Desiderius Orban: career timeline
Hungarian · 1884–1986 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 17 of 35 lots (44% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | $565Sign up | Pastel |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | $904Sign up | Pastel |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | $996Sign up | Oil |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | $483Sign up | Pastel |
| 1960s | 3 | 3 | $97Sign up | Drawing |
| 1970s | 5 | 5 | $159Sign up | Mixed media |
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1910s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $565Sign up
- Average
- $565Sign up
- Typical size
- 13 × 25 in (34 × 64 cm)
- Mediums
- Pastel (1)
- Subjects
- —
1916 Le Pense on the Danube$565Sign up
1920s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $904Sign up
- Average
- $904Sign up
- Typical size
- 16.5 × 20.5 in (43 × 52 cm)
- Mediums
- Pastel (1)
- Subjects
- —
1928 Timber Yard$904Sign up
1940s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $996Sign up
- Average
- $996Sign up
- Typical size
- 47 × 69 in (120 × 175 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (1)
1941 Interior with Still Life$996Sign up · sold 3×
1950s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $483Sign up
- Average
- $483Sign up
- Typical size
- 21 × 29.5 in (54 × 75 cm)
- Mediums
- Pastel (1)
- Subjects
- —
1954 Rooftops and Chimneys$483Sign up · sold 2×
1960s 3 works
- Sold
- 3 of 3
- Median
- $97Sign up
- Average
- $197Sign up
- Typical size
- 10.5 × 8 in (27 × 21 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (2), Mixed media (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1964 Self Portrait$461Sign up
1964 Wildflowers$33Sign up
1967 Gate$97Sign up
1970s 5 works
- Sold
- 5 of 5
- Median
- $159Sign up
- Average
- $174Sign up
- Typical size
- 14 × 13.5 in (36 × 35 cm)
- Mediums
- Mixed media (3), Drawing (1), Gouache (1)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (2), Sunsets & night (1), Landscapes (1)
1972 Flowers in a Blue Vase$89Sign up · sold 2×
1973 Dawn in the Park, Tokyo$205Sign up · sold 2×
1977 Untitled (Landscape)$263Sign up
1977 Flowers$155Sign up
1978 Garden Steps$159Sign up
Creation date not recorded
15 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 1 work
Undated, sold in the 2010s 1 work
Undated, sold in the 2020s 13 works
- Sold
- 11 of 13
- Median
- $566Sign up
- Average
- $3.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 19 × 24.5 in (49 × 63 cm)
- Mediums
- Pastel (7), Oil (4), Other (1)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (3), Landscapes (1), Rivers & marshes (1)
sold 2020 The Road$2.8kSign up
sold 2020 Table Setting$33.9kSign up
sold 2020 Senza titoloResult not published
sold 2021 Street Scene$388Sign up
sold 2021 (3)Unsold
sold 2022 Way to Provence$682Sign up
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sold 2022 Hungarian Village$201Sign up
sold 2022 River Landscape$293Sign up
sold 2024 Still Life with Fruit and Bottle$705Sign up
sold 2024 Woodland Opening$282Sign up
sold 2025 Mittagong NSW$566Sign up
sold 2026 Night Scene$84Sign up · sold 4×
…and 1 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 Desiderius Orban auction results →