James Brown: career timeline
American · 1951–2020 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 65 of 67 lots (97% 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 | 2 | 0 | — | Oil |
| 1980s | 34 | 19 | $5kSign up | Other |
| 1990s | 24 | 5 | $6kSign up | Other |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | — | Watercolor |
| 2010s | 1 | 0 | — | Other |
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1970s 2 works
- Sold
- 0 of 2
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 35 × 28 in (89 × 71 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1), Screenprint (1)
- Subjects
- —
1974 PersonnageUnsold
c. 1975 Tuesday Afternoon (Red Work)Unsold
1980s 34 works
- Sold
- 19 of 34
- Median
- $5kSign up
- Average
- $11.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 34.5 × 26 in (88 × 66 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (8), Drawing (7), Oil (5)
- Subjects
- Cattle & animals (1), Figures & portraits (1), Abstract (1)
1980 Ohne Titel$19.7kSign up
1982 UntitledUnsold
1982 Untitled$12.7kSign up
1982 Untitled$7.8kSign up
1982 Nude with a Bull TerrierUnsold
1983 Autoritratto (Nr. 14)$28.2kSign up
1983 Tribal face 1983Unsold
1983 Untitled 1983Unsold
1983 Untitled$71.9kSign up
1984 UntitledUnsold
1984 Untitled$8.3kSign up
1984 Ohne Titel$1.1kSign up
Show 12 more (1980s)
1984 Ohne Titel$1.1kSign up
1984 Ohne Titel$1.1kSign up
c. 1985 Untitled (Three Heads)$2.5kSign up
1985 Scene From the Life of Achilles$6.6kSign up
1985 Senza titoloResult not published
1985 Senza titoloResult not published
1986 Untitled (10)$1.5kSign up
1986 Untitled V$25.2kSign up
1986 Untitled AbstractResult not published
1986 Four works: (i) Untitled IV; (ii) Untitled VI; (iii) Untitled VII; (iv) Untitled XUnsold
1986 Untitled #1; Untitled #3; and Untitled #5Unsold
1986 Two works: (i) Hotel Interior Kyoto No. 7; (ii) Hotel Interior Kyoto No. 9Unsold
…and 10 more works from this group in the full results list.
1990s 24 works
- Sold
- 5 of 24
- Median
- $6kSign up
- Average
- $4.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 23 × 17.5 in (59 × 45 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (7), Print (other) (4), Screenprint (3)
- Subjects
- Abstract (4), Figures & portraits (2)
1990 Curiosity and the fascination of natural historyUnsold
1990 Senza titoloResult not published
1990 UntitledUnsold
1991 Senza titoloResult not published
1992 Head II$7.6kSign up
1993 The Moroccan$6kSign up
1993 Moroccan WomanResult not published
1993 Opus contra Naturam: Snakes XIIIResult not published · sold 2×
1993 Untitled (Blue Face)$242Sign up
1993 Senza titoloUnsold
1993 Untitled$8.1kSign up
1993 Opus Contra Naturam IXResult not published
Show 12 more (1990s)
1995 TangeriUnsold
1995 TangeriUnsold
1995 TangeriUnsold
1995 TangeriUnsold
1995 TangeriUnsold
1996 Sans titre$1.4kSign up
1997 HUMA SHELLS-12 MEXICO, 1997Result not published
1998 Senza titoloResult not published
1999 Untitled AbstractResult not published · sold 3×
1999 Untitled AbstractResult not published
1999 Untitled AbstractResult not published
1999 Untitled AbstractResult not published
2000s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- —
- Mediums
- Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- —
2006 Detail of planet (18 times) IUnsold
2010s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 18 × 21.5 in (46 × 55 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (1)
- Subjects
- —
2010 Color formUnsold
Creation date not recorded
2 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
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 19.5 × 15.5 in (49 × 40 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2006 (American b. 1951)Unsold
Undated, sold in the 2020s 1 work
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 James Brown auction results →