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George Grosz: career timeline

German · 1893–1959 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 426 of 525 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.

George Grosz: 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
1910s7860$9.4kSign upDrawing
1920s173150$11.2kSign upDrawing
1930s10784$16kSign upWatercolor
1940s5336$12.7kSign upOil
1950s54$10.7kSign upWatercolor

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1910s 78 works

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60 of 78
Median
$9.4kSign up
Average
$25.6kSign up
Typical size
11 × 9 in (28 × 23 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (54), Lithograph (9), Other (5)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)
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…and 54 more works from this group in the full results list.

1920s 173 works

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150 of 173
Median
$11.2kSign up
Average
$38.5kSign up
Typical size
21 × 18 in (53 × 46 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (101), Watercolor (34), Lithograph (23)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2), Rabbits (1), Sunsets & night (1)
Show 12 more (1920s)

…and 149 more works from this group in the full results list.

1930s 107 works

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84 of 107
Median
$16kSign up
Average
$29.4kSign up
Typical size
21.5 × 19 in (54 × 48 cm)
Mediums
Watercolor (40), Drawing (39), Oil (10)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (5), Markets & villages (3), Sunsets & night (3)
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…and 83 more works from this group in the full results list.

1940s 53 works

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36 of 53
Median
$12.7kSign up
Average
$14.4kSign up
Typical size
22 × 19 in (56 × 48 cm)
Mediums
Oil (16), Watercolor (14), Other (11)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (3), Figures & portraits (2), Landscapes (1)
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…and 29 more works from this group in the full results list.

1950s 5 works

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4 of 5
Median
$10.7kSign up
Average
$16.1kSign up
Typical size
16.5 × 18 in (42 × 46 cm)
Mediums
Watercolor (3), Drawing (1), Lithograph (1)
Subjects
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Creation date not recorded

97 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 31 works

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26 of 31
Median
$7.2kSign up
Average
$10.3kSign up
Typical size
20 × 16.5 in (51 × 43 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (18), Lithograph (6), Watercolor (2)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2)
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…and 19 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 27 works

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19 of 27
Median
$2.7kSign up
Average
$11kSign up
Typical size
15.5 × 14.5 in (40 × 37 cm)
Mediums
Other (6), Watercolor (5), Drawing (5)
Subjects
Landscapes (4), Figures & portraits (3), Harbours & ports (1)
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…and 15 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 39 works

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21 of 39
Median
$598Sign up
Average
$2.3kSign up
Typical size
15.5 × 15.5 in (40 × 40 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (13), Other (12), Drawing (8)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (4)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 27 more works from this group in the full results list.

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 George Grosz auction results →