William Mason: career timeline
British · 1906–2002 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 26 of 88 lots (28% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4 | 4 | $793Sign up | Oil |
| 1960s | 8 | 7 | $223Sign up | Pastel |
| 1970s | 10 | 9 | $247Sign up | Pastel |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | $180Sign up | Pastel |
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1950s 4 works
- Sold
- 4 of 4
- Median
- $793Sign up
- Average
- $950Sign up
- Typical size
- 13.5 × 15.5 in (34 × 39 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2), Gouache (1), Other (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2), Flowers & still life (1)
1956 Untitled - Pierrot$350Sign up
1956 Still Life with Blue Cloth$407Sign up
1957 A COUNTRY HOUSE WITH FIGURES IN GARDEN$1.9kSign up
1957 SELF PORTRAIT$1.2kSign up
1960s 8 works
- Sold
- 7 of 8
- Median
- $223Sign up
- Average
- $209Sign up
- Typical size
- 10.5 × 11.5 in (27 × 29 cm)
- Mediums
- Pastel (5), Oil (3)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2), Beach scenes (2), Sea & coast (1)
1967 PLAYING BALL$94Sign up
1967 COUPLES, CHILDREN PLAYING AND THE SCHOOL HOUSE (SET OF SEVEN)$282Sign up
1967 KELLY'S CELLARS BELFAST, PORTRAITS AND FIGURES (SET OF SIX)$282Sign up
1968 SAND AND SEAUnsold
1969 BOY WITH DOG, BELFAST$117Sign up · sold 2×
1969 SAILBOATS AND BEACH SCENES (SET OF SIX)$317Sign up
1969 BEACH AND SAILING SCENES (SET OF SIX)$223Sign up
1969 SNOW IN A COUNTRY LANE$148Sign up
1970s 10 works
- Sold
- 9 of 10
- Median
- $247Sign up
- Average
- $384Sign up
- Typical size
- 9 × 10 in (23 × 25 cm)
- Mediums
- Pastel (6), Oil (4)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (2), Boats (1), Figures & portraits (1)
1970 RED GABLES, BELFAST$298Sign up · sold 3×
1970 BONFIRE BELFAST and BELFAST STREETS, 1970 (A PAIR)$112Sign up
1970 BANGOR, 1970 and OTHER SCENES (SET OF SIX)$141Sign up
1970 PLEIN AIR PAINTERS AND PARK AND STREET SCENES (SET OF SIX)$141Sign up
1970 BOATING ON THE SERPENTINE, HYDE PARK AND COASTAL AND SAILING SCENES (SET OF SIX)$294Sign up
1970 TRAMLINES, CANALS AND STREET SCENES (SET OF FIVE)$247Sign up
1970 TWO SCENES FROM KELLY'S CELLERS, BELFAST, 1970 and SCENE OF MEN PLAYING CARDS (SET OF THREE)$181Sign up
1970 BUTT BRIDGE, DUBLIN$401Sign up
1970 GALWAY$1.6kSign up
1971 STEPHEN'S GREENUnsold
1990s 1 work
Creation date not recorded
58 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 10 works
- Sold
- 7 of 10
- Median
- $1.9kSign up
- Average
- $1.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 22 × 23 in (56 × 59 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (10)
- Subjects
- Boats (2), Beach scenes (2), Markets & villages (1)
sold 2002 BOTANIC GARDENS, BELFAST and CHURCH, BELFAST [A PAIR]Unsold
sold 2002 FISHING BOATS$1.9kSign up
sold 2002 ON THE QUAY, DUBLIN$2.1kSign up
sold 2003 FISHING BOATS AND FIGURES ON A STRAND$2.1kSign up
sold 2003 FISHING BOATS AND FIGURES ON A STRANDUnsold
sold 2003 STREET SCENE$2.4kSign up
Show 4 more (2000s)
sold 2003 EVENING IN THE BUSY STREET AT SUNSET, BELFAST$1.6kSign up
sold 2005 FIGURES IN A BOAT YARDUnsold
sold 2007 A WET MORNING$1.9kSign up
sold 2008 THE BOTANIC GARDENS$930Sign up · sold 2×
Undated, sold in the 2010s 36 works
- Sold
- 26 of 36
- Median
- $256Sign up
- Average
- $547Sign up
- Typical size
- 10 × 10.5 in (25 × 26 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (23), Pastel (13)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (7), Figures & portraits (6), Beach scenes (3)
sold 2010 GIRL IN SNOW SCENE$398Sign up
sold 2011 FIGURES IN A BOAT YARDUnsold · sold 2×
sold 2012 CITY HALL, DONEGALL SQUARE, BELFAST$258Sign up
sold 2012 THE FIRST SNOWUnsold
sold 2012 COUPLE IN A PUBUnsold
sold 2016 SCHOOLYARD$296Sign up
Show 6 more (2010s)
sold 2016 WINTER AFTERNOON$739Sign up
sold 2016 LANDSCAPE WITH TWO FIGURES$218Sign up
sold 2016 BEACH SCENEUnsold
sold 2016 STREET SCENE WITH FIGURE IN PINK$218Sign up
sold 2016 BANGOR, COUNTY DOWN$286Sign up
sold 2016 ROAD NEAR COMBER, COUNTY DOWN$329Sign up
…and 24 more works from this group in the full results list.
Undated, sold in the 2020s 12 works
- Sold
- 2 of 12
- Median
- $500Sign up
- Average
- $500Sign up
- Typical size
- 12.5 × 16.5 in (32 × 42 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (8), Oil (4)
- Subjects
- Beach scenes (4), Rivers & marshes (2), Landscapes (1)
sold 2020 BEACH SCENEUnsold
sold 2021 BEACH SCENEUnsold
sold 2021 UntitledUnsold
sold 2021 Newcastle Beach, Co. DownUnsold
sold 2021 UntitledUnsold
sold 2021 Newcastle Beach, Co. DownUnsold
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2025 Along The CanalUnsold
sold 2025 University RoadUnsold
sold 2025 Untitled$295Sign up
sold 2025 On The Quay In Dublin$704Sign up
sold 2026 Headed HomeUnsold
sold 2026 Along The CanalUnsold
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 Mason auction results →