Georges Braque: career timeline

French · 1882–1963 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 412 of 618 lots (67% 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.

Georges Braque: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1900s	1	1	$9.6kSign up	Etching
1910s	16	13	$14kSign up	Etching
1920s	4	3	$432Sign up	Lithograph
1930s	22	9	$1.8kSign up	Other
1940s	28	24	$1.6kSign up	Lithograph
1950s	166	134	$2.5kSign up	Lithograph
1960s	174	159	$2.4kSign up	Lithograph

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1900s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $9.6kSign up
Average: $9.6kSign up
Typical size: 11 × 7.5 in (28 × 20 cm)
Mediums: Etching (1)
Subjects: —

1907 Etude de Nu (Aktstudie)$9.6kSign up

1910s 16 works

Sold: 13 of 16
Median: $14kSign up
Average: $791kSign up
Typical size: 15 × 13 in (38 × 33 cm)
Mediums: Etching (9), Drypoint (3), Other (2)
Subjects: Flowers & still life (6)

c. 1910 Paris (Paris 1910 ou Nature morte sur une table)Unsold
c. 1910 Paris (Paris 1910 ou Nature morte sur une table) (Paris 1910 or Still Life on a Table)$10.1kSign up
1911 Fox (V. 6)Unsold
1911 FOX$35kSign up
1911 Composition (Nature Morte I) (Composition (Still Life I)) (V. 8)$9.5kSign up
1911 Compositon (Nature morte I)$14kSign up
c. 1911 La bouteille de Bass$8.5MSign up
1911 Composition (Nature morte I) (Composition, Still Life I) (V. 8)$11.3kSign up
1911 Pal (Bouteille de Bass et verre sur une table) (Bass Bottle and Glass on Table)$9.2kSign up
c. 1911 Bass$35.3kSign up
1911 Job$23.2kSign up
c. 1911 Bass$53.2kSign up

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1912 Nature Morte IIUnsold
c. 1913 Verre et Bouteille (FOURRURES)$1.6MSign up
c. 1916 Cahier de Georges Braque 1916-1947 (Vallier 37),$1.4kSign up
c. 1916 Cahier de Georges Braque 1916–1947$1.5kSign up

1920s 4 works

Sold: 3 of 4
Median: $432Sign up
Average: $1.2kSign up
Typical size: 17.5 × 12 in (45 × 31 cm)
Mediums: Lithograph (2), Aquatint (2)
Subjects: Flowers & still life (4)

1921 Nature Morte III (Verre et fruits) (Still Life III, Glass and Fruit)Unsold
1923 Nature Morte$2.7kSign up
1923 Nature morte$432Sign up
1927 Nature Morte Aux Pommes$425Sign up

1930s 22 works

Sold: 9 of 22
Median: $1.8kSign up
Average: $22.5kSign up
Typical size: 14 × 11.5 in (36 × 29 cm)
Mediums: Other (9), Etching (8), Lithograph (3)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (2), Flowers & still life (1)

1930 Verre et grappe de raisins$178kSign up
1932 ThéogonieUnsold
1932 ThéogonieUnsold
1932 Untitled$200Sign up
1932 Without titleUnsold
1932 Theogonie$10.9kSign up
1932 Plate ' L' From the Album La Theogonie D' Hesiode$1.8kSign up
1932 ThegonieUnsold
1932 TheogonieUnsold
1932 ThegonieUnsold
1932 TheogonieUnsold
1932 ThegonieUnsold

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1932 TheogonieUnsold
1932 ThegonieUnsold
1932 TheogonieUnsold
1934 Nu allongé (Nude Lying Down) (V. 25)Unsold
1934 La Danse (The Dance) (V. 25)$5.3kSign up
1934 Nature Morte$1.5kSign up
1934 The Dance$3kSign up
1939 FIGURE (FRAGMENT), VERVE 5-6$545Sign up
1939 FIGURE (FRAGMENT), VERVE 5-6$916Sign up
1939 VanitasResult not published

1940s 28 works

Sold: 24 of 28
Median: $1.6kSign up
Average: $71.9kSign up
Typical size: 13 × 17 in (33 × 43 cm)
Mediums: Lithograph (18), Oil (2), Etching (2)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (7), Flowers & still life (3), Birds (1)

1942 La Table de Cuisine$2.3kSign up
1942 Le moulin à café$1.3MSign up
1943 Femme à l'ombrelleUnsold
1943 La chasse$7.7kSign up
1945 Phaeton, Char I$721Sign up
1945 Phaeton, Char 1$900Sign up
1945 La femme à la mandoline (from the Braque le Patron portfolio)$924Sign up
c. 1945 La Femme a La Mandoline$500Sign up
1945 La Femme à la Mandoline (Aus: Braque le patron)$1.3kSign up
1945 La Femme à la Mandoline (Aus: Braque le patron)$1.1kSign up
c. 1945 Nature morte au pot jaune$352kSign up
1945 Auktion 404, Los 413$1.1kSign up

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1945 La femme à la mandoline$3.4kSign up
1945 La Femme à la Mandoline$5.3kSign up
1946 Théière et pommes (Teapot and Apples)$6.9kSign up
1947 Braque le patron$10.9kSign up
1947 La Théière griseUnsold
1947 Théière grise$1.7kSign up
1947 Théière grise$20.6kSign up
1948 Helios V$800Sign up
1948 Hélios V$3.8kSign up
1949 Thérière et citrons (Teapot and Lemons) (V. 44)Unsold
1949 Théière et Citrons (Teapot and Lemons) (Valliers 44)$4.9kSign up
1949 Théogonie I$1.4kSign up

…and 4 more works from this group in the full results list.

1950s 166 works

Sold: 134 of 166
Median: $2.5kSign up
Average: $8.1kSign up
Typical size: 13 × 15.5 in (33 × 39 cm)
Mediums: Lithograph (92), Etching (46), Aquatint (13)
Subjects: Flowers & still life (17), Birds (8), Boats (6)

1950 NATURE MORTE AUX FRUITS, 1950$992Sign up
c. 1950 Marine$615Sign up
1950 Oiseau III$1.1kSign up
c. 1950 Nature Morte Oblique$986Sign up
c. 1950 Nature Morte ObliqueUnsold
1950 La Barque$1kSign up
1950 Les Marguerites$770Sign up
1950 Hommage à J.S. Bach$5.3kSign up
c. 1950 Char Aux Chevaux NoirsResult not published
c. 1950 Poissons$1.6kSign up
c. 1950 Nature Morte Oblique (Angled Still Life)$1.3kSign up
1950 Le nid vert (The Green Nest)$1.5kSign up

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1950 Tête verte$2.4kSign up
c. 1950 Hommage à J.S. Bach$3.8kSign up
1950 Milarepa$2.5kSign up
1950 Nature morte sur une nappeUnsold
1950 Fische c1950$1kSign up
1950 Milarepa$8.5kSign up
c. 1950 Poissons$2.3kSign up
1950 L`Oiseau multicolore$9.9kSign up
1950 La barque$3.2kSign up
c. 1950 Still life with purple flowers$1.8kSign up
1950 La Barque$2.3kSign up
1950 Les Marguerites$2.8kSign up

…and 142 more works from this group in the full results list.

1960s 174 works

Sold: 159 of 174
Median: $2.4kSign up
Average: $3.7kSign up
Typical size: 13 × 12.5 in (33 × 32 cm)
Mediums: Lithograph (100), Etching (24), Woodcut / linocut (23)
Subjects: Birds (24), Flowers & still life (17), Sea & coast (4)

1960 Musée du Louvre Paris Georges Braque$559Sign up
1960 BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALE,1960$265Sign up
1960 La charrue$792Sign up
1960 L'envol (The Flight) (V. 148)$2.6kSign up
1960 Le tir à l'arc$3.8kSign up
c. 1960 Oiseau Bistre$2.4kSign up
c. 1960 Oiseau bleu$4.3kSign up
1960 La Charrue (The Plough), 1960$1.7kSign up
1960 Kunsthalle Basel G. Braque$437Sign up
c. 1960 Ohne Titel$853Sign up
1960 Nature morte aux citrons$2.5kSign up
1960 Aus: Le Tir à l'Arc$1.1kSign up

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…and 150 more works from this group in the full results list.

Creation date not recorded

206 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 41 works

Sold: 41 of 41
Median: $4kSign up
Average: $5.8kSign up
Typical size: 13 × 12.5 in (33 × 32 cm)
Mediums: Lithograph (27), Etching (7), Aquatint (5)
Subjects: Birds (2), Sea & coast (2), Landscapes (1)

sold 2001 Les Poissons Noirs$2.9kSign up
sold 2001 Etude de Nu (Aktstudie)$7.6kSign up
sold 2001 Oiseau et son Nid$2.5kSign up
sold 2002 Oiseaux dans la nuit$1.1kSign up
sold 2002 La sorgue$1.9kSign up
sold 2002 Ohne Titel$4.1kSign up

Show 6 more (2000s)

sold 2002 Pommes et feuilles$4.7kSign up
sold 2002 Vol de Nuit (Oiseau XII)$11.8kSign up
sold 2002 Hommage à J.-S. Bach$5.2kSign up
sold 2003 L'Oiseau Bleu et Gris$7.8kSign up
sold 2003 Tête Verte$4kSign up
sold 2003 Ptaki$1.2kSign up

…and 29 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 56 works

Sold: 50 of 56
Median: $1.3kSign up
Average: $1.8kSign up
Typical size: 13.5 × 12.5 in (35 × 31 cm)
Mediums: Lithograph (24), Etching (13), Other (8)
Subjects: Flowers & still life (7), Birds (4), Boats (2)

sold 2011 Oiseau Noir et Tournesols$2.2kSign up
sold 2011 Untitled$1.4kSign up
sold 2013 Profile of a Woman$1.1kSign up
sold 2013 La barque sur la grève$2.6kSign up
sold 2014 Aus: Août$3.1kSign up
sold 2014 Soleil et Lune I (Maeght 1035)$1.5kSign up

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sold 2014 Les Marguerites$331Sign up
sold 2015 La Sorgue$1.9kSign up
sold 2015 Oiseau bleu sur fond blanc$1.6kSign up
sold 2015 La Nuit$478Sign up
sold 2015 Oiseau noir sur fond vert$4.8kSign up
sold 2015 Oiseau et Lotus$570Sign up

…and 44 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 109 works

Sold: 69 of 109
Median: $825Sign up
Average: $3.4kSign up
Typical size: 14.5 × 14 in (37 × 35 cm)
Mediums: Lithograph (55), Other (17), Etching (13)
Subjects: Flowers & still life (14), Birds (6), Sea & coast (5)

sold 2020 La Fleur (frontispiece for the portfolio Les paroles transparentes)$300Sign up
sold 2020 Figure (Fragment)$390Sign up
sold 2020 René Char. Lettera amorosa$3.8kSign up
sold 2020 Hesiode. Théogonie. Eaux-fortes de Georges Braque$6.6kSign up
sold 2020 La Sorgue$3.5kSign up
sold 2020 Le Soleil$3.5kSign up

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sold 2020 Le Char III (Char verni)$4kSign up
sold 2020 Composition (Nature morte 1)$13.2kSign up
sold 2020 Personnages$1.1kSign up
sold 2020 Nature Morte$1.2kSign up
sold 2020 LOUISE BOURGEOIS$768Sign up
sold 2020 Georges Braque Fr. 1882-1963 The BirdResult not published

…and 97 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 Georges Braque auction results →