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Gladys Nilsson

American · b. 1940 · Painter, Draughtsman

Gladys M. Nilsson is an American artist, and one of the original Hairy Who Chicago Imagists, a group of representational artists active during the 1960s and 1970s. She is… (Wikipedia)

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By a Waterfall .....Bonhams · Sep 2022$113,775≈ £98,515≈ €113,889Sign up to see
Soupz OnRago Auctions · Sep 2022$50,000≈ £43,294≈ €50,050Sign up to see
Deep Purple DanceRago Auctions · Mar 2022$27,500≈ £20,884≈ €24,811Sign up to see

Gladys Nilsson’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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Gladys Nilsson, Hyde Park Art Center auction poster, 1974, lithograph with acetate overlay — Hyde Park Art Center auction poster, 1974
Toomey & Co. · Jul 22, 2026
$448Sign up free to see

Gladys Nilsson, Small Cloth, 1986, watercolor on paper — Small Cloth, 1986
Bonhams · Jun 24, 2026
$7,040Sign up free to see

Gladys Nilsson, Here Again, 1987, watercolor on paper — Here Again, 1987
Bonhams · Jun 24, 2026
$7,040Sign up free to see

Gladys Nilsson, Collection of five buttons, 1967, transfer-print on steel — Collection of five buttons, 1967
Wright · Apr 29, 2026
$640Sign up free to see

Gladys Nilsson, Another Painter, 1998, watercolor and gouache on paper — Another Painter, 1998
Wright · Apr 29, 2026
$4,096Sign up free to see

Gladys Nilsson, Eye to Eye with a Red Bird, 2002, watercolor and gouache on paper — Eye to Eye with a Red Bird, 2002
Wright · Dec 11, 2025
$6,985Sign up free to see

Gladys Nilsson, The Elephant General, circa 1970, watercolor on paper — The Elephant General, circa 1970
Bonhams · Sep 18, 2025
$16,640Sign up free to see

Gladys Nilsson, Archway Couple, watercolor on paper — Archway Couple
Bonhams · Jul 31, 2025
$8,960Sign up free to see

Gladys Nilsson, Painted Painter Ladys, 1992, acrylic and ink on T-shirt — Painted Painter Ladys, 1992
Wright · Feb 20, 2025
$699Sign up free to see

Gladys Nilsson, The Portable Hairy Who!, 1966, staple bound offset lithographs — The Portable Hairy Who!, 1966
Wright · Dec 18, 2024
$1,890Sign up free to see

Gladys Nilsson, The Carriers, 1968, watercolor on paper, double-sided — The Carriers, 1968
Phillips · Sep 23, 2024
$8,890Sign up free to see

Gladys Nilsson, Simple Video Vistas, 1989-90, watercolor on paper — Simple Video Vistas, 1989-90
Wright · Jun 18, 2024
$9,450Sign up free to see

Gladys Nilsson, Simply Big, 1989, watercolor on Arches — Simply Big, 1989
Wright · Jun 18, 2024
$15,120Sign up free to see

Gladys Nilsson, Nu Ht, 1992, watercolor on paper — Nu Ht, 1992
Wright · Feb 23, 2024
$6,300Sign up free to see

Gladys Nilsson, Parler Games, 1995, watercolor on paper — Parler Games, 1995
Wright · Feb 23, 2024
$6,300Sign up free to see

Gladys Nilsson, Messy Dolly, 1995, mixed media — Messy Dolly, 1995
Wright · Feb 23, 2024
$5,670Sign up free to see

Gladys Nilsson, Coming Undone, 1989, watercolor on paper — Coming Undone, 1989
Bonhams · Sep 13, 2023
$12,800Sign up free to see

Gladys Nilsson, About Bows, 1975, watercolor, gouache and graphite on paper — About Bows, 1975
Phillips · Sep 28, 2022
$11,340Sign up free to see

Gladys Nilsson, Soupz On, 1992, watercolor on paper — Soupz On, 1992
Rago Auctions · Sep 14, 2022
$50,000Sign up free to see

Gladys Nilsson, By a Waterfall ....., 1973, acrylic on canvas — By a Waterfall ....., 1973
Bonhams · Sep 14, 2022
$113,775Sign up free to see

Gladys Nilsson, Little Swingers, circa 1980s-90s, watercolor on paper — Little Swingers, circa 1980s-90s
Bonhams · Sep 14, 2022
$6,375Sign up free to see

Gladys Nilsson, Danzin, circa 1980s-90s, watercolor on paper — Danzin, circa 1980s-90s
Bonhams · Sep 14, 2022
$8,288Sign up free to see

Gladys Nilsson, Going off the Edge, 1982, watercolor on paper — Going off the Edge, 1982
Bonhams · Sep 14, 2022
$21,675Sign up free to see

Gladys Nilsson, Deep Purple Dance, 1984, watercolor on paper — Deep Purple Dance, 1984
Rago Auctions · Mar 10, 2022
$27,500Sign up free to see

Gladys Nilsson, collection of artists' books and ephemera by Jim Falconer, Art Green, Gladys Nilsson, Jim Nutt, Suellen Rocca and Karl Wirsum, 1966-69, printed and bound offset lithographs, printed paper — collection of artists' books and ephemera by Jim Falconer, Art Green, Gladys Nilsson, Jim Nutt, Suellen Rocca and Karl Wirsum, 1966-69
Wright · Apr 11, 2019
$5,938Sign up free to see

Gladys Nilsson, collection of five buttons by Jim Falconer, Art Green, Gladys Nilsson, Jim Nutt, Suellen Rocca and Karl Wirsum, 1967, transfer print on steel — collection of five buttons by Jim Falconer, Art Green, Gladys Nilsson, Jim Nutt, Suellen Rocca and Karl Wirsum, 1967
Wright · Apr 11, 2019
$1,000Sign up free to see

Gladys Nilsson, collection of eleven posters by Jim Falconer, Art Green, Gladys Nilsson, Jim Nutt, Suellen Rocca and Karl Wirsum, 1968-1970, screenprint and offset lithograph on paper — collection of eleven posters by Jim Falconer, Art Green, Gladys Nilsson, Jim Nutt, Suellen Rocca and Karl Wirsum, 1968-1970
Wright · Apr 11, 2019
$2,750Sign up free to see

Gladys Nilsson, Store Window Underwear, watercolor on paper — Store Window Underwear
Wright · Sep 28, 2017
$3,000Sign up free to see

Gladys Nilsson, Smoke Hairy Who (artist comic book), 1968, offset color lithograph on paper — Smoke Hairy Who (artist comic book), 1968
Wright · Jun 23, 2016
$1,125Sign up free to see

Gladys Nilsson, buttons (complete set), 1967, transfer-print on steel — buttons (complete set), 1967
Wright · Jun 23, 2016
$1,375Sign up free to see

Gladys Nilsson, Untitled, circa 1970, watercolor and printed paper collage on paper, in two parts — Untitled, circa 1970
Bonhams · Jun 24, 2026

Gladys Nilsson, Small Cloth, 1986, watercolor on paper — Small Cloth, 1986
Bonhams · Jul 31, 2025

Gladys Nilsson, Here Again, 1987, watercolor on paper — Here Again, 1987
Bonhams · Jul 31, 2025

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