William Goodridge Roberts: career timeline
Canadian/Quebec · 1904–1974 · 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 31 lots (45% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | — | Watercolor |
| 1940s | 3 | 2 | $293Sign up | Drawing |
| 1950s | 3 | 2 | $5.5kSign up | Oil |
| 1960s | 7 | 6 | $2.2kSign up | Oil |
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1930s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 20 × 24.5 in (51 × 62 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- —
1932 Sill LifeResult not published
1940s 3 works
- Sold
- 2 of 3
- Median
- $293Sign up
- Average
- $293Sign up
- Typical size
- 12 × 10 in (31 × 25 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (2), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1), Rivers & marshes (1)
1940 Two Men Seated$246Sign up
1940 Reading Party$340Sign up
1945 Lake OrfordUnsold
1950s 3 works
- Sold
- 2 of 3
- Median
- $5.5kSign up
- Average
- $5.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 25 × 32 in (64 × 81 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (3)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (2)
1953 The Country RoadUnsold
1957 Untitled - Brooding Landscape$8.6kSign up
1959 Stream in Spring$2.4kSign up
1960s 7 works
- Sold
- 6 of 7
- Median
- $2.2kSign up
- Average
- $2.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 16 × 20 in (41 × 51 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (7)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (2), Rivers & marshes (1)
1960 Lonely Tree$2.6kSign up
1960 Stream, Early Winter$1.8kSign up
1965 Lake, Dark Day$1.2kSign up
1965 Untitled - Summer Breeze$6.2kSign up
1965 Yellow Cloth and Yellow Jug$1.7kSign up
1965 Cedars on Slope$3.7kSign up
1966 Field and Tree, Grey SkyUnsold
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 1990s 3 works
- Sold
- 1 of 3
- Median
- $509Sign up
- Average
- $509Sign up
- Typical size
- 14 × 16 in (36 × 41 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1), Figures & portraits (1)
sold 1995 The Farm, QuebecUnsold
sold 1998 Untitled - Winter LandscapeUnsold
sold 1999 Untitled - Portrait$509Sign up
Undated, sold in the 2000s 6 works
- Sold
- 6 of 6
- Median
- $2.2kSign up
- Average
- $2.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 11 × 12 in (28 × 30 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (3), Drawing (3)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (3), Landscapes (1), Rivers & marshes (1)
sold 2002 Untitled - Summer Landscape$7.3kSign up
sold 2003 Untitled - Group of Men at a Party$375Sign up
sold 2005 Untitled - Man on Couch with Dog$193Sign up
sold 2006 Untitled - Artist Sketching / Man Reading Newspaper$153Sign up
sold 2007 Windy Day Georgian Bay$4.1kSign up
sold 2009 Trees on a River Bank, Baie St. Paul$4.3kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 4 works
- Sold
- 4 of 4
- Median
- $2.7kSign up
- Average
- $3kSign up
- Typical size
- 18 × 21.5 in (45 × 55 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (3), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1), Flowers & still life (1)
sold 2014 Untitled - View of the Bay$3kSign up
sold 2018 Shawanaga Bay$2.3kSign up
sold 2019 Untitled - Landscape Through the Trees$1.9kSign up
sold 2019 Still Life on Tabletop$4.9kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 4 works
- Sold
- 4 of 4
- Median
- $2.1kSign up
- Average
- $2.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 19.5 × 23.5 in (50 × 60 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (3), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Rivers & marshes (1), Sunsets & night (1)
sold 2023 Trees on a River Bank, Baie St. Paul$4.3kSign up
sold 2025 Evening, Georgian Bay$2.1kSign up
sold 2025 Untitled - Pardon?$161Sign up
sold 2026 Untitled - Spring Day$2.1kSign 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 William Goodridge Roberts auction results →