Daphne Odjig: career timeline

Kwakwaka'wakw · 1919–2016 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 169 of 207 lots (82% 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.

Daphne Odjig: 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
1960s99$247Sign upScreenprint
1970s7067$513Sign upScreenprint
1980s5151$402Sign upScreenprint
1990s77$1.3kSign upScreenprint
2000s66$1kSign upDrawing
2010s2626$954Sign upDrawing

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1960s 9 works

Sold
9 of 9
Median
$247Sign up
Average
$1.6kSign up
Typical size
21 × 21.5 in (53 × 55 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (6), Acrylic (2), Mixed media (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)

1970s 70 works

Sold
67 of 70
Median
$513Sign up
Average
$1.4kSign up
Typical size
22 × 20 in (57 × 51 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (54), Acrylic (9), Watercolor (3)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (15), Sunsets & night (1)
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…and 46 more works from this group in the full results list.

1980s 51 works

Sold
51 of 51
Median
$402Sign up
Average
$2.1kSign up
Typical size
20 × 18 in (50 × 45 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (44), Acrylic (4), Watercolor (2)
Subjects
Landscapes (3), Figures & portraits (2)
Show 12 more (1980s)

…and 27 more works from this group in the full results list.

1990s 7 works

Sold
7 of 7
Median
$1.3kSign up
Average
$4.9kSign up
Typical size
20 × 15.5 in (50 × 40 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (3), Drawing (2), Acrylic (2)
Subjects
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2000s 6 works

Sold
6 of 6
Median
$1kSign up
Average
$813Sign up
Typical size
6.5 × 5.5 in (17 × 14 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (4), Screenprint (1), Lithograph (1)
Subjects
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2010s 26 works

Sold
26 of 26
Median
$954Sign up
Average
$1kSign up
Typical size
9 × 6.5 in (23 × 16 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (26)
Subjects
Landscapes (3), Birds (1), Figures & portraits (1)
Show 12 more (2010s)

…and 2 more works from this group in the full results list.

Creation date not recorded

38 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 1990s 2 works

Sold
0 of 2
Median
—
Average
—
Typical size
24 × 20 in (61 × 51 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (2)
Subjects
—

Undated, sold in the 2000s 4 works

Sold
4 of 4
Median
$504Sign up
Average
$502Sign up
Typical size
16 × 14 in (41 × 36 cm)
Mediums
Pastel (2), Screenprint (2)
Subjects
—

Undated, sold in the 2010s 10 works

Sold
10 of 10
Median
$190Sign up
Average
$354Sign up
Typical size
21.5 × 9.5 in (55 × 24 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (7), Drawing (2), Print (other) (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2)
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Undated, sold in the 2020s 22 works

Sold
22 of 22
Median
$673Sign up
Average
$2.9kSign up
Typical size
18.5 × 9.5 in (47 × 24 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (10), Drawing (8), Acrylic (2)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 10 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 Daphne Odjig auction results →