Thornton Dial — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

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Selected Works191

Museum Acquisitions

Whitney

Met

NGA Washington

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Previous Sales 66

Christie's

GAMES, 1996

$15,120

Jan 2025

Christie's

SITTING ON THE RIVERBANK, 1994

$12,600

Jan 2025

Christie's

BIG-EYED LADIES SEE EVERYTHING, 1994

$7,560

Jan 2025

Christie's

SLEEPING BEAUTY (SOME PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND), 1994

$7,560

Jan 2025

Christie's

HOLDING ON TO THE TIGER

Christie's

Sotheby's

Christie's

Christie's

Everybody's Got a Right to the Tree of Life

$56,700

Jan 2023

Christie's

The Hills and Mountains of Vietnam, 1987

$32,760

Jan 2023

Christie's

Posing Movie Star, 1990

$2,772

Jan 2023

Christie's

Uncle Sam (Things Grow in the United States), 1989

Bought In

Jan 2023

Christie's

Looking for The Signs

$71,250

Jan 2021

Christie's

Representative, 1994

$37,500

Jan 2021

Christie's

Oh What a Big Fish, 1993

Christie's

Christie's

Christie's

Christie's

The Beginning of the World, 1988-1989

Christie's

Christie's

The Tiger Will Stand By His Lady

$17,500

Jan 2020

Christie's

Life is Altogether, 1994

$11,875

Jan 2020

Christie's

Holding Tight, 1994

$10,000

Jan 2020

Christie's

Abstract Composition

$9,375

Jan 2020

Christie's

Lady Will Stand By Her Tiger, 1991

$5,625

Jan 2020

For Sale 3

Paulson Fontaine Press · Artsy

LADY CAN HOLD A TIGER , 1990

Price on request

Watercolor & graphite on white paper

Galerie C.O.A · Artsy

Untitled, 1980

US$2,500

Cement, tin and mixed media construction

Besharat Gallery · 1stDibs

Untitled

$13,000

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Market363 auction results

trending_upWorks on paper Range

$1.9K – $20.0K

42 of 43 works on paper lots with prices

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$6.4K

Object-type specific

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$5.0K

42 priced works on paper lots

calendar_todayLast Works on paper Sale

Feb 2026 · $6.3K

Latest tracked sale in this object type

categoryMarket by Object Type

Works on paper: $5.0K medianPaintings: $37.6K medianSculpture/objects: $2.3K medianDecorative/non-core: $23.8K medianUnclassified lots: $5.5K medianPosters/ephemera: $1.7M median

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Slotin Folk ArtChristie'sBonhamsSotheby'sBrunk Auctions

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Publications2

Monograph 1

Thornton Dial Author

Abrams · 1998

Exhibition Catalog 1

Hard truths Author

Prestel · 2011

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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Recent News5

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