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Thomas Downing

American · 1928–1985 · Painter

Thomas Downing (1928–1985) was an American painter, associated with the Washington Color School, which also featured Sam Gilliam, Kenneth Noland, Howard Mehring, Alma Thomas,… (Wikipedia)

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Blue TenderPhillips · May 2019$200,000≈ £155,267≈ €178,843Sign up to see
UntitledRago Auctions · Mar 2022$100,000≈ £75,942≈ €90,220Sign up to see
Untitled (13234)Phillips · Sep 2024$53,340≈ £39,862≈ €47,651Sign up to see

Thomas Downing’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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Thomas Downing, Red Twelve, 1965, acrylic and graphite on canvas — Red Twelve, 1965
Rago Auctions · May 14, 2026
$28,160Sign up free to see

Thomas Downing, Sonnet, 1962, acrylic on canvas — Sonnet, 1962
Rago Auctions · Nov 12, 2025
$25,400Sign up free to see

Untitled, early abstract composition, circa 1950
Brunk Auctions · Oct 16, 2025
$350Sign up free to see

Spanish Woman
Brunk Auctions · Oct 16, 2025
$150Sign up free to see

Thomas Downing, Untitled, 1979, gouache on paper bag — Untitled, 1979
Rago Auctions · Jun 11, 2025
$953Sign up free to see

Thomas Downing, Untitled, c. 1979, gouache on paper bag — Untitled, c. 1979
Wright · May 28, 2025
$1,016Sign up free to see

Early Abstract Composition, circa 1950
Brunk Auctions · Apr 22, 2025
$1,000Sign up free to see

Abstract with Blue Rectangle, 1951
Brunk Auctions · Apr 22, 2025
$700Sign up free to see

Early Abstract Composition
Brunk Auctions · Apr 22, 2025
$1,500Sign up free to see

Thomas Downing, Untitled, 1979, gouache on paper bag — Untitled, 1979
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Apr 10, 2025
$953Sign up free to see

Thomas Downing, Untitled (DOWPT050), c. 1979, gouache on paper bag — Untitled (DOWPT050), c. 1979
Rago Auctions · Mar 26, 2025
$990Sign up free to see

Thomas Downing, Eighth Apple, 1978, gouache on paper — Eighth Apple, 1978
Rago Auctions · Dec 11, 2024
$945Sign up free to see

Thomas Downing, Untitled, c. 1975, oil on brown paper — Untitled, c. 1975
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Nov 20, 2024
$3,930Sign up free to see

Thomas Downing, Untitled, c. 1985, acrylic on paper bag — Untitled, c. 1985
Wright · Oct 31, 2024
$3,528Sign up free to see

Thomas Downing, Untitled (13234), 1960, Magna on canvas — Untitled (13234), 1960
Phillips · Sep 25, 2024
$53,340Sign up free to see

Thomas Downing, Untitled, 1960, acrylic on unprimed canvas — Untitled, 1960
Phillips · Nov 15, 2023
$19,050Sign up free to see

Thomas Downing, Untitled, 1964, oil on canvas — Untitled, 1964
Phillips · May 16, 2023
$44,450Sign up free to see

Thomas Downing, Untitled, 1963, acrylic on canvas — Untitled, 1963
Rago Auctions · Mar 10, 2022
$100,000Sign up free to see

Spill, 1967
Brunk Auctions · Aug 1, 2020
$8,500Sign up free to see

Red 21, 1967
Brunk Auctions · Aug 1, 2020
$16,000Sign up free to see

Thomas Downing, Fourteen, 1967, acrylic on canvas over masonite — Fourteen, 1967
Wright · Mar 12, 2020
$47,500Sign up free to see

Thomas Downing, Grid Forty, 1970, screenprint in colors — Grid Forty, 1970
Rago Auctions · Feb 26, 2020
$1,560Sign up free to see

Thomas Downing, Blue Tender, acrylic on canvas — Blue Tender
Phillips · May 15, 2019
$200,000Sign up free to see

Thomas Downing, Red Bloom, 1963, oil on canvas — Red Bloom, 1963
Wright · Feb 26, 2015
$47,500Sign up free to see

Thomas Downing, Interior, 1983, oil on canvas — Interior, 1983
Wright · Apr 28, 2011
$13,750Sign up free to see

Thomas Downing, untitled, 1965, acrylic on shaped canvas — untitled, 1965
Wright · Apr 27, 2010
$26,250Sign up free to see

Thomas Downing, untitled, c. 1964, acrylic on shaped canvas mounted on wood — untitled, c. 1964
Wright · Feb 26, 2009
$9,375Sign up free to see

Thomas Downing, untitled, 1964, acrylic on shaped canvas mounted on wood — untitled, 1964
Wright · Feb 26, 2009
$12,188Sign up free to see

Thomas Downing, The First Rideau Rouge, Acrylic on canvas — The First Rideau Rouge
Sloans & Kenyon · Jul 31, 2004
$1,100Sign up free to see

Thomas Downing, Ring One, Oil on canvas — Ring One
Sloans & Kenyon · Jun 26, 2004
$1,600Sign up free to see

Thomas Downing, Untitled, 1960, acrylic on canvas — Untitled, 1960
Phillips · Sep 25, 2025

Thomas Downing, Split Possession, acrylic on canvas — Split Possession
Phillips · Nov 16, 2022

Thomas Downing, Fold Ten, 1968, acrylic on canvas — Fold Ten, 1968
Phillips · Sep 28, 2022

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