Emil Carlsen: career timeline
American · 1848–1932 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 26 of 38 lots (68% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3 | 1 | $756Sign up | Oil |
| 1890s | 6 | 6 | $10.6kSign up | Oil |
| 1900s | 6 | 6 | $17.3kSign up | Oil |
| 1910s | 5 | 5 | $16.3kSign up | Oil |
| 1920s | 3 | 3 | $8.8kSign up | Oil |
| 1930s | 2 | 2 | $3.5kSign up | Oil |
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1880s 3 works
- Sold
- 1 of 3
- Median
- $756Sign up
- Average
- $756Sign up
- Typical size
- 29 × 36.5 in (74 × 92 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (3)
- Subjects
- Rivers & marshes (1), Figures & portraits (1), Flowers & still life (1)
1881 Pastoral Lake with Figures$756Sign up
1887 Girl with a violinUnsold
c. 1889 Still Life with Bottle and TureenUnsold
1890s 6 works
- Sold
- 6 of 6
- Median
- $10.6kSign up
- Average
- $9.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 28 × 31.5 in (71 × 80 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (6)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (4), Birds (1)
1892 Untitled$3.1kSign up
1892 Still Life with Brass Urn$14.5kSign up
1892 Still Life – Mallard and Teal$11.7kSign up
c. 1894 Game Still Life$9.4kSign up
1896 Still Life with Chrysanthemums$16.6kSign up
c. 1897 Still life with mallard, grouse, small game birds and copper pots$3.1kSign up
1900s 6 works
- Sold
- 6 of 6
- Median
- $17.3kSign up
- Average
- $16.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 22 × 27 in (56 × 69 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (6)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (2), Flowers & still life (1), Sea & coast (1)
c. 1900 Still Life$33.3kSign up
c. 1900 Landscape (Wimbledon Common, England)$2.3kSign up
c. 1900 The Heath$20.5kSign up
c. 1906 Brook Elm$14.1kSign up · sold 2×
1907 Connecticut Hills (Canaan Mountains)$8.1kSign up
c. 1909 Side Running Sea$22.5kSign up
1910s 5 works
- Sold
- 5 of 5
- Median
- $16.3kSign up
- Average
- $18.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 16 × 21 in (41 × 53 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (5)
- Subjects
- Sea & coast (3), Sunsets & night (1), Harbours & ports (1)
c. 1912 The Open Sea$23kSign up
c. 1912 Moonlight on Niagara$5.6kSign up
c. 1914 Bald Head Cliff, York, Maine$10.2kSign up
c. 1916 Entrance to St. Thomas Harbor (Wave Breaking)$38.4kSign up
1916 Cliffs along the sea, St. Thomas$16.3kSign up
1920s 3 works
- Sold
- 3 of 3
- Median
- $8.8kSign up
- Average
- $13.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 25.5 × 23.5 in (64 × 60 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (3)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1), Sea & coast (1)
c. 1920 Self Portrait [Version 1]$8.8kSign up
1923 Wind in the East$28kSign up
c. 1923 Flying Surf$4.8kSign up
1930s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $3.5kSign up
- Average
- $3.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 12 × 9 in (31 × 23 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1), Cattle & animals (1)
c. 1930 Self-Portrait$4.1kSign up
c. 1930 Horse grazing$3kSign up
Creation date not recorded
12 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 3 works
- Sold
- 2 of 3
- Median
- $17.8kSign up
- Average
- $17.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 25 × 30 in (64 × 76 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2), Mixed media (1)
- Subjects
- Sea & coast (1), Flowers & still life (1)
sold 2012 Opaline sea$35kSign up
sold 2013 Chrysanthemums$592Sign up
sold 2019 Still LIfeUnsold
Undated, sold in the 2020s 8 works
- Sold
- 6 of 8
- Median
- $2.8kSign up
- Average
- $2.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 19 × 20 in (48 × 51 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (8)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (2), Landscapes (2)
sold 2021 Still Life with Copper Pot$900Sign up
sold 2023 Still Life with Geraniums$4.8kSign up
sold 2023 Study of Lilacs in Bloom$510Sign up
sold 2024 UntitledUnsold
sold 2024 On the Kattegat$3.1kSign up
sold 2025 Summer Landscape$2.6kSign up
Show 2 more (2020s)
sold 2025 Moonrise$3.3kSign up
sold 2025 Child in the ForestUnsold
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 Emil Carlsen auction results →