Theophilus Brown: career timeline

American · 1919–2012 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 41 of 55 lots (76% 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.

Theophilus Brown: 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
1940s	1	1	$8.3kSign up	Oil
1950s	2	2	$4kSign up	Oil
1960s	23	23	$3.2kSign up	Oil
1970s	5	5	$2.3kSign up	Gouache
1980s	5	5	$1.9kSign up	Acrylic
1990s	2	1	$11.3kSign up	Acrylic
2000s	3	3	$1.4kSign up	Acrylic

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1940s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $8.3kSign up
Average: $8.3kSign up
Typical size: 18 × 25 in (46 × 64 cm)
Mediums: Oil (1)
Subjects: Flowers & still life (1)

1949 Cubist Still Life with Fish$8.3kSign up

1950s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $4kSign up
Average: $4kSign up
Typical size: 7.5 × 9.5 in (19 × 25 cm)
Mediums: Oil (1), Acrylic (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (1)

1957 Untitled (Figures)$3.6kSign up
1958 Untitled$4.4kSign up

1960s 23 works

Sold: 23 of 23
Median: $3.2kSign up
Average: $9.1kSign up
Typical size: 14 × 15 in (36 × 39 cm)
Mediums: Oil (15), Acrylic (4), Drawing (3)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (12), Flowers & still life (2), Landscapes (1)

1960 Les amis$13.8kSign up
c. 1960 Untitled (Portrait study)$858Sign up
1961 Untitled$6.9kSign up
1961 Untitled (Figure)$4.7kSign up
1961 Untitled (Figure)$1.1kSign up
1961 Group in the Studio$3.1kSign up
1961 Untitled (Nude with trellis and landscape)$5.2kSign up
1961 Untitled (Figure on lounge chair)$1.3kSign up
1962 Model and Cat$6.9kSign up
1963 Seated Figure$3.2kSign up
1963 Girl in Orange Dress$2.6kSign up
1963 Portrait of W.C. in Civil War Cap$2.5kSign up

Show 11 more (1960s)

1964 Two Bathers$83kSign up
1965 Seated Man$1kSign up
1965 Untitled (Reclining Man)$1.9kSign up
1965 Untitled (Men with Surfboard)$4kSign up
1966 Girl on the Porch$43.5kSign up
1966 Untitled$1.1kSign up
1967 Woman Writing$5.8kSign up
1967 Untitled$850Sign up
1967 Untitled$475Sign up
1967 Still Life with Flower$3.8kSign up
1968 Still Life with Geranium Blossom$12.6kSign up

1970s 5 works

Sold: 5 of 5
Median: $2.3kSign up
Average: $3.4kSign up
Typical size: 10 × 13 in (25 × 32 cm)
Mediums: Gouache (3), Oil (1), Acrylic (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (1), Flowers & still life (1)

1971 Portrait of Peter Liashkov$1.3kSign up
1973 Untitled$4.5kSign up
1975 Untitled$2kSign up
1977 Untitled$7kSign up
1977 Still Life with Matches$2.3kSign up

1980s 5 works

Sold: 5 of 5
Median: $1.9kSign up
Average: $2.3kSign up
Typical size: 14.5 × 12 in (37 × 31 cm)
Mediums: Acrylic (3), Drawing (1), Lithograph (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (1)

1981 Nude$1.9kSign up
1983 Seated Figure with Chin Resting on Hand$313Sign up
c. 1986 Untitled$2.5kSign up
1987 Untitled (Industrial Scene)$5.4kSign up
1987 Untitled (Artist and two models)$1.5kSign up

1990s 2 works

Sold: 1 of 2
Median: $11.3kSign up
Average: $11.3kSign up
Typical size: 12 × 12 in (31 × 31 cm)
Mediums: Acrylic (2)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (1)

1991 Upper Delta$11.3kSign up
1996 Self-portraitUnsold

2000s 3 works

Sold: 3 of 3
Median: $1.4kSign up
Average: $2.7kSign up
Typical size: 9.5 × 10 in (24 × 25 cm)
Mediums: Acrylic (1), Gouache (1), Oil (1)
Subjects: Beach scenes (1)

Creation date not recorded

13 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 8 works

Sold: 8 of 8
Median: $3.8kSign up
Average: $5.7kSign up
Typical size: 9 × 10 in (23 × 26 cm)
Mediums: Other (2), Acrylic (2), Oil (2)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (1)

sold 2005 (American, b. 1919)$1.2kSign up
sold 2005 (American, b. 1919)$4.1kSign up
sold 2006 (American b.1919)$3.6kSign up
sold 2006 (American b.1919)$2.4kSign up
sold 2006 (American b. 1919)$3kSign up
sold 2006 (American b. 1919)$6.6kSign up

Show 2 more (2000s)

sold 2006 (American b. 1919)$9.6kSign up
sold 2007 Untitled (Figures)$15.6kSign up

Undated, sold in the 2010s 4 works

Sold: 3 of 4
Median: $1.5kSign up
Average: $3.4kSign up
Typical size: 16 × 18 in (41 × 45 cm)
Mediums: Oil (3), Gouache (1)
Subjects: Flowers & still life (1)

sold 2014 Untitled$7.5kSign up
sold 2014 Untitled (Still life with lemon)$1.5kSign up · sold 2×
sold 2015 Homage to de Chirico$1.1kSign up
sold 2016 UntitledUnsold

Undated, sold in the 2020s 1 work

Sold: 0 of 1
Median: —
Average: —
Typical size: 8 × 10.5 in (20 × 27 cm)
Mediums: Gouache (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (1)

sold 2026 Two Men in Conversation Among the PlantsResult not published

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 Theophilus Brown auction results →