Adolph Gottlieb: career timeline
American · 1903–1974 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 155 of 174 lots (89% 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 | 3 | 2 | $14.4kSign up | Drawing |
| 1940s | 10 | 7 | $15.1kSign up | Oil |
| 1950s | 4 | 2 | $39.7kSign up | Gouache |
| 1960s | 55 | 47 | $2.4kSign up | Screenprint |
| 1970s | 81 | 70 | $2.8kSign up | Screenprint |
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1930s 3 works
- Sold
- 2 of 3
- Median
- $14.4kSign up
- Average
- $14.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 9 × 9 in (23 × 23 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (1), Oil (1), Gouache (1)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (2), Figures & portraits (1)
1937 Portrait of EstherUnsold
1938 Still Life - Dry Cactus$19.2kSign up
c. 1938 Untitled (Arizona Still Life) (ID# 3866)$9.6kSign up
1940s 10 works
- Sold
- 7 of 10
- Median
- $15.1kSign up
- Average
- $37kSign up
- Typical size
- 24 × 19.5 in (61 × 49 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2), Gouache (2), Woodcut / linocut (2)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1942 Untitled$6.3kSign up
1944 Hieroglyph$9.2kSign up
1945 LiberationUnsold
c. 1945 Untitled$47.5kSign up
c. 1946 Pictograph (F. 39)$15.1kSign up
c. 1946 Pictograph (F. 39)Unsold
1947 The HunterUnsold
c. 1948 Paintings 1948-1959' (Poster for the Exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art)$130Sign up
1949 Pictograph$96.8kSign up
c. 1949 Untitled (Pictograph)$84kSign up
1950s 4 works
- Sold
- 2 of 4
- Median
- $39.7kSign up
- Average
- $39.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 21.5 × 30 in (55 × 76 cm)
- Mediums
- Gouache (3), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1), Landscapes (1)
1950 Two Figures$55.4kSign up
1950 PlusUnsold
1956 Thrust$24kSign up
1957 Imaginary Landscape No. 1Result not published
1960s 55 works
- Sold
- 47 of 55
- Median
- $2.4kSign up
- Average
- $28.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 24.5 × 22 in (62 × 56 cm)
- Mediums
- Screenprint (40), Lithograph (12), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1965 Black Sparks$1.2MSign up
1965 Burst #6$50kSign up
1966 Lemon Yellow Ground, 1966, colorResult not published
1966 Green Ground Blue DiscResult not published
1966 Black Ground, Red Disc$2.8kSign up
1966 Chrome Yellow, Green Disc (A.A.A. 36)$4.8kSign up
1966 Lemon Yellow Ground (A.A.A. 38)$2.8kSign up
1966 UntitledResult not published
1966 Red Halo - White Ground$5.4kSign up
1966 Red Halo - White Ground$3.5kSign up
1966 Green Ground - Black FormUnsold
1966 Green Ground, Blue Disk$1.5kSign up
Show 12 more (1960s)
1966 Green Ground Blue Disk$2kSign up
1966 Chrome Yellow - Green DiscUnsold
1966 Chrome Yellow - Green DiscUnsold
1966 Red Halo-White Ground$2kSign up
1967 Flying Lines (A.A.A. 49)$1.4kSign up
1967 Rosy Mood (A.A.A. 46)$2.1kSign up
1967 FlotsamResult not published
1967 Rosy Mood (A.A.A. 46)$2.2kSign up
1967 Signs (A.A.A. 52)$967Sign up
1967 Flying Lines (A.A.A. 49)$1.1kSign up
1967 Flotsam$2.4kSign up
1967 Flying Lines (A.A.A. 49)$2.5kSign up
…and 31 more works from this group in the full results list.
1970s 81 works
- Sold
- 70 of 81
- Median
- $2.8kSign up
- Average
- $26.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 24 × 18 in (61 × 46 cm)
- Mediums
- Screenprint (61), Acrylic (7), Aquatint (5)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (11), Sunsets & night (10)
1970 Blue Night (AAA 68)$1.7kSign up
1970 Blue Night (A.A.A. 68)$1kSign up
1970 Blue Night (A.A.A. 68)$1.7kSign up
1970 Blue Night (Associated American Artists 68)$2.3kSign up
1970 Untitled (7080)$54.2kSign up
1970 Blue Night (A.A.A. 68)$4.5kSign up
1970 Untitled (from the Peace Portfolio I)$2.2kSign up
1970 CalligraphyUnsold
1970 Blue Night$2.8kSign up
1970 Blue Night$4.4kSign up
1970 Petal$213kSign up
1970 Blues on Green$2.8kSign up
Show 12 more (1970s)
1971 Imaginary Landscape IiResult not published
1971 Night GlowResult not published
1971 Night Glow$2.3kSign up
1971 Blues on Green$2.9kSign up
1971 Imaginary Landscape II$1.9kSign up
1971 Imaginary Landscape II$2.5kSign up
1971 Untitled, from Flight$3.8kSign up
1971 RollingUnsold
1971 Mist$62.5kSign up
1971 Untitled$120kSign up
1971 Imaginary Landscape I (A.A.A. 69)$9.4kSign up · sold 2×
1971 Blues on Green$2.3kSign up
…and 57 more works from this group in the full results list.
Creation date not recorded
19 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 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $800Sign up
- Average
- $800Sign up
- Typical size
- 23 × 30 in (58 × 76 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2005 Germination #2$800Sign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 4 works
- Sold
- 4 of 4
- Median
- $2.7kSign up
- Average
- $3.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 11.5 × 18 in (29 × 45 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (2), Gouache (1), Aquatint (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2017 Lemon Yellow Ground$5.6kSign up
sold 2017 Archibald E. Stevenson Esq. / with sincere regard from - Adolph Gottlieb 39$2kSign up
sold 2018 Untitled$2.8kSign up
sold 2018 Rosy Mood$2.6kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 14 works
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 Adolph Gottlieb auction results →