Gordon Mortensen: career timeline
American · b. 1938 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 61 of 65 lots (94% 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 | 11 | 0 | — | Woodcut / linocut |
| 1980s | 43 | 1 | $303Sign up | Woodcut / linocut |
| 1990s | 3 | 0 | — | Woodcut / linocut |
| 2000s | 2 | 0 | — | Woodcut / linocut |
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1970s 11 works
- Sold
- 0 of 11
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 17 × 20 in (43 × 51 cm)
- Mediums
- Woodcut / linocut (10), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- Sunsets & night (1)
1975 A Late January Afternoon, 1975, reduction colorResult not published
1976 Badlands AfternoonResult not published
1976 SeptemberResult not published
1976 TwilightResult not published
1977 Homage, 1977, reduction colorResult not published
1978 Foothills, 1978, color reductionResult not published
1978 Near Point Joe, 1978, reduction colorResult not published
1978 Near Point JoeResult not published
1979 South Dakota Badlands, 1979, reduction colorResult not published
1979 Dunes, 1979, reduction colorResult not published
1979 Stewart's Cove, 1979, color reductionResult not published
1980s 43 works
- Sold
- 1 of 43
- Median
- $303Sign up
- Average
- $303Sign up
- Typical size
- 22 × 30 in (56 × 76 cm)
- Mediums
- Woodcut / linocut (42), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Sunsets & night (4), Flowers & still life (3), Rivers & marshes (3)
1980 Los Tulares, 1980, reduction colorResult not published
1980 Autumn Flowers, 1980, color reductionResult not published
1980 Autumn FlowersResult not published
1980 Battleship Butte, 1980, reduction colorResult not published
1981 October Sunset, 1981, reduction colorResult not published
1981 Catlin Pond, 1981, color reductionResult not published
1981 October Sunset, 1981, color reductionResult not published
1981 Moss Beach, 1981 reduction colorResult not published
1981 Autumn on the Sioux, 1981, reduction colorResult not published
1982 Winter in Baker Park, 1982, color reductionResult not published
1982 California Wild Flowers, 1982, reduction colorResult not published
1982 Winter in Baker Park, 1982, color reductionResult not published
Show 12 more (1980s)
1982 Sunset, 1982, color reductionResult not published
1982 October on The Sioux, 1982, reduction colorResult not published
1982 North Dakota Prairies, 1982, reduction colorResult not published
1982 Winter Sumac, 1982, reduction colorResult not published
1982 Winter Sumac, 1982 reduction colorResult not published
1982 Cattle Country, 1982, reduction colorResult not published
1983 Spring Day, 1983, color reductionResult not published
1983 California Poppies, 1983, reduction colorResult not published
1983 Lower Oak Creek Canyon, 1983, reduction colorResult not published
1983 March, 1983, color reductionResult not published
1983 Autumn Colour, 1983, reduction colorResult not published
1983 Near Loch Raven, 1983, reduction colorResult not published
…and 19 more works from this group in the full results list.
1990s 3 works
- Sold
- 0 of 3
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 30 × 24 in (76 × 61 cm)
- Mediums
- Woodcut / linocut (3)
- Subjects
- —
1992 Wild Grape, 1992, color reductionResult not published
1992 November, 1992, color reductionResult not published
1994 Yellow Iris, 1994, reduction colorResult not published
2000s 2 works
- Sold
- 0 of 2
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 22 × 30 in (56 × 76 cm)
- Mediums
- Woodcut / linocut (2)
- Subjects
- —
2002 Fall, 2002, color reductionResult not published
2009 March, Carmel, 2009, color reductionResult not published
Creation date not recorded
4 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 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $350Sign up
- Average
- $350Sign up
- Typical size
- 34 × 28.5 in (86 × 72 cm)
- Mediums
- Woodcut / linocut (1)
- Subjects
- Beach scenes (1)
sold 2010 Monastery Beach$350Sign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 3 works
- Sold
- 0 of 3
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 21 × 27 in (53 × 69 cm)
- Mediums
- Woodcut / linocut (3)
- Subjects
- Rivers & marshes (1)
sold 2020 April in Tahoe, reduction colorResult not published
sold 2025 Lake CountryResult not published
sold 2026 2 pc lot includesResult 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 Gordon Mortensen auction results →