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American · 1928–2011 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 200 of 227 lots (88% 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.

Cy Twombly: 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
1950s22$809kSign upOil
1960s4034$142kSign upDrawing
1970s111102$8.7kSign upLithograph
1980s1514$3.5kSign upLithograph
1990s86$9kSign upPhotograph
2000s2120$4.6kSign upScreenprint
2010s20—Lithograph

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1950s 2 works

Sold
2 of 2
Median
$809kSign up
Average
$809kSign up
Typical size
19 × 24 in (49 × 61 cm)
Mediums
Oil (1), Mixed media (1)
Subjects
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1960s 40 works

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34 of 40
Median
$142kSign up
Average
$620kSign up
Typical size
24 × 25.5 in (61 × 65 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (10), Screenprint (9), Oil (8)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2)
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…and 16 more works from this group in the full results list.

1970s 111 works

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102 of 111
Median
$8.7kSign up
Average
$104kSign up
Typical size
30 × 22 in (76 × 56 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (74), Print (other) (16), Oil (6)
Subjects
Landscapes (5)
Show 12 more (1970s)

…and 87 more works from this group in the full results list.

1980s 15 works

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14 of 15
Median
$3.5kSign up
Average
$33.7kSign up
Typical size
26 × 17.5 in (66 × 45 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (9), Print (other) (3), Mixed media (1)
Subjects
Landscapes (2)
Show 3 more (1980s)

1990s 8 works

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6 of 8
Median
$9kSign up
Average
$23.9kSign up
Typical size
13 × 10.5 in (33 × 27 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (3), Other (2), Aquatint (1)
Subjects
—

2000s 21 works

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20 of 21
Median
$4.6kSign up
Average
$3.1MSign up
Typical size
30 × 22 in (76 × 56 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (8), Print (other) (5), Acrylic (4)
Subjects
—
Show 9 more (2000s)

2010s 2 works

Sold
0 of 2
Median
—
Average
—
Typical size
18 × 14.5 in (46 × 37 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (2)
Subjects
—

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 9 works

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9 of 9
Median
$4.2kSign up
Average
$7.4kSign up
Typical size
30 × 22 in (76 × 56 cm)
Mediums
Print (other) (5), Lithograph (3), Aquatint (1)
Subjects
—
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Undated, sold in the 2010s 6 works

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5 of 6
Median
$4.3kSign up
Average
$133kSign up
Typical size
27.5 × 19.5 in (70 × 50 cm)
Mediums
Print (other) (2), Lithograph (1), Screenprint (1)
Subjects
—

Undated, sold in the 2020s 12 works

Sold
9 of 12
Median
$2.1kSign up
Average
$5.4kSign up
Typical size
28.5 × 21 in (72 × 53 cm)
Mediums
Print (other) (8), Other (3), Screenprint (1)
Subjects
—
Show 6 more (2020s)

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 Cy Twombly auction results →