Alice Neel: career timeline
American · 1900–1984 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 49 of 76 lots (64% 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 | 3 | $36.1kSign up | Watercolor |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | — | Pastel |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | $11.9kSign up | Gouache |
| 1970s | 4 | 3 | $2.3kSign up | Lithograph |
| 1980s | 39 | 39 | $2.8kSign up | Lithograph |
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1930s 3 works
1940s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 17 × 14 in (43 × 35 cm)
- Mediums
- Pastel (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1943 Portrait of Dark Haired WomanUnsold
1960s 2 works
1970s 4 works
- Sold
- 3 of 4
- Median
- $2.3kSign up
- Average
- $2kSign up
- Typical size
- 32 × 23.5 in (81 × 60 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (4)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2)
1977 Nancy$2.3kSign up
1978 Portrait of Benny AndrewsResult not published
1978 Benny Andrews$1.2kSign up
1978 Portrait of Judith Solodkin$2.5kSign up
1980s 39 works
- Sold
- 39 of 39
- Median
- $2.8kSign up
- Average
- $3.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 29 × 24 in (74 × 61 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (26), Screenprint (13)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (14), Beach scenes (1)
1980 Man in a Harness$2.6kSign up
1980 Olivia$3.6kSign up
1980 Man in a Harness$1.5kSign up
1980 Man in Harness$1kSign up
1980 John (Man with Pipe)$2kSign up
1980 Geoffrey Hendricks and Brian$8.9kSign up
1980 Portrait of John Rothschild$2.8kSign up
1980 Olivia$6.1kSign up
1980 Olivia$4kSign up
1980 John (Man with Pipe) (from the American Portfolio)$2.8kSign up
1980 John (Man with Pipe) (from the American Portfolio)$1.9kSign up
1980 John (Man with Pipe) (from the American Portfolio)$2.8kSign up
Show 12 more (1980s)
1980 John from the American Portfolio$1.5kSign up
1981 Portrait of Hartley Stockton Neel$4.8kSign up
1981 The Accountant$4.2kSign up
1981 The Accountant (Marvin)$2.5kSign up
1981 Portrait of Hartley Stockton Neel$2.5kSign up
1981 The Accountant$2.6kSign up
1981 Portrait of Hartley Stockton Neel$3.5kSign up
1981 Portrait of Hartley Stockton Neel$2.5kSign up
1981 The Accountant$3.5kSign up
1981 Portrait of Sam$1.5kSign up
1981 Portrait of Sam$1.6kSign up
1981 Edward Avedisian$500Sign up
…and 15 more works from this group in the full results list.
Creation date not recorded
27 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
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 39.5 × 24.5 in (100 × 62 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
sold 2007 Woman on a StoolUnsold
Undated, sold in the 2010s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 12 × 9 in (31 × 23 cm)
- Mediums
- Gouache (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
sold 2014 Untitled (Young Girl Sitting at a Table)Unsold
Undated, sold in the 2020s 25 works
- Sold
- 24 of 25
- Median
- $4.4kSign up
- Average
- $10.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 31 × 23 in (79 × 58 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (18), Screenprint (4), Gouache (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (6)
sold 2021 Untitled (Young Girl Sitting at a Table)$27.5kSign up
sold 2022 Portrait$102kSign up
sold 2022 Untitled$5.3kSign up
sold 2023 Jar From Samarkland$1.2kSign up
sold 2023 Portrait Of Edward Avedisian$1.4kSign up
sold 2023 Portrait Of Sam$1.9kSign up
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2023 Portrait Of Sam$2.3kSign up
sold 2023 Judith Solodkin$2.4kSign up
sold 2023 Untitled$6.1kSign up
sold 2023 Geoffrey Hendricks & Brian$14.1kSign up
sold 2023 Untitled$1.9kSign up
sold 2023 Untitled$2.2kSign up
…and 13 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 Alice Neel auction results →