Charles Turzak: career timeline
American · 1899–1985 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 14 of 27 lots (52% 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.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | $524Sign up | Woodcut / linocut |
| 1930s | 11 | 10 | $1.2kSign up | Other |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | — | Woodcut / linocut |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | $590Sign up | Oil |
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1920s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $524Sign up
- Average
- $524Sign up
- Typical size
- 10 × 6.5 in (25 × 17 cm)
- Mediums
- Woodcut / linocut (1)
- Subjects
- —
1927 Old Water Tower (Chicago)$524Sign up
1930s 11 works
- Sold
- 10 of 11
- Median
- $1.2kSign up
- Average
- $1.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 10.5 × 9 in (27 × 23 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (6), Woodcut / linocut (5)
- Subjects
- Rivers & marshes (2), Markets & villages (1)
c. 1930 North Bank of the Chicago River$2kSign up
1931 Merchandise Mart (Chicago, Illinois), 1931$780Sign up
1932 Palmolive Building (Chicago, Illinois), 1932$875Sign up
c. 1934 South of the Loop, circa 1934$3.1kSign up
c. 1935 Loop Alley (Chicago)$1.9kSign up
1935 La Salle and Washington Street (Chicago, Illinois), 1935$1.1kSign up
c. 1935 Loop Alley, circa 1935$1.4kSign up
c. 1935 - ''Chicago Water Tower''-Unsold
1936 Under the Bridge, 1936$2kSign up
c. 1937 Chicago River$813Sign up
1939 Dancers$975Sign up
1950s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- —
- Mediums
- Woodcut / linocut (1)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1952 - ''The Question''-Result not published
1980s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $590Sign up
- Average
- $590Sign up
- Typical size
- 27.5 × 21.5 in (70 × 55 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Abstract (1)
1981 Abstract Medley of Rectangles$590Sign up
Creation date not recorded
13 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 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $1.9kSign up
- Average
- $1.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 17 × 17.5 in (43 × 45 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (1), Other (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2006 ceramic cups, set of four$420Sign up
sold 2006 Embryo chair$3.4kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 4 works
- Sold
- 0 of 4
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- —
- Mediums
- Woodcut / linocut (4)
- Subjects
- Palms (1)
sold 2018 - ''Palmolive Building''-Result not published
sold 2019 - ''Palm Olive Building, Chicago''-Result not published
sold 2019 - ''Methodist Temple, Chicago''-Result not published
sold 2019 - ''Methodist Temple, Chicago''-Result not published
Undated, sold in the 2020s 7 works
- Sold
- 5 of 7
- Median
- $845Sign up
- Average
- $1.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 16 × 10.5 in (41 × 27 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (2), Oil (2), Woodcut / linocut (2)
- Subjects
- Rivers & marshes (1), Markets & villages (1), Boats (1)
sold 2021 Methodist Temple, Chicago$845Sign up
sold 2022 Rhapsody of Leaves$504Sign up
sold 2022 On the Way to Disney Land$693Sign up
sold 2022 North Bank of the Chicago River$1.8kSign up
sold 2024 Randolph Street$1.8kSign up
sold 2025 Worker's No. 2 woodResult not published
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sold 2025 River and Canal BoatsResult not published
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 Charles Turzak auction results →