Howard Finster: career timeline
American · 1916–2001 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 72 of 100 lots (73% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | $1.5kSign up | Drawing |
| 1980s | 39 | 31 | $1.2kSign up | Other |
| 1990s | 31 | 28 | $992Sign up | Drawing |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | — | Screenprint |
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1950s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $1.5kSign up
- Average
- $1.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 8.5 × 8 in (22 × 20 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1956 Self-Portrait: Howard 1956$1.5kSign up
1980s 39 works
- Sold
- 31 of 39
- Median
- $1.2kSign up
- Average
- $2kSign up
- Typical size
- 17 × 16 in (44 × 41 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (14), Drawing (6), Screenprint (6)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (2), Cattle & animals (2), Rabbits (1)
1980 Howard Behind the Desk of Visions, Pastor of Silver Hill Baptist Church$7.6kSign up
c. 1980 I seen Angels, undated (c.late 1980s)Result not published
1983 Holy Bible, Howard Finster, 1983, #3,102$1.1kSign up
1984 Shadowbox$1.5kSign up
1984 Past Midnight (Leopard)$990Sign up
1985 Birth of America$7.7kSign up
1985 And There Shall be Signs in the Heavens$252Sign up
1985 Road of EturnetyUnsold
c. 1985 Untitled (Animal Heaven)$688Sign up
c. 1987 Cheata, circa 1987, colorResult not published
1987 In My Own Shoe$858Sign up
1987 I Wish To Be an Angel$1.2kSign up
Show 12 more (1980s)
1987 Castles of the Angels, #6,690$3.6kSign up
1987 Heaven and Hell$2.7kSign up
1988 Elvis-At-3$726Sign up
1988 Kek West$762Sign up
1988 Devil's Jungle, 1988$266Sign up
c. 1988 Animals World, c.1988, offsetResult not published
1988 Hand of Love (Angel with Trumpet)$2.4kSign up
1988 Youth of Abraham$845Sign up
1988 Youth of Jesus$780Sign up
1988 Rabbit, #9,411$1kSign up
1988 Youth of Jesus, #9,106$390Sign up
1988 George at 23, #8,130$845Sign up
…and 15 more works from this group in the full results list.
1990s 31 works
- Sold
- 28 of 31
- Median
- $992Sign up
- Average
- $1.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 13 × 12 in (32 × 31 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (13), Other (10), Acrylic (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1), Birds (1)
c. 1990 I Seen AngelsResult not published
1990 Mountains of Colight in Visions of Other Worlds$917Sign up
1990 Sound of the Trumpet$1.2kSign up
1990 Self Portrait$1.2kSign up
1990 Duck Cutout$524Sign up
1990 City of Lygon$1.1kSign up
1990 Angel Cutout$688Sign up
1990 Elvis-At-3-is-A-Angel to Me, #13,519, 1990$1.7kSign up
1990 Angel from God, #13,923$553Sign up
1990 Howling Wolf, 1990$1.9kSign up
c. 1990 Untitled$563Sign up
1990 Untitled (Thomas Jefferson)$1.2kSign up
Show 12 more (1990s)
1990 Howard 1944$500Sign up
1991 Uncle Sam$1.1kSign up
1991 Do Something For Your Life It is Worth It Now$700Sign up
1991 The Out Sight Shores. Visions of Other Worlds.$1.8kSign up
1991 Ant and Mankind Which Will Last the Longest$1kSign up
1991 Howling Wolf at Mating Time$715Sign up
1991 Best of Life #19,511$975Sign up
1991 Youth of Jesus with Wisdom at Age 12 #18,277$938Sign up
1991 Jesus Saves from Hell The Rest is Safely Keep Going$2.4kSign up
1991 Uncle Sam, 1991$1.7kSign up
1991 Leopard, 1991$650Sign up
1992 What You Do To Your Self You Do To Others For Somebody Loves You and Cares$450Sign up
…and 7 more works from this group in the full results list.
2000s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 18.5 × 22 in (47 × 56 cm)
- Mediums
- Screenprint (1)
- Subjects
- —
2000 God Lives, 1994-Result not published
Creation date not recorded
27 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 3 works
- Sold
- 2 of 3
- Median
- $413Sign up
- Average
- $413Sign up
- Typical size
- 18 × 13.5 in (45 × 34 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (1), Mixed media (1), Sculpture (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2014 Uncle Sam.$225Sign up
sold 2017 Its Heaven or Hell Where Are You Headed$600Sign up
sold 2019 - ''George W. 32''-Result not published
Undated, sold in the 2020s 24 works
- Sold
- 12 of 24
- Median
- $1.4kSign up
- Average
- $2.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 20 × 12 in (51 × 31 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (13), Lithograph (3), Screenprint (3)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
sold 2020 Cityscape with Pink Buildings, signed by Finster in black marker lower rightResult not published
sold 2020 Untitled$7.5kSign up
sold 2021 Double Self Portrait$2.1kSign up
sold 2021 Coke Bottle$3kSign up
sold 2021 Angel from God, #25,393$845Sign up
sold 2021 Howling Wolf at Mating Time #15,618$1.3kSign up
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2021 Clock Case$260Sign up
sold 2021 76h$5.9kSign up
sold 2021 Untitled$1.5kSign up
sold 2022 Wipe Rag. Art$1.1kSign up
sold 2022 Desert Taxi (Camel)Unsold
sold 2022 Coca-ColaUnsold
…and 12 more works from this group in the full results list.
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 Howard Finster auction results →