Abraham Ortelius: career timeline

Flemish · 1527–1598 · Few works by Abraham Ortelius have a recorded creation date (4 of 71), so works are grouped by the decade they were sold, not made. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Abraham Ortelius: works at auction by decade the work was sold (creation dates are not recorded for most of these works). Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade soldWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
2000s11$550Sign upEngraving
2010s1313$300Sign upEtching
2020s5726$392Sign upEngraving

Sold in the 2000s 1 work

Sold
1 of 1
Median
$550Sign up
Average
$550Sign up
Typical size
13 × 8.5 in (33 × 21 cm)
Mediums
Engraving (1)
Subjects
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Sold in the 2010s 13 works

Sold
13 of 13
Median
$300Sign up
Average
$300Sign up
Typical size
13 × 19.5 in (33 × 50 cm)
Mediums
Etching (6), Other (4), Engraving (3)
Subjects
—
Show 1 more (2010s)

Sold in the 2020s 57 works

Sold
26 of 57
Median
$392Sign up
Average
$993Sign up
Typical size
14.5 × 19.5 in (37 × 50 cm)
Mediums
Engraving (29), Etching (22), Other (6)
Subjects
Sea & coast (1)
Show 12 more (2020s)

…and 33 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 Abraham Ortelius auction results →