Norman Bluhm: career timeline
American · 1920–1999 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 53 of 58 lots (91% 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 | 7 | 6 | $11.4kSign up | Mixed media |
| 1960s | 20 | 16 | $23.2kSign up | Oil |
| 1970s | 17 | 8 | $12.1kSign up | Acrylic |
| 1980s | 6 | 6 | $13.5kSign up | Oil |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | — | Mixed media |
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1950s 7 works
- Sold
- 6 of 7
- Median
- $11.4kSign up
- Average
- $13.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 22 × 29 in (56 × 74 cm)
- Mediums
- Mixed media (2), Watercolor (2), Acrylic (2)
- Subjects
- Abstract (2)
c. 1955 Untitled (Blue and Black)$5.3kSign up
c. 1955 Untitled (Blue and Black)$5kSign up
1956 Untitled$14.1kSign up
1956 Composition$8.8kSign up
1956 Composition$18.8kSign up
1956 Ohne Titel$30.1kSign up
1958 Passing WaterfallUnsold
1960s 20 works
- Sold
- 16 of 20
- Median
- $23.2kSign up
- Average
- $31.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 38 × 31.5 in (97 × 79 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (11), Acrylic (5), Gouache (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1960 UntitledUnsold
1960 Untitled$6.4kSign up
1960 Untitled$40kSign up
1961 World #3$37.5kSign up
1961 Black Card$93.8kSign up
1962 Untitled$5.4kSign up
1963 Arondite$40kSign up
1963 Flamberge$62.5kSign up
1963 Cloud Chamber$71kSign up
1964 UntitledUnsold
1964 Untitled (X)$25kSign up
1964 Over and Under Blue$10kSign up
1970s 17 works
- Sold
- 8 of 17
- Median
- $12.1kSign up
- Average
- $12.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 32 × 36 in (82 × 91 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (9), Oil (4), Other (4)
- Subjects
- —
1970 Lachesis$15.5kSign up
1970 UntitledUnsold
1971 Sibyls #1Unsold
1973 Helen$5.3kSign up · sold 2×
1973 Untitled$2kSign up
1974 UntitledUnsold
1974 UntitledUnsold
1974 Delandra 1974Unsold
1974 Delandra 1974Unsold
1974 Delandra 1974Unsold
1974 Untitled$8.8kSign up
1974 Traveling$18.8kSign up
Show 5 more (1970s)
1975 Medusa 1975Unsold
1975 Medusa 1975Unsold
1975 Turkish Delight$27.7kSign up
1975 White Kiss$16.3kSign up
1978 Untitled$8.3kSign up
1980s 6 works
- Sold
- 6 of 6
- Median
- $13.5kSign up
- Average
- $17.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 42 × 30.5 in (107 × 77 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (5), Acrylic (1)
- Subjects
- Sunsets & night (1)
1980 Untitled$8.2kSign up
1984 Dante's Promenade, 1984 (triptych)$30.5kSign up
1986 Krakatoa Sunset$40.3kSign up
1988 Golden Sultana$18.8kSign up
1989 Untitled$3kSign up
1989 Untitled$2.5kSign up
1990s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 42 × 36 in (107 × 92 cm)
- Mediums
- Mixed media (1)
- Subjects
- —
1999 Chicago 1921 - East Wallingford 1999 / Libya, 1973Result not published · sold 2×
Creation date not recorded
5 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
- $3.9kSign up
- Average
- $3.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 22 × 35.5 in (57 × 90 cm)
- Mediums
- Gouache (1)
- Subjects
- Abstract (1)
sold 2005 Abstract in Light and Dark Greys$3.9kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 3 works
Undated, sold in the 2020s 1 work
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 Norman Bluhm auction results →