George Segal: career timeline

American · 1924–2000 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 53 of 62 lots (87% 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 Segal: 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
1950s11$13.5kSign upOil
1960s77$1.3kSign upPastel
1970s3428$1.7kSign upSculpture
1980s85$3kSign upSculpture
1990s33$261kSign upSculpture

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1950s 1 work

Sold
1 of 1
Median
$13.5kSign up
Average
$13.5kSign up
Typical size
52 × 39.5 in (132 × 100 cm)
Mediums
Oil (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)

1960s 7 works

Sold
7 of 7
Median
$1.3kSign up
Average
$1.4kSign up
Typical size
18 × 13.5 in (45 × 34 cm)
Mediums
Pastel (2), Acrylic (1), Sculpture (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)

1970s 34 works

Sold
28 of 34
Median
$1.7kSign up
Average
$2.8kSign up
Typical size
26 × 18 in (66 × 46 cm)
Mediums
Sculpture (11), Other (10), Mixed media (5)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (21)
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1980s 8 works

Sold
5 of 8
Median
$3kSign up
Average
$57.4kSign up
Typical size
36 × 31.5 in (92 × 80 cm)
Mediums
Sculpture (4), Screenprint (1), Drypoint (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (5)

1990s 3 works

Sold
3 of 3
Median
$261kSign up
Average
$210kSign up
Typical size
52.5 × 72.5 in (133 × 185 cm)
Mediums
Sculpture (3)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (3)

Creation date not recorded

8 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 4 works

Sold
3 of 4
Median
$3.9kSign up
Average
$3.9kSign up
Typical size
18 × 12 in (46 × 31 cm)
Mediums
Pastel (2), Sculpture (1), Screenprint (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2)

Undated, sold in the 2010s 2 works

Sold
2 of 2
Median
$1.7kSign up
Average
$1.7kSign up
Typical size
17.5 × 11.5 in (45 × 30 cm)
Mediums
Pastel (1), Other (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)

Undated, sold in the 2020s 2 works

Sold
1 of 2
Median
$64Sign up
Average
$64Sign up
Typical size
49.5 × 38.5 in (126 × 98 cm)
Mediums
Other (2)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2)

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 Segal auction results →