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American · 1931–2004 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 622 of 716 lots (87% 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.

Tom Wesselmann: 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
1950s32$38.3kSign upDrawing
1960s11296$7.7kSign upScreenprint
1970s8170$12.2kSign upDrawing
1980s182164$12.1kSign upScreenprint
1990s192178$9.7kSign upScreenprint
2000s4439$11.2kSign upScreenprint

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1950s 3 works

Sold
2 of 3
Median
$38.3kSign up
Average
$38.3kSign up
Typical size
11 × 9 in (28 × 23 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (1), Gouache (1), Acrylic (1)
Subjects
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1960s 112 works

Sold
96 of 112
Median
$7.7kSign up
Average
$77.8kSign up
Typical size
16.5 × 20.5 in (42 × 53 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (38), Drawing (29), Multiple (10)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (22), Sea & coast (7)
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…and 88 more works from this group in the full results list.

1970s 81 works

Sold
70 of 81
Median
$12.2kSign up
Average
$68.7kSign up
Typical size
13 × 16.5 in (34 × 41 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (23), Screenprint (19), Oil (11)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (7), Flowers & still life (6), Sea & coast (2)
Show 12 more (1970s)

…and 57 more works from this group in the full results list.

1980s 182 works

Sold
164 of 182
Median
$12.1kSign up
Average
$39.1kSign up
Typical size
25 × 28 in (64 × 71 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (70), Sculpture (26), Oil (18)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (24), Sea & coast (8), Figures & portraits (4)
Show 12 more (1980s)

…and 158 more works from this group in the full results list.

1990s 192 works

Sold
178 of 192
Median
$9.7kSign up
Average
$21.7kSign up
Typical size
32.5 × 37.5 in (82 × 96 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (130), Lithograph (21), Aquatint (7)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (48), Sea & coast (5)
Show 12 more (1990s)

…and 168 more works from this group in the full results list.

2000s 44 works

Sold
39 of 44
Median
$11.2kSign up
Average
$16.9kSign up
Typical size
21.5 × 18 in (54 × 46 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (29), Drawing (7), Other (3)
Subjects
Sunsets & night (8), Flowers & still life (2)
Show 12 more (2000s)

…and 20 more works from this group in the full results list.

Creation date not recorded

94 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 27 works

Sold
26 of 27
Median
$5.4kSign up
Average
$8.9kSign up
Typical size
38 × 38.5 in (96 × 98 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (16), Aquatint (4), Lithograph (2)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (4)
Show 6 more (2000s)

…and 15 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 32 works

Sold
32 of 32
Median
$7kSign up
Average
$11.4kSign up
Typical size
14.5 × 18 in (37 × 46 cm)
Mediums
Other (14), Screenprint (11), Drawing (3)
Subjects
Sea & coast (2), Flowers & still life (2)
Show 6 more (2010s)

…and 20 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 35 works

Sold
25 of 35
Median
$6kSign up
Average
$23.5kSign up
Typical size
29.5 × 22.5 in (75 × 57 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (12), Screenprint (10), Other (5)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (3), Sea & coast (2)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 23 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 Wesselmann auction results →