sold 2015 PORTRAIT OF A LADY WITH JABOT BLOUSE$1.3kSign up
sold 2016 PORTRAIT OF A LADY WITH FEATHERED COLLARUnsold
sold 2017 Life Study II$236Sign up
…and 8 more works from this group in the full results list.
Undated, sold in the 2020s 14 works
- Sold
- 11 of 14
- Median
- $565Sign up
- Average
- $1.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 7.5 × 9 in (19 × 23 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (9), Oil (3), Other (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (3), Boats (1)
sold 2020 The Artist's Mother$378Sign up
sold 2020 PORTRAIT OF A LADYUnsold
sold 2020 Young Artist in Paris$176Sign up
sold 2021 Study of a Lady$565Sign up
sold 2023 CUPID$388Sign up
sold 2023 The Artist's Mother$653Sign up
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2024 THE SUNDAY BONNET$6.3kSign up
sold 2024 PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN$451Sign up
sold 2024 Mythological Scene: Goddess And Satyrs With Barque Beyond$706Sign up
sold 2025 The CookUnsold
sold 2025 Nude StudyUnsold
sold 2026 SEATED LADY$137Sign up
…and 2 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 Sarah Purser auction results →