Camille Pissarro: career timeline

French · 1830–1903 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 110 of 166 lots (66% 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.

Camille Pissarro: 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
1850s22$13.7kSign upDrawing
1860s10—Drawing
1870s168$17.5kSign upEtching
1880s3217$6.4kSign upEtching
1890s5231$1.9kSign upEtching
1900s42$951kSign upLithograph

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1850s 2 works

Sold
2 of 2
Median
$13.7kSign up
Average
$13.7kSign up
Typical size
9 × 12 in (23 × 31 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (2)
Subjects
Landscapes (1), Figures & portraits (1)

1860s 1 work

Sold
0 of 1
Median
—
Average
—
Typical size
8.5 × 11.5 in (22 × 29 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (1)
Subjects
—
  • Camille Pissarro, Printemps1860 PrintempsResult not published · sold 2×

1870s 16 works

Sold
8 of 16
Median
$17.5kSign up
Average
$222kSign up
Typical size
8.5 × 9.5 in (22 × 24 cm)
Mediums
Etching (6), Drawing (3), Aquatint (2)
Subjects
Landscapes (5), Figures & portraits (1)
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1880s 32 works

Sold
17 of 32
Median
$6.4kSign up
Average
$112kSign up
Typical size
6 × 7 in (15 × 18 cm)
Mediums
Etching (17), Drawing (5), Other (3)
Subjects
Markets & villages (3), Harbours & ports (3), Cattle & animals (3)
Show 12 more (1880s)

…and 8 more works from this group in the full results list.

1890s 52 works

Sold
31 of 52
Median
$1.9kSign up
Average
$94kSign up
Typical size
7.5 × 7 in (20 × 18 cm)
Mediums
Etching (23), Lithograph (18), Watercolor (4)
Subjects
Beach scenes (8), Figures & portraits (4), Landscapes (2)
Show 12 more (1890s)

…and 28 more works from this group in the full results list.

1900s 4 works

Sold
2 of 4
Median
$951kSign up
Average
$951kSign up
Typical size
21.5 × 25.5 in (55 × 65 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (2), Oil (2)
Subjects
Harbours & ports (1), Figures & portraits (1)

Creation date not recorded

55 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 5 works

Sold
5 of 5
Median
$18.3kSign up
Average
$62.5kSign up
Typical size
9 × 10 in (23 × 25 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (2), Pastel (1), Lithograph (1)
Subjects
Markets & villages (1), Cattle & animals (1)

Undated, sold in the 2010s 25 works

Sold
21 of 25
Median
$2.7kSign up
Average
$4.7kSign up
Typical size
6 × 7 in (15 × 17 cm)
Mediums
Etching (9), Other (9), Drawing (2)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (14), Markets & villages (2), Harbours & ports (2)
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…and 13 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 25 works

Sold
22 of 25
Median
$2.9kSign up
Average
$4kSign up
Typical size
6 × 5.5 in (16 × 15 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (12), Other (6), Etching (5)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (7), Beach scenes (2), Harbours & ports (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 13 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 Camille Pissarro auction results →