Ellen von Unwerth: career timeline

German · b. 1954 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 71 of 73 lots (97% 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.

Ellen von Unwerth: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1980s	3	3	$7.5kSign up	Photograph
1990s	44	38	$6.4kSign up	Photograph
2000s	19	18	$3.9kSign up	Photograph
2010s	4	4	$11.6kSign up	Photograph

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1980s 3 works

Sold: 3 of 3
Median: $7.5kSign up
Average: $14.4kSign up
Typical size: 4.5 × 3.5 in (11 × 9 cm)
Mediums: Photograph (3)
Subjects: —

1987 Fatal in Pink, Sara Stockbridge, London$7.2kSign up
1987 Jump Over the Eiffel Tower$7.5kSign up
1989 Claudia Schiffer for Guess, Morocco$28.5kSign up

1990s 44 works

Sold: 38 of 44
Median: $6.4kSign up
Average: $11.8kSign up
Typical size: 4.5 × 4.5 in (11 × 11 cm)
Mediums: Photograph (42), Other (2)
Subjects: Sunsets & night (2), Figures & portraits (2)

Show 12 more (1990s)

1992 Tell Me That You Love Me, Karen Mulder, New York$6.1kSign up
1992 Yeehaw, Eva Herzigova, Mexico$8kSign up
1992 Bande Annonce, Eva Herzigova, New York$5.6kSign up
1992 Tango Night, Linda Evangelista, Paris$6.4kSign up
1992 Soaked, Girls in the Bath$7.5kSign up
1992 Bubbly, Paris$15.1kSign up · sold 2×
1992 The Last Tango, New York$4.4kSign up
1992 Two Girls SmoockingResult not published
1992 Two Girls SmoockingResult not published
1993 Honey Bee, Kate Moss, Miami$8.8kSign up
1993 Caramba, Kate Moss, Miami$6.4kSign up
1993 Splendor in the Garden, Kate Moss, Miami$52.5kSign up

…and 20 more works from this group in the full results list.

2000s 19 works

Sold: 18 of 19
Median: $3.9kSign up
Average: $8.8kSign up
Typical size: 13 × 13 in (33 × 33 cm)
Mediums: Photograph (18), Other (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (1)

2000 Swinging Berlin, Twins$3.6kSign up
2000 The LoversResult not published
2001 Royal Flush, Elizabeth Hurley, Las Vegas$3.5kSign up
2002 Peaches, Rouilly le Bas (from the series: Fräulein)$1.5kSign up
2002 Untitled from Revenge$979Sign up
2002 Isabelle, aus der Serie „Revenge$13.5kSign up
2002 Selected Images from Revenge$7.8kSign up
2003 Féline, Naomi Campbell, New York$4.5kSign up
2003 Peaches, Rouilly le Bas$4.1kSign up
2003 Ohne Titel (Aus: "Revenge")$1.2kSign up
2003 Kate and David, New York$35.4kSign up
2004 Can You Afford Me? Paris Hilton, Los Angeles$13.6kSign up

Show 7 more (2000s)

2004 Car Wash, Paris Hilton, Los Angeles$2.5kSign up
2005 Celebrity, Alessandra Ambrosio, Saint Tropez$5.2kSign up
2005 Rosie, Paris$3.3kSign up
2005 Untitled from Omahyra and Boyd$2.6kSign up
2005 Untitled from Omahyra and Boyd$3.7kSign up
2008 Double Trouble, New York$25.2kSign up
2009 Your Turn, Rihanna$25.3kSign up

2010s 4 works

Sold: 4 of 4
Median: $11.6kSign up
Average: $15.7kSign up
Typical size: 43.5 × 48.5 in (111 × 123 cm)
Mediums: Photograph (4)
Subjects: —

2012 Fräulein Rouilly le Bas$3.6kSign up
2012 Jessica Chastain$8kSign up
2014 Mission Accomplished$35.9kSign up
2017 Chateau Marmont$15.2kSign up

Creation date not recorded

2 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 2020s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $2.4kSign up
Average: $2.4kSign up
Typical size: 18.5 × 19 in (48 × 49 cm)
Mediums: Photograph (2)
Subjects: —

sold 2023 The Last Tango, New York$3.5kSign up
sold 2024 Chantal Thomas, Fall/Winter Collection$1.3kSign up

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 Ellen von Unwerth auction results →