Ivan Albright: career timeline

American · 1897–1983 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 21 of 34 lots (62% 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.

Ivan Albright: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1930s	2	2	$562Sign up	Lithograph
1940s	12	9	$826Sign up	Lithograph
1950s	3	3	$1.9kSign up	Lithograph
1960s	2	1	$1.2kSign up	Drawing
1970s	1	1	$875Sign up	Other
1980s	1	1	$1.2kSign up	Lithograph

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1930s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $562Sign up
Average: $562Sign up
Typical size: 14.5 × 13 in (37 × 33 cm)
Mediums: Lithograph (2)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (1)

1933 Head of Girl$524Sign up
c. 1937 Reclining Nude (Into the Morning Sleeping)$599Sign up

1940s 12 works

Sold: 9 of 12
Median: $826Sign up
Average: $16kSign up
Typical size: 14 × 9.5 in (35 × 24 cm)
Mediums: Lithograph (10), Oil (1), Other (1)
Subjects: —

c. 1940 Lobster Salad$138kSign up
1945 Fleeting Time, Thou Hast Left Me Old$826Sign up
1945 Fleeting Time, Thou Hast Left Me Old$378Sign up
1945 Fleeting Time, Thou Hast Left Me Old$839Sign up
1945 Fleeting Time Thou Hast Left Me Old, 1945 (Grayson #11)Result not published
1945 Fleeting Time Thou Hast Left Me Old, 1945 (Grayson #11)Result not published
1945 Fleeting Time Thou Hast Left Me Old$1.4kSign up
1945 Fleeting Time Thou Hast Left Me Old (G. 11)$688Sign up
1946 Fleeting Time Thou Hast Left Me Old$750Sign up
1946 A Group of 4 Lithographs (Grayson 11; 13-15), 1946; 1947; 1949; 1954$1.8kSign up
1948 Follow MeResult not published
1948 Follow Me, 1948$228Sign up

1950s 3 works

Sold: 3 of 3
Median: $1.9kSign up
Average: $2.1kSign up
Typical size: 17 × 25 in (43 × 63 cm)
Mediums: Lithograph (2), Gouache (1)
Subjects: —

1960s 2 works

Sold: 1 of 2
Median: $1.2kSign up
Average: $1.2kSign up
Typical size: 12 × 16 in (30 × 41 cm)
Mediums: Drawing (1), Gouache (1)
Subjects: Harbours & ports (1)

c. 1962 Untitled (Reclining Nude)$1.2kSign up
1969 Singapore HarborResult not published

1970s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $875Sign up
Average: $875Sign up
Typical size: —
Mediums: Other (1)
Subjects: —

1977 Hail to the Pure, 1977$875Sign up

1980s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $1.2kSign up
Average: $1.2kSign up
Typical size: 18.5 × 14.5 in (47 × 37 cm)
Mediums: Lithograph (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (1)

1980 Appears the Man$1.2kSign up

Creation date not recorded

13 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 2000s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $6kSign up
Average: $6kSign up
Typical size: 19 × 32.5 in (48 × 83 cm)
Mediums: Oil (1)
Subjects: Sea & coast (1)

sold 2007 Coast of Maine$6kSign up

Undated, sold in the 2010s 6 works

Sold: 2 of 6
Median: $1.5kSign up
Average: $1.5kSign up
Typical size: —
Mediums: Lithograph (4), Other (2)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (1)

sold 2018 - ''Appears The Man''-Result not published
sold 2018 - ''Hail To The Pure'' (Grayson 22)-Result not published
sold 2018 - ''Show Case Doll'' (Grayson 15)-Result not published
sold 2018 - ''Follow Me'' (Grayson 14)-Result not published
sold 2018 Untitled$2.3kSign up
sold 2019 Untitled$625Sign up

Undated, sold in the 2020s 6 works

Sold: 3 of 6
Median: $450Sign up
Average: $568Sign up
Typical size: 14 × 14 in (36 × 36 cm)
Mediums: Lithograph (5), Watercolor (1)
Subjects: Markets & villages (1)

sold 2021 In the Morning / The SlutResult not published
sold 2022 Showcase DollResult not published
sold 2023 Self Portrait at 55 East Division Street$450Sign up
sold 2024 Follow Me$300Sign up
sold 2024 UntitledResult not published
sold 2025 Summer Camp$953Sign up

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 Ivan Albright auction results →