William Percy French: career timeline
1854–1920 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 139 of 390 lots (35% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 16 | 16 | $6.6kSign up | Watercolor |
| 1900s | 65 | 59 | $4.2kSign up | Watercolor |
| 1910s | 51 | 47 | $4.2kSign up | Watercolor |
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1890s 16 works
- Sold
- 16 of 16
- Median
- $6.6kSign up
- Average
- $8.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 7 × 9.5 in (17 × 24 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (16)
- Subjects
- Rivers & marshes (4), Flowers & still life (1), Landscapes (1)
1891 A BOGLAND STREAM WITH GORSE IN FLOWER$6.8kSign up
1893 WEST OF IRELAND LANDSCAPE$4.9kSign up
1895 THE VELVET STRAND, PORTMARNOCK, COUNTY DUBLIN$4kSign up
1895 RIVERSCENE$6.5kSign up
1896 IN BUSHY PARK, TERENURE, DUBLIN$3.1kSign up
1896 GRAND CANAL, DUBLIN$6.9kSign up
1896 THE BUSHY PARK, TERENURE$1.7kSign up
1896 FAR OER THE MOORS THE LAKELETS LIE ADREAM, THE PAINTERS VISION AND THE POET'S THEME$12.4kSign up
1896 FAR OER THE MOORS THE LAKELETS LIE ADREAM, THE PAINTERS VISION AND THE POET'S THEME$29.7kSign up
1896 HORSE-DRAWN BARGE ON CANAL$18.2kSign up
1896 THE GARDEN THAT I LOVE$14.2kSign up
1897 LOW CLOUD OVER RIVER AND BOG, A VIGNETTE$2.2kSign up
Show 4 more (1890s)
1897 GLENVEIGH, COUNTY DONEGAL$9.8kSign up
1897 LOW CLOUD OVER RIVER AND BOG, A VIGNETTE$2.6kSign up
1898 CONNEMARA SCENE$4.7kSign up
1899 MORNING LIGHT OVER THE RUSHES$7.6kSign up
1900s 65 works
- Sold
- 59 of 65
- Median
- $4.2kSign up
- Average
- $6.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 7 × 10 in (18 × 25 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (64), Sculpture (1)
- Subjects
- Rivers & marshes (9), Sunsets & night (6), Landscapes (5)
1900 Peat Stacks in a Bog Landscape$1.3kSign up
1900 Rowing Past a Church$3kSign up
1900 BOG LAKE$4.3kSign up
1900 SAILBOAT$8.2kSign up
1900 BOGLAND NEAR TWELVE BENS, CONNEMARA$5.7kSign up · sold 2×
1901 Heather and Gorse$2.9kSign up
1901 The Bog Of Allen$2.1kSign up
1901 TWILIGHT$13.7kSign up
1901 GEESE IN A LANE$10.6kSign up
1901 DUSK OVER THE BOGLANDS$3.5kSign up
1902 BEMBRIDGE, ISLE OF WIGHTUnsold · sold 2×
1902 WHERE EVER I GO MY HEART TURNS BACK TO THE COUNTY MAYO$53.5kSign up
Show 12 more (1900s)
1902 GLENVEIGH, COUNTY DONEGAL$6.5kSign up
1903 CONNEMARA$3.5kSign up
1903 Glenveagh, Co. Donegal$5.6kSign up
1903 LANDSCAPE WITH RIVER AND BRIDGE$4kSign up
1903 COASTAL SCENE WITH PIER IN BACKGROUND$4.9kSign up
1903 SAILBOAT AT SUNSET [PAINTED PLATE]$1kSign up
1903 KENMARE BAY SEEN FROM DERRYNANE$22kSign up
c. 1903 IN OLD DONEGALUnsold
1904 CONNEMARA$4.2kSign up
1904 RIVER SCENE$3kSign up
1904 CONNEMARA$2.6kSign up
c. 1904 BEACH SCENE$2.8kSign up
…and 41 more works from this group in the full results list.
1910s 51 works
- Sold
- 47 of 51
- Median
- $4.2kSign up
- Average
- $5.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 7 × 10 in (18 × 25 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (50), Other (1)
- Subjects
- Rivers & marshes (8), Boats (7), Landscapes (6)
1910 After The Rain, Connemara$4.2kSign up
1910 Sunset Over a Bog$2.2kSign up
1910 Morning Light, Connemara$3.7kSign up
1910 SAILING BOAT ON A LAKE$5.2kSign up
1910 TWO VIEWS OF THE GALTEESUnsold
1910 BROOK BEFORE MOUNTAINS OF MOURNE$4.9kSign up
1910 BOGLAND SCENE$3.8kSign up
1910 SCHOONER IN BAY$4.2kSign up
c. 1910 SUNSET SKETCH (c.1910-1920)$3.2kSign up
1910 BOG LANDSCAPE WITH TURF STACKS$11.9kSign up
1910 A BOGLAND RIVER WITH HEATHER IN FLOWER$8.1kSign up
1910 LOUGH SWILLY, COUNTY DONEGAL$5.5kSign up
Show 12 more (1910s)
1911 A SUNLIGHT SHORELINE$2.2kSign up
1911 BEACH SCENE WITH SAILBOATS$2.3kSign up
1911 Evening O'er the Hills, Co. Donegal$5.2kSign up · sold 2×
1911 Bundoran$1.9kSign up
1911 Boat in Seascape$4.1kSign up
1911 TWELVE BENS, CONNEMARA$9.2kSign up
1912 Sunset on the Rye$3.3kSign up
1912 Seascape$3.3kSign up
1912 BOG LAKE$3.6kSign up
1912 IN CONNEMARA$2.6kSign up
1912 TWO FISHERMEN IN A CURRACH$2.7kSign up
1912 BOGLAND RIVERUnsold
…and 27 more works from this group in the full results list.
Creation date not recorded
241 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 39 works
- Sold
- 35 of 39
- Median
- $6.1kSign up
- Average
- $9.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 7 × 10 in (18 × 25 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (39)
- Subjects
- Sea & coast (5), Rivers & marshes (5), Landscapes (4)
sold 2000 SUNBURST OVER THE BOG$5.5kSign up
sold 2000 BOGLAND IN WEST OF IRELAND$2.4kSign up
sold 2000 PENMAENMAWR FROM THE CHAPEL, GOGARTH ANGLESEY$4kSign up
sold 2001 WAR TORN FRANCE, YPRES$4.2kSign up
sold 2002 LIMERICK$8.7kSign up
sold 2002 LANDSCAPE WITH TREES$4kSign up
Show 6 more (2000s)
sold 2002 RUNKERRY, COUNTY ANTRIM$6.1kSign up
sold 2003 BOG LANDSCAPE$3.8kSign up
sold 2003 BOGLAND STREAM$4.3kSign up
sold 2003 BOG LANDSCAPE$4.1kSign up
sold 2004 SEASCAPE$3.3kSign up
sold 2004 BOG LAKE WITH SUN BREAKING THROUGH CLOUDS$3.8kSign up
…and 27 more works from this group in the full results list.
Undated, sold in the 2010s 88 works
- Sold
- 84 of 88
- Median
- $3.1kSign up
- Average
- $3.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 7 × 9.5 in (17 × 24 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (79), Other (5), Oil (3)
- Subjects
- Rivers & marshes (25), Landscapes (13), Sunsets & night (9)
sold 2010 ALPINE SNOW SCENE WITH SPRUCE TREES$1.7kSign up · sold 2×
sold 2010 BEACHED VESSEL$2.6kSign up
sold 2010 STEAMSHIP IN BAY, DUSK and ENTERING THE LIFFEY$1.7kSign up
sold 2010 THE RED SAIL$3kSign up
sold 2010 SHIPS OFF NORTH AMERICA$3kSign up
sold 2010 CONTEMPLATIONUnsold
Show 6 more (2010s)
sold 2010 AMONG THE MOURNE MOUNTAINS$3.2kSign up
sold 2010 ROAD TO MOUNTAINS$5kSign up
sold 2010 BOG LANDSCAPE, WEST OF IRELAND$5.3kSign up
sold 2010 BRIGHT SKY OVER BOG LAKE$4.3kSign up
sold 2010 GIRL WITH TOBOGGAN$7.9kSign up
sold 2010 CHILDREN PLAYING ON BEACH$2.8kSign up
…and 76 more works from this group in the full results list.
Undated, sold in the 2020s 114 works
- Sold
- 106 of 114
- Median
- $3.3kSign up
- Average
- $3.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 6.5 × 9.5 in (17 × 25 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (111), Print (other) (1), Other (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (27), Rivers & marshes (15), Sunsets & night (13)
sold 2020 Bog Landscape With Turf Stacks$2.7kSign up
sold 2020 Gortnamona$2.4kSign up
sold 2020 Bog Landscape$2.7kSign up
sold 2020 SEASCAPE$4.4kSign up
sold 2020 Falcarragh, Co Donegal$4.7kSign up
sold 2020 Evening Light, Connemara$5.7kSign up
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2020 SUNLIT BOG LAKE$2.9kSign up
sold 2020 Muckish Mountain, Co. Donegal$1.7kSign up
sold 2020 Evening Light$3.4kSign up
sold 2020 BOG LAKE$2.7kSign up
sold 2020 BOG RIVER AND BREAKING CLOUDS$3.4kSign up
sold 2020 COASTAL SCENE$2.3kSign up
…and 102 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 Percy French auction results →