George Tooker: career timeline
British · 1920–2011 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 24 of 35 lots (69% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10 | 10 | $928Sign up | Lithograph |
| 1980s | 9 | 6 | $941Sign up | Lithograph |
| 1990s | 5 | 3 | $800Sign up | Lithograph |
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1970s 10 works
- Sold
- 10 of 10
- Median
- $928Sign up
- Average
- $17.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 17.5 × 16 in (45 × 41 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (6), Other (3), Tempera (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (4), Sunsets & night (1)
1976 Repose (Sleep)$660Sign up
1977 Voice (Garver 3)$896Sign up
1977 Voice; Self-Portrait I (Garver 3; 8), 1977; 1984$1.7kSign up
1978 The Mirror (Garver 4)$704Sign up
1978 The Mirror; Night, 1978; 1998$3.8kSign up
1978 Woman with Branch; Un Ballo in maschera, from the Metropolitan Opera portfolio, 1978; 1984$960Sign up
1978 Woman with Branch$441Sign up
1978 Woman with Branch$378Sign up
1978 Sleepers IV$165kSign up
1978 The Mirror (Garver 4)$1.4kSign up
1980s 9 works
- Sold
- 6 of 9
- Median
- $941Sign up
- Average
- $40.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 19 × 25 in (48 × 63 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (7), Tempera (1), Other (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1981 Table II$239kSign up
1982 Lovers$819Sign up
1982 The EmbraceUnsold
1982 Lovers$1.1kSign up
1983 Un Ballo in maschera (from the Metropolitan Opera portfolio)Unsold
1983 Un ballo in maschera$2.5kSign up
1983 Un Ballo in Maschera from the Metropolitan Opera suite, 1983$600Sign up
1984 Self-Portrait I$462Sign up
1984 Un Ballo in MascheraResult not published
1990s 5 works
- Sold
- 3 of 5
- Median
- $800Sign up
- Average
- $821Sign up
- Typical size
- 22.5 × 25.5 in (57 × 65 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (3), Screenprint (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (4)
1992 Woman with a Sprig of LaurelUnsold
1992 Woman with a Sprig of LaurelUnsold
1992 Woman with a Spring of Laurel$600Sign up
1994 The Window$800Sign up
1996 Self-Portrait$1.1kSign up
Creation date not recorded
11 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
- 0 of 2
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- —
- Mediums
- Lithograph (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
sold 2018 - ''Woman Holding a Sprig of Laurel''-Result not published
sold 2018 - ''Mirror''-Result not published
Undated, sold in the 2020s 9 works
- Sold
- 1 of 9
- Median
- $1kSign up
- Average
- $1kSign up
- Typical size
- 11.5 × 13 in (29 × 33 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (8), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
sold 2021 UntitledUnsold
sold 2021 Un Ballo in MascheraResult not published
sold 2023 ' W 17'Result not published
sold 2024 The LoversResult not published
sold 2024 UntitledResult not published
sold 2024 UntitledResult not published
Show 3 more (2020s)
sold 2025 Self-Portrait IResult not published
sold 2025 The Whisper$1kSign up
sold 2026 The Embrace IIResult 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 George Tooker auction results →