Lee Mullican
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Lee Mullican #2,136Blue-Chip

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personAmerican, 1919–1998
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Selected Works299

Museum Acquisitions

21 Institutions
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Previous Sales 40

Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1951
$9,560
Sep 2003
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
$10,795
Jun 2025
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
$1,512
Aug 2024
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Matchstick Navajo
Matchstick Navajo
$10,080
Feb 2024
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
$5,895
Feb 2024
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Descent
Descent
$3,780
Jun 2023
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Tribal Head
Tribal Head
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Oct 2019
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
$11,875
May 2019
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Spectre of the Midnight Giant (from Transfigured Night)
Spectre of the Midnight Giant (from Transfigured Night)
$2,500
May 2019
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Blue Bringer
Blue Bringer
$8,125
Jun 2018
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
$8,125
Jun 2018
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
$3,438
Jun 2018
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
$1,375
Jun 2018
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Kachina Form
Kachina Form
$4,375
Feb 2014
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
$4,063
Mar 2011
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
$3,810
Jan 1970
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
$2,816
Jan 1970
Sotheby's
California Landscape
California Landscape, 1959
$1,905
Oct 2025
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1949
$25,200
May 2025
Bonhams
Untitled
Untitled, 1971
$10,000
Apr 2024
Sotheby's
Untitled
Untitled, 1957
$6,985
Feb 2024
Sotheby's
Untitled
Untitled
$4,445
Feb 2024
Bonhams
Guardian Phantom
Guardian Phantom, 1978
$16,640
Sep 2023
Bonhams
Shooting Night
Shooting Night, 1975
$22,950
Apr 2023
Bonhams
Spirit Bird
Spirit Bird, 1983
$5,355
Apr 2023

For Sale 7

Alpha 137 Gallery · Artsy
Lee Mullican - Fables IX
Lee Mullican - Fables IX, 1965
US$2,000
Lithograph (aluminum) on wove Arches paper
Louis Stern Fine Arts · Artsy
Mesa Dream
Mesa Dream, 1971
US$20,000
Spray paint, acrylic and pastel on board
203 Fine Art · Artsy
Untitled Blue
Untitled Blue, 1960
Price on request
Spray paint, acrylic, and pastel on paper
Addison Rowe Gallery · Artsy
Guardian Portrait
Guardian Portrait, 1978
Price on request
Aaron Payne Fine Art · Artsy
Dancer
Dancer, 1973
US$25,000
Oil on canvas
Louis Stern Fine Arts · Artsy
Ancient Place
Ancient Place, 1974
US$65,000
Oil on canvas
Alpha 137 Gallery · 1stDibs
Fables IX, Lithograph (aluminum) on wove Arches paper, unique signed Bon a Tirer
Fables IX, Lithograph (aluminum) on wove Arches paper, unique signed Bon a Tirer
$2,000
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Market97 auction results

trending_upPaintings Range
$2.5K – $69.7K
14 of 15 paintings lots with prices
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$17.6K
Object-type specific
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$16.0K
14 priced paintings lots
calendar_todayLast Paintings Sale
Jun 2025 · $10.8K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
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Paintings: $16.0K medianWorks on paper: $1.9K medianSculpture/objects: $4.4K medianUnclassified lots: $2.0K median
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BonhamsSotheby'sButterfieldsBonhams & Butterfields
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Education3

Abilene Christian University
Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City, MO, USA
University Oklahoma
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Past Exhibitions13

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#1,054 203 Fine Art

Lee Mullican: Works from the 50s

Lee Mullican

1335 Gusdorf Rd Suite i, Taos, NM 87571, USA

May 24, 2025 — Jul 7, 2025

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#30 James Cohan

Lee Mullican The Nest Revived

Lee Mullican

48, 52 Walker St 2nd Fl, New York, NY 10013, USA

Jan 12, 2023 — Feb 25, 2023

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#155 Marc Selwyn Fine Art

Lee Mullican Computer Joy

9953 S Santa Monica Blvd

Nov 20, 2021 — Jan 8, 2022

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#30 James Cohan

Cosmic Theater

Lee Mullican

48, 52 Walker St 2nd Fl, New York, NY 10013, USA

Mar 7, 2019 — Apr 20, 2019

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#155 Marc Selwyn Fine Art

Lee Mullican The Marble Drawings: 1966 - 1970

Lee Mullican

9953 S Santa Monica Blvd

Nov 17, 2018 — Feb 2, 2019

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#30 James Cohan

The 1960s

Lee Mullican

48, 52 Walker St 2nd Fl, New York, NY 10013, USA

Oct 19, 2017 — Dec 21, 2017

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#30 James Cohan

Lee Mullican

Lee Mullican

48, 52 Walker St 2nd Fl, New York, NY 10013, USA

May 14, 2016 — Jun 18, 2016

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#671 Susan Inglett Gallery

LEE MULLICAN THE FIFTIES

Lee Mullican

522 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Apr 28, 2016 — Jun 4, 2016

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#155 Marc Selwyn Fine Art

Lee Mullican Meditations on a Line

9953 S Santa Monica Blvd

Oct 18, 2014 — Nov 15, 2014

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#155 Marc Selwyn Fine Art

Lee Mullican Important Paintings from the 1950s

Lee Mullican

9953 S Santa Monica Blvd

Sep 10, 2011 — Oct 15, 2011

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#155 Marc Selwyn Fine Art

Lee Mullican Works from Rome

Lee Mullican

9953 S Santa Monica Blvd

Oct 30, 2009 — Dec 5, 2009

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#155 Marc Selwyn Fine Art

Paintings from the Sixties

Lee Mullican

9953 S Santa Monica Blvd

Mar 4, 2006 — Apr 19, 2006

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#155 Marc Selwyn Fine Art

Lee Mullican Drawings from the Estate

Lee Mullican

9953 S Santa Monica Blvd

Oct 30, 2004 — Dec 2, 2004

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The 10 Best Booths at Art Basel 2025
Jun 18, 2025
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Exhibition
Lee Mullican: Works from the 50s
May 24, 2025
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Exhibition
Lee Mullican The Nest Revived
Jan 12, 2023
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Exhibition
Lee Mullican Computer Joy
Nov 20, 2021
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Exhibition
Cosmic Theater
Mar 7, 2019
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Exhibition
Lee Mullican The Marble Drawings: 1966 - 1970
Nov 17, 2018
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Exhibition
The 1960s
Oct 19, 2017
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Exhibition
Lee Mullican
May 14, 2016
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Exhibition
LEE MULLICAN THE FIFTIES
Apr 28, 2016
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Exhibition
Lee Mullican Meditations on a Line
Oct 18, 2014
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Exhibition
Lee Mullican Important Paintings from the 1950s
Sep 10, 2011
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Exhibition
Lee Mullican Works from Rome
Oct 30, 2009
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Exhibition
Paintings from the Sixties
Mar 4, 2006
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Exhibition
Lee Mullican Drawings from the Estate
Oct 30, 2004
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death
Lee Mullican dies
Jan 1, 1998
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birth
Lee Mullican born
Jan 1, 1919
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