Robert Gordy Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Robert Gordy Art Value Price Guide

Apr. 26, 2025
ROBERT GORDY (LOUISIANA, 1933-1986) "FIGURES IN RIVERCANE" LITHOGRAPH
Est: $100 - $200
ROBERT GORDY (LOUISIANA, 1933-1986) "FIGURES IN RIVERCANE" LITHOGRAPH, depicting a semi-abstract composition of figures in a tall thicket of stylized rivercane. Pencil signed "R. Gordy" and numbered "213/300" in the lower margin. Housed in a sleek black contemporary frame. Circa 1983. 27 1/2" x 23" OA.
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
Apr. 24, 2025
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986), "The Green Nile", 1969
Est: $800 - $1,200
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986) "The Green Nile", 1969 color screen print pencil-signed and numbered "14/100" lower margin, and New Orleans Museum of Art exhibition label en verso. Printed by Editions Alecto, London, from the "Golden Days" series. Matted, glazed and framed.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Apr. 18, 2025
Robert Gordy (American, 1933-1986) Marker, Ink And Wash on Paper, 1967, 'Tweaking Series' H 11" W 8.5"
Est: $500 - $700
Monogrammed and dated in the lower right. Signed at the upper sheet edge, verso. One Gilbert Lancaster Bond cotton paper. Unframed. Provenance: From the Estate of Gil and Lila Silverman, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan; The Property of the Detroit Institute of Arts, for the benefit of the museum Dimensions: 1 PC x H 11" W 8.50"
DuMouchelles
Apr. 04, 2025
Robert Gordy, American/Louisiana 1933-1986, "Face", monotype, Sheet: 29 x 22 in. (73.7 x 55.9 cm.), Frame: 32 7/8 x 24 7/8 x 1 in. (83.5 x 63.2 x 2.5 cm.)
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Robert Gordy American/Louisiana, 1933-1986 "Face" monotype 1984, pencil-signed and dated lower margin, framed.
Neal Auction Company
Apr. 04, 2025
Robert Gordy, American/Louisiana 1933-1986, "By the Sea", serigraph, Sheet: 32 1/4 x 59 7/8 in. (81.9 x 152.1 cm.), Frame: 35 1/8 x 61 1/4 x 1 in. (89.2 x 155.6 x 2.5 cm.)
Est: $200 - $300
Robert Gordy American/Louisiana, 1933-1986 "By the Sea" serigraph pencil-signed and numbered "28/75" lower margin, pencil-inscribed "RG.81.3" and "Arches 88" en verso, framed.
Neal Auction Company
Mar. 01, 2025
Robert Gordy Drawing / Painting
Est: $400 - $600
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Robert Gordy (American,1933-1986) Marking(s); notes: signed; 1982 Materials: colored pencil on painted paper Dimensions (H, W, D): 7.75"h, 5.25"w; 15"h, 12"w, 1"d frame Additional Information: Work is titled "Head."
Palm Beach Modern Auctions
Feb. 08, 2025
ROBERT GORDY (American 1933-1986) "Figures in Landscape," 1970
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
ROBERT GORDY (American 1933-1986) "Figures in Landscape," 1970, watercolor and marker on paper, signed and dated L/R, "R. Gordy '70." 24" x 21 3/4" Frame: 29 1/4" x 27 1/4"
Simpson Galleries, LLC
Dec. 19, 2024
Robert Gordy, American/Louisiana 1933-1986, "Untitled", silkscreen, 26 1/2 x 22 in. (67.3 x 55.9 cm.), Frame: 32 3/4 x 28 x 1 in. (83.2 x 71.1 x 2.5 cm.)
Est: $500 - $700
Robert Gordy American/Louisiana, 1933-1986 "Untitled" silkscreen pencil-signed and numbered "282/300" lower margin, artist information attached to backing paper, framed.
Neal Auction Company
Dec. 19, 2024
Robert Gordy, American/Louisiana 1933-1986, "Woman in Grass", woodblock print, 11 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. (29.2 x 40 cm.), Frame: 21 5/8 x 25 1/2 x 1 5/8 in. (54.9 x 64.8 x 4.1 cm.)
Est: $400 - $600
Robert Gordy American/Louisiana, 1933-1986 "Woman in Grass" woodblock print 1963, initialed and dated upper right, inscribed "artist proof" upper left, framed.
Neal Auction Company
Nov. 27, 2024
ROBERT GORDY (AMERICAN, 1933-1986)
Est: $600 - $800
Robert Gordy (American, 1933-1986) Female Nude, Monotype, Numbered 13/60 lower left. Signed lower right with two blind stamps. Printed and published by U.S.F. Graphicstudio, Tampa. Framed dimensions: H: 27 1/4 x W: 22 5/8 x D: 1 in. Purchased directly from USF Graphicstudio. Property of a NE Ohio collector. Printed and published by U.S.F. Graphicstudio, Tampa. Framed dimensions: H:
Gray's Auctioneers
Nov. 22, 2024
Robert Gordy, American/Louisiana 1933-1986, Study for Folly, marker on paper, 24 1/4 in. x 32 1/4 in
Est: $800 - $1,200
Robert Gordy American/Louisiana, 1933-1986 Study for Folly marker on paper 1969, signed and dated lower right, titled en verso, 24 1/4 in. x 32 1/4 in., framed, overall 31 5/8 in. x 39 3/4 in. x 1 in.
Neal Auction Company
Nov. 09, 2024
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986), "River Bathers"
Est: $800 - $1,200
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986) "River Bathers" color silkscreen signed and inscribed "Color Trial Proof" lower margin. Matted, glazed and framed.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Nov. 09, 2024
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986), "Adam and Eve"
Est: $700 - $1,000
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986) "Adam and Eve" oil on board unsigned, two first prize Scholastic Regional Art Awards labels en verso. Unframed.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Nov. 09, 2024
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986), "Head Portrait"
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
† Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986) "Head Portrait", 1983 monotype pencil-signed and dated lower right. Matted, glazed and framed.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Nov. 08, 2024
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986), "Dancing Nude Females," 1966, Sight- H.- 10 1/2 in., W.- 8 in., Framed- H.- 22 7/8 in., W.- 19 1/2 in.
Est: $700 - $1,200
† Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986), "Dancing Nude Females," 1966, felt pen on paper, signed and dated lower right, presented in a black wood frame with a linen mat,
Crescent City Auction Gallery
Sep. 14, 2024
Robert P. Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986), "The Green Nile," 20th c., Sight- H.- 22 in., W.- 29 3/4 in., Framed- H.- 30 5/8 in., W.- 38 3/4 in.
Est: $700 - $1,000
† Robert P. Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986), "The Green Nile," 20th c., color silkscreen, signed in pencil lower right, numbered in pencil "63/100" lower left, presented in a black mat and black frame,
Crescent City Auction Gallery
May. 18, 2024
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986), "Desert Dawn"
Est: $700 - $1,000
† Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986) "Desert Dawn", 1977 marker and ink on paper signed and dated lower left, verso with "Galerie Simonne Stern" label. Matted, glazed and framed.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
May. 18, 2024
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986), "Dog #2"
Est: $700 - $1,000
† Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986) "Dog #2", 1975 marker and ink on paper signed and dated lower left, verso with "Galerie Simonne Stern" label. Matted, glazed and framed.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Apr. 20, 2024
Robert Gordy Tortola Stomp #5, 1976
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Robert Gordy (American, 1933-1986) Tortola Stomp #5, 1976 Acrylic on canvas Unsigned
Larsen Art Auction
Apr. 19, 2024
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986)
Est: $600 - $800
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986), "Color-Form Study (Overlapping)", 1969, marker on paper, signed and dated upper left, "Galerie Simonne Stern, New Orleans, LA" label with artist, title and date on backing board, 16 3/4 in. x 16 3/4 in., framed, overall 22 1/4 in. x 22 1/4 in. x 1 in. Provenance: Galerie Simonne Stern, New Orleans, c. 1970.
Neal Auction Company
Apr. 19, 2024
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986)
Est: $400 - $600
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986), "Untitled", silkscreen, pencil-signed and numbered "140/300" lower margin, 26 1/2 in. x 22 in., unframed.
Neal Auction Company
Apr. 18, 2024
Robert Gordy (American, 1933-1986), "Six Studies for Land's End"
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
† Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986) "Six Studies for Land's End", 1967 markers on paper initialed "RG" and dated lower left, and gallery label with title en verso. Matted, glazed and framed.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Apr. 18, 2024
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986), "Head Portrait"
Est: $4,000 - $7,000
† Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986) "Head Portrait", 1983 monotype pencil-signed and dated lower right. Matted, glazed and framed.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Apr. 18, 2024
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986), "Male Head"
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
† Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986) "Male Head", 1985 monotype pencil-signed and dated lower right. Matted, glazed and framed.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Feb. 07, 2024
Robert Gordy (American, 1933-1986)
Est: $300 - $500
Landscape with Spotted Dog screenprint on paper, edition: 74/75, numbered and signed below image '74/75, R. Gordy'
Shapiro Auctioneers
Feb. 01, 2024
Robert Gordy, Study for a Picture on an Egyptian Theme
Est: $800 - $1,200
Robert Gordy Study for a Picture on an Egyptian Theme 1979 marker ink on paper sight: 12.625 h x 34.625 w in (32 x 88 cm) Signed and dated to lower left edge 'R. Gordy '79'. Provenance: Delahunty, Dallas | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Wright
Feb. 01, 2024
Robert Gordy, Female Head #1
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Robert Gordy Female Head #1 1976 acrylic on canvas 25 h x 20 w in (63 x 51 cm) Signed, titled and dated to verso 'Female Head Robert Gordy 76'. Provenance: Delahunty, Dallas | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Wright
Jan. 20, 2024
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986), "Untitled," Probably from the River Bathers Series, ca. 1975-1976, H.- 25 1/2 in., W.- 20 in., Framed- H.- 32 in., W.- 27 1/4 in.
Est: $300 - $600
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986), "Untitled," Probably from the River Bathers Series, ca. 1975-1976, color silkscreen on paper, pencil-signed and numbered "275/300" lower right, presented in a silver and black wood frame,
Crescent City Auction Gallery
Dec. 07, 2023
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986)
Est: $600 - $800
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986), "Study for a Landscape with Two Figures", 1977, marker, ink and collage on paper, initialed lower left, "Galerie Simonne Stern, New Orleans, LA" label with artist, title and date on backing, 8 in. x 10 in., clear acrylic frame, overall 8 1/8 in. x 10 1/8 in. x 1 3/8 in.
Neal Auction Company
Nov. 04, 2023
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986), "Figures in Rivercane," 20th c., H.- 26 1/2 in., W.- 22 in., Framed- H.- 32 3/8 in., W.- 27 3/8 in.
Est: $300 - $500
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986), "Figures in Rivercane," 20th c., offset lithograph, signed in pencil lower right, numbered "75/300" lower left, from a special edition for the 1983 Opera Ball Patrons, presented in a floating frame,
Crescent City Auction Gallery
Aug. 26, 2023
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986), "Female Nude"
Est: $600 - $900
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986) "Female Nude" mixed media on paper "Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans" label with artist and title en verso. Matted, glazed and framed. 7" x 5", framed 15-1/4" x 12-1/4" Provenance: Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Jul. 29, 2023
Robert Gordy, (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986), "Folly", 1980, screen print, 25" x 33", framed 25-1/2" x 33-1/2" 25" X 33", framed 25...
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986) "Folly", 1980 screen print pencil-signed and "artist's proof" lower margin. Glazed and framed. 25" x 33", framed 25-1/2" x 33-1/2" 25" X 33", framed 25-1/2" x 33-1/2"
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Jul. 29, 2023
Robert Gordy, (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986), "Nude in the Woods", marker on paper, sheet 28" x 22", framed 32-1/2" x 27"
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986) "Nude in the Woods" marker on paper unsigned. Matted, glazed and framed. sheet 28" x 22", framed 32-1/2" x 27"
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Jul. 29, 2023
Robert Gordy, (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986), "By the Sea", 1977, acrylic on canvas, 31-3/4" x 66-3/4", framed 32-3/4" x 67-3/4"
Est: $4,000 - $7,000
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986) "By the Sea", 1977 acrylic on canvas signed, titled and dated en verso stretcher, affixed with "Simonne Stern Gallery, New Orleans, LA" label. Integral frame. 31-3/4" x 66-3/4", framed 32-3/4" x 67-3/4" Provenance: Simonne Stern Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Jul. 15, 2023
ROBERT GORDY (AMERICAN, 1933-1986)
Est: $400 - $800
Robert Gordy American, 1933-1986 Clouds and Sea (Day) Lithograph, signed lower right, edition 30/35 Coastal landscape, the water still below a clouded sky. Education: 1956 M.A., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 1955 B.A., Lousiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 1953 Studied with Hans Hoffman Professional Experience: 1965 Instructor, University of New Orleans, LA 1963 Instructor, The Putney School, Putney, VT 1962 Instructor, Sterling College, Sterling, KS 1957 Instructor, University of Southern Louisiana, Lafayette, LA Selected Awards: 1978, 1967 Fellowship, National Endowment of the Arts Purchase Award, Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas, TX 1973 Award Winner, "Artists Biennial," New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA 1971 Purchase award, "Artists of the Southeast and Texas Biennial," New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA 1971 Ford Foundation Fellowship 1954 Yale-Norfolk Fellowship, Yale University, New Haven, CT Selected Solo Exhibitions: 1992, 1988, 1986, 1984 Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LA 1987 Texas Gallery, Houston, TX 1986 New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA 1986 Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA 1985-86 "Monotypes of Robert Gordy," University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (traveling exhibition) 1985, 1979 Phyllis Kind Gallery, New York, NY 1984-85 "Prints and Paintings of Robert Gordy," New Orleans Museum of Art (traveling exhibition) 1984 The Fine Arts Museum of the South, Mobile, AL 1984 "Artworks '84," Louisiana World Exposition, New Orleans, LA 1983 Carol Shapiro Gallery, St. Louis, MO 1982-81 "Robert Gordy, Paintings and Drawings: 1960-1980," New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA 1982-81 Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL 1982-81 Jacksonville Museum of Fine Arts, Jacksonville, FL 1982-81 Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC 1982-81 Cincinnati Museum of Contemporary Art, Cincinnati, OH 1982-81 Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX 1979, 1977 Delahunty Gallery, Dallas, TX 1976 Phyllis Kind Gallery, Chicago, IL 1975 Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA 1974, 1972 New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA 1974 Pyramid Galleries, Washington, D.C. 1973, 1971, 1969 Galerie Simonne Stern, New Orleans, LA 1973, 1971, 1969 Hank Baum Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1972 "Drawings and Prints," Glascow College of Arts, Scotland 1970 Cranfill Gallery, Dallas, TX 1968 Atelier Chapman Kelley, Dallas, TX 1968, 1967 Glade Gallery, New Orleans, LA Selected Group Exhibitions: 1986 "Artist/Printmaker," The Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD 1985 "The Exhibition at 112 Greene Street," Arthur Roger Gallery, New York, NY 1984 "Monotypes," The Weintraub Gallery, New York, NY "The Art of New Orleans," Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC 1983 "The Human Figure," Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA "New Decorative Art," The Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA and The University Art Gallery, State University of New York at Albany, Albany, NY "Southern Fiction," Contemporary Art Museum, Houston, TX "The American Artist as Printmaker: 23rd National Print Exhibition," Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY 1980 "Image into Pattern," P.S.1 Gallery, New York, NY "American Painting of the Sixties and Seventies: The Real, The Ideal, The Fantastic-Selections from the Whitney Museum of American Art," Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL "The Figurative Tradition: Paintings and Sculpture from the Permanent Collection," Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY "American Figure Painting: 1950-1980," Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA "American Drawings in Black and White: 1970-1980," Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY "Louisiana Major Works," Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA, curated by Linda L. Cathcart, Contemporary Art Museum, Houston, TX 1978 "21st National Print Exhibition," Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY "The 1970's: New American Painting," The New Museum, New York, NY (traveling exhibition) 1975 "Art USA: The South," New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA (traveling exhibition) 1973 "Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Art," Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY "Divergent Representation: Five Contemporary Artists," National Collection of Fine Arts, Washington, D.C. "Extraordinary Realities," Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY 1968 "14 Artists, Award Winners in the Southeast and Southwest Regions Selected by the National Endowment for the Arts," Witte Memorial Museum, San Antonio, TX "New Acquisitions," Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY 1967 "Annual Exhibition of American Painting and Sculpture," Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY Selected Collections: Alexandria Museum and Visual Art Center, Alexandria, LA American Express Corp, New York, NA Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL Dallas Museum, Dallas, TX Fort Worth Art Center, Fort Worth, TX Gibber Museum of Art, Charleston, SC Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY Metropolitan Museum, New York, NY National Collection of Fine Art, Washington, D.C. Oklahoma Fine Arts Center, Oklahoma City, OK Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers
Jul. 15, 2023
ROBERT GORDY (AMERICAN, 1933-1986)
Est: $500 - $1,000
Robert Gordy American, 1933-1986 Study for "The Meeting", 1980 Marker, ink, and colored pencil on paper, signed and dated lower left Four silhouetted figures against tiles, set behind glass and framed, Galerie Simonne Stern, New Orleans, LA label to verso. Education: 1956 M.A., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 1955 B.A., Lousiana State Univeristy, Baton Rouge, LA 1953 Studied with Hans Hoffman Professional Experience: 1965 Instructor, University of New Orleans, LA 1963 Instructor, The Putney School, Putney, VT 1962 Instructor, Sterling College, Sterling, KS 1957 Instructor, University of Southern Louisiana, Lafayette, LA Selected Awards: 1978, 1967 Fellowship, National Endowment of the Arts Purchase Award, Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas, TX 1973 Award Winner, "Artists Biennial," New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA 1971 Purchase award, "Artists of the Southeast and Texas Biennial," New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA 1971 Ford Foundation Fellowship 1954 Yale-Norfolk Fellowship, Yale University, New Haven, CT Selected Solo Exhibitions: 1992, 1988, 1986, 1984 Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LA 1987 Texas Gallery, Houston, TX 1986 New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA 1986 Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA 1985-86 "Monotypes of Robert Gordy," University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (traveling exhibition) 1985, 1979 Phyllis Kind Gallery, New York, NY 1984-85 "Prints and Paintings of Robert Gordy," New Orleans Museum of Art (traveling exhibition) 1984 The Fine Arts Museum of the South, Mobile, AL 1984 "Artworks '84," Louisiana World Exposition, New Orleans, LA 1983 Carol Shapiro Gallery, St. Louis, MO 1982-81 "Robert Gordy, Paintings and Drawings: 1960-1980," New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA 1982-81 Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL 1982-81 Jacksonville Museum of Fine Arts, Jacksonville, FL 1982-81 Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC 1982-81 Cincinnati Museum of Contemporary Art, Cincinnati, OH 1982-81 Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX 1979, 1977 Delahunty Gallery, Dallas, TX 1976 Phyllis Kind Gallery, Chicago, IL 1975 Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA 1974, 1972 New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA 1974 Pyramid Galleries, Washington, D.C. 1973, 1971, 1969 Galerie Simonne Stern, New Orleans, LA 1973, 1971, 1969 Hank Baum Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1972 "Drawings and Prints," Glascow College of Arts, Scotland 1970 Cranfill Gallery, Dallas, TX 1968 Atelier Chapman Kelley, Dallas, TX 1968, 1967 Glade Gallery, New Orleans, LA Selected Group Exhibitions: 1986 "Artist/Printmaker," The Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD 1985 "The Exhibition at 112 Greene Street," Arthur Roger Gallery, New York, NY 1984 "Monotypes," The Weintraub Gallery, New York, NY "The Art of New Orleans," Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC 1983 "The Human Figure," Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA "New Decorative Art," The Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA and The University Art Gallery, State University of New York at Albany, Albany, NY "Southern Fiction," Contemporary Art Museum, Houston, TX "The American Artist as Printmaker: 23rd National Print Exhibition," Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY 1980 "Image into Pattern," P.S.1 Gallery, New York, NY "American Painting of the Sixties and Seventies: The Real, The Ideal, The Fantastic-Selections from the Whitney Museum of American Art," Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL "The Figurative Tradition: Paintings and Sculpture from the Permanent Collection," Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY "American Figure Painting: 1950-1980," Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA "American Drawings in Black and White: 1970-1980," Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY "Louisiana Major Works," Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA, curated by Linda L. Cathcart, Contemporary Art Museum, Houston, TX 1978 "21st National Print Exhibition," Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY "The 1970's: New American Painting," The New Museum, New York, NY (traveling exhibition) 1975 "Art USA: The South," New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA (traveling exhibition) 1973 "Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Art," Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY "Divergent Representation: Five Contemporary Artists," National Collection of Fine Arts, Washington, D.C. "Extraordinary Realities," Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY 1968 "14 Artists, Award Winners in the Southeast and Southwest Regions Selected by the National Endowment for the Arts," Witte Memorial Museum, San Antonio, TX "New Acquisitions," Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY 1967 "Annual Exhibition of American Painting and Sculpture," Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY Selected Collections: Alexandria Museum and Visual Art Center, Alexandria, LA American Express Corp, New York, NA Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL Dallas Museum, Dallas, TX Fort Worth Art Center, Fort Worth, TX Gibber Museum of Art, Charleston, SC Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY Metropolitan Museum, New York, NY National Collection of Fine Art, Washington, D.C. Oklahoma Fine Arts Center, Oklahoma City, OK Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers
Jul. 15, 2023
ROBERT GORDY (AMERICAN, 1933-1986)
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Robert Gordy American, 1933-1986 Still Life with Brick, 1971 Acrylic on canvas, signed and dated lower right The brick in a field of small fruits and nuts, framed. Education: 1956 M.A., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 1955 B.A., Lousiana State Univeristy, Baton Rouge, LA 1953 Studied with Hans Hoffman Professional Experience: 1965 Instructor, University of New Orleans, LA 1963 Instructor, The Putney School, Putney, VT 1962 Instructor, Sterling College, Sterling, KS 1957 Instructor, University of Southern Louisiana, Lafayette, LA Selected Awards: 1978, 1967 Fellowship, National Endowment of the Arts Purchase Award, Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas, TX 1973 Award Winner, "Artists Biennial," New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA 1971 Purchase award, "Artists of the Southeast and Texas Biennial," New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA 1971 Ford Foundation Fellowship 1954 Yale-Norfolk Fellowship, Yale University, New Haven, CT Selected Solo Exhibitions: 1992, 1988, 1986, 1984 Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LA 1987 Texas Gallery, Houston, TX 1986 New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA 1986 Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA 1985-86 "Monotypes of Robert Gordy," University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (traveling exhibition) 1985, 1979 Phyllis Kind Gallery, New York, NY 1984-85 "Prints and Paintings of Robert Gordy," New Orleans Museum of Art (traveling exhibition) 1984 The Fine Arts Museum of the South, Mobile, AL 1984 "Artworks '84," Louisiana World Exposition, New Orleans, LA 1983 Carol Shapiro Gallery, St. Louis, MO 1982-81 "Robert Gordy, Paintings and Drawings: 1960-1980," New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA 1982-81 Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL 1982-81 Jacksonville Museum of Fine Arts, Jacksonville, FL 1982-81 Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC 1982-81 Cincinnati Museum of Contemporary Art, Cincinnati, OH 1982-81 Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX 1979, 1977 Delahunty Gallery, Dallas, TX 1976 Phyllis Kind Gallery, Chicago, IL 1975 Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA 1974, 1972 New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA 1974 Pyramid Galleries, Washington, D.C. 1973, 1971, 1969 Galerie Simonne Stern, New Orleans, LA 1973, 1971, 1969 Hank Baum Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1972 "Drawings and Prints," Glascow College of Arts, Scotland 1970 Cranfill Gallery, Dallas, TX 1968 Atelier Chapman Kelley, Dallas, TX 1968, 1967 Glade Gallery, New Orleans, LA Selected Group Exhibitions: 1986 "Artist/Printmaker," The Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD 1985 "The Exhibition at 112 Greene Street," Arthur Roger Gallery, New York, NY 1984 "Monotypes," The Weintraub Gallery, New York, NY "The Art of New Orleans," Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC 1983 "The Human Figure," Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA "New Decorative Art," The Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA and The University Art Gallery, State University of New York at Albany, Albany, NY "Southern Fiction," Contemporary Art Museum, Houston, TX "The American Artist as Printmaker: 23rd National Print Exhibition," Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY 1980 "Image into Pattern," P.S.1 Gallery, New York, NY "American Painting of the Sixties and Seventies: The Real, The Ideal, The Fantastic-Selections from the Whitney Museum of American Art," Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL "The Figurative Tradition: Paintings and Sculpture from the Permanent Collection," Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY "American Figure Painting: 1950-1980," Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA "American Drawings in Black and White: 1970-1980," Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY "Louisiana Major Works," Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA, curated by Linda L. Cathcart, Contemporary Art Museum, Houston, TX 1978 "21st National Print Exhibition," Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY "The 1970's: New American Painting," The New Museum, New York, NY (traveling exhibition) 1975 "Art USA: The South," New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA (traveling exhibition) 1973 "Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Art," Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY "Divergent Representation: Five Contemporary Artists," National Collection of Fine Arts, Washington, D.C. "Extraordinary Realities," Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY 1968 "14 Artists, Award Winners in the Southeast and Southwest Regions Selected by the National Endowment for the Arts," Witte Memorial Museum, San Antonio, TX "New Acquisitions," Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY 1967 "Annual Exhibition of American Painting and Sculpture," Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY Selected Collections: Alexandria Museum and Visual Art Center, Alexandria, LA American Express Corp, New York, NA Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL Dallas Museum, Dallas, TX Fort Worth Art Center, Fort Worth, TX Gibber Museum of Art, Charleston, SC Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY Metropolitan Museum, New York, NY National Collection of Fine Art, Washington, D.C. Oklahoma Fine Arts Center, Oklahoma City, OK Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers
May. 13, 2023
Robert P. Gordy (New Orleans, 1933-1986), "River Bathers," 20th c., color silkscreen on black paper, signed "R. Gordy" lower left margin, numbered "6/65" lower right margin, presented in a nude metallic frame, H.- 20 ...
Est: $300 - $500
† Robert P. Gordy (New Orleans, 1933-1986), "River Bathers," 20th c., color silkscreen on black paper, signed "R. Gordy" lower left margin, numbered "6/65" lower right margin, presented in a nude metallic frame, H.- 20 3/4, W.- 20 1/4 in., Framed H.- 21 1/4 in., W.- 20 3/4 in.
Crescent City Auction Gallery
Apr. 22, 2023
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986), "Figures in a Landscape"
Est: $700 - $1,000
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986) "Figures in a Landscape" serigraph pencil-signed lower right and edition numbered "137/250" lower left. Matted, glazed and framed. sight 10-3/4" x 38", framed 19-1/2" x 45-3/4"
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Apr. 22, 2023
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986), "Seated Female Nude"
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986) "Seated Female Nude", 1984 monotype pencil-signed and dated lower right margin. Matted, glazed and framed. sight 22-1/2" x 14-1/4", framed 34" x 27"
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Apr. 22, 2023
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986), "Female Nude"
Est: $800 - $1,200
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986) "Female Nude" mixed media on paper "Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans" label with artist and title en verso. Matted, glazed and framed. 7" x 5", framed 15-1/4" x 12-1/4" Provenance: Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Apr. 22, 2023
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986), "Nudes"
Est: $700 - $1,000
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986) "Nudes", 1966 oil and graphite on paper pencil-initialed and dated lower right, and "Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans" label with artist and title en verso. Matted, glazed and framed. 4" x 4-1/2", framed 12-1/4" x 12-3/4" Provenance: Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Apr. 22, 2023
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986), "Good & bad apples"
Est: $600 - $900
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986) "Good & bad apples- studies for a political still life", 1971 markers on paper signed, titled and dated lower margin, and "Galerie Simonne Stern, New Orleans" label with artist, title and date en verso. Glazed and framed. 14" x 19-1/2", framed 18-1/4" x 23-1/4" Provenance: Galerie Simonne Stern, New Orleans, Louisiana.Estate of Lin Emery, New Orleans, Louisiana.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Apr. 22, 2023
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986), "River Bathers"
Est: $800 - $1,200
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986) "River Bathers" color silkscreen signed and inscribed "Color Trial Proof" lower margin. Matted, glazed and framed. sight 28-1/2" x 34", framed 35" x 40" Provenance: Collection of Dr. Nia Terezakis, New Orleans, Louisiana.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Apr. 21, 2023
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986)
Est: $800 - $1,200
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986), "Woman in Water", 1970, color felt tip pen on paper, signed and dated lower center, label with artist, title and date on reverse of mat, 13 3/4 in. x 12 1/2 in., matted, overall 21 7/8 in. x 16 in. Provenance: Neal Auction Company, Oct. 3, 2004, lot 1233.
Neal Auction Company
Mar. 17, 2023
Robert P. Gordy (Louisiana, 1933-1986), "Figures in Rivercane," offset lithograph, pencil signed and numbered lower left, 12/275, fr...
Est: $250 - $450
Robert P. Gordy (Louisiana, 1933-1986), "Figures in Rivercane," offset lithograph, pencil signed and numbered lower left, 12/275, from a special edition for the 1983 Opera Ball Patrons, presented in a green and gilt frame, H.- 26 3/4 in., W.- 22 1/4 in., Framed H.- 28 3/4 in., W.- 24 1/4 in.
Crescent City Auction Gallery
Feb. 25, 2023
ROBERT GORDY (American/Louisiana 1933-1986) A PAINTING, "Figures in Landscape," 1970
Est: $800 - $1,200
ROBERT GORDY (American/Louisiana 1933-1986) A PAINTING, "Figures in Landscape," 1970, watercolor on paper, signed and dated L/R, "R. Gordy '70;" 23 1/2" x 21 1/8", framed 29 1/4" x 27 1/4".
Simpson Galleries, LLC
Jan. 28, 2023
Robert Gordy, (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986), "Gray Dog", color silkscreen, sight 26" x 38", framed 28-1/4" x 40-1/4"
Est: $500 - $800
Robert Gordy (American/Louisiana, 1933-1986) "Gray Dog" color silkscreen signed and numbered "6/65" lower margin. Glazed and framed. sight 26" x 38", framed 28-1/4" x 40-1/4" Provenance: Collection of Dr. Nia Terezakis, New Orleans, Louisiana.
New Orleans Auction Galleries