Frans Masereel: career timeline

Belgian · 1889–1972 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 64 of 103 lots (60% 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.

Frans Masereel: 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
1910s10—Drawing
1920s119$13.9kSign upOil
1930s1211$10.4kSign upOil
1940s1713$4kSign upOil
1950s108$3kSign upOil
1960s75$4.1kSign upOil
1970s11$1.7kSign upOil

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1910s 1 work

Sold
0 of 1
Median
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Average
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Typical size
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Mediums
Drawing (1)
Subjects
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1920s 11 works

Sold
9 of 11
Median
$13.9kSign up
Average
$17.9kSign up
Typical size
25 × 23.5 in (63 × 60 cm)
Mediums
Oil (8), Watercolor (2), Drawing (1)
Subjects
Harbours & ports (1), Landscapes (1), Figures & portraits (1)

1930s 12 works

Sold
11 of 12
Median
$10.4kSign up
Average
$10.8kSign up
Typical size
25.5 × 34 in (65 × 86 cm)
Mediums
Oil (11), Gouache (1)
Subjects
Harbours & ports (2), Beach scenes (1), Boats (1)

1940s 17 works

Sold
13 of 17
Median
$4kSign up
Average
$3.9kSign up
Typical size
17.5 × 13 in (44 × 33 cm)
Mediums
Oil (10), Watercolor (5), Drawing (2)
Subjects
Beach scenes (1), Figures & portraits (1)
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1950s 10 works

Sold
8 of 10
Median
$3kSign up
Average
$3.4kSign up
Typical size
15 × 17 in (38 × 44 cm)
Mediums
Oil (4), Woodcut / linocut (3), Drawing (1)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (2), Sea & coast (1)

1960s 7 works

Sold
5 of 7
Median
$4.1kSign up
Average
$3.2kSign up
Typical size
12 × 10.5 in (31 × 27 cm)
Mediums
Oil (3), Lithograph (3), Print (other) (1)
Subjects
Harbours & ports (2)

1970s 1 work

Sold
1 of 1
Median
$1.7kSign up
Average
$1.7kSign up
Typical size
19.5 × 25.5 in (50 × 65 cm)
Mediums
Oil (1)
Subjects
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Creation date not recorded

39 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 28 works

Sold
28 of 28
Median
$4.4kSign up
Average
$5.7kSign up
Typical size
18 × 21 in (46 × 53 cm)
Mediums
Oil (18), Other (4), Drawing (3)
Subjects
Beach scenes (5), Figures & portraits (2)
Show 6 more (2000s)

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

Undated, sold in the 2010s 6 works

Sold
4 of 6
Median
$5kSign up
Average
$6kSign up
Typical size
19 × 14 in (48 × 35 cm)
Mediums
Oil (2), Woodcut / linocut (2), Print (other) (1)
Subjects
Beach scenes (1)

Undated, sold in the 2020s 5 works

Sold
3 of 5
Median
$178Sign up
Average
$412Sign up
Typical size
7 × 5 in (18 × 13 cm)
Mediums
Woodcut / linocut (4), Other (1)
Subjects
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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 Frans Masereel auction results →