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Edward S. Curtis: career timeline

American · 1868–1952 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 160 of 244 lots (65% 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.

Edward S. Curtis: 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
1890s33$2.5kSign upPhotograph
1900s7871$1.2kSign upPhotograph
1910s3329$726Sign upPhotograph
1920s4534$742Sign upPhotograph

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1890s 3 works

Sold
3 of 3
Median
$2.5kSign up
Average
$2.5kSign up
Typical size
8.5 × 9 in (21 × 23 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (3)
Subjects
—

1900s 78 works

Sold
71 of 78
Median
$1.2kSign up
Average
$3.2kSign up
Typical size
11 × 10.5 in (28 × 26 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (48), Etching (18), Other (7)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (7), Rivers & marshes (1), Landscapes (1)
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…and 54 more works from this group in the full results list.

1910s 33 works

Sold
29 of 33
Median
$726Sign up
Average
$1.4kSign up
Typical size
8 × 6 in (20 × 15 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (22), Etching (9), Print (other) (1)
Subjects
Landscapes (2), Figures & portraits (2), Sea & coast (2)
Show 12 more (1910s)

…and 9 more works from this group in the full results list.

1920s 45 works

Sold
34 of 45
Median
$742Sign up
Average
$971Sign up
Typical size
11.5 × 11.5 in (29 × 29 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (25), Etching (14), Other (6)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (4), Sunsets & night (2), Rivers & marshes (2)
Show 12 more (1920s)

…and 21 more works from this group in the full results list.

Creation date not recorded

84 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 16 works

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7 of 16
Median
$6.9kSign up
Average
$6.9kSign up
Typical size
15.5 × 11.5 in (39 × 29 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (12), Other (4)
Subjects
—
Show 6 more (2000s)

…and 4 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 16 works

Sold
16 of 16
Median
$3.5kSign up
Average
$4.8kSign up
Typical size
11 × 11.5 in (28 × 29 cm)
Mediums
Other (7), Photograph (6), Print (other) (2)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)
Show 6 more (2010s)

…and 4 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 52 works

Sold
41 of 52
Median
$936Sign up
Average
$2.7kSign up
Typical size
14.5 × 11 in (37 × 28 cm)
Mediums
Other (22), Photograph (22), Etching (4)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (4), Sunsets & night (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 40 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 Edward S. Curtis auction results →