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George Nakashima: career timeline

American · 1905–1990 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 1,102 of 1,451 lots (76% 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.

George Nakashima: 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
1940s2323$3.8kSign upOther
1950s295294$12.2kSign upOther
1960s437431$17.5kSign upOther
1970s223219$22.7kSign upOther
1980s119114$19.1kSign upOther
1990s22$27kSign upSculpture

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1940s 23 works

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23 of 23
Median
$3.8kSign up
Average
$10.4kSign up
Typical size
28 × 38 in (71 × 96 cm)
Mediums
Other (23)
Subjects
—
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1950s 295 works

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294 of 295
Median
$12.2kSign up
Average
$15.7kSign up
Typical size
28.5 × 46 in (73 × 117 cm)
Mediums
Other (293), Sculpture (2)
Subjects
Boats (2)
Show 12 more (1950s)

…and 271 more works from this group in the full results list.

1960s 437 works

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431 of 437
Median
$17.5kSign up
Average
$22.7kSign up
Typical size
28.5 × 44.5 in (73 × 114 cm)
Mediums
Other (425), Sculpture (10), Drawing (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (3)
Show 12 more (1960s)

…and 413 more works from this group in the full results list.

1970s 223 works

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219 of 223
Median
$22.7kSign up
Average
$28kSign up
Typical size
28.5 × 42 in (73 × 107 cm)
Mediums
Other (216), Sculpture (7)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2), Boats (2)
Show 12 more (1970s)

…and 199 more works from this group in the full results list.

1980s 119 works

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114 of 119
Median
$19.1kSign up
Average
$27.1kSign up
Typical size
28.5 × 33 in (72 × 84 cm)
Mediums
Other (114), Sculpture (5)
Subjects
—
Show 12 more (1980s)

…and 95 more works from this group in the full results list.

1990s 2 works

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2 of 2
Median
$27kSign up
Average
$27kSign up
Typical size
26.5 × 17 in (67 × 44 cm)
Mediums
Sculpture (1), Other (1)
Subjects
Landscapes (1)

Creation date not recorded

348 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 28 works

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28 of 28
Median
$11kSign up
Average
$20.4kSign up
Typical size
32 × 28 in (81 × 71 cm)
Mediums
Other (28)
Subjects
—
Show 6 more (2000s)

…and 16 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 187 works

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182 of 187
Median
$10.6kSign up
Average
$15.3kSign up
Typical size
29 × 38 in (74 × 97 cm)
Mediums
Other (177), Drawing (7), Sculpture (3)
Subjects
—
Show 6 more (2010s)

…and 175 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 133 works

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127 of 133
Median
$13.8kSign up
Average
$21.6kSign up
Typical size
31.5 × 46 in (80 × 117 cm)
Mediums
Other (112), Drawing (16), Sculpture (4)
Subjects
Boats (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 121 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 George Nakashima auction results →