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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner: career timeline

German · 1880–1938 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 1,221 of 1,376 lots (89% 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.

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner: 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
1900s220201$14.4kSign upDrawing
1910s595530$21.4kSign upDrawing
1920s284255$17.8kSign upDrawing
1930s10291$15.1kSign upDrawing

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1900s 220 works

Sold
201 of 220
Median
$14.4kSign up
Average
$48.1kSign up
Typical size
10 × 11 in (26 × 28 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (97), Woodcut / linocut (55), Lithograph (31)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2), Harbours & ports (1), Beach scenes (1)
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…and 196 more works from this group in the full results list.

1910s 595 works

Sold
530 of 595
Median
$21.4kSign up
Average
$94.5kSign up
Typical size
13 × 12.5 in (34 × 31 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (261), Woodcut / linocut (119), Lithograph (60)
Subjects
Beach scenes (11), Landscapes (10), Figures & portraits (3)
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…and 571 more works from this group in the full results list.

1920s 284 works

Sold
255 of 284
Median
$17.8kSign up
Average
$83.8kSign up
Typical size
14 × 13.5 in (35 × 34 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (108), Watercolor (52), Woodcut / linocut (45)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (6), Landscapes (6)
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…and 260 more works from this group in the full results list.

1930s 102 works

Sold
91 of 102
Median
$15.1kSign up
Average
$119kSign up
Typical size
14 × 13.5 in (35 × 34 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (50), Watercolor (14), Woodcut / linocut (10)
Subjects
Landscapes (4), Sunsets & night (1)
Show 12 more (1930s)

…and 78 more works from this group in the full results list.

Creation date not recorded

153 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 53 works

Sold
53 of 53
Median
$17.3kSign up
Average
$50.7kSign up
Typical size
13 × 12.5 in (33 × 32 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (27), Watercolor (7), Print (other) (6)
Subjects
Beach scenes (4), Landscapes (2), Flowers & still life (1)
Show 6 more (2000s)

…and 41 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 62 works

Sold
61 of 62
Median
$9.6kSign up
Average
$16.3kSign up
Typical size
10 × 9 in (26 × 23 cm)
Mediums
Other (28), Print (other) (13), Drawing (10)
Subjects
Landscapes (5), Figures & portraits (2), Beach scenes (1)
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…and 50 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 38 works

Sold
30 of 38
Median
$3.8kSign up
Average
$8.4kSign up
Typical size
10 × 8.5 in (25 × 21 cm)
Mediums
Other (20), Drawing (6), Sculpture (3)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (3), Rivers & marshes (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 26 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 Ernst Ludwig Kirchner auction results →