Eugene Berman: career timeline

American · 1899–1972 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 48 of 90 lots (51% 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.

Eugene Berman: 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
1920s	1	0	—	Oil
1930s	7	6	$1kSign up	Gouache
1940s	10	6	$969Sign up	Gouache
1950s	14	8	$613Sign up	Watercolor
1960s	6	3	$819Sign up	Other
1970s	6	0	—	Mixed media

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1920s 1 work

Sold: 0 of 1
Median: —
Average: —
Typical size: 39 × 31 in (99 × 79 cm)
Mediums: Oil (1)
Subjects: —

1929 Torre del Greco (Nuit napolitaine)Unsold

1930s 7 works

Sold: 6 of 7
Median: $1kSign up
Average: $2.2kSign up
Typical size: 10 × 12 in (25 × 30 cm)
Mediums: Gouache (4), Drawing (1), Oil (1)
Subjects: Landscapes (1), Figures & portraits (1)

1936 Decor Musical for the First Annual Hartford Festival$1kSign up
c. 1937 Costume Design, possibly for Hamadryad in Midas$1kSign up
c. 1938 Ruins$600Sign up
1939 Landscape with Arch$2.5kSign up
1939 Obelisque aux Mort$7kSign up
1939 Figures in desert landscapeUnsold
1939 [La Taverne]$900Sign up

1940s 10 works

Sold: 6 of 10
Median: $969Sign up
Average: $2.2kSign up
Typical size: 12 × 9.5 in (30 × 24 cm)
Mediums: Gouache (3), Other (3), Watercolor (2)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (2), Landscapes (1)

1950s 14 works

Sold: 8 of 14
Median: $613Sign up
Average: $830Sign up
Typical size: 10 × 9.5 in (26 × 24 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (5), Other (3), Drawing (2)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (2)

1950 Sans titre$768Sign up
1950 "Sketch for Don Quijote, Ballet Project"Unsold
1950 Man in metaphysical landscapeUnsold
1951 Nocturnal CathedralUnsold · sold 2×
1952 Sans titreUnsold · sold 2×
1952 Set Design for La forza del destino (Act IV)$2.5kSign up
1952 La Forza Del Destino$600Sign up
1952 UntitledUnsold
1953 Rosina from Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Costume Design$441Sign up
1954 Children on the Spanish Steps$441Sign up
c. 1956 Sketch for the Metropolitan Opera$500Sign up
1959 UntitledUnsold

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1959 Phlegrean Amphitheatre$756Sign up · sold 2×
1959 Figures among the ruins$625Sign up

1960s 6 works

Sold: 3 of 6
Median: $819Sign up
Average: $1.6kSign up
Typical size: 12 × 12.5 in (30 × 32 cm)
Mediums: Other (2), Watercolor (2), Gouache (1)
Subjects: Sunsets & night (1), Figures & portraits (1)

1960 The Trajan's Column at nightUnsold
1961 Untitled$3.3kSign up
1962 Via Appia AnticaUnsold
1964 Untitled$756Sign up
1967 Untitled, from The Flight Portfolio, printed in 1967, published in 1971, colorResult not published
1968 Figures Greece$819Sign up

1970s 6 works

Sold: 0 of 6
Median: —
Average: —
Typical size: 8 × 10 in (20 × 25 cm)
Mediums: Mixed media (5), Drawing (1)
Subjects: —

1972 San Pietroburgo 1899 - Roma 1972 / Così fan tutte, 1955Result not published
1972 San Pietroburgo 1899 - Roma 1972 / Così fan tutte, 1955Result not published
1972 San Pietroburgo 1899 - Roma 1972 / Così fan tutte, 1955-56Result not published
1972 San Pietroburgo 1899 - Roma 1972 / Senza titolo, 1956Result not published
1972 San Pietroburgo 1899 - Roma 1972 / La banca, Bottega di caffè, 1955Result not published
1972 San Pietroburgo 1899 - Roma 1972 / Salone, Bottega di caffèResult not published

Creation date not recorded

42 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 3 works

Sold: 3 of 3
Median: $1.6kSign up
Average: $2.5kSign up
Typical size: 19.5 × 28 in (50 × 71 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (1), Other (1), Oil (1)
Subjects: —

sold 2001 Amahl from Balthazar$978Sign up
sold 2005 (American, 1899-1972)$1.6kSign up
sold 2006 (American 1899-1972)$4.8kSign up

Undated, sold in the 2010s 6 works

Sold: 4 of 6
Median: $528Sign up
Average: $501Sign up
Typical size: 12 × 14.5 in (31 × 36 cm)
Mediums: Screenprint (2), Watercolor (2), Drawing (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (1)

sold 2014 Curtain for GiselleUnsold
sold 2016 Puente Monumental Con Obeliscos$425Sign up
sold 2017 Untitled$750Sign up
sold 2018 Curtain for Giselle$200Sign up
sold 2019 Untitled$630Sign up
sold 2019 - ''Vieled Women''-Result not published

Undated, sold in the 2020s 33 works

Sold: 24 of 33
Median: $1.1kSign up
Average: $2.3kSign up
Typical size: 11 × 9 in (27 × 23 cm)
Mediums: Other (20), Watercolor (6), Gouache (3)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (3)

sold 2020 Senza titolo$216Sign up
sold 2020 Senza titolo$139Sign up
sold 2020 Senza titolo$77Sign up
sold 2020 Senza titolo$93Sign up
sold 2020 Untitled Three Panel Screen (Recto and Verso)Unsold
sold 2020 Rare ObeliscoUnsold

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sold 2020 Rare ObeliscoUnsold
sold 2020 Untitled Three Panel Screen (Recto and Verso)Unsold
sold 2020 Colonna romana in restauro$3.1kSign up
sold 2020 Senza titolo$695Sign up
sold 2021 Senza titolo$331Sign up
sold 2021 Senza titolo$511Sign up

…and 21 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 Eugene Berman auction results →