Ralph Gibson: career timeline
American · b. 1939 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 42 of 60 lots (70% 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 | 6 | 5 | $756Sign up | Photograph |
| 1970s | 10 | 8 | $3.1kSign up | Photograph |
| 1980s | 18 | 16 | $954Sign up | Photograph |
| 1990s | 3 | 2 | $1.4kSign up | Photograph |
| 2000s | 5 | 1 | $1.1kSign up | Photograph |
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1960s 6 works
- Sold
- 5 of 6
- Median
- $756Sign up
- Average
- $1.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 8.5 × 5.5 in (21 × 14 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (6)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1), Birds (1)
1965 Wheat Field (from the Somnambulist portfolio)$441Sign up
1969 Untitled (bird and trees)$378Sign up
1969 Arm and Weight$756Sign up
1969 Sheila in the car, from the series 'Somnambulist$1.4kSign up
1969 Untitled (from the series: The Somnambulist)$2.8kSign up
1969 Sheila in Car, from The SomnambulistUnsold
1970s 10 works
- Sold
- 8 of 10
- Median
- $3.1kSign up
- Average
- $3.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 13.5 × 8.5 in (34 × 22 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (10)
- Subjects
- Sea & coast (1)
c. 1970 UntitledUnsold
c. 1972 untitled (twenty works)$3.1kSign up
c. 1972 untitled (twenty works)$3.1kSign up
c. 1972 untitled (twenty works)$3.1kSign up
c. 1972 untitled (twenty works)$3.1kSign up
1973 Dalla serie «Contrasti»Unsold
1974 Christine (from the series: Infanta)$2.7kSign up
1974 Malibu Nude, aus der Serie „Days at Sea$7.6kSign up
1975 Auktion 329, Los 749$1.3kSign up
1978 Untitled (from the series: In Situ)$929Sign up
1980s 18 works
- Sold
- 16 of 18
- Median
- $954Sign up
- Average
- $1kSign up
- Typical size
- 12.5 × 8.5 in (32 × 21 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (16), Other (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
c. 1980 Untitled$635Sign up
1980 Untitled$1kSign up
1981 Untitled$912Sign up
c. 1985 Untitled$192Sign up
1985 Untitled (Shadowed female portrait)$978Sign up
1986 Wine and Bread$1.1kSign up
1987 UntitledUnsold
1987 Untitled$1kSign up
1987 Untitled (from the series: In Situ)$1kSign up
1987 Untitled (from the series: In Situ)$1.2kSign up
1987 Untitled (from the series: In Situ)$1kSign up
1987 Untitled (from the series: In Situ)$929Sign up
Show 6 more (1980s)
1987 Bastienne's Eye (from the series: Infanta)$3.5kSign up
1987 Untitled (from the series: In Situ)$810Sign up
1987 Untitled (from the series: In Situ)$810Sign up
1987 Untitled (from the series: In Situ)$810Sign up
1987 Bastienne‘s EyeResult not published
1988 In Situ$681Sign up
1990s 3 works
2000s 5 works
- Sold
- 1 of 5
- Median
- $1.1kSign up
- Average
- $1.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 14 × 13.5 in (36 × 35 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (3), Other (2)
- Subjects
- Abstract (1)
2000 Abstract Plates$1.1kSign up
2000 LedaResult not published
2000 LedaResult not published
2008 Ralph Gibson/Eric Fischl, Nude / "Untitled, Chicago"Unsold
2009 NudeUnsold
Creation date not recorded
18 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
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $3.5kSign up
- Average
- $3.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 8.5 × 12.5 in (22 × 32 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (2)
- Subjects
- Sea & coast (2)
sold 2009 DIE FEDER (FROM THE SERIES: DAYS AT SEA)$3.8kSign up
sold 2009 UNTITLED (FROM THE SERIES: DAYS AT SEA)$3.3kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 5 works
Undated, sold in the 2020s 11 works
- Sold
- 11 of 11
- Median
- $889Sign up
- Average
- $1kSign up
- Typical size
- 12 × 8.5 in (30 × 22 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (11)
- Subjects
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sold 2025 The Perfect Future (from the Deja Vu portfolio)$889Sign up
sold 2025 Mary Ellen and Hand$1.6kSign up
sold 2025 Leda$2.8kSign up
sold 2025 Untitled (Hand Through Doorway) (from the Somnambulist portfolio)$1.5kSign up
sold 2025 Untitled$762Sign up
sold 2026 Untitled (Hand Through Doorway) (from the Year of Tibet Portfolio II)$960Sign 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 Ralph Gibson auction results →