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A. R. Penck: career timeline

German · 1939–2017 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 474 of 781 lots (60% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

A. R. Penck: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1950s32$25.8kSign upDrawing
1960s1513$7kSign upGouache
1970s5129$21kSign upOther
1980s147136$14.7kSign upAcrylic
1990s226210$11.4kSign upAcrylic
2000s2422$61.8kSign upAcrylic
2010s11$65.7kSign upAcrylic

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1950s 3 works

Sold
2 of 3
Median
$25.8kSign up
Average
$25.8kSign up
Typical size
10 × 11.5 in (25 × 29 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (3)
Subjects
—

1960s 15 works

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13 of 15
Median
$7kSign up
Average
$24.5kSign up
Typical size
11.5 × 9 in (30 × 23 cm)
Mediums
Gouache (4), Watercolor (3), Drawing (3)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)
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1970s 51 works

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29 of 51
Median
$21kSign up
Average
$54.9kSign up
Typical size
23.5 × 23.5 in (60 × 60 cm)
Mediums
Other (18), Gouache (6), Oil (5)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)
Show 12 more (1970s)

…and 27 more works from this group in the full results list.

1980s 147 works

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136 of 147
Median
$14.7kSign up
Average
$37kSign up
Typical size
25 × 30 in (63 × 76 cm)
Mediums
Acrylic (28), Oil (19), Sculpture (18)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (3), Cattle & animals (1)
Show 12 more (1980s)

…and 123 more works from this group in the full results list.

1990s 226 works

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210 of 226
Median
$11.4kSign up
Average
$22.4kSign up
Typical size
28 × 27.5 in (71 × 70 cm)
Mediums
Acrylic (79), Screenprint (42), Sculpture (23)
Subjects
Sunsets & night (1)
Show 12 more (1990s)

…and 202 more works from this group in the full results list.

2000s 24 works

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22 of 24
Median
$61.8kSign up
Average
$101kSign up
Typical size
33.5 × 35.5 in (85 × 90 cm)
Mediums
Acrylic (18), Gouache (2), Other (2)
Subjects
—
Show 12 more (2000s)

2010s 1 work

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1 of 1
Median
$65.7kSign up
Average
$65.7kSign up
Typical size
39.5 × 47 in (100 × 120 cm)
Mediums
Acrylic (1)
Subjects
—

Creation date not recorded

307 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 76 works

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72 of 76
Median
$7.2kSign up
Average
$14.5kSign up
Typical size
23.5 × 19.5 in (59 × 50 cm)
Mediums
Acrylic (29), Drawing (11), Sculpture (11)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2)
Show 6 more (2000s)

…and 64 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 98 works

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85 of 98
Median
$3.5kSign up
Average
$11.4kSign up
Typical size
27.5 × 29.5 in (70 × 75 cm)
Mediums
Acrylic (19), Screenprint (16), Lithograph (16)
Subjects
Boats (1), Figures & portraits (1), Birds (1)
Show 6 more (2010s)

…and 86 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 133 works

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126 of 133
Median
$1.1kSign up
Average
$5.8kSign up
Typical size
20.5 × 23 in (52 × 59 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (39), Lithograph (32), Etching (14)
Subjects
Sunsets & night (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 121 more works from this group in the full results list.

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All A. R. Penck auction results →