W. Herbert Dunton: career timeline

American · 1878–1936 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 14 of 35 lots (41% 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.

W. Herbert Dunton: 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
1900s	5	5	$16.9kSign up	Oil
1910s	7	7	$83.8kSign up	Oil
1920s	1	1	$194kSign up	Oil
1930s	1	1	$363kSign up	Oil

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1900s 5 works

Sold: 5 of 5
Median: $16.9kSign up
Average: $41.9kSign up
Typical size: 30 × 20 in (76 × 51 cm)
Mediums: Oil (5)
Subjects: Markets & villages (1)

1910s 7 works

Sold: 7 of 7
Median: $83.8kSign up
Average: $389kSign up
Typical size: 30 × 25 in (76 × 64 cm)
Mediums: Oil (7)
Subjects: —

1910 Pack mules, Mexico$8.5kSign up
1912 The Schoolmarm at Big Breezes$19.6kSign up
1913 Camp of the Bear Hunters$83.8kSign up
c. 1915 Treed (ca. 1915)$1.4MSign up
c. 1915 Delivering the Mail$525kSign up
c. 1916 Two Braves (ca. 1916)$575kSign up
c. 1916 Blackfeet Indians moving to the Buffalo Range$75.3kSign up

1920s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $194kSign up
Average: $194kSign up
Typical size: 26 × 20 in (66 × 51 cm)
Mediums: Oil (1)
Subjects: —

1921 Don’t Look Back$194kSign up

1930s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $363kSign up
Average: $363kSign up
Typical size: 8 × 10 in (20 × 25 cm)
Mediums: Oil (1)
Subjects: —

c. 1932 The Hunter’s Return (ca. 1932)$363kSign up

Creation date not recorded

20 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 6 works

Sold: 6 of 6
Median: $149kSign up
Average: $212kSign up
Typical size: 13 × 11 in (33 × 28 cm)
Mediums: Oil (6)
Subjects: Cattle & animals (1), Sunsets & night (1)

sold 2006 Range Horses$39.2kSign up
sold 2006 In the Pines$9.5kSign up
sold 2006 Pack Mule at a Pueblo$23.9kSign up
sold 2008 Mule Deer Buck and Doe$403kSign up
sold 2008 Fisherman in a Stream$259kSign up
sold 2008 Composition for 'Sunset in the Foothills'$540kSign up

Undated, sold in the 2010s 4 works

Sold: 4 of 4
Median: $20.7kSign up
Average: $27.5kSign up
Typical size: 9 × 10.5 in (23 × 26 cm)
Mediums: Oil (4)
Subjects: Landscapes (1)

sold 2010 Chupadero Landscape$19.9kSign up
sold 2017 October$50.6kSign up
sold 2018 Mule Deer Buck$21.4kSign up
sold 2019 Western Chase Scene$18kSign up

Undated, sold in the 2020s 10 works

Sold: 8 of 10
Median: $108kSign up
Average: $227kSign up
Typical size: 17.5 × 12.5 in (44 × 31 cm)
Mediums: Oil (7), Drawing (1), Etching (1)
Subjects: Sunsets & night (1), Figures & portraits (1), Landscapes (1)

sold 2020 The Cowpuncher$107kSign up · sold 2×
sold 2022 Crest of the Ridge, Grizzly$454kSign up
sold 2023 A Race for the Chuckwagon$787kSign up
sold 2023 The Night Guard$72.6kSign up
sold 2023 Bear Hunt$5.7kSign up
sold 2023 Taos Pueblo Indian GirlResult not published

Show 4 more (2020s)

sold 2024 The Signal-Fire$194kSign up
sold 2024 Big Game Hunter$84.7kSign up
sold 2024 The Bronco BusterResult not published
sold 2026 Study #18 (Trees)$109kSign 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 W. Herbert Dunton auction results →