Joseph Raffael: career timeline
American · 1933–2021 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 17 of 24 lots (70% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3 | 3 | $1.1kSign up | Oil |
| 1970s | 3 | 3 | $3.5kSign up | Watercolor |
| 1980s | 9 | 7 | $1.3kSign up | Lithograph |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | $30.5kSign up | Watercolor |
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1960s 3 works
- Sold
- 3 of 3
- Median
- $1.1kSign up
- Average
- $1.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 21 × 19 in (54 × 49 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (1)
1963 September Painting$1.1kSign up
1967 Homage to Frank O'Hara$2.1kSign up
1969 Plate and Baggie with Flowers$189Sign up
1970s 3 works
- Sold
- 3 of 3
- Median
- $3.5kSign up
- Average
- $2.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 19.5 × 25 in (50 × 64 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (3)
- Subjects
- —
1972 Eagle$3.6kSign up
1973 Watercolor H$3.5kSign up
1974 Water Painting #12$1.3kSign up
1980s 9 works
- Sold
- 7 of 9
- Median
- $1.3kSign up
- Average
- $5.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 34 × 36.5 in (86 × 93 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (5), Watercolor (4)
- Subjects
- Birds (1)
1980 Mid-Winter Lily$15.4kSign up
1980 Birds in Flight$1.3kSign up
1980 End of Summer$6.9kSign up
1982 Eleven FishResult not published
1982 Carol's Magic GardenResult not published
1982 Luminous Lily Dream$20Sign up · sold 2×
1984 Shadow Light$189Sign up
1984 Shadow Light$461Sign up
1988 Iris in Gentle Rain$15.4kSign up
2000s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $30.5kSign up
- Average
- $30.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 54.5 × 89 in (138 × 226 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- —
2008 Cherry Blossoms$30.5kSign up
Creation date not recorded
7 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
- $5.1kSign up
- Average
- $5.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 64 × 50 in (163 × 127 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2006 (American b. 1933)$5.1kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 6 works
- Sold
- 4 of 6
- Median
- $605Sign up
- Average
- $1.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 23.5 × 32.5 in (60 × 83 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (2), Etching (1), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- Sunsets & night (1), Cattle & animals (1)
sold 2022 Luminous Journey$750Sign up
sold 2023 Moonlight (from the 1776 USA 1976: Bicentennial Prints portfolio)$459Sign up
sold 2024 Untitled$65Sign up
sold 2024 UntitledResult not published
sold 2025 New ImageryResult not published
sold 2025 Horse$6.1kSign 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 Joseph Raffael auction results →