Tom Burnett: career timeline

b. 1958 · 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 31 lots (74% 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.

Tom Burnett: 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
1980s	15	11	$246Sign up	Screenprint
1990s	6	4	$562Sign up	Screenprint
2000s	1	1	$928Sign up	Acrylic
2010s	1	1	$305Sign up	Screenprint

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1980s 15 works

Sold: 11 of 15
Median: $246Sign up
Average: $298Sign up
Typical size: 19.5 × 19 in (50 × 48 cm)
Mediums: Screenprint (7), Print (other) (4), Lithograph (4)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (3), Birds (1), Beach scenes (1)

Show 3 more (1980s)

1990s 6 works

Sold: 4 of 6
Median: $562Sign up
Average: $1kSign up
Typical size: 18 × 24 in (46 × 62 cm)
Mediums: Screenprint (4), Acrylic (1), Woodcut / linocut (1)
Subjects: Palms (1)

1990 Coastal Scene with Palm Tree 1990$2.8kSign up
1990 Doubtless BayUnsold
1990 Doubtless BayUnsold
1992 Paradise Bay$205Sign up
1993 Snapper$321Sign up
1997 Baches at Matapouri$803Sign up

2000s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $928Sign up
Average: $928Sign up
Typical size: 22 × 29.5 in (56 × 75 cm)
Mediums: Acrylic (1)
Subjects: Sea & coast (1)

2002 New Zealand Coastal Scene 2002$928Sign up

2010s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $305Sign up
Average: $305Sign up
Typical size: 6.5 × 24.5 in (17 × 63 cm)
Mediums: Screenprint (1)
Subjects: Rivers & marshes (1)

2013 Ahuri River$305Sign up

Creation date not recorded

8 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 8 works

Sold: 8 of 8
Median: $236Sign up
Average: $287Sign up
Typical size: —
Mediums: Other (8)
Subjects: Flowers & still life (1), Birds (1), Beach scenes (1)

sold 2021 Untitled - Still Life with Crayfish$700Sign up
sold 2022 Scarlet Parrot Fish$326Sign up
sold 2023 Elliott’s Beach$150Sign up
sold 2025 Island Bay$58Sign up
sold 2025 Dory$139Sign up
sold 2026 Russell$303Sign up

Show 2 more (2020s)

sold 2026 Parrotfish & Kumara$170Sign up
sold 2026 Mangonui Entrance$455Sign 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 Tom Burnett auction results →