Leon Golub
American · 1922–2004 · Painter, Printmaker
Leon Golub was an American painter. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, where he also studied, receiving his BA at the University of Chicago in 1942, and his BFA and MFA at the… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Fallen FighterPhillips · £69,300≈ $78,011≈ €80,102Sign up to see
HeadBonhams · $48,640≈ £36,244≈ €41,935Sign up to see
Head VRago Auctions · $24,130≈ £17,502≈ €20,152Sign up to see
Leon Golub’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).
Price trend
2 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 8 | 8 | 100% | $28.6kSign up | $19.2kSign up | $78kSign up |
| Oil | 7 | 7 | 100% | $30.5kSign up | $22.5kSign up | $78kSign up |
| Works on paper | 10 | 9 | 90% | $5.1kSign up | $4.8kSign up | $9.5kSign up |
| Drawing | 7 | 6 | 86% | $4.6kSign up | $4.8kSign up | $6.9kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 7 | 7 | 100% | $475Sign up | $445Sign up | $768Sign up |
| Lithograph | 4 | 4 | 100% | $540Sign up | $567Sign up | $756Sign up |
| Screenprint | 3 | 3 | 100% | $389Sign up | $254Sign up | $768Sign up |
| Other | 2 | 1 | 50% | $978Sign up | $978Sign up | $978Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.