Julius Shulman: career timeline

American · 1910–2009 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 66 of 136 lots (49% 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.

Julius Shulman: 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
1920s	1	0	—	Photograph
1930s	3	3	$2kSign up	Photograph
1940s	20	15	$3.8kSign up	Photograph
1950s	11	7	$2kSign up	Photograph
1960s	20	19	$6.4kSign up	Photograph
1970s	1	1	$3.1kSign up	Photograph
1980s	2	2	$2.1kSign up	Photograph
1990s	1	1	$2.5kSign up	Photograph
2000s	7	6	$2kSign up	Print (other)

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1920s 1 work

Sold: 0 of 1
Median: —
Average: —
Typical size: 23.5 × 29.5 in (60 × 75 cm)
Mediums: Photograph (1)
Subjects: —

1923 May Co. Building, Los Angeles, CaliforniaUnsold

1930s 3 works

Sold: 3 of 3
Median: $2kSign up
Average: $2.1kSign up
Typical size: 10 × 8 in (25 × 20 cm)
Mediums: Photograph (2), Other (1)
Subjects: —

1940s 20 works

Sold: 15 of 20
Median: $3.8kSign up
Average: $9.2kSign up
Typical size: 15.5 × 19.5 in (40 × 50 cm)
Mediums: Photograph (18), Lithograph (2)
Subjects: Palms (11)

Show 8 more (1940s)

c. 1947 The Portfolio$11.3kSign up
1947 Kaufmann House$3.8kSign up
1947 Loewy Residence, Palm Springs, designed by Albert FreyUnsold
1947 Loewy Residence, Palm Springs, designed by Albert FreyUnsold
c. 1947 Photographs (13)$13.8kSign up
1948 'Lovell Residence, Richard J. Neutra'$1.9kSign up
1949 Blaine Drake and Hulda Brierly, Drake House, Phoenix, AZUnsold
1949 Blaine Drake House, Phoenix, AZ$1.7kSign up

1950s 11 works

Sold: 7 of 11
Median: $2kSign up
Average: $2.7kSign up
Typical size: 9 × 9.5 in (23 × 24 cm)
Mediums: Photograph (11)
Subjects: Palms (1)

c. 1950 Miller House$792Sign up
c. 1950 Miller HouseUnsold
c. 1952 Richard Neutra photography collection$2kSign up
c. 1952 Collection of eight photographs of Richard Neutra designsUnsold
1952 Shulman Residence and Studio, Los Angeles$1.9kSign up
1953 Freeman House, Los Angeles$2.8kSign up
1953 Frey House, Palm Springs, California$3.9kSign up
c. 1954 Two photographs of the Hammerman Residence designed by Richard NeutraUnsold
c. 1957 Collection of seven photographs$6.3kSign up
1958 Chuey House, Los Angeles, California (Richard Neutra, Architect, 1956)$1.5kSign up
1958 Case Study House #20, Altadena, CaliforniaUnsold

1960s 20 works

Sold: 19 of 20
Median: $6.4kSign up
Average: $7.8kSign up
Typical size: 20 × 16 in (51 × 41 cm)
Mediums: Photograph (18), Other (2)
Subjects: —

Show 8 more (1960s)

1960 Singleton House$5kSign up
1960 Case Study House #22$11.9kSign up
1960 Case Study House #21 (Pierre Koenig with model)$9.4kSign up
1960 Case Study House # 22$14.6kSign up
c. 1961 Pair of photographs (2)$720Sign up
1963 State Capitol Bank, Oklahoma City$2.8kSign up
c. 1966 Neutra VDL (Garden House Garden Room looking out to patio)$2.5kSign up
1969 Vintage color photograph$1.2kSign up

1970s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $3.1kSign up
Average: $3.1kSign up
Typical size: —
Mediums: Photograph (1)
Subjects: —

1977 Hollyhock House, Los Angeles$3.1kSign up

1980s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $2.1kSign up
Average: $2.1kSign up
Typical size: 8 × 10 in (20 × 25 cm)
Mediums: Photograph (2)
Subjects: —

c. 1980 Collection of photographs pertaining to Frank Lloyd Wright buildings$2.4kSign up
1980 Interior of Ennis House, Los Angeles$1.9kSign up

1990s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $2.5kSign up
Average: $2.5kSign up
Typical size: —
Mediums: Photograph (1)
Subjects: Landscapes (1)

1991 Interior of Kings Road House, Los Angeles$2.5kSign up

2000s 7 works

Sold: 6 of 7
Median: $2kSign up
Average: $2.1kSign up
Typical size: 15.5 × 18.5 in (39 × 47 cm)
Mediums: Print (other) (4), Other (3)
Subjects: Palms (4)

Creation date not recorded

70 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 5 works

Sold: 5 of 5
Median: $4.7kSign up
Average: $5.6kSign up
Typical size: 12 × 15 in (30 × 39 cm)
Mediums: Photograph (2), Print (other) (2), Other (1)
Subjects: —

sold 2007 Chemosphere house by John Lautner$4.7kSign up
sold 2007 Rare vintage color photograph of the Ennis Brown Residence$3kSign up
sold 2008 Photographs of the Hammerman Residence designed by Richard Neutra$11.4kSign up
sold 2008 Group of mounted photographs (5)$6kSign up
sold 2009 HOUSE FREY$2.8kSign up

Undated, sold in the 2010s 30 works

Sold: 12 of 30
Median: $3.5kSign up
Average: $4.4kSign up
Typical size: 12 × 14.5 in (30 × 37 cm)
Mediums: Photograph (25), Other (5)
Subjects: Palms (5), Figures & portraits (1), Landscapes (1)

sold 2010 HOUSE EDGAR KAUFMANN, COLORADO DESERT, PALM SPRINGS, CA$3.2kSign up
sold 2010 HOUSE DR. SINGLETON, LOS ANGELES$1.4kSign up
sold 2010 Group of 6 photographs$2.8kSign up
sold 2010 Group of 8 photographs of A. Quincy Jones buildings$2.5kSign up
sold 2012 Kauffman House$3.8kSign up
sold 2012 Case Study House #22$4.7kSign up

Show 6 more (2010s)

sold 2017 Portrait of Raymond Loewy$750Sign up
sold 2018 John Lautner, Malin Residence (Chemosphere), Hollywood$3.3kSign up
sold 2018 Taliesin West, Scottsdale, ArizonaUnsold
sold 2018 Loewy Residence, Palm Springs, CaliforniaUnsold
sold 2018 Miller House, Palm Springs, CaliforniaUnsold
sold 2018 Miller House, Palm Springs, CaliforniaUnsold

…and 18 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 35 works

Sold: 24 of 35
Median: $2.5kSign up
Average: $3.8kSign up
Typical size: 11 × 14 in (28 × 36 cm)
Mediums: Photograph (31), Other (4)
Subjects: Palms (2)

sold 2020 (Grace Lewis) Miller House$7.5kSign up
sold 2021 Set of Six Photographs of Richard Neutra's Von Sternberg House, Northridge, California$4.1kSign up
sold 2021 Set of Six Photographs of Richard Neutra's Von Sternberg House, Northridge, CaliforniaUnsold
sold 2022 Set of Eleven Color Prints of The Coconut HouseUnsold
sold 2022 Set of Eleven Black and White Prints of The Coconut HouseUnsold
sold 2022 2 Modernist Interiors in a single frame, 2Result not published

Show 6 more (2020s)

sold 2022 The Grace Lewis Miller House photograph$1.6kSign up
sold 2022 The Grace Lewis Miller House photograph$1.8kSign up
sold 2022 The Grace Lewis Miller House photograph$2kSign up
sold 2022 Kaufmann House$3.5kSign up
sold 2022 Set of Five Photographs of Tremaine House$1.9kSign up
sold 2022 Set of Seven Photographs of Kaufmann HouseUnsold

…and 23 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 Julius Shulman auction results →