Frank McCarthy: career timeline
American · 1924–2002 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 107 of 190 lots (56% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | $14kSign up | Oil |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | $1.2kSign up | Other |
| 1970s | 49 | 48 | $30kSign up | Oil |
| 1980s | 28 | 27 | $29.8kSign up | Oil |
| 1990s | 17 | 17 | $21.8kSign up | Oil |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | — | Oil |
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1950s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $14kSign up
- Average
- $14kSign up
- Typical size
- 13.5 × 13.5 in (35 × 35 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
1955 Flash flood$14kSign up
1960s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $1.2kSign up
- Average
- $1.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 18.5 × 21 in (47 × 53 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (2)
- Subjects
- —
1962 I Work For My Bucks$750Sign up
1963 A Lion Mangled Me$1.6kSign up
1970s 49 works
- Sold
- 48 of 49
- Median
- $30kSign up
- Average
- $33.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 18 × 29 in (46 × 74 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (48), Acrylic (1)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (2), Cattle & animals (1), Sunsets & night (1)
1970 Pursuit$8.2kSign up
1970 An Early Start$9.5kSign up
1971 War Party$22.2kSign up
1971 In Dangerous Country$21.8kSign up · sold 2×
1971 He Saw the Hawk in its Restless Arc of Watch Flight$12.1kSign up
1971 The Outriders$10.1kSign up
1971 He Saw the Hawk$38.7kSign up
1971 The Stage Attack$35.7kSign up
1971 Dull Knife's War Party$15.5kSign up
1971 The Signal$14.3kSign up
1971 Under surveillance$113kSign up
1972 Buffalo Hunt$71.4kSign up
Show 12 more (1970s)
1972 Along the beaver stream$11.9kSign up
1972 Apache Horse Thieves$30kSign up
1972 Comin' in for the Roundup$47.6kSign up
1973 Demand for Tribute$18.1kSign up
1973 When a Coup May Come the Hard Way$16.7kSign up
1973 Return from the Raid$35.1kSign up
1973 In the Pass$12.9kSign up
1973 The Decoys$49.7kSign up
1974 Nocturnal Tracker$6kSign up
1974 The Braves$17.6kSign up
1974 Hostiles on the North Ridge$33.6kSign up
1975 The Offering$7.2kSign up · sold 2×
…and 25 more works from this group in the full results list.
1980s 28 works
- Sold
- 27 of 28
- Median
- $29.8kSign up
- Average
- $36.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 20 × 30 in (51 × 76 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (28)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1), Cattle & animals (1), Rivers & marshes (1)
1980 Bringing Out the Furs$81.9kSign up
1980 The ChaseResult not published
1982 In the Boulder Field$9.1kSign up
1982 Spooked$60.5kSign up
1982 Jedediah's Trek$16.7kSign up
1983 With the Remuda$16.3kSign up
1983 Escorting the Supply Wagons$32.7kSign up
1984 Out of the Mist$16.4kSign up
1984 The Raiders$25.2kSign up
1984 Breaking the Nocturnal Silence$25.2kSign up
1985 Land Of Blackfoot$10.5kSign up
1985 With the Lead Horse$38kSign up
Show 12 more (1980s)
1985 Approaching the Stronghold$12.9kSign up
1986 In Search of Beaver$29.8kSign up
1986 In Beartooth Pass$9.8kSign up
1986 Above the Rim$56kSign up
1987 Warriors of the Northern Mountains$16.9kSign up · sold 2×
1987 Buckskin Brigade$11.5kSign up
1987 Saber Charge$76kSign up
1988 In The Land of the Soaring Eagles$45kSign up
1988 Scourge of the Northern Plains$57kSign up
1988 Lost Tracks in Medicine Creek$46.8kSign up
1988 Warriors of Canyon Land – Navajo$11.9kSign up
1988 Warriors of the Beartooth$32.7kSign up
…and 4 more works from this group in the full results list.
1990s 17 works
- Sold
- 17 of 17
- Median
- $21.8kSign up
- Average
- $35.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 24 × 28 in (61 × 71 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (17)
- Subjects
- Sunsets & night (1)
1990 The Meeting$7.8kSign up
1990 Sentinel at Split Rock$20.6kSign up · sold 2×
1990 The Marauders$21.8kSign up · sold 2×
1990 The Rehearsal$52.6kSign up · sold 2×
1991 The Chase$58.5kSign up
1991 The Fording$24.2kSign up
1991 From the Meadows of the Beartooth$23.4kSign up
1992 The Renegades$21.8kSign up
1992 Sighting the Intruders$23.8kSign up
1992 From the Canyon Floor$14.3kSign up
1994 Splitting the Thundering Herd$145kSign up
1994 No Trespassing$21.8kSign up
Show 5 more (1990s)
1994 Breaking Up the Herd$18.7kSign up
1994 Breaking Up the Herd$10.1kSign up
1994 The Way of the Ancient Migration$14.3kSign up
1994 Before the Dawn$38kSign up
1994 Friends of Enemies$87.8kSign up
2000s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 12 × 16 in (31 × 41 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
c. 2000 Into the BattleUnsold
Creation date not recorded
76 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 3 works
- Sold
- 3 of 3
- Median
- $95.2kSign up
- Average
- $94.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 24 × 36 in (61 × 91 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (3)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2005 The Running Skirmish$39.2kSign up
sold 2006 War Party$95.2kSign up
sold 2008 The War Trail$150kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 26 works
- Sold
- 25 of 26
- Median
- $18.7kSign up
- Average
- $22.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 21 × 24 in (53 × 61 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (26)
- Subjects
- Sunsets & night (1), Cattle & animals (1)
sold 2010 The Traders$21.1kSign up
sold 2010 The Sighting$10.5kSign up
sold 2014 With Carbines Drawn$29.3kSign up
sold 2014 The scouts$5.5kSign up
sold 2014 Moonlit crossing$10kSign up
sold 2015 The Traders$16.4kSign up
Show 6 more (2010s)
sold 2015 Flanking Movement$58.5kSign up
sold 2016 The Trackers$7.7kSign up
sold 2016 To Battle$8.9kSign up
sold 2016 Moving Camp$26.8kSign up
sold 2016 Guardians of the Horse Herd$23.8kSign up
sold 2017 With the Pony Herd$14.3kSign up
…and 14 more works from this group in the full results list.
Undated, sold in the 2020s 47 works
- Sold
- 45 of 47
- Median
- $10.2kSign up
- Average
- $16.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 18 × 24 in (46 × 61 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (44), Other (2), Gouache (1)
- Subjects
- Cattle & animals (3), Landscapes (1), Rivers & marshes (1)
sold 2020 Running Off the Herd (Triptych)$58.5kSign up
sold 2020 Attacking the Iron Horse$46.8kSign up
sold 2020 Facing the on Coming Warriors, He Sang His Death Song$16.4kSign up
sold 2020 After the Encounter$2.6kSign up
sold 2020 In a Mountain Meadow$15kSign up
sold 2021 Frank McCarthy (American$1.7kSign up
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2021 With Carbines Drawn$15.7kSign up
sold 2021 Winter Hunt$30.3kSign up · sold 2×
sold 2021 Snow Melt$7.5kSign up
sold 2021 The Sentinel$7.9kSign up
sold 2021 The Citadel$5kSign up
sold 2021 In Hostile Country$38kSign up
…and 35 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 Frank McCarthy auction results →