Reuben Nakian: career timeline
American · 1897–1986 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 18 of 37 lots (50% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | $8.2kSign up | Sculpture |
| 1940s | 2 | 1 | $26.6kSign up | Sculpture |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | $3.8kSign up | Sculpture |
| 1960s | 3 | 2 | $3kSign up | Sculpture |
| 1970s | 2 | 1 | $2kSign up | Etching |
| 1980s | 8 | 8 | $593Sign up | Etching |
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1920s 1 work
c. 1927 Young Calf$8.2kSign up
1940s 2 works
- Sold
- 1 of 2
- Median
- $26.6kSign up
- Average
- $26.6kSign up
- Typical size
- —
- Mediums
- Sculpture (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2)
1943 Head of Marcel Duchamp$26.6kSign up
1948 Salome with the Head of John the BaptistUnsold
1950s 2 works
1960s 3 works
- Sold
- 2 of 3
- Median
- $3kSign up
- Average
- $3kSign up
- Typical size
- 6.5 × 6 in (16 × 15 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (3)
- Subjects
- Cattle & animals (1)
1962 Leda and The Swan, 1962, castResult not published
c. 1962 Europa and the Bull$1.9kSign up
c. 1965 Untitled$4.1kSign up
1970s 2 works
1980s 8 works
- Sold
- 8 of 8
- Median
- $593Sign up
- Average
- $789Sign up
- Typical size
- 9.5 × 12.5 in (24 × 32 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (3), Sculpture (2), Drawing (2)
- Subjects
- —
1980 Leda and the Swan - 7$205Sign up
1980 Untitled - Leda [leaning right] and the Swan #59/75$182Sign up
1980 Untitled - Leda [leaning left] and the Swan #59/75$160Sign up
c. 1980 Nymph and Goat$1.8kSign up
1981 Untitled$600Sign up
1981 Nymph and Goats$1.1kSign up
1982 Leda and the Swan$585Sign up
1986 Untitled$1.7kSign up
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
- $2.7kSign up
- Average
- $2.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 10 × 17 in (26 × 43 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (1), Lithograph (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2005 (American, 1897-1986)$4.7kSign up
sold 2009 Untitled$700Sign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 7 works
- Sold
- 6 of 7
- Median
- $318Sign up
- Average
- $797Sign up
- Typical size
- 5 × 13.5 in (12 × 34 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (3), Other (3), Sculpture (1)
- Subjects
- Cattle & animals (1)
sold 2012 Voyage to Crete - [Escape] #59/75$129Sign up
sold 2012 Voyage to Crete - Leda and the Goat #59/75$140Sign up
sold 2012 Voyage to Crete - Europa and the Bull #59/75$198Sign up
sold 2017 Untitled$3kSign up
sold 2018 Untitled$875Sign up
sold 2018 Untitled (Leda Reclining)$438Sign up
Show 1 more (2010s)
sold 2019 Voyage to CreteUnsold
Undated, sold in the 2020s 9 works
- Sold
- 4 of 9
- Median
- $1.4kSign up
- Average
- $2.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 11.5 × 12.5 in (29 × 32 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (4), Drawing (4), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2020 Voyage to Crete$7kSign up
sold 2022 Untitled$1kSign up
sold 2023 Nude Study$102Sign up · sold 2×
sold 2023 ' W 9'Result not published
sold 2023 ' W 17'Result not published
sold 2023 ' W 8'Result not published
Show 3 more (2020s)
sold 2023 ' L 9'Result not published
sold 2023 ' W 13.5'Result not published
sold 2026 Leda and the Swan$1.7kSign 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 Reuben Nakian auction results →