George Platt Lynes: career timeline
British · 1907–1955 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 23 of 39 lots (59% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 | 4 | $3.5kSign up | Photograph |
| 1940s | 10 | 8 | $2.9kSign up | Photograph |
| 1950s | 8 | 8 | $2.8kSign up | Photograph |
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1930s 5 works
- Sold
- 4 of 5
- Median
- $3.5kSign up
- Average
- $3.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 9 × 7 in (23 × 18 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (5)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1930 Isamu Noguchi$3.3kSign up
c. 1930 Untitled (George Platt Lynes, Nude)Unsold
c. 1930 Untitled (Monroe Wheeler, Nude)$3.8kSign up
1937 Jose 'Pete' Martinez, May 25, 1937$4.3kSign up
1937 José Pete Martinez$3.2kSign up
1940s 10 works
- Sold
- 8 of 10
- Median
- $2.9kSign up
- Average
- $3.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 7.5 × 7.5 in (19 × 19 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (9), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1940 J. C. Stewart posing in his work coveralls, circa 1940sResult not published
c. 1940 First Fighter Command Observation Post, circa 1940sResult not published
c. 1940 untitled (Male Study)$1.7kSign up
1941 Untitled$6.1kSign up
1946 Richard Sisson and Peter Hanson$3.6kSign up
1947 Ray Richter$2.3kSign up
c. 1947 Harvey Young, Gym Owner, Hollywood$3.6kSign up
c. 1948 Jonathan Tichenor, Fire Island, vers 1948$5.2kSign up
c. 1948 Study from the Ballet 'Orpheus'$1.8kSign up
1949 Ted Starkowski$2.2kSign up
1950s 8 works
- Sold
- 8 of 8
- Median
- $2.8kSign up
- Average
- $2.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 9.5 × 7.5 in (24 × 19 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (8)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2)
c. 1950 Alexander Jensen Yow$4.1kSign up
1950 Sans titre, vers les années 1950$2.7kSign up
c. 1950 Man with Tattoos$1.8kSign up
c. 1950 Ballet Orpheus with Noguchi Sculpture$2.8kSign up
1952 Self-Portrait$2.4kSign up
1953 Ralph McWilliams$2.8kSign up
1954 Gordon Hanson (from the portfolio 'George Platt Lynes')$4.6kSign up
1954 Mel Fillini$2.4kSign up
Creation date not recorded
16 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 2010s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $1.7kSign up
- Average
- $1.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 9.5 × 7.5 in (24 × 19 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
sold 2010 UNTITLED$2.2kSign up
sold 2019 Model in Lincoln Kirstein's Apartment$1.2kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 14 works
- Sold
- 14 of 14
- Median
- $2.4kSign up
- Average
- $2.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 9.5 × 9 in (24 × 22 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (13), Print (other) (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
sold 2020 Gordon Hanson$2.5kSign up
sold 2020 Carlos McClendon$3.1kSign up
sold 2022 Ted Starkowski$5.4kSign up
sold 2023 Boreas (from the Mythology series)$2.4kSign up
sold 2024 Teodor Starkowski$2.2kSign up
sold 2024 Walter Rockmer$2.1kSign up
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sold 2024 Male Nude Study$550Sign up
sold 2024 Bill Harris$2.3kSign up
sold 2024 Chuck Howard$2.1kSign up
sold 2024 Francisco Moncion$2.7kSign up
sold 2026 Francisco Moncton "Evasion"$2.4kSign up
sold 2026 “Tex” C. Smutny, “Buddy” C. Stanley, and Another Boy$2.1kSign up
…and 2 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 Platt Lynes auction results →