Eugène Delacroix: career timeline
French · 1798–1863 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 21 of 38 lots (58% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 8 | 6 | $14kSign up | Lithograph |
| 1830s | 8 | 6 | $758Sign up | Lithograph |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | $387Sign up | Etching |
| 1860s | 4 | 2 | $153Sign up | Other |
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1820s 8 works
- Sold
- 6 of 8
- Median
- $14kSign up
- Average
- $14.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 11 × 11 in (27 × 28 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (7), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1825 Kopfstudie zur Lithografie „Macbeth befragt die Hexen“ (und weiteren Studie)$9.1kSign up
1828 Faust dans la prison de MargueriteUnsold
1828 Hamlet contemplant le Crâne d'YorickUnsold
1828 Méphistophélès dans la taverne des étudiants$404Sign up
1828 Méphistophélès dans les airs$2.1kSign up
1829 Lion de l'Atlas$18.8kSign up
1829 Tigre royal$25.7kSign up
1829 Tigre royal$30.3kSign up
1830s 8 works
- Sold
- 6 of 8
- Median
- $758Sign up
- Average
- $844Sign up
- Typical size
- 6.5 × 7.5 in (17 × 19 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (5), Etching (2), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2)
1831 Jeune Tigre Jouant Avec sa Mere (Tiger Cub Playing with Its Mother)$170Sign up
1831 Jeune Tigre Jouant Avec sa Mere (Tiger Cub Playing with Its Mother)Unsold
1831 Jeune Tigre jouant avec sa mère$1.6kSign up
c. 1833 Untitled$1.3kSign up
1833 Étude de femme vue de dos (D. 21)$1kSign up
1833 Femmes d'Alger$516Sign up
1834 Rencontre de cavaliers mauresUnsold
c. 1836 Weislingen Prisonnier de Goetz$503Sign up
1840s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $387Sign up
- Average
- $387Sign up
- Typical size
- 4 × 5.5 in (10 × 13 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (1)
- Subjects
- —
1846 Tigre couché dans le désert$387Sign up
1860s 4 works
1864 Faksimiles$104Sign up
1864 FaksimilesUnsold
1864 FaksimilesUnsold
1864 Faksimiles$203Sign up
Creation date not recorded
15 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
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $6kSign up
- Average
- $6kSign up
- Typical size
- 7.5 × 9 in (20 × 23 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2008 LIEGENDER HUND.$6kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 4 works
- Sold
- 3 of 4
- Median
- $5.3kSign up
- Average
- $37.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 8 × 10.5 in (20 × 27 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (2), Oil (1), Lithograph (1)
- Subjects
- Sea & coast (1)
sold 2015 Satyr and Nympf (after Peter Paul Rubens)$101kSign up
sold 2015 - ''Jane Shore (Act V, Scene II)'' (Delteil 76)-Unsold
sold 2017 ED$4.8kSign up
sold 2019 Study of Male Nudes$5.3kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 10 works
- Sold
- 4 of 10
- Median
- $47.3kSign up
- Average
- $237kSign up
- Typical size
- 9 × 11 in (23 × 28 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (5), Etching (3), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1), Cattle & animals (1)
sold 2020 Figure StudiesUnsold
sold 2023 drypoint and rouletteResult not published
sold 2023 Juive d'Alger (Delteil 18 iv/IV)Result not published
sold 2023 Cheval arabe attaché à un piquet$851kSign up
sold 2023 Un Marocain$91.1kSign up
sold 2023 Untitled$819Sign up · sold 2×
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sold 2024 Mephisto in Auerbachs KellerUnsold · sold 2×
sold 2025 Juive d'AlgerUnsold
sold 2025 Études de chevaux (recto et verso)Unsold
sold 2025 Etude d'un ecclésiastique assis en costume Renaissance$3.5kSign 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 Eugène Delacroix auction results →