Michael Graves: career timeline
American · 1934–2015 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 31 of 50 lots (62% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 | 1 | $780Sign up | Other |
| 1980s | 21 | 17 | $2.3kSign up | Other |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | $2.4kSign up | Other |
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | $1.4kSign up | Other |
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1970s 2 works
- Sold
- 1 of 2
- Median
- $780Sign up
- Average
- $780Sign up
- Typical size
- 77 × 73 in (195 × 185 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (2)
- Subjects
- —
1979 low-pile carpet$780Sign up
1979 'Rug #1'Unsold
1980s 21 works
- Sold
- 17 of 21
- Median
- $2.3kSign up
- Average
- $6.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 18 × 17.5 in (46 × 45 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (11), Drawing (3), Sculpture (3)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (2)
c. 1980 Console tableUnsold
1980 Untitled (Collage)$2.3kSign up
1980 Lounge chairs, pair$2.5kSign up
c. 1980 Piazza four-piece tea and coffee service with tray$32.5kSign up
c. 1980 Piazza four-piece tea and coffee service with tray$20kSign up
1980 settee$910Sign up
c. 1980 Pair of lounge chairsUnsold
1980 lounge chairs, pair$8.8kSign up
1980 lounge chairs, pair$8.8kSign up
1981 Composite Landscape$756Sign up
1982 Republic Bank Building and Texas Theatre, San Antonio facade studies$1.3kSign up
1982 Republic Bank Building and Texas Theatre, San Antonio elevation$2kSign up
Show 9 more (1980s)
1982 Republic Bank Building and Texas Theatre, San Antonio elevation study$5.2kSign up
1984 Alternative LandscapeResult not published
1984 The Great Gatsby$3kSign up
c. 1984 "Piazza" tea and coffee service$10.6kSign up
1984 The Great Gatsby$2.2kSign up
c. 1985 Euclid salad bowl set$375Sign up
c. 1985 Untitled$1.7kSign up
1987 Four-piece Little Dripper coffee service$504Sign up
1989 Oculus chairs, set of sixUnsold
1990s 3 works
2000s 5 works
- Sold
- 5 of 5
- Median
- $1.4kSign up
- Average
- $1.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 36 × 27.5 in (92 × 70 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (4), Lithograph (1)
- Subjects
- —
2000 Untitled$640Sign up
2000 Teapot$375Sign up
c. 2005 Lamp tables, pair$1.4kSign up
c. 2005 Bookcase$1.5kSign up
c. 2005 Center table$1.5kSign up
Creation date not recorded
19 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
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- —
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2004 Winter StreamUnsold
Undated, sold in the 2010s 6 works
- Sold
- 6 of 6
- Median
- $1.3kSign up
- Average
- $1.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 19 × 15.5 in (49 × 40 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (5), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2012 Autumn.$600Sign up
sold 2012 Untitled$680Sign up
sold 2014 Portland Building.$700Sign up
sold 2019 Pair of lounge chairs$1.9kSign up
sold 2019 Bench$2.5kSign up
sold 2019 Pair of lounge chairs$2.8kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 12 works
- Sold
- 9 of 12
- Median
- $765Sign up
- Average
- $2.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 95.5 × 60 in (243 × 152 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (9), Sculpture (2), Acrylic (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2020 Mailbox 7000Unsold
sold 2020 Pair of Bookends$128Sign up
sold 2020 The Portland BuildingUnsold
sold 2020 Custom Executive Desk$2.8kSign up
sold 2021 mantel clock$688Sign up
sold 2021 Dining Table$765Sign up
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2021 Mailbox 7000$1.4kSign up
sold 2021 The Portland Building$612Sign up
sold 2022 desk$4.4kSign up
sold 2022 Big Dripper pour-over coffee set$260Sign up
sold 2025 Plaza vanity and stool$14kSign up
sold 2025 «Arcadia» RoundUnsold
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 Michael Graves auction results →