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Ferdinand Preiss: career timeline

German · 1882–1943 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 24 of 79 lots (30% 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.

Ferdinand Preiss: 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
1920s2112$11.6kSign upSculpture
1930s33$25.8kSign upSculpture

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1920s 21 works

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12 of 21
Median
$11.6kSign up
Average
$13.7kSign up
Typical size
9 × 5.5 in (23 × 14 cm)
Mediums
Sculpture (14), Other (7)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (10), Birds (1), Rabbits (1)
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1930s 3 works

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3 of 3
Median
$25.8kSign up
Average
$28kSign up
Typical size
20.5 × 11.5 in (52 × 29 cm)
Mediums
Sculpture (2), Other (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)

Creation date not recorded

55 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 28 works

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19 of 28
Median
$4.9kSign up
Average
$11.2kSign up
Typical size
—
Mediums
Other (14), Sculpture (13), Engraving (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (11), Birds (2)
Show 6 more (2010s)

…and 16 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 27 works

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20 of 27
Median
$4.3kSign up
Average
$7.5kSign up
Typical size
5.5 × 4 in (14 × 10 cm)
Mediums
Sculpture (18), Other (9)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (7), Birds (1), Flowers & still life (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 15 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 Ferdinand Preiss auction results →