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American · 1933–2022 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 176 of 227 lots (78% 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.

Sam Gilliam: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1960s87$56.3kSign upAcrylic
1970s4944$13.3kSign upAcrylic
1980s3228$12.5kSign upAcrylic
1990s5955$9.4kSign upAcrylic
2000s2118$4.2kSign upAcrylic
2010s77$83.8kSign upMixed media

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1960s 8 works

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7 of 8
Median
$56.3kSign up
Average
$57.8kSign up
Typical size
26 × 27.5 in (66 × 70 cm)
Mediums
Acrylic (5), Watercolor (3)
Subjects
Abstract (1)

1970s 49 works

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44 of 49
Median
$13.3kSign up
Average
$53.7kSign up
Typical size
24.5 × 27 in (62 × 68 cm)
Mediums
Acrylic (13), Watercolor (11), Screenprint (11)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)
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…and 25 more works from this group in the full results list.

1980s 32 works

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28 of 32
Median
$12.5kSign up
Average
$20.3kSign up
Typical size
32.5 × 40 in (83 × 101 cm)
Mediums
Acrylic (11), Mixed media (8), Woodcut / linocut (3)
Subjects
Landscapes (2), Figures & portraits (1), Butterflies (1)
Show 12 more (1980s)

…and 8 more works from this group in the full results list.

1990s 59 works

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55 of 59
Median
$9.4kSign up
Average
$17kSign up
Typical size
26 × 27.5 in (66 × 70 cm)
Mediums
Acrylic (17), Mixed media (17), Print (other) (11)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (1)
Show 12 more (1990s)

…and 35 more works from this group in the full results list.

2000s 21 works

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18 of 21
Median
$4.2kSign up
Average
$16.3kSign up
Typical size
30 × 28 in (77 × 71 cm)
Mediums
Acrylic (8), Mixed media (3), Photograph (3)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)
Show 9 more (2000s)

2010s 7 works

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7 of 7
Median
$83.8kSign up
Average
$77.6kSign up
Typical size
35.5 × 38.5 in (90 × 98 cm)
Mediums
Mixed media (2), Acrylic (2), Watercolor (1)
Subjects
—

Creation date not recorded

50 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 9 works

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9 of 9
Median
$5kSign up
Average
$8.1kSign up
Typical size
40.5 × 55 in (102 × 140 cm)
Mediums
Mixed media (4), Acrylic (3), Other (1)
Subjects
Abstract (1)
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Undated, sold in the 2010s 25 works

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23 of 25
Median
$3.1kSign up
Average
$10.7kSign up
Typical size
31 × 29 in (79 × 74 cm)
Mediums
Other (14), Screenprint (5), Acrylic (2)
Subjects
Abstract (1)
Show 6 more (2010s)

…and 13 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 16 works

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13 of 16
Median
$7.7kSign up
Average
$20.3kSign up
Typical size
31 × 19 in (79 × 48 cm)
Mediums
Mixed media (8), Acrylic (2), Photograph (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 4 more works from this group in the full results list.

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 Sam Gilliam auction results →