Leon Golub: career timeline
American · 1922–2004 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 22 of 29 lots (76% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | 4 | $12.3kSign up | Oil |
| 1960s | 7 | 6 | $8.2kSign up | Drawing |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | $15.9kSign up | Oil |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | $722Sign up | Lithograph |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | $254Sign up | Screenprint |
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | $5.5kSign up | Drawing |
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1950s 5 works
- Sold
- 4 of 5
- Median
- $12.3kSign up
- Average
- $12.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 24 × 26.5 in (61 × 67 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2), Lithograph (1), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (3)
1955 Sphinx and Victim$445Sign up
1956 The HunterUnsold
1958 Head XXIV$9.5kSign up
1958 Head IX$15kSign up
1959 Head V$24.1kSign up
1960s 7 works
- Sold
- 6 of 7
- Median
- $8.2kSign up
- Average
- $14.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 25 × 29.5 in (63 × 75 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (2), Oil (2), Lithograph (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (3)
c. 1960 untitled (Figure Study)$1.3kSign up
c. 1960 Gesture II$6.9kSign up
1962 Head (VII)$22.5kSign up
1965 Niobid, 1965, colorResult not published
c. 1965 Head$48.6kSign up
1965 Untitled$9.5kSign up
1965 Orator II$271Sign up
1970s 1 work
1980s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $722Sign up
- Average
- $722Sign up
- Typical size
- 26 × 26 in (67 × 66 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (2)
- Subjects
- —
1985 Merc$756Sign up
1985 South Africa$688Sign up
1990s 3 works
- Sold
- 3 of 3
- Median
- $254Sign up
- Average
- $389Sign up
- Typical size
- 4.5 × 22 in (12 × 57 cm)
- Mediums
- Screenprint (3)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1992 Serie von 5 Serigrafien$254Sign up
1992 Conversation$146Sign up
1999 Why Me? (from the Exit 99 portfolio)$768Sign up
2000s 4 works
- Sold
- 4 of 4
- Median
- $5.5kSign up
- Average
- $5.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 10 × 8 in (26 × 20 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (3), Mixed media (1)
- Subjects
- —
2001 GRANTED!$4.8kSign up
2002 Exhumed$6.1kSign up
2002 No Escape Now$6.6kSign up
2003 Three Legged Betty$3kSign 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
- $978Sign up
- Average
- $978Sign up
- Typical size
- 42 × 29.5 in (107 × 75 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2002 lithograph$978Sign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $3.9kSign up
- Average
- $3.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 29.5 × 32.5 in (75 × 83 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (1), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2013 Thy Will, Not Mine$3kSign up
sold 2016 Combat$4.8kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 4 works
- Sold
- 2 of 4
- Median
- $46.6kSign up
- Average
- $46.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 32 × 43 in (81 × 110 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2), Other (1), Lithograph (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2020 Battaglia di Little BighornUnsold
sold 2022 Fallen Fighter$78kSign up
sold 2022 UntitledResult not published
sold 2023 Untitled$15.1kSign 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 Leon Golub auction results →