Taffy (Matthew) Whippman: career timeline

South African · 1901–1973 · 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 30 lots (81% 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.

Taffy (Matthew) Whippman: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1950s	6	6	$291Sign up	Oil
1960s	12	12	$158Sign up	Oil
1970s	4	3	$112Sign up	Oil

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1950s 6 works

Sold: 6 of 6
Median: $291Sign up
Average: $306Sign up
Typical size: 17.5 × 21 in (45 × 54 cm)
Mediums: Oil (6)
Subjects: Flowers & still life (1), Markets & villages (1), Harbours & ports (1)

1953 Flowers in a Vase$294Sign up
1953 Cityscape$288Sign up
1953 Abstract Street Scene$125Sign up
1953 Dock Yard$295Sign up
1954 Abstract Composition with Buildings$248Sign up
1958 Blue Bottles$588Sign up

1960s 12 works

Sold: 12 of 12
Median: $158Sign up
Average: $248Sign up
Typical size: 18 × 25.5 in (46 × 65 cm)
Mediums: Oil (12)
Subjects: Landscapes (3), Harbours & ports (2), Abstract (1)

1960 Abstract in Blue and Pink$105Sign up
1961 Boats in a Harbour$319Sign up
1965 Beached$97Sign up · sold 3×
1965 Abstract Landscape in Umber and Cream$162Sign up
1965 Abstract Seascape$111Sign up
1965 Abstract Landscape$155Sign up
1965 Abstract Mountain Landscape$61Sign up
1967 The Cove$588Sign up
1967 Blue Shed$678Sign up
1968 Harbour$261Sign up
1968 Green Mill$149Sign up
1969 The Red Roof$290Sign up

1970s 4 works

Sold: 3 of 4
Median: $112Sign up
Average: $114Sign up
Typical size: 12.5 × 16 in (32 × 41 cm)
Mediums: Oil (3), Watercolor (1)
Subjects: Landscapes (2)

Creation date not recorded

5 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 2010s 2 works

Sold: 0 of 2
Median: —
Average: —
Typical size: 16.5 × 19.5 in (43 × 49 cm)
Mediums: Oil (2)
Subjects: Harbours & ports (1)

sold 2018 Garden DoorwayUnsold · sold 2×
sold 2018 HarbourUnsold

Undated, sold in the 2020s 3 works

Sold: 1 of 3
Median: $149Sign up
Average: $149Sign up
Typical size: 16 × 12.5 in (41 × 32 cm)
Mediums: Oil (2), Pastel (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (1)

sold 2022 Flowerpiece$149Sign up
sold 2023 Portrait of a Man with HatUnsold
sold 2023 ProteasUnsold

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 Taffy (Matthew) Whippman auction results →