Gary Swanson: career timeline

1941–2010 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 12 of 31 lots (40% 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.

Gary Swanson: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1970s	5	4	$4.5kSign up	Oil
1980s	4	4	$9.1kSign up	Oil
2000s	3	2	$2.1kSign up	Oil

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1970s 5 works

Sold: 4 of 5
Median: $4.5kSign up
Average: $5.3kSign up
Typical size: 19 × 30 in (48 × 76 cm)
Mediums: Oil (5)
Subjects: —

1974 ElephantsResult not published
1974 Lioness and Cubs$3.8kSign up
1975 Untitled (Resting tigers)$2.4kSign up
1975 Untitled (Elephant herd)$5.1kSign up
1975 Lioness and Four Cubs$9.9kSign up

1980s 4 works

Sold: 4 of 4
Median: $9.1kSign up
Average: $9.9kSign up
Typical size: 25 × 40 in (64 × 102 cm)
Mediums: Oil (4)
Subjects: Cattle & animals (1), Landscapes (1)

2000s 3 works

Sold: 2 of 3
Median: $2.1kSign up
Average: $2.1kSign up
Typical size: 23 × 22 in (58 × 56 cm)
Mediums: Oil (3)
Subjects: —

2001 Shoshoni Hunting GroundsResult not published
2005 September Splendor$2kSign up
2005 The Three Kings$2.2kSign up

Creation date not recorded

18 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 7 works

Sold: 7 of 7
Median: $6.7kSign up
Average: $6.9kSign up
Typical size: 18 × 24 in (46 × 61 cm)
Mediums: Oil (7)
Subjects: Cattle & animals (1)

sold 2005 Mountain Goats$6.7kSign up
sold 2005 Elk$6.7kSign up
sold 2005 Big Horn Sheep$7.3kSign up
sold 2006 Impala$6.7kSign up
sold 2006 Grizzly Bears$8.4kSign up
sold 2006 Giraffes$7.8kSign up

Show 1 more (2000s)

sold 2007 Tiger with Cubs$4.5kSign up

Undated, sold in the 2010s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $5.3kSign up
Average: $5.3kSign up
Typical size: 21 × 31 in (53 × 79 cm)
Mediums: Oil (2)
Subjects: Cattle & animals (1)

sold 2010 Tigress and Cubs$4.1kSign up
sold 2010 Bighorn Mountain Sheep$6.4kSign up

Undated, sold in the 2020s 9 works

Sold: 7 of 9
Median: $4.2kSign up
Average: $4.2kSign up
Typical size: 24 × 30 in (61 × 76 cm)
Mediums: Oil (9)
Subjects: Sunsets & night (1), Cattle & animals (1)

sold 2022 Kofa Dawn$4.2kSign up
sold 2022 Migration at the Mara$8.2kSign up
sold 2023 High Country Grizzlies$2.3kSign up
sold 2023 A Tender Moment$936Sign up
sold 2023 Lion$585Sign up
sold 2023 North Fork Rams$6.4kSign up

Show 3 more (2020s)

sold 2023 Rocky Mountain Bighorn$7kSign up · sold 2×
sold 2025 Bighorn SheepResult not published
sold 2025 African LionsResult not published

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 Gary Swanson auction results →