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American · 1923–2002 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 180 of 224 lots (79% 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.

Larry Rivers: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1950s85$10.2kSign upDrawing
1960s3934$3.4kSign upLithograph
1970s5043$875Sign upLithograph
1980s3933$1.4kSign upLithograph
1990s3025$3.8kSign upOil

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1950s 8 works

Sold
5 of 8
Median
$10.2kSign up
Average
$14.4kSign up
Typical size
17.5 × 23.5 in (45 × 59 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (3), Oil (3), Sculpture (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (3)

1960s 39 works

Sold
34 of 39
Median
$3.4kSign up
Average
$17.3kSign up
Typical size
22.5 × 23 in (57 × 58 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (12), Oil (8), Mixed media (6)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2), Sunsets & night (1)
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…and 15 more works from this group in the full results list.

1970s 50 works

Sold
43 of 50
Median
$875Sign up
Average
$2.2kSign up
Typical size
22.5 × 27 in (57 × 69 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (18), Screenprint (14), Other (5)
Subjects
Butterflies (5), Figures & portraits (2), Landscapes (1)
Show 12 more (1970s)

…and 26 more works from this group in the full results list.

1980s 39 works

Sold
33 of 39
Median
$1.4kSign up
Average
$9.9kSign up
Typical size
30 × 34 in (76 × 86 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (16), Acrylic (10), Oil (5)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2), Markets & villages (1)
Show 12 more (1980s)

…and 15 more works from this group in the full results list.

1990s 30 works

Sold
25 of 30
Median
$3.8kSign up
Average
$7.5kSign up
Typical size
29 × 35 in (74 × 89 cm)
Mediums
Oil (8), Lithograph (7), Pastel (6)
Subjects
Birds (2)
Show 12 more (1990s)

…and 6 more works from this group in the full results list.

Creation date not recorded

43 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 1990s 2 works

Sold
0 of 2
Median
—
Average
—
Typical size
17.5 × 20 in (44 × 51 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (1), Other (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)

Undated, sold in the 2000s 5 works

Sold
5 of 5
Median
$1.8kSign up
Average
$3.7kSign up
Typical size
15 × 21 in (39 × 53 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (2), Mixed media (2), Multiple (1)
Subjects
—

Undated, sold in the 2010s 15 works

Sold
13 of 15
Median
$1.9kSign up
Average
$3.7kSign up
Typical size
23 × 25.5 in (58 × 65 cm)
Mediums
Other (9), Lithograph (4), Print (other) (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1), Flowers & still life (1)
Show 6 more (2010s)

…and 3 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 21 works

Sold
14 of 21
Median
$1.2kSign up
Average
$2.1kSign up
Typical size
25 × 23 in (63 × 58 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (8), Other (4), Screenprint (3)
Subjects
Butterflies (1), Figures & portraits (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 9 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 Larry Rivers auction results →