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Danish · 1914–1973 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 97 of 127 lots (76% 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.

Asger Jorn: 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
1940s74$56.5kSign upOil
1950s2821$15.2kSign upOil
1960s4336$20.5kSign upLithograph
1970s189$7.2kSign upLithograph

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1940s 7 works

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4 of 7
Median
$56.5kSign up
Average
$112kSign up
Typical size
20.5 × 19.5 in (52 × 49 cm)
Mediums
Oil (5), Etching (1), Other (1)
Subjects
Abstract (1)

1950s 28 works

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21 of 28
Median
$15.2kSign up
Average
$49.5kSign up
Typical size
23.5 × 19.5 in (59 × 50 cm)
Mediums
Oil (11), Other (5), Lithograph (5)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)
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…and 4 more works from this group in the full results list.

1960s 43 works

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36 of 43
Median
$20.5kSign up
Average
$72.9kSign up
Typical size
24.5 × 21 in (62 × 53 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (13), Oil (11), Mixed media (8)
Subjects
Sunsets & night (1), Birds (1), Flowers & still life (1)
Show 12 more (1960s)

…and 19 more works from this group in the full results list.

1970s 18 works

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9 of 18
Median
$7.2kSign up
Average
$10.4kSign up
Typical size
20 × 18 in (51 × 46 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (4), Sculpture (4), Oil (3)
Subjects
—
Show 6 more (1970s)

Creation date not recorded

30 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

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4 of 4
Median
$4kSign up
Average
$18.3kSign up
Typical size
18 × 19 in (46 × 48 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (1), Etching (1), Oil (1)
Subjects
—

Undated, sold in the 2010s 7 works

Sold
3 of 7
Median
$16.2kSign up
Average
$14.5kSign up
Typical size
20.5 × 19 in (52 × 48 cm)
Mediums
Oil (3), Other (2), Watercolor (1)
Subjects
Markets & villages (1)
Show 1 more (2010s)

Undated, sold in the 2020s 19 works

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16 of 19
Median
$796Sign up
Average
$2.1kSign up
Typical size
18.5 × 21 in (47 × 53 cm)
Mediums
Print (other) (7), Etching (4), Lithograph (4)
Subjects
Markets & villages (2), Abstract (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 7 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 Asger Jorn auction results →