William Gear: career timeline
British · 1915–1997 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 42 of 92 lots (46% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 9 | 9 | $2.7kSign up | Gouache |
| 1950s | 7 | 6 | $5.4kSign up | Mixed media |
| 1960s | 14 | 14 | $1.3kSign up | Mixed media |
| 1970s | 8 | 8 | $1.8kSign up | Oil |
| 1980s | 4 | 4 | $7.9kSign up | Oil |
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1940s 9 works
- Sold
- 9 of 9
- Median
- $2.7kSign up
- Average
- $3.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 12.5 × 17 in (32 × 43 cm)
- Mediums
- Gouache (3), Oil (2), Watercolor (2)
- Subjects
- Abstract (1), Figures & portraits (1), Landscapes (1)
1946 LE RUINES, 1946$2.7kSign up
1947 PERSONNAGE, 1947$4.5kSign up
1947 Untitled, 1947$5.2kSign up
1947 Collioure, 1947$5.9kSign up
1948 UNTITLED -1948$1.3kSign up
1948 UNTITLED, 1948$4.1kSign up
1948 ABSTRACT$1.3kSign up
1948 Self-Portrait, 1948$1.6kSign up
1949 Landscape, 1949$1.7kSign up
1950s 7 works
- Sold
- 6 of 7
- Median
- $5.4kSign up
- Average
- $6.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 20.5 × 23.5 in (52 × 60 cm)
- Mediums
- Mixed media (4), Oil (3)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (1), Figures & portraits (1)
1950 TURQUOISE AND BRIGHT PURPLE FORMUnsold
1950 Doëlan$9.1kSign up
1953 UNTITLED (PINK, BLACK, GREY)$916Sign up
1955 Still Life with Bottle, 1955$10.9kSign up
1957 FIGURE, PINK GROUND, 1957$14.6kSign up
1958 UNTITLED, 1958$1kSign up
1959 Untitled, 1959$1.7kSign up
1960s 14 works
- Sold
- 14 of 14
- Median
- $1.3kSign up
- Average
- $2.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 21 × 21 in (53 × 54 cm)
- Mediums
- Mixed media (8), Watercolor (2), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Abstract (5)
1960 Structure, Orange Movement, 1960$9.4kSign up
1961 COMPOSITION$605Sign up
1962 Composition, 1962$2.4kSign up
1963 ABSTRACT$1.2kSign up
1963 Abstract Composition, 1963$1.1kSign up
1964 SOFT ENCOUNTER$1.1kSign up
1964 Black Element, May 1964$1.5kSign up
1966 UNTITLED$1.8kSign up
1966 Black/Blue (Abstract), 1966$1.4kSign up
1967 Caged Stripes$127Sign up
1967 UNTITLED, 1967$815Sign up
1968 UNTITLED$1.2kSign up
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1970s 8 works
- Sold
- 8 of 8
- Median
- $1.8kSign up
- Average
- $1.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 27 × 23.5 in (68 × 60 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (4), Mixed media (2), Acrylic (1)
- Subjects
- Abstract (2)
1970 UNTITLED$1.6kSign up
1970 FLIGHT STRUCTURE, 1970$2.8kSign up
1974 UNTITLED (ABSTRACT), 1974$2.4kSign up
1975 SPRING STUDY, 1975$2kSign up
1975 UNTITLED$1.3kSign up
1975 UNTITLED$1.2kSign up
1976 BIO-FORM, SUMMER, 1976$3.2kSign up
1979 Abstract$341Sign up
1980s 4 works
- Sold
- 4 of 4
- Median
- $7.9kSign up
- Average
- $9.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 24.5 × 16.5 in (62 × 42 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (4)
- Subjects
- Abstract (1)
1982 BLACK FORM, 1982$3.8kSign up
1985 UNTITLED (PINK, BLACK AND YELLOW), 1985$11.9kSign up
1987 UNTITLED ABSTRACT, 1987$702Sign up
1987 RED FLASH, 1987$20.5kSign up
Creation date not recorded
49 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 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $11.3kSign up
- Average
- $11.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 24.5 × 19.5 in (63 × 50 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1)
sold 2005 Landscape$11.6kSign up
sold 2006 Double vertikal on white$11kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 13 works
- Sold
- 6 of 13
- Median
- $1.5kSign up
- Average
- $2.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 15.5 × 12 in (39 × 31 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (5), Watercolor (3), Drawing (2)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2014 Untitled$932Sign up
sold 2016 Cell; Mask$2.1kSign up
sold 2016 Yellow Structure$367Sign up
sold 2016 "Vertical study"$10.1kSign up
sold 2016 Yellow StructureUnsold
sold 2017 Untitled - red and blueUnsold
Show 6 more (2010s)
sold 2018 A Pair Of Watercolours, Untitled - Blue And Black & Untitled - Red, Blue And Black$367Sign up
sold 2018 UntitledUnsold
sold 2018 Untitled - black and whiteUnsold
sold 2018 Untitled - black and whiteUnsold
sold 2018 Untitled - blue and blackUnsold
sold 2018 Untitled - red, yellow and blackUnsold
…and 1 more works from this group in the full results list.
Undated, sold in the 2020s 34 works
- Sold
- 31 of 34
- Median
- $1.2kSign up
- Average
- $3.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 21.5 × 20 in (55 × 51 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (9), Mixed media (9), Acrylic (4)
- Subjects
- Abstract (7), Landscapes (2), Figures & portraits (2)
sold 2020 PAYSAGE$8.8kSign up
sold 2020 UNTITLED, MAY 1984$522Sign up
sold 2020 UNTITLED - MAY 1951$653Sign up
sold 2020 COBRA HEADS$1.1kSign up
sold 2020 UNTITLED, FEBRUARY 1953$660Sign up
sold 2020 DRAWING NO. 1 - DECEMBER 1953$991Sign up
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2020 DRAWING - APRIL 1951$594Sign up
sold 2020 BLACK FIGURE ON RED, NO.8$6.3kSign up
sold 2020 PAYSAGE PRINTANIER$14.2kSign up
sold 2020 UNTITLED$2.7kSign up
sold 2020 COMPOSITION WITH YELLOW - NOVEMBER 1958$1.9kSign up
sold 2020 UNTITLED - RED, ORANGE, BLUE$1.2kSign up
…and 22 more works from this group in the full results list.
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 Gear auction results →