André Arbus: career timeline

French · 1903–1969 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 28 of 33 lots (85% 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.

André Arbus: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1930s	6	6	$26.6kSign up	Other
1940s	16	14	$10.2kSign up	Other
1950s	6	4	$7.1kSign up	Sculpture

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1930s 6 works

Sold: 6 of 6
Median: $26.6kSign up
Average: $30.5kSign up
Typical size: 30.5 × 87 in (78 × 221 cm)
Mediums: Other (4), Sculpture (2)
Subjects: Boats (2)

c. 1930 Dining table$22.7kSign up
c. 1936 Secrétaire$38.1kSign up
c. 1936 ‘Bateau’ daybed$27.9kSign up
1936 'Bateau' daybed$58kSign up
1939 Rare and Important buffet$25.4kSign up
1939 Cabinet$10.8kSign up

1940s 16 works

Sold: 14 of 16
Median: $10.2kSign up
Average: $17.4kSign up
Typical size: 34.5 × 34.5 in (88 × 87 cm)
Mediums: Other (11), Sculpture (5)
Subjects: —

c. 1940 Library table$10.2kSign up
c. 1940 Tall-back armchair$889Sign up
c. 1940 Desk$9.5kSign up
c. 1940 Lounge chairs, pair$6.6kSign up
c. 1940 Chairs, pair$6.3kSign up
c. 1940 Sideboard$25.2kSign up
c. 1940 Pair of armchairsUnsold
c. 1940 chairs, pair$750Sign up
c. 1945 Table lamp$3.3kSign up
c. 1945 desk$10.2kSign up
c. 1945 Desk and armchairUnsold
c. 1945 Unique table$36.1kSign up

Show 4 more (1940s)

c. 1945 floor lamp$10.6kSign up
1946 Unique table$60.1kSign up
c. 1947 Pair of side tables$41.3kSign up
c. 1947 Pair of side tables$22.5kSign up

1950s 6 works

Sold: 4 of 6
Median: $7.1kSign up
Average: $11.1kSign up
Typical size: 33.5 × 27.5 in (85 × 70 cm)
Mediums: Sculpture (4), Other (2)
Subjects: Sea & coast (1)

c. 1950 Writing desk$2.4kSign up
c. 1950 Console table$9.4kSign up
1953 Pair of armchairs, designed for president of the Chambre Syndicale de la Siderurgie Française, Avenue de Madrid, Paris$4.8kSign up
1953 Pair of armchairs, designed for president of the Chambre Syndicale de la Siderurgie Française, Avenue de Madrid, ParisUnsold
c. 1953 Pair of chairs, designed for the 'Jean Laborde' ocean liner$27.9kSign up
c. 1954 Pair of large consoles from the Boardroom of the Chambre Syndicale de la Sidérurgie Française, ParisUnsold

Creation date not recorded

5 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 2020s 5 works

Sold: 2 of 5
Median: $3.5kSign up
Average: $3.5kSign up
Typical size: —
Mediums: Other (3), Sculpture (2)
Subjects: —

sold 2021 Table$1.5kSign up
sold 2023 Set of Twelve Dining Chairs$5.4kSign up
sold 2023 Set of Twelve Dining ChairsUnsold
sold 2025 Dining SuiteUnsold
sold 2025 Dining Table and Eight ChairsUnsold

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 André Arbus auction results →