Paul McCarthy: career timeline

American · b. 1945 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 73 of 73 lots (100% 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.

Paul McCarthy: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1970s	1	0	—	Photograph
1980s	1	1	$2.5kSign up	Drawing
1990s	22	18	$8.8kSign up	Photograph
2000s	39	33	$13.1kSign up	Other
2010s	8	7	$12.3kSign up	Other
2020s	1	1	$266Sign up	Photograph

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1970s 1 work

Sold: 0 of 1
Median: —
Average: —
Typical size: 64 × 43 in (163 × 109 cm)
Mediums: Photograph (1)
Subjects: —

c. 1975 Bow Bridges I & II (from Sailor's Meat) (in 2 parts)Unsold

1980s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $2.5kSign up
Average: $2.5kSign up
Typical size: 26 × 40 in (66 × 102 cm)
Mediums: Drawing (1)
Subjects: —

1988 Leisure$2.5kSign up

1990s 22 works

Sold: 18 of 22
Median: $8.8kSign up
Average: $17.4kSign up
Typical size: 24 × 25.5 in (61 × 65 cm)
Mediums: Photograph (10), Other (4), Drawing (3)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (3)

1990 Soup Bowl$6.3kSign up
1990 HateUnsold
1991 UntitledUnsold
1991 Untitled$4.7kSign up
1991 Fancy Tomato Ketchup from the series PROPO$52.5kSign up
1991 Pink Clown (from PROPO series)$68.8kSign up
1991 Fancy Tomato Ketchup (from PROPO series)Unsold
1992 Untitled$6.9kSign up
c. 1992 Untitled (Drawing for Alpine Man)$3.3kSign up
1992 Fake Shit$8.8kSign up
1992 Fake Shit$15kSign up
1992 Untitled n°28$17.7kSign up

Show 10 more (1990s)

c. 1992 Untitled (from Propo-Series) (Ken Doll No Head)$29.4kSign up
c. 1993 Silicon Gloves (spaghetti man/tomato head hands)$3kSign up
1994 Masks (Small) from the Propo series$24.5kSign up
1994 Pinocchio Twingo Service Stop$8.1kSign up
1996 Popeye$21.8kSign up
1997 Dead Penis“ / „Yellow Swing“ / „Coma$7.6kSign up
1998 Masks, Front and Side View (Pig)Unsold
1998 Olive Oil (from the Propo Series)$25kSign up
1999 Pudding, for Texte zur Kunst$966Sign up
1999 Untitled (Tokyo Santa #2)$8.8kSign up

2000s 39 works

Sold: 33 of 39
Median: $13.1kSign up
Average: $30.1kSign up
Typical size: 32.5 × 23 in (82 × 59 cm)
Mediums: Other (16), Photograph (11), Multiple (4)
Subjects: Landscapes (9), Figures & portraits (8), Sea & coast (1)

2000 Dog$441Sign up
2000 Dwarf Head (chocolate)$25.6kSign up
2000 Dwarf Head$40.6kSign up
2000 Black and White Heidi$13.3kSign up
2000 Black and White Heidi$13.1kSign up
2000 Dwarf Head (chocolate)$68.8kSign up
2001 TRANS Gum (Cover for TRANS>8 magazine)$688Sign up
2001 Sem Título - Série En el CieloResult not published
2002 Heinz Tomato Ketchup from the series Propo$28.4kSign up
2002 Dick Eye$75kSign up
2002 Jack P.$125kSign up
2003 Houseboat and frigate, X-masUnsold

Show 12 more (2000s)

…and 15 more works from this group in the full results list.

2010s 8 works

Sold: 7 of 8
Median: $12.3kSign up
Average: $90.6kSign up
Typical size: 63 × 35.5 in (160 × 91 cm)
Mediums: Other (3), Multiple (2), Lithograph (1)
Subjects: —

2010 Lowlife Slowlife Tidebox Tidebook$768Sign up
2010 White Snow Dwarf (Sneezy)$145kSign up
2010 Mickey Mouse$945Sign up
2010 White Snow Dwarf (Bashful)Unsold
2010 White Snow Dwarf (Doc)$403kSign up
2013 White Snow, Balloon Dog$12.3kSign up
2013 White Snow, Balloon Dog$6.3kSign up
2018 SUCKER FINGER FINGER DAISY DUCK$66kSign up

2020s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $266Sign up
Average: $266Sign up
Typical size: 14 × 11 in (36 × 28 cm)
Mediums: Photograph (1)
Subjects: Markets & villages (1)

2020 Boy Boy (for Side Street Projects)$266Sign 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 Paul McCarthy auction results →