Purvis Young: career timeline
American · 1943–2010 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 23 of 86 lots (27% 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 | 2 | $20kSign up | Oil |
| 1980s | 7 | 7 | $1.2kSign up | Mixed media |
| 1990s | 11 | 9 | $2kSign up | Oil |
| 2000s | 3 | 1 | $1.4kSign up | Lithograph |
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1970s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $20kSign up
- Average
- $20kSign up
- Typical size
- 20.5 × 85 in (52 × 216 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1970 Zooloo's and Angels$32kSign up
c. 1971 Untitled (Trucks)$8kSign up
1980s 7 works
- Sold
- 7 of 7
- Median
- $1.2kSign up
- Average
- $2.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 14.5 × 13.5 in (37 × 34 cm)
- Mediums
- Mixed media (5), Acrylic (2)
- Subjects
- —
1984 Untitled$693Sign up
1984 The Mind of Me the Artist$1.9kSign up
1984 Untitled (Paperboard Packaging)$1.1kSign up
1984 (Untitled Book)$693Sign up
c. 1985 Untitled$5.3kSign up
1987 Untitled$1.2kSign up
1989 Untitled (Free at Last)$6.1kSign up
1990s 11 works
- Sold
- 9 of 11
- Median
- $2kSign up
- Average
- $2kSign up
- Typical size
- 31.5 × 23.5 in (80 × 59 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (5), Other (3), Acrylic (2)
- Subjects
- Sea & coast (1), Cattle & animals (1), Figures & portraits (1)
c. 1990 Living Ocean Book$2.2kSign up
1990 Untitled$625Sign up
c. 1990 - Funeral Scene-Unsold
1991 Standing Figure with Horse$2kSign up
c. 1992 Untitled$1.1kSign up
1992 Figures, 1992$585Sign up
c. 1994 Untitled$2.1kSign up
c. 1996 Untitled$4.1kSign up
c. 1996 Untitled (Prisoners in Jail)$4kSign up
c. 1997 Big SmokeUnsold
1997 House near Railroad Tracks, 1997$1.1kSign up
2000s 3 works
- Sold
- 1 of 3
- Median
- $1.4kSign up
- Average
- $1.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 24 × 49 in (61 × 125 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (2), Acrylic (1)
- Subjects
- Beach scenes (2)
2004 Slaves$1.4kSign up
2006 Annual Dania Beach Art & Antique Festival Poster Year of Production:Result not published
2007 The Angels Exhibition 2007 (Dania Beach Exhibition Poster) Year of Production:Result not published
Creation date not recorded
63 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 2 works
- Sold
- 1 of 2
- Median
- $3.2kSign up
- Average
- $3.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 54 × 24.5 in (138 × 63 cm)
- Mediums
- Mixed media (1), Multiple (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2005 (American, b. 1943)$3.2kSign up
sold 2005 (American, b. 1943)Unsold
Undated, sold in the 2020s 61 works
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 Purvis Young auction results →