Franz Gertsch: career timeline

Swiss · 1930–2022 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 84 of 92 lots (91% 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.

Franz Gertsch: 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
1960s66$42kSign upAcrylic
1970s108$985Sign upScreenprint
1980s2019$92.8kSign upWoodcut / linocut
1990s3533$17.4kSign upWoodcut / linocut
2000s1212$11.9kSign upWoodcut / linocut
2010s11$27.5kSign upWoodcut / linocut

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1960s 6 works

Sold
6 of 6
Median
$42kSign up
Average
$56.8kSign up
Typical size
20.5 × 31.5 in (53 × 80 cm)
Mediums
Acrylic (2), Print (other) (1), Other (1)
Subjects
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1970s 10 works

Sold
8 of 10
Median
$985Sign up
Average
$1.4kSign up
Typical size
23 × 27.5 in (59 × 70 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (8), Lithograph (1), Etching (1)
Subjects
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1980s 20 works

Sold
19 of 20
Median
$92.8kSign up
Average
$405kSign up
Typical size
86 × 62 in (218 × 157 cm)
Mediums
Woodcut / linocut (9), Lithograph (3), Print (other) (3)
Subjects
—
Show 8 more (1980s)

1990s 35 works

Sold
33 of 35
Median
$17.4kSign up
Average
$49.1kSign up
Typical size
30 × 32.5 in (76 × 82 cm)
Mediums
Woodcut / linocut (15), Print (other) (12), Screenprint (4)
Subjects
Sea & coast (2), Landscapes (1)
Show 12 more (1990s)

…and 11 more works from this group in the full results list.

2000s 12 works

Sold
12 of 12
Median
$11.9kSign up
Average
$29.1kSign up
Typical size
18.5 × 19.5 in (48 × 50 cm)
Mediums
Woodcut / linocut (9), Print (other) (2), Other (1)
Subjects
—

2010s 1 work

Sold
1 of 1
Median
$27.5kSign up
Average
$27.5kSign up
Typical size
24.5 × 24.5 in (62 × 62 cm)
Mediums
Woodcut / linocut (1)
Subjects
—

Creation date not recorded

8 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 2 works

Sold
2 of 2
Median
$8.3kSign up
Average
$8.3kSign up
Typical size
28 × 39.5 in (72 × 101 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (1), Print (other) (1)
Subjects
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Undated, sold in the 2010s 2 works

Sold
2 of 2
Median
$15.4kSign up
Average
$15.4kSign up
Typical size
25 × 28 in (63 × 71 cm)
Mediums
Print (other) (1), Screenprint (1)
Subjects
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Undated, sold in the 2020s 4 works

Sold
4 of 4
Median
$19.9kSign up
Average
$173kSign up
Typical size
18 × 10.5 in (46 × 27 cm)
Mediums
Other (3), Woodcut / linocut (1)
Subjects
—

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 Franz Gertsch auction results →