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Lee Godie #5,436

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personAmerican, 1908–1994
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Selected Works24

Museum Acquisitions

Art Institute of Chicago
Profile Portrait
Profile Portrait, 1970
Acquired 2026
Paint and ballpoint pen with graphite on canvas sewn to synthetic fabric
Art Institute of Chicago
Hands
Hands, 1980
Acquired 2026
Watercolor, ballpoint pen, and graphite on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago
Daisies White and Orange
Daisies White and Orange, 1970
Acquired 2026
Watercolor and ballpoint pen on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago
Be My Valentine
Be My Valentine, 1970
Acquired 2026
Paint and ballpoint pen on canvas

Previous Sales

Christie's
Untitled (Four Vases)
Untitled (Four Vases)
$6,985
Feb 2026
Christie's
Portait
Portait, 1980
$2,540
Feb 2026
Christie's
WOMAN AND TWO MEN
WOMAN AND TWO MEN
$3,024
Jan 2025
Christie's
Mona Lisa and Prince Charming
Mona Lisa and Prince Charming
$8,190
Jan 2023
Christie's
Woman in Hat
Woman in Hat
$8,125
Feb 2022
Christie's
Woman with Umbrella
Woman with Umbrella
$4,750
Feb 2022
Wright
Untitled (Pillow)
Untitled (Pillow)
$7,260
Jan 1970
Wright
Untitled (Photo Booth Self-Portrait)
Untitled (Photo Booth Self-Portrait)
$4,445
Jan 1970
Wright
Untitled
Untitled
$3,302
Jan 1970
Wright
Gibson Girl
Gibson Girl
$2,640
Jan 1970
Wright
Untitled (Red Bird)
Untitled (Red Bird)
$2,112
Jan 1970
Wright
Figures
Figures
$1,980
Jan 1970
Wright
Untitled (double-sided)
Untitled (double-sided)
$1,320
Jan 1970
Wright
Building (John Hancock Center)
Building (John Hancock Center)
$1,122
Jan 1970
Wright
Untitled
Untitled
$896
Jan 1970
Wright
Beautiful Woman
Beautiful Woman
$640
Jan 1970
Wright
Portraits
Portraits
Sold
Jan 1970
Wright
Untitled (photo booth self-portrait)
Untitled (photo booth self-portrait)
$5,000
Jan 1970
Wright
Untitled (Evening Lights)
Untitled (Evening Lights)
$2,250
Jan 1970

For Sale

The Gallery of Everything · Artsy
Picasso in Rose Glasses
Picasso in Rose Glasses, 1980
£8,500
Paint, pen on canvas, with black and white print
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Other Museum Acquisitions5

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Profile Portrait
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2026 · Accession 2025.999 · Paint and ballpoint pen with graphite on canvas sewn to synthetic fabric
Gift of Richard and Ellen Sandor
Hands
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2026 · Accession 2025.1001 · Watercolor, ballpoint pen, and graphite on canvas
Gift of Richard and Ellen Sandor
Daisies White and Orange
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2026 · Accession 2025.998 · Watercolor and ballpoint pen on canvas
Gift of Richard and Ellen Sandor
Be My Valentine
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2026 · Accession 2025.1000 · Paint and ballpoint pen on canvas
Gift of Richard and Ellen Sandor
Untitled
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2020 · Accession M.2020.287.7 · Ball point pen on paper
Gift of James R. Hedges, IV
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Market143 auction results

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$3.0K – $8.1K
3 of 7 paintings lots with prices
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$6.0K
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$7.0K
3 priced paintings lots
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Feb 2026 · $7.0K
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Paintings: $7.0K medianPhotographs: $5.4K medianWorks on paper: $4.8K median
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Leslie Hindman AuctioneersSlotin Folk ArtChristie'sTreadway Toomey GalleriesSusanin's
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Recent News2

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Intuit Art Museum has its big reopening: ‘I don’t want this to be a traditional art museum’
The Intuit Art Museum in Chicago has reopened after a landmark $10 million renovation, marking a significant rebranding from its former name, "Intuit:…
exhibitionsMay 29, 2025
Expanded and Expansive: How the Intuit Art Museum Used A Transformative Renovation to Reinvent Itself
The Intuit Art Museum (IAM) in Chicago reopens on May 23 after a $10 million renovation that began in September 2023, partially funded by a $5 million…
exhibitionsMay 20, 2025
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Past Exhibitions0

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No past exhibitions on record.

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Recent Activity2

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death
Lee Godie dies
Jan 1, 1994
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birth
Lee Godie born
Jan 1, 1908