Tom Lovell: career timeline
American · 1909–1997 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 40 of 85 lots (46% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2 | 1 | $109kSign up | Oil |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | $6.3kSign up | Mixed media |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | $6kSign up | Oil |
| 1970s | 11 | 9 | $150kSign up | Oil |
| 1980s | 9 | 8 | $72.2kSign up | Oil |
| 1990s | 14 | 12 | $31.4kSign up | Oil |
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1940s 2 works
- Sold
- 1 of 2
- Median
- $109kSign up
- Average
- $109kSign up
- Typical size
- 33.5 × 37.5 in (85 × 95 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2)
- Subjects
- —
1941 Saratoga TrunkUnsold
1946 The Noble Train of Artillery$109kSign up
1950s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $6.3kSign up
- Average
- $6.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 16 × 24 in (41 × 61 cm)
- Mediums
- Mixed media (1)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1950 George Washington$6.3kSign up
1960s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $6kSign up
- Average
- $6kSign up
- Typical size
- 8.5 × 6.5 in (22 × 17 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
1966 Battle of the Crater$6kSign up
1970s 11 works
- Sold
- 9 of 11
- Median
- $150kSign up
- Average
- $175kSign up
- Typical size
- 24 × 32 in (61 × 81 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (10), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Cattle & animals (2)
1973 The Buffalo Caller$234kSign up
1973 Study for Tumbleweed Serenade$10.1kSign up
1976 Even TradeUnsold · sold 2×
1976 Quicksand - Horsehead Crossing$150kSign up
1976 Time of the Cold Maker$380kSign up
1977 Buffalo Tea$57kSign up
1978 The Blackfeet Wall$303kSign up
1978 Horse Raid$272kSign up
1978 Horse Raid (study)$23kSign up
1979 Five Miles Ahead of the ColumnUnsold
1979 No More Bugles$143kSign up
1980s 9 works
- Sold
- 8 of 9
- Median
- $72.2kSign up
- Average
- $123kSign up
- Typical size
- 24 × 26 in (61 × 66 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (8), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Cattle & animals (1), Markets & villages (1)
1980 Too Cold to Ride$48.4kSign up
1983 Pawnee Horse SoldierResult not published
1983 New Waterhole$44.8kSign up
1984 The Snowy Owl Prophecy$96kSign up · sold 2×
1984 The Abandoned Dream$129kSign up
1985 The Iron Shirt$420kSign up
1987 Listening for the Drums; Study for Listening for the Drums (a group of two)$200kSign up
1987 Bulletin Board$35.7kSign up
1989 The Village Crier$12kSign up
1990s 14 works
- Sold
- 12 of 14
- Median
- $31.4kSign up
- Average
- $54.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 22 × 26 in (56 × 66 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (11), Drawing (3)
- Subjects
- Cattle & animals (2)
1990 Chiricahua Scouts 1886$44.6kSign up
1991 Dry Goods and Molasses$11.1kSign up
1992 The War Bonnet Ceremony$84kSign up
1992 LandmarkUnsold
1992 The Landmark$8.9kSign up
1992 Visitors at the Trap Line$19kSign up
1993 Wire Trouble on the Overland Telegraph$143kSign up
1994 The Thaw (Preparatory)$7.2kSign up
1995 Catchers of Wild Horses$18.1kSign up
1995 Catchers of Wild Horses study$2.9kSign up
1995 Northern and Southern Cheyenne, Almost Strangers$43.8kSign up
1995 New Grass$179kSign up
Show 2 more (1990s)
1996 Into the Eye of the SunUnsold
1996 No Room at the Inn$87.6kSign up
Creation date not recorded
45 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 3 works
- Sold
- 3 of 3
- Median
- $4.6kSign up
- Average
- $11.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 33 × 25 in (84 × 64 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (2), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2008 No Room at the Inn$25.9kSign up
sold 2009 A Summer to Remember 26 x 39in$4.6kSign up
sold 2009 Physician and Patients in Colonial India 27 x 46in$3kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 12 works
- Sold
- 12 of 12
- Median
- $4.4kSign up
- Average
- $25.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 11 × 14.5 in (28 × 36 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (6), Oil (5), Mixed media (1)
- Subjects
- Sunsets & night (2)
sold 2011 Lewis & Clark Keep Their Journals study$5.3kSign up
sold 2014 Pecos Pueblo study$29.3kSign up
sold 2015 Comanche Moon$10.5kSign up
sold 2017 U.S. Dragoons in Texas, 1851$107kSign up
sold 2017 Comanche Moon$13.1kSign up
sold 2018 The Heirloom$135kSign up
Show 6 more (2010s)
sold 2018 Friendly Willows$2kSign up
sold 2019 Paul Revere Illustration$936Sign up
sold 2019 Two Indians$1.8kSign up
sold 2019 The Scalp Lock$1.3kSign up
sold 2019 Hilltop Grass$1.1kSign up
sold 2019 The Water Hole$3.5kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 30 works
- Sold
- 27 of 30
- Median
- $3.9kSign up
- Average
- $8.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 9 × 10 in (23 × 25 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (17), Pastel (5), Drawing (5)
- Subjects
- Cattle & animals (2), Boats (2), Figures & portraits (1)
sold 2020 Homage to the Bison$6.4kSign up
sold 2020 The Helpers$32.2kSign up
sold 2021 Homage to the Bison$49.7kSign up
sold 2021 Visitors$2.9kSign up
sold 2021 Hunter’s Uncle$2kSign up
sold 2022 Study for Watering Horses (Study)$5.8kSign up
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2022 The Hunter and His Uncle (Study)$16.4kSign up
sold 2023 Welcome Home$3.5kSign up
sold 2023 Sugar in the Coffee$10.3kSign up
sold 2023 Mandan Bull Boats$3.9kSign up
sold 2023 Frontier Gathering$8.5kSign up
sold 2023 The Buffalo Caller$11.5kSign up
…and 18 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 Tom Lovell auction results →