François Morellet: career timeline
French · 1926–2016 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 103 of 127 lots (81% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | 1 | $34kSign up | Screenprint |
| 1960s | 29 | 26 | $15.3kSign up | Other |
| 1970s | 45 | 43 | $4.7kSign up | Screenprint |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | $107kSign up | Acrylic |
| 1990s | 8 | 7 | $38.7kSign up | Acrylic |
| 2000s | 9 | 7 | $9.7kSign up | Acrylic |
| 2010s | 3 | 2 | $145kSign up | Acrylic |
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1950s 5 works
- Sold
- 1 of 5
- Median
- $34kSign up
- Average
- $34kSign up
- Typical size
- 27 × 27 in (69 × 69 cm)
- Mediums
- Screenprint (3), Lithograph (1), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1952 Cholet 1926 / Trames, 1952/1975Result not published
c. 1953 Cholet 1926 / Trames, 1953/1975Result not published
c. 1956 TramesUnsold
c. 1956 Trames, 1956/1975Result not published
1959 4 trames 22,5°-45°-67,5°-90°$34kSign up
1960s 29 works
- Sold
- 26 of 29
- Median
- $15.3kSign up
- Average
- $18kSign up
- Typical size
- 24.5 × 24.5 in (62 × 62 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (10), Sculpture (8), Screenprint (6)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1960 SENZA TITOLO, 1960-1975$522Sign up
1960 2 trames tirets 90° 30°$25.2kSign up
c. 1961 Cholet 1926 - 2016 / Trames, 1961/75Result not published
c. 1961 Cholet 1926 - 2016 / Trames, 1961/75Result not published
1962 Sphère-Trames$15.4kSign up
1962 Sphères-trames$15.2kSign up
1962 Sphére-trames$13.8kSign up
1962 Sphère-trames$31.6kSign up
1962 Sphères-trames$15kSign up
1962 Sphère-trames$22.5kSign up
1962 Sphère-trames$27.9kSign up
1962 Sphère-trames$22kSign up
Show 12 more (1960s)
1962 Sphère-trames$40kSign up
1962 Sphère-Trames$62.3kSign up
1962 Sphère-Trame$19.5kSign up
1962 Sphère–Trame$12.9kSign up
1962 Sphère-Trame$21.2kSign up
1965 4 trames de grillages 0°, 22°5, 45°, 67°5$5.1kSign up
c. 1965 Grille se déformant$10.5kSign up
1965 UntitledUnsold
1965 Untitled$23.5kSign up
1965 Trames$4.4kSign up
1965 Trames$5.1kSign up
1965 Trames$3.2kSign up
…and 5 more works from this group in the full results list.
1970s 45 works
- Sold
- 43 of 45
- Median
- $4.7kSign up
- Average
- $24.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 23.5 × 23.5 in (60 × 60 cm)
- Mediums
- Screenprint (17), Acrylic (8), Oil (7)
- Subjects
- Abstract (2)
1970 Ohne Titel$415Sign up
1970 Ohne Titel$746Sign up
1970 Auktion 329, Los 839$5.8kSign up
1970 Auktion 329, Los 838$3.5kSign up
1970 Composition vert et rouge$1.3kSign up
1970 Composition bleu et rouge$1.6kSign up
1971 40,000 carrés (Bleu)$462Sign up
1971 40,000 carrés (Bleu)$330Sign up
1971 2 trames -4° + 4°$40.6kSign up
c. 1971 SENZA TITOLO, 1971-1975$756Sign up
1971 40,000 carrés$756Sign up
1971 Aus: 40.000 carrés$2.4kSign up
Show 12 more (1970s)
1971 Tirets 0° 90°$227kSign up
1971 5 trames de grillage 0° 18° 36° 54° 72°$242kSign up
1971 Kaugummibild$4.8kSign up
1971 2 trames -1° +1°$84.1kSign up
1971 Eat-Art Objekt Kaugummi$2.5kSign up
1972 Ohne Titel$462Sign up
1972 4 doubles-trames décalées$70.7kSign up
1972 8 Trames 0°-90°$4.2kSign up
1973 Sans titre$2.5kSign up
1973 Aus: 9x5 konkret$1kSign up
1973 3 Trames de grillage 0° 30° 60°$20.7kSign up
1973 3 Trames de grillage 0° 30° 60°$9.6kSign up
…and 21 more works from this group in the full results list.
1980s 2 works
1990s 8 works
- Sold
- 7 of 8
- Median
- $38.7kSign up
- Average
- $34.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 26.5 × 28.5 in (67 × 73 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (3), Other (2), Etching (1)
- Subjects
- Harbours & ports (1)
1990 Ombre portée Nr. 7Unsold · sold 2×
1991 "Steel-Life No. 46"$42.4kSign up
1992 Steel-life n° 66$75kSign up
1992 Auktion 401, Los 236$45.8kSign up
1992 Ohne Titel$282Sign up
1992 Projet Apeldoorn$4.2kSign up
1994 Recreation No. 1 (D'aprés Téo Barrault 3 ans, d'aprés François Morellet 27 ans)$38.7kSign up
1998 Pi rococo no.4$35.6kSign up
2000s 9 works
- Sold
- 7 of 9
- Median
- $9.7kSign up
- Average
- $15.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 26 × 24.5 in (66 × 62 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (6), Lithograph (1), Etching (1)
- Subjects
- —
2001 Untitled$252Sign up
2003 Tableau 10°-100°, Médiane 90°$8.8kSign up
2003 Raté n. 7Unsold
2004 pi twin n°6, 1=20°$9.7kSign up · sold 2×
2006 Striptyque$1.4kSign up
2007 4 trames hybrides (60° - 150°, 80° - 170°)$35.3kSign up
2007 Jazz Band, 2007 (tryptyk)$25.5kSign up
2008 10 lignes au hasard hybrides rouge et blanc A$24.9kSign up
2008 3 trames strip-teasing (0°-30°-60°) 4 fois noir et blancResult not published
2010s 3 works
- Sold
- 2 of 3
- Median
- $145kSign up
- Average
- $145kSign up
- Typical size
- 68.5 × 68.5 in (174 × 174 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (3)
- Subjects
- —
2010 5 lignes au hasard (π) en peinture et en néon no 3$179kSign up
2012 Carré²$112kSign up
2015 Confrontation n°1Unsold
Creation date not recorded
24 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 4 works
- Sold
- 4 of 4
- Median
- $2.6kSign up
- Average
- $2.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 27.5 × 5.5 in (70 × 14 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (2), Screenprint (1), Other (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2004 Zwei Interferenz Schnitte$3kSign up
sold 2004 Trames$3.5kSign up
sold 2004 Zwei Interferenz Schnitte$1.9kSign up
sold 2005 Zwei interferenz schnitte$2.2kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 8 works
- Sold
- 7 of 8
- Median
- $1.2kSign up
- Average
- $5.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 19.5 × 23 in (50 × 58 cm)
- Mediums
- Screenprint (4), Acrylic (2), Other (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2013 Senza TitoloUnsold
sold 2014 Ohne Titel$483Sign up
sold 2015 "Tableau 10°-100°, Médiane 90°"$8.2kSign up
sold 2015 "Steel life N° 45"$21.8kSign up
sold 2015 Ohne Titel$683Sign up
sold 2016 Kaugummibild$3.7kSign up
Show 2 more (2010s)
sold 2017 Auktion 404, Los 753$1.2kSign up
sold 2019 Ohne Titel$229Sign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 12 works
- Sold
- 8 of 12
- Median
- $529Sign up
- Average
- $2kSign up
- Typical size
- 27 × 27 in (69 × 69 cm)
- Mediums
- Screenprint (4), Other (4), Print (other) (4)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2020 Ohne Titel$1.4kSign up
sold 2021 Senza titolo$7.1kSign up
sold 2022 Senza titolo$5kSign up
sold 2022 Ohne Titel$523Sign up
sold 2023 Senza titoloResult not published
sold 2023 Tirets jaunes, Jaunes-verts, Jaunes orange$507Sign up
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2023 Senza titolo$534Sign up
sold 2023 Senza titolo$496Sign up
sold 2023 1 carré rouge 1 carré orange$524Sign up
sold 2025 UntitledUnsold
sold 2025 Senza titoloUnsold
sold 2025 UntitledUnsold
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 François Morellet auction results →