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Adolph von Menzel: career timeline

German · 1815–1905 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 148 of 185 lots (80% 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.

Adolph von Menzel: 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
1820s11$4kSign upDrawing
1830s77$149Sign upLithograph
1840s2825$10.6kSign upEtching
1850s2222$46.2kSign upDrawing
1860s1412$10.9kSign upDrawing
1870s1515$45.5kSign upDrawing
1880s3634$24.9kSign upDrawing
1890s2323$17kSign upDrawing
1900s11$11.8kSign upDrawing

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1820s 1 work

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1 of 1
Median
$4kSign up
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$4kSign up
Typical size
9 × 7.5 in (23 × 19 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (1)
Subjects
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1830s 7 works

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7 of 7
Median
$149Sign up
Average
$1.4kSign up
Typical size
10 × 12 in (25 × 31 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (6), Drawing (1)
Subjects
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1840s 28 works

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25 of 28
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$10.6kSign up
Average
$20.7kSign up
Typical size
6 × 8 in (16 × 20 cm)
Mediums
Etching (14), Drawing (11), Watercolor (2)
Subjects
—
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…and 4 more works from this group in the full results list.

1850s 22 works

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22 of 22
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$46.2kSign up
Average
$148kSign up
Typical size
9.5 × 8.5 in (24 × 21 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (16), Watercolor (3), Woodcut / linocut (1)
Subjects
Landscapes (1), Figures & portraits (1)
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1860s 14 works

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12 of 14
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$10.9kSign up
Average
$396kSign up
Typical size
8 × 7 in (21 × 18 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (8), Gouache (2), Lithograph (2)
Subjects
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1870s 15 works

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15 of 15
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$45.5kSign up
Average
$62kSign up
Typical size
7 × 9.5 in (18 × 24 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (13), Watercolor (1), Gouache (1)
Subjects
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1880s 36 works

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34 of 36
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$24.9kSign up
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$40.3kSign up
Typical size
7.5 × 5.5 in (19 × 13 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (32), Etching (2), Watercolor (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2)
Show 12 more (1880s)

…and 12 more works from this group in the full results list.

1890s 23 works

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23 of 23
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$17kSign up
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$35.6kSign up
Typical size
8 × 5 in (21 × 13 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (23)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)
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1900s 1 work

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1 of 1
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$11.8kSign up
Average
$11.8kSign up
Typical size
6 × 4 in (16 × 10 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (1)
Subjects
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Creation date not recorded

37 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 12 works

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12 of 12
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$787Sign up
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$6.6kSign up
Typical size
6 × 4.5 in (15 × 11 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (7), Lithograph (5)
Subjects
—
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Undated, sold in the 2010s 19 works

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17 of 19
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$8.6kSign up
Average
$17kSign up
Typical size
8 × 6 in (21 × 15 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (14), Watercolor (3), Etching (2)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (4)
Show 6 more (2010s)

…and 7 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 6 works

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5 of 6
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$14.3kSign up
Average
$51.1kSign up
Typical size
5.5 × 7.5 in (14 × 19 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (4), Etching (1), Other (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2)

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 Adolph von Menzel auction results →