Gilbert&George: career timeline

b. 1960 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 108 of 116 lots (93% 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.

Gilbert&George: 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
1970s1713$136kSign upPhotograph
1980s3229$30.1kSign upPhotograph
1990s1510$60kSign upPhotograph
2000s2925$4.7kSign upPhotograph
2010s108$64.7kSign upPhotograph
2020s20—Drawing

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1970s 17 works

Sold
13 of 17
Median
$136kSign up
Average
$183kSign up
Typical size
20 × 15.5 in (50 × 40 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (11), Other (3), Print (other) (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)
Show 5 more (1970s)

1980s 32 works

Sold
29 of 32
Median
$30.1kSign up
Average
$68.6kSign up
Typical size
26.5 × 23 in (67 × 59 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (17), Other (6), Mixed media (5)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2), Landscapes (1), Flowers & still life (1)
Show 12 more (1980s)

…and 8 more works from this group in the full results list.

1990s 15 works

Sold
10 of 15
Median
$60kSign up
Average
$66.1kSign up
Typical size
28 × 29 in (71 × 74 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (9), Woodcut / linocut (3), Mixed media (2)
Subjects
—
Show 3 more (1990s)

2000s 29 works

Sold
25 of 29
Median
$4.7kSign up
Average
$52.4kSign up
Typical size
30.5 × 33.5 in (77 × 85 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (21), Mixed media (3), Other (2)
Subjects
Sunsets & night (2), Figures & portraits (1)
Show 12 more (2000s)

…and 5 more works from this group in the full results list.

2010s 10 works

Sold
8 of 10
Median
$64.7kSign up
Average
$53.1kSign up
Typical size
30 × 25 in (76 × 64 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (8), Mixed media (1), Print (other) (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (3)

2020s 2 works

Sold
0 of 2
Median
—
Average
—
Typical size
27.5 × 39.5 in (70 × 100 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (1), Watercolor (1)
Subjects
—

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 2010s 2 works

Sold
1 of 2
Median
$10.6kSign up
Average
$10.6kSign up
Typical size
71.5 × 79.5 in (181 × 202 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (1), Other (1)
Subjects
—

Undated, sold in the 2020s 6 works

Sold
3 of 6
Median
$441Sign up
Average
$690Sign up
Typical size
9 × 8.5 in (23 × 21 cm)
Mediums
Other (3), Photograph (1), Print (other) (1)
Subjects
—

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 Gilbert&George auction results →