William Gropper: career timeline
American · 1897–1977 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 23 of 83 lots (27% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 2 | 1 | $1.5kSign up | Oil |
| 1940s | 8 | 3 | $1.4kSign up | Lithograph |
| 1950s | 4 | 2 | $2.5kSign up | Oil |
| 1960s | 5 | 2 | $9.7kSign up | Oil |
| 1970s | 2 | 1 | $200Sign up | Lithograph |
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1930s 2 works
- Sold
- 1 of 2
- Median
- $1.5kSign up
- Average
- $1.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 12 × 15.5 in (31 × 39 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1), Lithograph (1)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1932 The Informer$1.5kSign up · sold 2×
c. 1935 PoliticiansUnsold
1940s 8 works
- Sold
- 3 of 8
- Median
- $1.4kSign up
- Average
- $1.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 18 × 17.5 in (45 × 44 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (5), Oil (2), Gouache (1)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (1)
c. 1940 Liberated VillageResult not published
1943 Keep Him on The Run / Buy More BondsUnsold
1945 WinterUnsold
1945 "De Profundeur" (Rabbi)$1.8kSign up
1945 WinterUnsold
1945 The Senator$225Sign up
1946 Don Quixote Resting$1.4kSign up
1948 Joe Magarac, 1948, originalResult not published
1950s 4 works
- Sold
- 2 of 4
- Median
- $2.5kSign up
- Average
- $2.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 19 × 18.5 in (48 × 47 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2), Watercolor (1), Lithograph (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
c. 1950 Two Men, undated, c.1950sResult not published
c. 1950 Three Piece Band, undated, c.1950sResult not published
1950 Caucasian Studies$218Sign up
1952 The Operator$4.9kSign up
1960s 5 works
- Sold
- 2 of 5
- Median
- $9.7kSign up
- Average
- $9.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 16 × 12.5 in (41 × 32 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (3), Drawing (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1), Flowers & still life (1), Markets & villages (1)
c. 1960 Group of 5 prints: Farmer, For the Record, Cloak Room, Tailor and Man at Table, 1960s, each oneResult not published
c. 1960 Floral arrangementUnsold
1960 The Committee Chairman$10.6kSign up
1965 The DictatorUnsold · sold 2×
1966 Old Village$8.8kSign up
1970s 2 works
Creation date not recorded
56 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 8 works
- Sold
- 4 of 8
- Median
- $3.6kSign up
- Average
- $4.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 14.5 × 18 in (37 × 46 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (2), Oil (2), Acrylic (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2), Markets & villages (1)
sold 2005 UntitledUnsold · sold 2×
sold 2006 BoyUnsold
sold 2006 Eight-button Gloves$3.6kSign up
sold 2006 Senate Speech$3.6kSign up
sold 2006 Fat Cat$230Sign up
sold 2007 Exhibit aUnsold
Show 2 more (2000s)
sold 2008 Liberated VillageUnsold
sold 2008 A Western Landscape with Figures$9.6kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 11 works
- Sold
- 6 of 11
- Median
- $1.3kSign up
- Average
- $3.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 22 × 20.5 in (56 × 52 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (6), Oil (4), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
sold 2011 CALVARY and JOSHUA FOUGHT THE BATTLE OF JERICHO: TWO WORKS$200Sign up
sold 2011 Backstage and Red Cavalry - a pairUnsold
sold 2011 Rip Van Winkle, Joshua and Johnny Appleseed - a group of threeUnsold
sold 2013 Uprooted$100Sign up
sold 2014 Roll Call$14kSign up
sold 2014 Untitled$2.4kSign up
Show 5 more (2010s)
sold 2015 - ''The Senate''-Result not published
sold 2017 Senate Minority Leader$5kSign up
sold 2018 Man Holding Letters$200Sign up
sold 2019 InvestigatorResult not published
sold 2019 - ''Rip Van Winkle''-Result not published
Undated, sold in the 2020s 37 works
- Sold
- 19 of 37
- Median
- $944Sign up
- Average
- $1.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 16 × 15.5 in (41 × 39 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (10), Lithograph (9), Gouache (6)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (4), Markets & villages (1)
sold 2020 UntitledResult not published
sold 2020 UntitledResult not published
sold 2020 Don Quixote$944Sign up
sold 2020 "Rebelling Against the Prophet"Result not published
sold 2020 ÿCatch of the Day$1.1kSign up
sold 2021 Walking Gentleman$300Sign up
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2021 Untitled$2.3kSign up
sold 2021 UntitledResult not published
sold 2022 Man Chopping Wood$185Sign up
sold 2022 Partisans$8.5kSign up
sold 2023 War$550Sign up
sold 2023 Master and PupilUnsold
…and 25 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 William Gropper auction results →