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British · 1878–1931 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 111 of 275 lots (40% 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 Orpen: 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
1890s30—Drawing
1900s3526$2.6kSign upDrawing
1910s3129$1.2kSign upPhotograph
1920s3224$1.6kSign upDrawing
1930s11$2.7kSign upLithograph

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1890s 3 works

Sold
0 of 3
Median
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Average
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Typical size
26 × 14.5 in (66 × 37 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (3)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)

1900s 35 works

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26 of 35
Median
$2.6kSign up
Average
$8.3kSign up
Typical size
9.5 × 8 in (25 × 20 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (24), Oil (6), Watercolor (3)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (11), Landscapes (2), Beach scenes (1)
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…and 11 more works from this group in the full results list.

1910s 31 works

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29 of 31
Median
$1.2kSign up
Average
$8.5kSign up
Typical size
9.5 × 9 in (24 × 23 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (11), Drawing (6), Print (other) (5)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (7), Landscapes (2), Sea & coast (2)
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…and 7 more works from this group in the full results list.

1920s 32 works

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24 of 32
Median
$1.6kSign up
Average
$6.7kSign up
Typical size
9.5 × 7 in (24 × 18 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (22), Other (4), Oil (2)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (9), Sunsets & night (1)
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…and 8 more works from this group in the full results list.

1930s 1 work

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1 of 1
Median
$2.7kSign up
Average
$2.7kSign up
Typical size
28.5 × 21 in (72 × 53 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (1)
Subjects
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Creation date not recorded

151 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 43 works

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29 of 43
Median
$2.4kSign up
Average
$5.1kSign up
Typical size
10 × 8 in (25 × 20 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (32), Watercolor (4), Print (other) (4)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (10), Markets & villages (1)
Show 6 more (2000s)

…and 31 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 28 works

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23 of 28
Median
$1.8kSign up
Average
$12.2kSign up
Typical size
10.5 × 9 in (27 × 23 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (14), Print (other) (7), Oil (3)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (5), Landscapes (1), Sea & coast (1)
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…and 16 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 80 works

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65 of 80
Median
$1.2kSign up
Average
$12.7kSign up
Typical size
9.5 × 8 in (24 × 20 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (46), Photograph (8), Other (7)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (21), Markets & villages (2), Beach scenes (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 68 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 Orpen auction results →