John Currin: career timeline

American · b. 1962 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 49 of 51 lots (96% 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.

John Currin: 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
1980s	4	2	$11.1kSign up	Drawing
1990s	18	13	$12.5kSign up	Drawing
2000s	25	19	$2.9kSign up	Etching
2010s	1	1	$693Sign up	Photograph

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1980s 4 works

Sold: 2 of 4
Median: $11.1kSign up
Average: $11.1kSign up
Typical size: 9.5 × 6 in (24 × 15 cm)
Mediums: Drawing (4)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (3)

1990s 18 works

Sold: 13 of 18
Median: $12.5kSign up
Average: $273kSign up
Typical size: 12 × 9.5 in (31 × 24 cm)
Mediums: Drawing (9), Oil (4), Gouache (3)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (5), Harbours & ports (1)

1991 Brown Lady$165kSign up
1992 Besmirched$6.9kSign up
1993 Nude Couple with Drinks$10.2kSign up
1993 Woman and Baby$8.3kSign up
1993 Sister$8.9kSign up
1993 SisterUnsold
1993 Girl in BedUnsold
1993 Worker$6.9kSign up
1993 Woman and BabyUnsold
1993 WorkerUnsold
1994 Woman with child$39.7kSign up · sold 2×
1994 The Owens$1.7MSign up

Show 6 more (1990s)

1996 Sentimental Woman$44.1kSign up
1997 Two Works: (i) The Jackass (Guy on a Dock with Boats) ; (ii) The Jackass (Guy Fishing with Two Babes)$12.5kSign up
1998 Untitled (double-sided)$40.6kSign up
1999 Sno-bo$10.8kSign up
1999 Birthday$1.5MSign up
1999 Sno-boUnsold

2000s 25 works

Sold: 19 of 25
Median: $2.9kSign up
Average: $198kSign up
Typical size: 13.5 × 9.5 in (34 × 24 cm)
Mediums: Etching (9), Gouache (5), Print (other) (5)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (1)

2000 Untitled$25.4kSign up
2000 UntitledUnsold
2000 Untitled$22.5kSign up
2001 Untitled$18.8kSign up
2001 Girl on a Fence$27.7kSign up
2001 AngelaUnsold
2001 Nude with Open NightieUnsold
2002 Healthcare Worker$64kSign up
2002 The Beggars Alms (for Parkett no. 65)$1.4kSign up
2002 The Beggars Alm (P. 65)$1.1kSign up
2002 The Beggar's Alms (für Parkett 65)$1.4kSign up
2002 The Beggars Alm$1.4kSign up

Show 12 more (2000s)

2002 Nude on a Table$2.9kSign up
2002 The Beggar's Alms (for Parkett no. 65)$1.6kSign up
2002 The Beggar's AlmUnsold
2003 Rachel as the Hag$1.2kSign up
2003 Rachel as 'The Hag'Unsold
2003 AmandaUnsold
2003 Rachel as the Hag$563Sign up
2003 Rachel as the Hag$672Sign up
2003 Rachel as the Hag$484Sign up
2003 Amanda$3.5MSign up
2006 Milestones$5.7kSign up
2006 Milestones$27.5kSign up

…and 1 more works from this group in the full results list.

2010s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $693Sign up
Average: $693Sign up
Typical size: 8.5 × 7 in (22 × 18 cm)
Mediums: Photograph (1)
Subjects: Landscapes (1)

2012 Untitled (from the Valley of Mist 2 portfolio)$693Sign up

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 2020s 2 works

Sold: 0 of 2
Median: —
Average: —
Typical size: —
Mediums: Etching (2)
Subjects: —

sold 2023 The PenitentUnsold
sold 2023 The Penitent -Unsold

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 John Currin auction results →