Lee Godie

American · 1908–1994 · Painter

Lee Godie was an American self-taught artist who was active in Chicago during the late 1960s until around the early 1990s. She was a prolific artist who was known for her… (Wikipedia)

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86lots offered2021–2026years recorded100%sold (76)$1.5kSign up free to seemedian price

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Tidle _ _ _ Thinking [sic] (Self-Portrait)Toomey & Co. · Oct 2022$30,000≈ £27,061≈ €30,855Sign up to see
Untitled (Pillow)Wright · Jun 2025$7,260≈ £5,395≈ €6,309Sign up to see
Female Portrait, together with Artist Self-Portrait photo attached holding this painting and roses, with light hand sketched versoToomey & Co. · Aug 2021$6,875≈ £4,963≈ €5,857Sign up to see

Lee Godie’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

ArtSell has recorded 76 auction results for Lee Godie between 2021 and 2026, of which 76 sold (100%). A further 10 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $260Sign up free to see to $30kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $30kSign up free to see for Tidle _ _ _ Thinking [sic] (Self-Portrait) at Toomey & Co. in October 2022. The most common medium is drawings (23 lots). Most results come from Toomey & Co. (42), Wright (31) and Leonard Auction (10).

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Portrait Deep Blue
Drawing · Canvas
18⅞ h x 34⅝ w in (48 x 88 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Jun 30, 2026 · Lot 115
$2,048≈ £1,549≈ €1,797Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Prince Charming
Watercolor · Canvas
28 h x 22⅝ w in (71 x 57 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Jun 30, 2026 · Lot 116
$640≈ £484≈ €562Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Untitled, c. 1980
Drawing · Board
13 h x 9¾ w in (33 x 25 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Jun 30, 2026 · Lot 117
$1,088≈ £823≈ €955Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Prince of a City
Mixed media · Board
22 h x 14 w in (56 x 36 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Jun 30, 2026 · Lot 118
$1,024≈ £775≈ €899Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Youth
Drawing · Canvas
19¼ h x 17½ w in (49 x 44 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Jun 30, 2026 · Lot 119
$1,862≈ £1,408≈ €1,634Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Spring in Chicago
ballpoint pen on unstretched canvas · Canvas
16⅜ h x 17½ w in (42 x 44 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Jun 30, 2026 · Lot 120
$1,536≈ £1,162≈ €1,348Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Untitled
ballpoint pen on Crescent board · Board
21¾ h x 19⅝ w in (55 x 50 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Jun 30, 2026 · Lot 121
$576≈ £436≈ €506Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Figures
Drawing · Canvas
35¾ h x 17½ w in (91 x 44 cm)
Wright · Apr 29, 2026 · Lot 151
$1,024≈ £758≈ €875Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Wright ↗
Untitled
Watercolor · Canvas
24 h x 18 w in (61 x 46 cm)
Wright · Apr 29, 2026 · Lot 152
$896≈ £663≈ €765Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗
Beautiful Woman
ballpoint pen on canvas · Canvas
20⅞ h x 23⅛ w in (53 x 59 cm)
Wright · Apr 29, 2026 · Lot 153
$640≈ £474≈ €547Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗

Also offered, result not published (10)

Lots by Lee Godie that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

Lee Godie paintings (9)Lee Godie works on paper (37)Lee Godie watercolors (13)Lee Godie drawings (23)Lee Godie photographs (5)

Lee Godie: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Lee Godie at auction?

$30,000Sign up free to see, for Tidle _ _ _ Thinking [sic] (Self-Portrait) at Toomey & Co. (October 2022) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Lee Godie?

The median sale price is $1.5kSign up free to see across 76 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Lee Godie have sold at auction?

76 of 76 recorded lots sold between 2021 and 2026. 10 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.

Which auction houses sell Lee Godie?

Toomey & Co., Wright and Leonard Auction account for the most recorded results. Toomey & Co. · Wright · Leonard Auction

About Lee Godie

Lee Godie was an American self-taught artist who was active in Chicago during the late 1960s until around the early 1990s. She was a prolific artist who was known for her paintings and modified photos which are shown in galleries and museums such as the Hayward Gallery in London and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Some consider her Chicago's most collected artist.

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