Walter Westbrook: career timeline

South African · 1921–2015 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 17 of 35 lots (52% 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.

Walter Westbrook: 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
1960s	2	1	$58Sign up	Oil
1970s	8	5	$277Sign up	Watercolor
1980s	5	2	$228Sign up	Watercolor
1990s	2	1	$444Sign up	Watercolor

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1960s 2 works

Sold: 1 of 2
Median: $58Sign up
Average: $58Sign up
Typical size: 21 × 29 in (54 × 74 cm)
Mediums: Oil (2)
Subjects: Landscapes (1), Cattle & animals (1)

1969 Abstract LandscapeUnsold
1969 Landscape with Sheep$58Sign up

1970s 8 works

Sold: 5 of 8
Median: $277Sign up
Average: $384Sign up
Typical size: 16.5 × 22 in (42 × 57 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (4), Oil (4)
Subjects: Landscapes (5), Sunsets & night (1)

1970 Landscape with Distant Mountains$107Sign up
1971 Landscape with mountain and foliage$277Sign up
1972 Barren Landscape$874Sign up
1973 LandscapeUnsold
1975 Night is FallingUnsold
1976 Near HotazelUnsold
1976 After the Storm: Karoo$215Sign up
1976 Landscape$447Sign up

1980s 5 works

Sold: 2 of 5
Median: $228Sign up
Average: $228Sign up
Typical size: 18.5 × 26.5 in (48 × 67 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (4), Oil (1)
Subjects: Landscapes (3), Flowers & still life (1)

1990s 2 works

Sold: 1 of 2
Median: $444Sign up
Average: $444Sign up
Typical size: 20 × 28 in (51 × 71 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (1), Oil (1)
Subjects: Landscapes (1), Cattle & animals (1)

1990 Landscape with Mountains and TreesUnsold
1994 Sheep Grazing$444Sign up

Creation date not recorded

16 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 2010s 9 works

Sold: 4 of 9
Median: $520Sign up
Average: $478Sign up
Typical size: 15 × 17.5 in (39 × 45 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (6), Oil (3)
Subjects: Landscapes (5), Markets & villages (1), Flowers & still life (1)

sold 2014 House (Rear), from George Street, KimberleyUnsold
sold 2015 Morning Light - NamaqualandUnsold
sold 2015 Namib - Near Luderitz 2Unsold
sold 2015 Namibian Landscape$629Sign up
sold 2015 Landscape with Clouds$194Sign up
sold 2015 Landscape with Dorper Flock$677Sign up

Show 3 more (2010s)

sold 2016 Landscape with HousesUnsold
sold 2017 Winter LandscapeUnsold
sold 2018 Vase of Flowers$410Sign up

Undated, sold in the 2020s 7 works

Sold: 3 of 7
Median: $143Sign up
Average: $147Sign up
Typical size: 14.5 × 21.5 in (37 × 55 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (7)
Subjects: Landscapes (4), Markets & villages (1)

sold 2022 Namib SceneUnsold
sold 2022 LandscapeUnsold
sold 2022 Northern Cape Landscape$156Sign up
sold 2025 Extensive Landscape with Mountains and VistasUnsold · sold 2×
sold 2026 Swarthaak in BloomUnsold
sold 2026 Landscape with Trees$143Sign up · sold 2×

Show 1 more (2020s)

sold 2026 Off Cape Town Road, Kimberley$143Sign 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 Westbrook auction results →