Walter Osborne: career timeline
Irish · 1859–1903 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 35 of 62 lots (59% 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.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 2 | 2 | $9.7kSign up | Oil |
| 1880s | 11 | 10 | $36.3kSign up | Oil |
| 1890s | 19 | 16 | $16.4kSign up | Oil |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | — | Oil |
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1870s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $9.7kSign up
- Average
- $9.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 8.5 × 10 in (22 × 26 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- Harbours & ports (1)
1877 FEEDING TIME$12.2kSign up
c. 1878 VIEW OF HARBOUR FROM WHITEPOINT, TIDE OUT$7.2kSign up
1880s 11 works
- Sold
- 10 of 11
- Median
- $36.3kSign up
- Average
- $84.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 14.5 × 13.5 in (37 × 34 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (10), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (2), Sea & coast (1), Figures & portraits (1)
c. 1881 VIEW IN ANTWERP$26.7kSign up
1883 SUNSHINE AND SHADOW, [LA RUE DE L'APPORT], DINAN$94.8kSign up
1885 SUNSHINE AND BLOSSOM$167kSign up
1885 A TALE OF THE SEA$382kSign up
c. 1886 SKETCHES OF TWO WOMEN, 1886/87 (A PAIR)$2.8kSign up
c. 1886 A CORNER OF THE FARMYARD$51.3kSign up
c. 1887 The Hurdy-Gurdy Player$34.1kSign up
c. 1887 The Hurdy-Gurdy Player$38.5kSign up
1887 THREE GIRLS WINDING WOOL$18.7kSign up
1887 A BIT OF SUTTON COURTNEY - A VILLAGE BY THE THAMESUnsold
1887 SKETCH OF THREE GIRLS WINDING WOOL$27.7kSign up
1890s 19 works
- Sold
- 16 of 19
- Median
- $16.4kSign up
- Average
- $59.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 9 × 11 in (23 × 27 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (11), Drawing (4), Watercolor (3)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2), Markets & villages (2), Harbours & ports (2)
c. 1890 The Parrott House, Dublin Zoo$45.7kSign up
1890 JOE THE SWINEHERDUnsold
c. 1890 NEAR SAINT PATRICK'S CLOSE DUBLIN, c. late1890s$19.8kSign up
1891 Rags, Bones and Bottles$142kSign up
c. 1891 EVENING MISTS$11.6kSign up
1891 MASTER AUBREY LANE$39.6kSign up
1893 SKETCH, GALWAY$14.2kSign up
1894 THE HIGH CHAIR (VIOLET STOCKLEY, AGED ONE YEAR, EIGHT MONTHS)$11kSign up
1894 A Street in Antwerp$2.5kSign up
1894 THE THORNBUSH$526kSign up
1895 SKETCHES [SET OF FIVE]$2.2kSign up
c. 1895 AN INTERIOR OF A COACH HOUSEUnsold
Show 7 more (1890s)
1895 THE ARTIST SKETCHING A FEMALE NUDE$1.1kSign up
1897 GIRL FEEDING A TORTOISESHELL CAT$63kSign up
1897 A View of Roundstone from the Pier (1897)Another View of Roundstone with Monastery verso$2.5kSign up
c. 1898 THE VILLAGE STREET, RUSH & LUSK, COUNTY DUBLIN$46.4kSign up · sold 3×
1898 AT A CHILD'S BEDSIDE$18.6kSign up
c. 1898 HARBOUR SCENEUnsold
1898 LANDSCAPE WITH RED-ROOFED BUILDINGS$7.4kSign up
1900s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 11 × 14.5 in (27 × 37 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
1901 ZAANDAMUnsold
Creation date not recorded
23 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
- 5 of 6
- Median
- $2.5kSign up
- Average
- $5.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 12 × 10.5 in (30 × 27 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (4), Watercolor (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2), Rivers & marshes (1)
sold 2000 THE CURRAGH: THE CAMP (1859-1903) FROM GIBBETS RATH$2.3kSign up
sold 2005 PORTRAIT OF J. MARSHALL MURRAYUnsold
sold 2006 HEAD OF A MAN, THOUGHT TO BE THE ARTIST'S UNCLE$2.3kSign up
sold 2006 INTERIOR OF A CHURCH$2.5kSign up
sold 2006 A LAKE IN CONNEMARA$15.2kSign up
sold 2009 TWO GREETING CARDS SENT TO SARAH PURSER, ONE A SKETCH OF SARAH PURSER, THE OTHER, A SCENE FROM THE MIKADO$6kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 5 works
- Sold
- 5 of 5
- Median
- $7.9kSign up
- Average
- $11.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 9 × 10.5 in (23 × 27 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (4), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2), Markets & villages (1), Cattle & animals (1)
sold 2010 VILLAGE STREET SCENE$7.9kSign up
sold 2014 An Interior of a Coach House$26.3kSign up
sold 2015 I WOULD'NT TAKE YE FOR LOVE OR MONEY. SHURE ME HORSE IS BET UP$678Sign up
sold 2015 HEAD OF A MAN, THOUGHT TO BE THE ARTIST'S UNCLE$2.3kSign up
sold 2018 GIRL FEEDING CALVES$19.1kSign up · sold 4×
Undated, sold in the 2020s 12 works
- Sold
- 8 of 12
- Median
- $2.2kSign up
- Average
- $3.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 7 × 7 in (18 × 18 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (5), Drawing (4), Watercolor (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (3), Harbours & ports (1), Cattle & animals (1)
sold 2024 Moonlight, Rush HarbourUnsold
sold 2024 BILLY$16.3kSign up
sold 2024 The Concert$5.4kSign up · sold 2×
sold 2026 STUDY OF GOATS$570Sign up
sold 2026 PORTRAIT OF JAMES MARSHALL MURRAYUnsold
sold 2026 BRIDGE SCENE$2.2kSign up
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2026 SEATED COUPLEUnsold
sold 2026 STUDY OF COW AND CALF$2.2kSign up
sold 2026 FEEDING CALF$2.2kSign up
sold 2026 Portrait of Mrs. Chadwyck-Healy$1.3kSign up
sold 2026 SHEPHERDINGUnsold
sold 2026 Studies for a Portrait of Mrs. Chadwyck Healy and her Daughter$1.2kSign 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 Walter Osborne auction results →