David Gilhooly
American · 1943–2013 · Printmaker, Sculptor
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Record prices
Group of seventeen sculpturesPhillips · $22,500≈ £16,841≈ €19,123Sign up to see
Gilhooly's Breakfast Variety PackBonhams · $10,838≈ £8,302≈ €10,007Sign up to see
Erotic Frog Wedding Cake #6Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $9,450≈ £7,068≈ €8,472Sign up to see
David Gilhooly’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Lots sold
145
of 157 offered · 1998–2026
Sell-through
92%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
1 sold lot(s) are awaiting a USD exchange rate and are excluded from averages.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 10 | 10 | 100% | $3kSign up | $2.3kSign up | $7.3kSign up |
| Acrylic | 4 | 4 | 100% | $3.3kSign up | $2.9kSign up | $7.3kSign up |
| Mixed media | 6 | 6 | 100% | $2.7kSign up | $2.3kSign up | $7kSign up |
| Works on paper | 7 | 5 | 71% | $570Sign up | $252Sign up | $1.4kSign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Prints & multiples | 7 | 7 | 100% | $3.7kSign up | $2.2kSign up | $8.8kSign up |
| Etching | 1 | 1 | 100% | $282Sign up | $282Sign up | $282Sign up |
| Print (other) | 6 | 6 | 100% | $4.3kSign up | $4.1kSign up | $8.8kSign up |
| Photography | 1 | 1 | 100% | $75Sign up | $75Sign up | $75Sign up |
| Photograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $75Sign up | $75Sign up | $75Sign up |
| Sculpture | 107 | 100 | 93% | $2.8kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $22.5kSign up |
| Other | 25 | 22 | 88% | $2.3kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $9.4kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | $2.7kSign up |
| 2024 | 31 | 27 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2023 | 13 | 11 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2022 | 20 | 17 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 | $2kSign up |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 | $563Sign up |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | $22.5kSign up |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | $4kSign up |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | $625Sign up |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | $688Sign up |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2012 | 4 | 3 | $475Sign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $137Sign up |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 1999 | 2 | 2 | $176Sign up |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | —Sign up |