Frederick Sommer: career timeline
American · 1905–1999 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 37 of 39 lots (95% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 3 | 2 | $7.2kSign up | Photograph |
| 1940s | 18 | 13 | $13.1kSign up | Photograph |
| 1950s | 9 | 8 | $11.1kSign up | Photograph |
| 1960s | 5 | 2 | $12.5kSign up | Photograph |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | $5kSign up | Photograph |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | $1.2kSign up | Photograph |
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1930s 3 works
- Sold
- 2 of 3
- Median
- $7.2kSign up
- Average
- $7.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 9.5 × 7.5 in (24 × 19 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (3)
- Subjects
- —
1938 Eight Young Roosters$6.9kSign up
1939 The Anatomy of a Chicken$7.5kSign up
1939 The Anatomy of a ChickenUnsold
1940s 18 works
- Sold
- 13 of 18
- Median
- $13.1kSign up
- Average
- $19.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 7.5 × 9.5 in (19 × 24 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (18)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (2), Flowers & still life (2), Abstract (2)
1940 PlacentaUnsold
1942 Colorado River Landscape$40kSign up
1943 Arizona Landscape (Bagdad)$18.9kSign up
1943 Arizona Landscape (from Arizona Landscape Series)$4.2kSign up
1945 Coyotes$13.1kSign up
1946 Max Ernst$31.3kSign up
1946 Furies$12.5kSign up
c. 1947 Frog and FlowerUnsold
1947 Giant$4.4kSign up
c. 1947 Frog and FlowerUnsold
1948 MedallionUnsold
1948 Livia$35kSign up
1950s 9 works
- Sold
- 8 of 9
- Median
- $11.1kSign up
- Average
- $9.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 8.5 × 5.5 in (21 × 14 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (7), Gouache (2)
- Subjects
- Sunsets & night (2)
1950 Circumnavigation of the Blood$5.8kSign up
1950 Ondine$12.5kSign up
1950 Circumnavigation of the Blood$13.8kSign up
1951 Moon Culmination$11kSign up
1951 Young Explorer$12.5kSign up
1951 The Wall$11.3kSign up
1951 Moon CulminationUnsold
1951 Untitled$4.2kSign up
1952 Untitled$4.2kSign up
1960s 5 works
- Sold
- 2 of 5
- Median
- $12.5kSign up
- Average
- $12.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 9.5 × 7 in (24 × 18 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (5)
- Subjects
- —
1960 Paracelsus$18.8kSign up
1962 Lee NevinUnsold
1966 Virgin and Child with St. Anne and the Infant St. John$6.3kSign up
1966 Virgin and Child with St. Anne and the Infant St. JohnUnsold
1966 Virgin and Child with St. Anne and the Infant St. JohnUnsold
1970s 1 work
1990s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $1.2kSign up
- Average
- $1.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 9 × 10.5 in (23 × 27 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (1)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1991 The Birth of Venus$1.2kSign up
Creation date not recorded
2 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 1 work
sold 2016 The Thief Greater Than His Loot$10kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 1 work
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 Frederick Sommer auction results →