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German · b. 1955 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 134 of 145 lots (92% 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.

Andreas Gursky: 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
1980s4038$12.1kSign upPhotograph
1990s5447$43.8kSign upPhotograph
2000s2420$117kSign upPhotograph
2010s1613$7.4kSign upPhotograph

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1980s 40 works

Sold
38 of 40
Median
$12.1kSign up
Average
$34.3kSign up
Typical size
15 × 23.5 in (38 × 60 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (38), Other (1), Print (other) (1)
Subjects
—
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…and 16 more works from this group in the full results list.

1990s 54 works

Sold
47 of 54
Median
$43.8kSign up
Average
$169kSign up
Typical size
44.5 × 47.5 in (113 × 120 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (49), Print (other) (3), Lithograph (1)
Subjects
Harbours & ports (1)
Show 12 more (1990s)

…and 30 more works from this group in the full results list.

2000s 24 works

Sold
20 of 24
Median
$117kSign up
Average
$250kSign up
Typical size
81.5 × 73 in (207 × 185 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (14), Print (other) (7), Multiple (2)
Subjects
Palms (1)
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2010s 16 works

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13 of 16
Median
$7.4kSign up
Average
$106kSign up
Typical size
31.5 × 22.5 in (80 × 57 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (8), Lithograph (5), Print (other) (3)
Subjects
Sea & coast (4)
Show 4 more (2010s)

Creation date not recorded

11 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 4 works

Sold
4 of 4
Median
$6.9kSign up
Average
$6.8kSign up
Typical size
12 × 15.5 in (30 × 39 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (3), Lithograph (1)
Subjects
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Undated, sold in the 2010s 5 works

Sold
4 of 5
Median
$4.3kSign up
Average
$4.8kSign up
Typical size
13 × 18 in (33 × 45 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (4), Print (other) (1)
Subjects
—

Undated, sold in the 2020s 2 works

Sold
2 of 2
Median
$6.1kSign up
Average
$6.1kSign up
Typical size
21 × 18.5 in (53 × 47 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (2)
Subjects
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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 Andreas Gursky auction results →