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French · 1892–1990 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 129 of 257 lots (50% 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.

Erté: 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
1920s22$818Sign upDrawing
1940s20—Gouache
1950s77$1.4kSign upOther
1960s11$2.8kSign upLithograph
1970s3729$500Sign upScreenprint
1980s7155$1kSign upScreenprint
1990s73$1.7kSign upSculpture

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1920s 2 works

Sold
2 of 2
Median
$818Sign up
Average
$818Sign up
Typical size
12 × 9.5 in (31 × 24 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (2)
Subjects
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1940s 2 works

Sold
0 of 2
Median
—
Average
—
Typical size
13.5 × 8.5 in (34 × 22 cm)
Mediums
Gouache (2)
Subjects
—

1950s 7 works

Sold
7 of 7
Median
$1.4kSign up
Average
$1.7kSign up
Typical size
15 × 11 in (38 × 28 cm)
Mediums
Other (6), Gouache (1)
Subjects
—

1960s 1 work

Sold
1 of 1
Median
$2.8kSign up
Average
$2.8kSign up
Typical size
—
Mediums
Lithograph (1)
Subjects
—

1970s 37 works

Sold
29 of 37
Median
$500Sign up
Average
$525Sign up
Typical size
18 × 13 in (46 × 33 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (15), Lithograph (14), Other (6)
Subjects
—
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…and 13 more works from this group in the full results list.

1980s 71 works

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55 of 71
Median
$1kSign up
Average
$1.4kSign up
Typical size
20 × 17.5 in (51 × 44 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (36), Sculpture (29), Other (5)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (5), Sunsets & night (5), Sea & coast (2)
Show 12 more (1980s)

…and 47 more works from this group in the full results list.

1990s 7 works

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3 of 7
Median
$1.7kSign up
Average
$1.2kSign up
Typical size
28 × 21 in (71 × 54 cm)
Mediums
Sculpture (5), Screenprint (1), Other (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1), Butterflies (1)

Creation date not recorded

128 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 2010s 21 works

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18 of 21
Median
$1kSign up
Average
$1kSign up
Typical size
20.5 × 20.5 in (52 × 52 cm)
Mediums
Sculpture (7), Screenprint (5), Print (other) (4)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (2), Sea & coast (1)
Show 6 more (2010s)

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

Undated, sold in the 2020s 107 works

Sold
72 of 107
Median
$660Sign up
Average
$1.1kSign up
Typical size
18.5 × 13 in (46 × 32 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (40), Sculpture (35), Other (15)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1), Flowers & still life (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 95 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 Erté auction results →