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)

$30,000≈ £27,061≈ €30,855Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumTidle _ _ _ Thinking [sic] (Self-Portrait)Toomey & Co.86lots offered2021–2026years recorded100%sold (76)$1.5kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Tidle _ _ _ Thinking [sic] (Self-Portrait) by Lee Godie, watercolor, pencil, paint on canvas with photo, sold Oct 2022Tidle _ _ _ Thinking [sic] (Self-Portrait)Toomey & Co. · $30,000≈ £27,061≈ €30,855Sign up to see
  2. Untitled (Pillow) by Lee Godie, c. 1980, ballpoint pen and paint on canvas, photobooth photos, thread, sold Jun 2025Untitled (Pillow)Wright · $7,260≈ £5,395≈ €6,309Sign up to see
  3. Female Portrait, together with Artist Self-Portrait photo attached holding this painting and roses, with light hand sketched verso by Lee Godie, sold Aug 2021Female Portrait, together with Artist Self-Portrait photo attached holding this painting and roses, with light hand sketched versoToomey & Co. · $6,875≈ £4,963≈ €5,857Sign up to see

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  1. I am White Peogon and Sommer Hurry [sic] (double-sided work) by Lee Godie, ballpoint pen, marker, graphite, sold Oct 2022
    I am White Peogon and Sommer Hurry [sic] (double-sided work)
    Drawing
    13 h x 10 w in (33 x 25 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 142
    $1,250≈ £1,128≈ €1,286Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  2. Monalesa [sic] by Lee Godie, watercolor, ballpoint pen on canvas, sold Oct 2022
    Monalesa [sic]
    Watercolor · Canvas
    17 h x 18¼ w in (43 x 46 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 143
    $4,375≈ £3,946≈ €4,500Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  3. Woman with Umbrella and Daisies by Lee Godie, watercolor, pencil, ballpoint pen on canvas, sold Oct 2022
    Woman with Umbrella and Daisies
    Watercolor · Canvas
    18¾ h x 24 w in (48 x 61 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 144
    $1,750≈ £1,579≈ €1,800Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  4. Woman with Green Headband by Lee Godie, c. 1985, paint and ballpoint pen on canvas, sold Oct 2022
    Woman with Green Headband, c. 1985
    paint and ballpoint pen on canvas · Canvas
    26 h x 19¼ w in (66 x 49 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 145
    $4,000≈ £3,608≈ €4,114Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  5. Woman in Green Headband with Orange Leaves by Lee Godie, paint and ballpoint pen on canvas, sold Oct 2022
    Woman in Green Headband with Orange Leaves
    paint and ballpoint pen on canvas · Canvas
    27 h x 21 w in (69 x 53 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 147
    $3,750≈ £3,383≈ €3,857Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  6. Woman with Spider Web Shirt by Lee Godie, watercolor, pencil, ballpoint pen on canvas, sold Oct 2022
    Woman with Spider Web Shirt
    Watercolor · Canvas
    18¼ h x 11⅜ w in (46 x 29 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 149
    $2,250≈ £2,030≈ €2,314Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  7. Woman in Striped Hat with Grapes by Lee Godie, ballpoint pen and paint on canvas, sold Oct 2022
    Woman in Striped Hat with Grapes
    Drawing · Canvas
    24 h x 18⅞ w in (61 x 48 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 150
    $2,375≈ £2,142≈ €2,443Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  8. Frightened Women! [sic] by Lee Godie, watercolor, pencil, ballpoint pen on canvas, sold Oct 2022
    Frightened Women! [sic]
    Watercolor · Canvas
    17¾ h x 19⅛ w in (45 x 49 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 151
    $2,000≈ £1,804≈ €2,057Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  9. Man in a Hat by Lee Godie, watercolor, pencil, ballpoint pen on canvas, sold Oct 2022
    Man in a Hat
    Watercolor · Canvas
    20 h x 17½ w in (51 x 44 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 166
    $1,625≈ £1,466≈ €1,671Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  10. A Waiter by Lee Godie, sold May 2022
    A Waiter
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 15
    $1,690≈ £1,360≈ €1,606Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
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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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