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William Copley: career timeline

American · 1919–1996 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 114 of 131 lots (87% 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.

William Copley: 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
1950s1514$104kSign upOil
1960s3232$22.9kSign upDrawing
1970s3837$3kSign upAcrylic
1980s1211$96.5kSign upAcrylic
1990s1512$26.4kSign upAcrylic

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1950s 15 works

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14 of 15
Median
$104kSign up
Average
$99.2kSign up
Typical size
23.5 × 31.5 in (60 × 81 cm)
Mediums
Oil (13), Other (1), Acrylic (1)
Subjects
Cattle & animals (1), Birds (1)
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1960s 32 works

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32 of 32
Median
$22.9kSign up
Average
$69.3kSign up
Typical size
24 × 26 in (61 × 66 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (11), Acrylic (9), Oil (6)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2), Sea & coast (1), Flowers & still life (1)
Show 12 more (1960s)

…and 8 more works from this group in the full results list.

1970s 38 works

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37 of 38
Median
$3kSign up
Average
$52.7kSign up
Typical size
24.5 × 32 in (62 × 81 cm)
Mediums
Acrylic (15), Screenprint (15), Drawing (3)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (16)
Show 12 more (1970s)

…and 14 more works from this group in the full results list.

1980s 12 works

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11 of 12
Median
$96.5kSign up
Average
$115kSign up
Typical size
56.5 × 53 in (144 × 135 cm)
Mediums
Acrylic (10), Screenprint (1), Oil (1)
Subjects
Birds (1)

1990s 15 works

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12 of 15
Median
$26.4kSign up
Average
$53.6kSign up
Typical size
30 × 30 in (77 × 77 cm)
Mediums
Acrylic (7), Drawing (6), Mixed media (1)
Subjects
Rivers & marshes (1)
Show 3 more (1990s)

Creation date not recorded

17 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 8 works

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8 of 8
Median
$37kSign up
Average
$31kSign up
Typical size
35 × 46 in (90 × 117 cm)
Mediums
Acrylic (3), Oil (2), Mixed media (2)
Subjects
Birds (1), Figures & portraits (1)
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Undated, sold in the 2010s 2 works

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2 of 2
Median
$4.1kSign up
Average
$4.1kSign up
Typical size
7 × 8.5 in (18 × 21 cm)
Mediums
Other (1), Drawing (1)
Subjects
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Undated, sold in the 2020s 7 works

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6 of 7
Median
$6.4kSign up
Average
$20.5kSign up
Typical size
18 × 23 in (46 × 59 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (2), Mixed media (2), Screenprint (2)
Subjects
—
Show 1 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 William Copley auction results →