Fritz Wotruba: career timeline
Austrian · 1907–1975 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 101 of 121 lots (83% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 4 | 4 | $9.6kSign up | Sculpture |
| 1930s | 4 | 3 | $5.4kSign up | Drawing |
| 1940s | 10 | 8 | $3.7kSign up | Drawing |
| 1950s | 35 | 32 | $4.1kSign up | Sculpture |
| 1960s | 31 | 27 | $15.6kSign up | Sculpture |
| 1970s | 17 | 13 | $1.5kSign up | Sculpture |
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1920s 4 works
- Sold
- 4 of 4
- Median
- $9.6kSign up
- Average
- $15.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 11.5 × 8 in (30 × 20 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (2), Other (1), Pastel (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2)
1929 Genius$41.1kSign up
c. 1929 Small standing girl$11.5kSign up
c. 1929 Standing young girl$7.7kSign up
1929 Weiblicher Akt$2.5kSign up
1930s 4 works
- Sold
- 3 of 4
- Median
- $5.4kSign up
- Average
- $6kSign up
- Typical size
- 15.5 × 12 in (40 × 30 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (1), Other (1), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- —
1930 Stehender weiblicher Akt. 1930er Jahre$11.1kSign up
1932 Kleine Liegende (design for the grave of Selma von Halban-Kurz)Unsold
1933 Three standing nudes$5.4kSign up
c. 1935 Standing male nude$1.6kSign up
1940s 10 works
- Sold
- 8 of 10
- Median
- $3.7kSign up
- Average
- $7.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 11.5 × 8 in (29 × 21 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (5), Sculpture (3), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2)
c. 1941 Standing female nude$3.6kSign up
1941 Gruppe$5.6kSign up
1942 Standing nude$1.4kSign up
c. 1942 Female nude$3.7kSign up
1945 Nude$3.2kSign up
1946 Head of a woman$33.3kSign up
1947 Stehender weiblicher Akt$2.7kSign up
1948 Left side of the sculptural relief "Dramatische KompositionUnsold
1948 Man and woman$7.9kSign up
1948 Piccola figura che cammina col pugno sinistro in avantiResult not published
1950s 35 works
- Sold
- 32 of 35
- Median
- $4.1kSign up
- Average
- $29.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 9 × 9.5 in (23 × 24 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (30), Drawing (2), Watercolor (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (12)
1951 Hockender (Geschlossene Figur)$72.6kSign up
1951 Hockender ("Geschlossene Figur")$75kSign up
1951 Untitled$2.2kSign up
1951 Große liegende Figur$217kSign up
1951 Mutter mit Kind (Mother with child)$4.2kSign up
c. 1952 Kleine sitzende Figur$3.9kSign up
c. 1952 Kleine sitzende Figur$2.7kSign up
1952 Kleiner Gehender$64.3kSign up
c. 1952 Small seated figure$3.6kSign up
c. 1952 Small seated figure$3.6kSign up
c. 1952 Small seated figure$3.6kSign up
c. 1952 Kleine sitzende Figur$2.3kSign up
Show 12 more (1950s)
1952 Kleiner Gehender$101kSign up
c. 1952 Kleine sitzende Figur$2.5kSign up
c. 1952 Kleine sitzende Figur$4kSign up
c. 1952 Sitzende (sitting woman)$3.6kSign up
1952 Kleine sitzende Figur$2.4kSign up
1952 Kleine sitzende figureResult not published
1952 Kleine sitzende Figur$4.2kSign up
c. 1953 Kopf$32.3kSign up
1953 Figurine frieze, four parts, relief$50.5kSign up
c. 1953 HeadUnsold
c. 1953 Study$4.5kSign up
1953 Kleine liegende Figur II$34kSign up
…and 11 more works from this group in the full results list.
1960s 31 works
- Sold
- 27 of 31
- Median
- $15.6kSign up
- Average
- $38.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 16.5 × 13 in (42 × 33 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (19), Lithograph (3), Watercolor (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (8)
c. 1960 Ohne Titel (Skizze)$874Sign up
1961 Kleine stehende Figur$40.5kSign up
1961 Relief with nine figures (study for the Marburg relief)Unsold
1961 Relief with nine figures (study to the Marburger Relief, WV-no. 262)Unsold
1961 Standing figureUnsold
1961 Figure II$43.4kSign up
1961 Kleine kauernde Figur$24.8kSign up
1961 Figur I$54.8kSign up
1962 Lying female$12.3kSign up
1962 Head$35.6kSign up
1962 Liegende$11.9kSign up
1962 Tall standing figure$199kSign up
Show 12 more (1960s)
1963 Figur“ (Entwurf 2)$33.1kSign up
c. 1963 Marburger Relief - Teil 5$135kSign up
1963 Karyatide$140kSign up
1963 Karyatide$125kSign up
1964 Figure$6.1kSign up
1964 Study for the stone relief for the University of Marburg a. d. Lahn$15.6kSign up
1964 Figur III$39.7kSign up
1964 Untitled$5.4kSign up
1965 Relief mit zwei Kruzifixdarstellungen$4.3kSign up
1965 Skulpturen$6.3kSign up
1966 Liegende Figur, "Die Woge$43.6kSign up
1966 Lying figure, "Die Woge$33.7kSign up
…and 7 more works from this group in the full results list.
1970s 17 works
- Sold
- 13 of 17
- Median
- $1.5kSign up
- Average
- $21.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 15.5 × 19.5 in (40 × 50 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (7), Lithograph (6), Etching (3)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (3)
1970 Three Torsos$270Sign up
1971 Senza titoloResult not published
1971 Senza titoloResult not published
1971 Small torso II$44.9kSign up
1972 Liegende Figur IUnsold
1972 FigureUnsold
1972 Lying figure I$16.8kSign up
1972 Verwandlung - Mappenwerk ( Metamorphosis - Portfolio)$1.5kSign up
1972 Large sculpture$194kSign up
1973 Studies$202Sign up
1973 Aus: Hommage à Picasso$76Sign up
1973 Lying figure to the right$509Sign up
Show 5 more (1970s)
1973 Liegende Figur V$17.5kSign up
1973 Ohne Titel$159Sign up
1974 10 etchings in original portfolio$3.7kSign up
1975 10 Radierungen in ziegelroter Leinenkassette, Edition Tusch$3.6kSign up
1976 Kopf. 1976$1kSign up
Creation date not recorded
20 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 7 works
- Sold
- 7 of 7
- Median
- $15.8kSign up
- Average
- $15.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 8 × 7 in (21 × 18 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (7)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2002 Sitzende Figur$941Sign up
sold 2004 Figur II$23.7kSign up
sold 2004 Kleiner Torso (das rechte Bein vorgesetzt)$15.8kSign up
sold 2004 Kopf$1.6kSign up
sold 2005 Kleine Sitzende Figur$2.5kSign up
sold 2006 Kopf (2. Fassung)$20.5kSign up
Show 1 more (2000s)
sold 2007 Liegende Figur$44.8kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 5 works
- Sold
- 4 of 5
- Median
- $4.3kSign up
- Average
- $3.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 11 × 7.5 in (28 × 19 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (2), Mixed media (1), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2)
sold 2014 Standing male nude$3.5kSign up
sold 2014 Two standing figures$5.1kSign up
sold 2016 Kleine sitzende Figur$1.6kSign up
sold 2016 Relief mit drei Figuren (Relief with three figures)$5.3kSign up
sold 2019 Senza titoloUnsold
Undated, sold in the 2020s 8 works
- Sold
- 6 of 8
- Median
- $1.5kSign up
- Average
- $4.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 17 × 21.5 in (43 × 55 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (3), Other (3), Mixed media (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2)
sold 2020 Lying figure to the right$1kSign up
sold 2021 Untitled (from the Flight portfolio)$94Sign up
sold 2022 Walküren Schild$3.5kSign up
sold 2023 Standing femaleUnsold
sold 2024 Ohne Titel$171Sign up
sold 2025 Three figures$18.7kSign up
Show 2 more (2020s)
sold 2025 Drei Torsi (Relief Plaque)$1.9kSign up
sold 2025 Drei Torsi (Relief Plaque)Unsold
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 Fritz Wotruba auction results →