William Robinson: career timeline
Australian · 1936–2025 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 99 of 116 lots (87% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | — | Pastel |
| 1970s | 5 | 5 | $9.8kSign up | Oil |
| 1980s | 19 | 14 | $73.4kSign up | Oil |
| 1990s | 31 | 25 | $39kSign up | Oil |
| 2000s | 22 | 14 | $33.4kSign up | Oil |
| 2010s | 7 | 4 | $38.8kSign up | Oil |
| 2020s | 1 | 0 | — | Print (other) |
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1960s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 16.5 × 26 in (43 × 67 cm)
- Mediums
- Pastel (1)
- Subjects
- —
1969 Siamese Cat c1969Unsold
1970s 5 works
- Sold
- 5 of 5
- Median
- $9.8kSign up
- Average
- $19.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 23 × 18 in (59 × 46 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (3), Pastel (2)
- Subjects
- Cattle & animals (1)
1971 Children's Game (1971)$24.9kSign up
1971 The Fruit Shop c1971$9.8kSign up
1972 Nude in Doorway, Birkdale (1972)$1.7kSign up · sold 2×
c. 1974 Setting the Table$2.8kSign up
1979 Four Cows: Petunia, Honey, Coral and Rosie 1979$57.5kSign up
1980s 19 works
- Sold
- 14 of 19
- Median
- $73.4kSign up
- Average
- $96.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 36 × 46.5 in (91 × 118 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (14), Pastel (2), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Cattle & animals (4), Landscapes (3), Rivers & marshes (3)
1980 Birkdale Farm 1980$135kSign up
1980 Family Portrait with Honey Licking 1980$11.1kSign up
1980 Chooks 1980$152kSign up · sold 2×
1980 Farmyard Scene (1980)Unsold
c. 1981 Goats$862Sign up
1981 Chooks 1981$15.8kSign up
1981 Farmyard 1981$9kSign up
1982 Farm II 1982$270kSign up
1983 Farm Construction I c1983$59.7kSign up
1983 Beechmont Hay and Goat Shed c1983$70kSign up
c. 1983 Farmyard Construction (1983-1984)Unsold
1983 Farmyard Scene with Goats and Cows 1983$197kSign up
Show 7 more (1980s)
1985 Grassy Painting with William and Shirley Looking at a Regency Bower Bird (1985)Unsold
1986 Landscape (Canungra) c1986$210kSign up
1987 Moonshine Landscape (1987)Unsold
1988 Across the Gorge Landscape (1988)$48.2kSign up
1989 Rainforest with Botan Creek 1989$89.4kSign up
1989 Rainforest with Botan Creek 1989$76.9kSign up
1989 Rainforest with Botan Creek 1989Unsold
1990s 31 works
- Sold
- 25 of 31
- Median
- $39kSign up
- Average
- $100kSign up
- Typical size
- 36 × 47 in (91 × 120 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (21), Lithograph (5), Sculpture (3)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (10), Sunsets & night (4), Sea & coast (3)
1990 Rainforest with Bower and Figure 1990$28.5kSign up
1990 Farmyard I 1990$2kSign up
1990 Bush Landscape with Sunbeams c1990$52.1kSign up · sold 2×
1990 Rain Forest 1990$16.8kSign up
1991 Creation Landscape: Man and the Spheres I-III 1991$3.6kSign up
1991 Creation Landscape: Water and Land$3.9kSign up
1991 Creation Landscape: Water and Land 1991$2.7kSign up
1991 Morning Sun with Flood Gums and Web 1991$39kSign up · sold 2×
1991 Creation Landscape: Water and Land 1991$2.5kSign up
1991 Towards the Cliff, Beechmont 1991Unsold
1991 Day and Night Landscape 1991Unsold
1991 Fern in Sunlight 1991$14.4kSign up · sold 2×
Show 12 more (1990s)
1991 DAY AND NIGHT LANDSCAPE 1991Unsold
1993 Angels and Devils 1993$6.5kSign up
1993 Afternoon Light, Darlington 1993$5.5kSign up
1993 Sunset and Rising Moon 1993$111kSign up
1994 Back Creek Gorge to the Coomera 1994$376kSign up
1995 Waves and Shells in Sunlight 1995Unsold
1996 Nimbin Rocks in Fog 1996$127kSign up · sold 2×
1997 Springbrook Cliffs with Waterfalls 1997$236kSign up
1997 Autumn Sunset 1997$286kSign up
1997 The Fat Couple Pot 1997$19.5kSign up
1998 A Small Study of Sunlight$19.4kSign up
1998 Morning Tallanbanna 1998$198kSign up · sold 2×
…and 7 more works from this group in the full results list.
2000s 22 works
- Sold
- 14 of 22
- Median
- $33.4kSign up
- Average
- $66.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 21.5 × 29.5 in (55 × 75 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (11), Pastel (9), Etching (1)
- Subjects
- Rivers & marshes (3), Landscapes (1), Butterflies (1)
2000 Goomoolahra Creek 2000$16.5kSign up
2000 Bright Day, Tallanbanna 2000$20.5kSign up · sold 3×
2000 Bright Day, Tallanbanna 2000$29kSign up
2000 Goomoolahra Creek 2000$31.1kSign up
2001 Sunlight and Shadow, Goomoolahra$12kSign up
2001 SUNLIGHT AND SHADOW, GOOMOOLAHRA 2001Unsold
2001 Sunlight and Shadow, Goomoolahra 2001Unsold
2001 Summer Landscape, Numinbah 2001Unsold
2001 Late Summer Bushland 2001Unsold
2001 Sunlight after Rain, Tallanbanna 2001$35.6kSign up
2001 Sunlight and Shadow, Goomoolahra 2001Unsold
2002 Fading Light, Springbrook to Beechmont 2002$199kSign up
Show 10 more (2000s)
2003 Nimbin Rocks with Distant Storm 2003Unsold
2003 Goomoolahra with Butterfly 2003Unsold
2003 Sunlit Bushland, Nimbin 2003$25.9kSign up
2003 Regeneration After Fire 2003$56.7kSign up
2004 Springbrook Merging Towards Night$1.4kSign up
2004 Sunlit creek Purlingbrook 2004$54.1kSign up
2006 The Sacred Rock, Carnarvon 2006$196kSign up
2007 Bright Sea 2007$52kSign up · sold 2×
2008 The Jade Pool, Carnarvon 2008$201kSign up
2009 Brunswick Heads Park 2009Unsold · sold 2×
2010s 7 works
- Sold
- 4 of 7
- Median
- $38.8kSign up
- Average
- $56kSign up
- Typical size
- 18 × 17.5 in (46 × 44 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (4), Pastel (2), Gouache (1)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (3)
2011 Masons Jug with Fruit and Flowers 2011Unsold · sold 2×
2012 Still Life with Byzanta Vase 2012Unsold · sold 2×
2013 Five Peaches 2013$14.6kSign up
2014 Flowers from the Garden 2014$132kSign up
2014 Sunflowers and Peaches 2014$24.9kSign up
2014 Tea with Rock Cakes 2014Unsold
2015 Defending His Territory 2015$52.7kSign up
2020s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 16 × 23.5 in (40 × 60 cm)
- Mediums
- Print (other) (1)
- Subjects
- —
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Creation date not recorded
13 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 2010s 4 works
- Sold
- 4 of 4
- Median
- $18.6kSign up
- Average
- $16.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 25 × 25 in (64 × 64 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (2), Mixed media (1), Pastel (1)
- Subjects
- Cattle & animals (1), Sunsets & night (1)
sold 2010 (Self Portrait with Horse)$14.3kSign up
sold 2015 Untitled (Rooster with Sunset)$23.1kSign up
sold 2017 The White Dressing Table$4.2kSign up
sold 2019 Springbrook Waterfall$22.8kSign up · sold 2×
Undated, sold in the 2020s 9 works
- Sold
- 7 of 9
- Median
- $507Sign up
- Average
- $2.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 19.5 × 23 in (50 × 58 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (4), Sculpture (4), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- Cattle & animals (2), Boats (1)
sold 2020 The Farm$3.9kSign up
sold 2020 Self Portrait with HorseUnsold
sold 2020 Ship of Lost Souls$309Sign up
sold 2020 Tain Bull$287Sign up
sold 2020 Some Must Pull the Oars$441Sign up
sold 2021 Female Seated Nude$507Sign up
Show 3 more (2020s)
sold 2024 Josephine$8kSign up · sold 4×
sold 2025 Ceramic StudyUnsold
sold 2026 The Farm$4.9kSign 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 Robinson auction results →