Peter Hujar: career timeline
American · 1934–1987 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 44 of 45 lots (98% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3 | 2 | $7.9kSign up | Photograph |
| 1970s | 29 | 26 | $16.4kSign up | Photograph |
| 1980s | 12 | 11 | $12.6kSign up | Photograph |
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1960s 3 works
- Sold
- 2 of 3
- Median
- $7.9kSign up
- Average
- $7.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 20 × 16 in (51 × 41 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (2), Lithograph (1)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1963 Palermo Catacombs 2$12.1kSign up
1963 Palermo Catacombs #8, skull in windowUnsold
1969 Gay Liberation Front poster$3.8kSign up
1970s 29 works
- Sold
- 26 of 29
- Median
- $16.4kSign up
- Average
- $21.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 14.5 × 14.5 in (37 × 37 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (28), Lithograph (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2), Markets & villages (2), Harbours & ports (2)
1970 Dracula on Television$6.3kSign up
c. 1970 Penny ArcadeUnsold
1973 Doves in The Circus$22.7kSign up
1974 Peggy Lee$33kSign up
1975 Self Portrait Lying Down$35.6kSign up
c. 1975 Larry Ree$27.9kSign up
1975 John Waters$8kSign up
1975 Bar, Brooklyn$24.1kSign up
1975 Susan Sontag$34.8kSign up
1975 Robert Wilson - Vestry Street (I)$10.6kSign up
1975 Susan Sontag$30kSign up
1976 Columbia Service Station$9.6kSign up
Show 12 more (1970s)
1976 Bruce de Sainte Croix$20.6kSign up
1976 Lower Manhattan from the Harbor$12.1kSign up
1976 Manhattan Canyon$16.5kSign up
1976 Wrecked Diner$10.2kSign up
1976 Columbia Service StationUnsold
1976 City Hall at Night$10.2kSign up
1976 Christopher Street Pier #2 (Crossed Legs)$52.5kSign up
1976 Manhattan Canyon$15.1kSign up
1976 City Hall at NightUnsold
1976 Leroy Street$37.8kSign up
1977 Robert Bending$58kSign up
1977 Portraits in Life and Death poster$2.2kSign up
…and 5 more works from this group in the full results list.
1980s 12 works
- Sold
- 11 of 12
- Median
- $12.6kSign up
- Average
- $44.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 14.5 × 15 in (37 × 38 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (12)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1), Birds (1), Markets & villages (1)
1980 Brigid Berlin (Polk)$5.7kSign up
1981 John McClellan with Diana$3.5kSign up
1981 John McClellan with DianaUnsold
1981 Peggy Lyman for Dianne B.$6.3kSign up
1981 Great Dane (Sphinx)$69.3kSign up
1981 Man in Park$12.6kSign up
1981 David Wojnarowicz Reclining (II)$158kSign up
1981 David Wojnarowicz$45kSign up
1981 Chloe Finch$21.3kSign up
1983 David Wojnarowicz (Village Voice "Heartsick: Fear and Loving in the Gay Community")$140kSign up
1983 Hall, Canal Street Pier$12.6kSign up
1983 Forbidden Fruit (David Wojnarowicz Eating an Apple in an Issey Miyake shirt) from The Twelve Perfect Christmas Gifts from Dianne B. portfolio$11.9kSign up
Creation date not recorded
1 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 2020s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $18.9kSign up
- Average
- $18.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 14.5 × 14.5 in (37 × 37 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2024 David Wojnarowicz$18.9kSign 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 Peter Hujar auction results →