Thomas Kinkade: career timeline

American · 1958–2012 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 13 of 25 lots (48% 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.

Thomas Kinkade: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1980s99$7.9kSign upOil
1990s20—Lithograph

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1980s 9 works

Sold
9 of 9
Median
$7.9kSign up
Average
$8.9kSign up
Typical size
18 × 24 in (46 × 61 cm)
Mediums
Oil (9)
Subjects
Landscapes (1), Sunsets & night (1), Sea & coast (1)

1990s 2 works

Sold
0 of 2
Median
—
Average
—
Typical size
25.5 × 36 in (65 × 91 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (2)
Subjects
—

Creation date not recorded

12 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 2020s 12 works

Sold
8 of 12
Median
$252Sign up
Average
$1.1kSign up
Typical size
19.5 × 23.5 in (50 × 60 cm)
Mediums
Print (other) (8), Lithograph (3), Oil (1)
Subjects
Markets & villages (2)
Show 6 more (2020s)

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 Thomas Kinkade auction results →