Ferdinand Burgdorff: career timeline
American · 1881–1975 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 31 of 46 lots (65% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 7 | 5 | $1.8kSign up | Oil |
| 1920s | 6 | 5 | $257Sign up | Etching |
| 1930s | 2 | 1 | $813Sign up | Oil |
| 1940s | 5 | 4 | $1.3kSign up | Oil |
| 1950s | 3 | 0 | — | Oil |
| 1960s | 3 | 2 | $1.8kSign up | Oil |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | $768Sign up | Oil |
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1910s 7 works
- Sold
- 5 of 7
- Median
- $1.8kSign up
- Average
- $1.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 14.5 × 19 in (37 × 48 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (4), Watercolor (2), Pastel (1)
- Subjects
- Sunsets & night (3), Sea & coast (1)
c. 1910 Steelmaking Nocturne, c.1910sResult not published
1911 Path to the Ocean$956Sign up
1911 Watching the Sunset over the Mesas$2.4kSign up
1918 Windblown Pines$1.8kSign up
1919 The ParthenonResult not published
1919 Pacific Night$1.4kSign up
1919 Dusk on the coast$1.8kSign up
1920s 6 works
- Sold
- 5 of 6
- Median
- $257Sign up
- Average
- $1.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 12.5 × 8 in (32 × 20 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (4), Oil (2)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1), Sea & coast (1)
1924 Lakeside Landscape$1.9kSign up
1926 - ''Carmel Mission, California, in 1926''-Result not published
1927 Grand View Trail #6/50$257Sign up
1927 Grand View #3/50$257Sign up
1927 Grand Canyon Arizona #6/50$257Sign up
1929 The California coast$6.3kSign up
1930s 2 works
- Sold
- 1 of 2
- Median
- $813Sign up
- Average
- $813Sign up
- Typical size
- 13 × 18 in (33 × 45 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2)
- Subjects
- Sea & coast (1), Landscapes (1)
1931 Carmel coast$813Sign up · sold 2×
1932 Path through a desert landscapeUnsold
1940s 5 works
- Sold
- 4 of 5
- Median
- $1.3kSign up
- Average
- $3.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 14 × 20 in (36 × 51 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (4), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (2), Palms (1)
1946 Landscape with Shepherds and Flock$313Sign up
1948 Old Patriarch Pine$750Sign up
1948 Palm Springs Wash, MoonriseUnsold
1948 Iris Canyon, near Monterey, California$1.8kSign up
1949 Sunlit Path and Golden Wildflowers on the Bluffs$11.4kSign up
1950s 3 works
- Sold
- 0 of 3
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 36 × 48 in (91 × 122 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (3)
- Subjects
- —
1951 Cape MendocinoUnsold · sold 2×
1951 The Lightship at Blunt's Reef, near Cape MendocinoUnsold
1954 WayfarerResult not published
1960s 3 works
- Sold
- 2 of 3
- Median
- $1.8kSign up
- Average
- $1.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 39 × 49 in (99 × 125 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (3)
- Subjects
- —
1966 Sentinel Peak, Yosemite National Park, California$2.9kSign up
1967 Untitled$756Sign up
1967 UntitledUnsold
1970s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $768Sign up
- Average
- $768Sign up
- Typical size
- 25.5 × 31.5 in (64 × 80 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2)
- Subjects
- Cattle & animals (1)
1970 Navajo Girl on Horse - Arizona$756Sign up · sold 2×
1971 Welcome Rain$780Sign 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 3 works
- Sold
- 3 of 3
- Median
- $5.3kSign up
- Average
- $7kSign up
- Typical size
- 30 × 25 in (76 × 64 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1)
sold 2005 Forty Centuries, Carmel$5.3kSign up
sold 2007 Natural Arch, thought to be Carmel Highlands$11.4kSign up
sold 2007 Cypress Trees overlooking an Inlet$4.2kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 4 works
- Sold
- 4 of 4
- Median
- $2.5kSign up
- Average
- $3.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 40 × 37.5 in (102 × 95 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2), Other (2)
- Subjects
- Sunsets & night (1)
sold 2010 A view into the Grand Canyon$3kSign up
sold 2013 A moonlit cove$6.9kSign up
sold 2016 Burgdorff (american, 1881-1975)$875Sign up
sold 2016 Burgdorff (american, 1881-1975)$2kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 8 works
- Sold
- 5 of 8
- Median
- $6.1kSign up
- Average
- $4.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 20 × 25 in (51 × 64 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (8)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (1), Sunsets & night (1), Sea & coast (1)
sold 2020 Natural Arch, thought to be Carmel Highlands$6.1kSign up
sold 2023 Floral Still-lifeResult not published
sold 2023 Still-Life of Poppies and ThistleResult not published
sold 2023 Winter Water$6.4kSign up
sold 2023 Sunset-Mojave Desert$765Sign up
sold 2023 Desert Scene$1.4kSign up
Show 2 more (2020s)
sold 2024 Mount Tamalpais Marin County, California$9kSign up
sold 2024 SeascapeResult not published
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 Ferdinand Burgdorff auction results →