Sandow Birk ( 1962 - ) is an American painter. Sandow Birk s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices surpassing estimated prices, varying from 2074 USD for The Critic's Dream (after "The Lawyer's Dream" by David Gilmour Blythe, 1860), 1993 titled, in 2009 to 5490 USD for Death in South Central (Crips) in 2010 , based on the size and medium of the artwork.