Robert Crumb: career timeline
American · b. 1943 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 49 of 57 lots (86% 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 | 14 | 11 | $7.8kSign up | Drawing |
| 1970s | 8 | 6 | $22.2kSign up | Drawing |
| 1990s | 8 | 7 | $375Sign up | Screenprint |
| 2000s | 11 | 9 | $600Sign up | Screenprint |
| 2010s | 4 | 1 | $250Sign up | Screenprint |
| 2020s | 4 | 0 | — | Etching |
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1960s 14 works
- Sold
- 11 of 14
- Median
- $7.8kSign up
- Average
- $24.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 10 × 8 in (25 × 21 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (11), Print (other) (2), Other (1)
- Subjects
- Abstract (1)
c. 1962 Variations on a Theme 5Result not published
1963 Gangsters Around CarResult not published
c. 1964 Oggie the FrogUnsold
c. 1965 Untitled (Good Neighbor)$12kSign up
c. 1965 Mack$1.6kSign up
c. 1965 Mack$6.3kSign up
c. 1966 Untitled (Let's Eat)$5.6kSign up
c. 1966 Untitled (Uneeda Comic Co.)$7.8kSign up
1967 Truckin' On Down the Line (decal)$192Sign up
c. 1967 Rare comic books, collection of five$438Sign up
1967 Kitchen Kut-Outs$45kSign up
1967 Abstract Expressionist Ultra Super Modernist Comics, 1967 (3)$72kSign up
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1970s 8 works
- Sold
- 6 of 8
- Median
- $22.2kSign up
- Average
- $25.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 13 × 11 in (33 × 28 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (6), Print (other) (1), Other (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1), Birds (1)
c. 1970 Untitled (Coconut Woman)$2.8kSign up
1971 Mr. Natural, 1971 (7)$72kSign up
1972 Twas Ever Thus says Mr. Natural San Francisco California$103Sign up
1972 Karnal Komix presents What A World! Starring Two Cats and a Bird, Part Two, 1972 (4)$36kSign up
1972 The People's ComicsUnsold
1972 Mr. Snoid$24kSign up
1973 Centerfold Manifesto. The Old Order. The New OrderUnsold
1979 This Cartooning is Tricky Business$20.4kSign up
1990s 8 works
- Sold
- 7 of 8
- Median
- $375Sign up
- Average
- $1.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 19 × 18 in (48 × 45 cm)
- Mediums
- Screenprint (6), Print (other) (1), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1990 Untitled$300Sign up
c. 1990 Untitled$700Sign up
c. 1990 Untitled$350Sign up
c. 1990 Untitled$375Sign up
c. 1996 Hell Hound on My Trail$500Sign up
1997 A Short History of AmericaResult not published
1998 Aline's 50th Birthday, August 1st$5.1kSign up
c. 1998 Untitled$300Sign up
2000s 11 works
- Sold
- 9 of 11
- Median
- $600Sign up
- Average
- $1.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 17 × 15.5 in (44 × 39 cm)
- Mediums
- Screenprint (6), Lithograph (2), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- —
c. 2000 Untitled$225Sign up
2001 Sue Corcoran$5.7kSign up
2001 Untitled$600Sign up
2002 B.B. King$953Sign up
c. 2002 Untitled$375Sign up
c. 2002 Untitled$650Sign up
c. 2002 Cradle to Grave, 2002/2004$845Sign up
2004 54th Carnegie International, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA, 2004, colorResult not published
2004 (American, contemporary), 2004 Carnegie International Pittsburgh Poster, colorResult not published
c. 2007 Untitled$375Sign up
c. 2008 Untitled$400Sign up
2010s 4 works
- Sold
- 1 of 4
- Median
- $250Sign up
- Average
- $250Sign up
- Typical size
- 9.5 × 7.5 in (24 × 19 cm)
- Mediums
- Screenprint (2), Etching (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2)
2013 (American, contemporary), Portrait of Franz KafkaResult not published
2014 (American, contemporary), Portrait of Jack KerouacResult not published
c. 2014 Untitled$250Sign up
2015 (American, contemporary), The Old Pervert-After BruegelResult not published
2020s 4 works
- Sold
- 0 of 4
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 10 × 9 in (25 × 23 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (2), Screenprint (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2)
2020 (American, contemporary), Doodly Squat-Self PortraitResult not published
2021 (American, contemporary), Self PortraitResult not published
2023 (American, contemporary), The BookwormsResult not published
2023 (American, contemporary), KiwiResult not published
Creation date not recorded
8 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 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 10 × 7.5 in (26 × 19 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2007 Kool MixUnsold
Undated, sold in the 2010s 3 works
- Sold
- 1 of 3
- Median
- $249Sign up
- Average
- $249Sign up
- Typical size
- 22.5 × 14.5 in (57 × 37 cm)
- Mediums
- Print (other) (2), Lithograph (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2016 Mr NaturalUnsold
sold 2016 San Francisco Comic Book No.3Unsold
sold 2019 Untitled$249Sign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 4 works
- Sold
- 2 of 4
- Median
- $9.4kSign up
- Average
- $9.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 15 × 7 in (38 × 18 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (3), Print (other) (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2022 Splat$18.8kSign up
sold 2024 Signed Books And$125Sign up
sold 2026 Merry ChristmasResult not published
sold 2026 Untitled pen and ink in two colors on acetateResult not published
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 Robert Crumb auction results →