John Mason: career timeline
American · 1927–2019 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 38 of 59 lots (64% 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 | 12 | 12 | $3.2kSign up | Sculpture |
| 1960s | 7 | 6 | $13.9kSign up | Sculpture |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | $826Sign up | Sculpture |
| 1980s | 5 | 5 | $5.7kSign up | Sculpture |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | $20.1kSign up | Sculpture |
| 2000s | 7 | 4 | $14.7kSign up | Sculpture |
| 2010s | 3 | 1 | $8.3kSign up | Sculpture |
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1950s 12 works
- Sold
- 12 of 12
- Median
- $3.2kSign up
- Average
- $5.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 8 × 10.5 in (21 × 27 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (11), Other (1)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1955 Vase$1.9kSign up
c. 1955 Tall vase$4.4kSign up
c. 1955 Early vase$693Sign up
c. 1955 Early bowl$1.1kSign up
1956 Early vase$3.6kSign up
1956 Early vase$1.3kSign up
1957 Early vessel$3kSign up
1957 Untitled$3.3kSign up
1957 Early vessel$31.5kSign up
1957 Ceramic sculpture$8kSign up
1958 Untitled Plaque$5.7kSign up
1958 Untitled$2.4kSign up · sold 2×
1960s 7 works
- Sold
- 6 of 7
- Median
- $13.9kSign up
- Average
- $66.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 13 × 16 in (33 × 41 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (7)
- Subjects
- —
1960 Untitled$5.1kSign up
1960 Untitled (Vertical Sculpture)$258kSign up
1961 Untitled$12.6kSign up
1963 Cross Form, Dark Brown$96kSign up
c. 1965 Wall ReliefUnsold
c. 1965 Wall Relief (Dark Red X)$15.2kSign up
c. 1966 Wall Relief (Ellipse)$11.4kSign up
1970s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $826Sign up
- Average
- $826Sign up
- Typical size
- 3 × 11.5 in (7 × 29 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (1)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1970 Wrenches (from the Tool series)$826Sign up
1980s 5 works
- Sold
- 5 of 5
- Median
- $5.7kSign up
- Average
- $6.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 19 × 12.5 in (48 × 32 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (5)
- Subjects
- —
1984 Orange Vessel$5.1kSign up
1985 Torque Vessel, Black Lightning$12.8kSign up
1985 Torque Vessel$10.2kSign up
1985 Untitled (Torque Vessel)$5.7kSign up
c. 1985 Bowl$800Sign up
1990s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $20.1kSign up
- Average
- $20.1kSign up
- Typical size
- —
- Mediums
- Sculpture (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1990 Untitled$2.5kSign up
1998 "Grey Figure"$37.8kSign up
2000s 7 works
- Sold
- 4 of 7
- Median
- $14.7kSign up
- Average
- $13.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 14.5 × 14 in (37 × 36 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (7)
- Subjects
- —
2002 "Vertical Torque, Smoky Green"$15.8kSign up
2003 "Elliptical Orbit"Unsold
c. 2004 Wall Relief #6Unsold
2004 "Charcoal Elliptical Orbit with Tracers"Unsold
2005 Transformer, Square Hex$15.4kSign up
2006 Blue Orbit with Tracers$8.3kSign up
2007 Intersecting Orbital Planes, Ember with Tracers$14.1kSign up
2010s 3 works
- Sold
- 1 of 3
- Median
- $8.3kSign up
- Average
- $8.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 14 × 11.5 in (36 × 29 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (3)
- Subjects
- —
2013 Open Triangular FormUnsold
2013 Open Triangular FormUnsold
2015 Vertical Torque$8.3kSign up
Creation date not recorded
21 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
Undated, sold in the 2010s 5 works
- Sold
- 5 of 5
- Median
- $8.1kSign up
- Average
- $6.9kSign up
- Typical size
- —
- Mediums
- Sculpture (4), Other (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2017 Plaque$3.1kSign up
sold 2017 Untitled (Wall relief)$8.1kSign up
sold 2017 Plaque$10kSign up
sold 2019 Untitled (Sculpture)$10.7kSign up
sold 2019 Bowl$2.5kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 15 works
- Sold
- 7 of 15
- Median
- $1.2kSign up
- Average
- $2.9kSign up
- Typical size
- —
- Mediums
- Sculpture (8), Other (7)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
sold 2021 Untitled (Tray)$5.3kSign up
sold 2021 Relief #2$10kSign up
sold 2022 Large Vessel$1.2kSign up
sold 2022 Vase and Bowl$1.4kSign up
sold 2023 Bowl$1kSign up
sold 2024 Large Early Bowl$1.2kSign up
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2025 Large Blue Vessel$461Sign up
sold 2025 Large Blue VesselUnsold
sold 2026 Vertical Intersections with TracersUnsold
sold 2026 Structure Grey with StripesUnsold
sold 2026 Folded Orbit EmberUnsold
sold 2026 FigureUnsold
…and 3 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 John Mason auction results →