Thornton Dial, Sr.
American · 1928–2016 · Painter, Sculptor
Thornton Dial was a pioneering American artist who came to prominence in the late 1980s. Dial's body of work exhibits formal variety through expressive, densely composed… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
The Clouds at Ground LevelRago Auctions · $50,800≈ £38,720≈ €43,884Sign up to see
Back HomeRago Auctions · $48,260≈ £36,784≈ €41,690Sign up to see
Fishing for LoveRago Auctions · $10,000≈ £7,254≈ €8,415Sign up to see
Thornton Dial, Sr.’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).
Price trend
1 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 2 | 2 | 100% | $49.5kSign up | $49.5kSign up | $50.8kSign up |
| Works on paper | 16 | 15 | 94% | $5.2kSign up | $4.4kSign up | $10kSign up |
| Watercolor | 11 | 11 | 100% | $5.1kSign up | $4.4kSign up | $10kSign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Drawing | 2 | 2 | 100% | $8.2kSign up | $8.2kSign up | $8.3kSign up |
| Other | 2 | 2 | 100% | $5.5kSign up | $5.5kSign up | $5.6kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.