Georges Rouault: career timeline

French · 1871–1958 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 139 of 243 lots (57% 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 Rouault: 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	3	2	$18.1kSign up	Oil
1910s	8	6	$7.8kSign up	Watercolor
1920s	51	34	$625Sign up	Etching
1930s	71	54	$1.4kSign up	Aquatint
1940s	5	3	$34.4kSign up	Oil
1950s	1	0	—	Etching

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1900s 3 works

Sold: 2 of 3
Median: $18.1kSign up
Average: $18.1kSign up
Typical size: 19 × 16.5 in (48 × 42 cm)
Mediums: Oil (2), Watercolor (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (1)

c. 1902 DEUX TÊTES DE FEMMES, c.1902–1909$29.8kSign up
1907 La ClownesseUnsold
1909 Nu assis - Athlète au repos$6.4kSign up

1910s 8 works

Sold: 6 of 8
Median: $7.8kSign up
Average: $9.1kSign up
Typical size: 12 × 8 in (30 × 20 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (4), Gouache (2), Drypoint (1)
Subjects: Markets & villages (1), Landscapes (1), Figures & portraits (1)

c. 1910 Delphine$6.7kSign up
c. 1912 Village dans la neige$7.8kSign up
c. 1912 Monologue$4kSign up
1918 Nu de dos$14.1kSign up
1918 Paysage au grand arbre$7.8kSign up
c. 1918 [Mademoiselle Irma] pl.15 from Les Réincarnations du Père Ubu (M. 23), published by Ambroise VollardUnsold
1918 Nu de Dos$14.4kSign up
c. 1919 Femme Hideuse [Hideous Woman]Result not published

1920s 51 works

Sold: 34 of 51
Median: $625Sign up
Average: $5.6kSign up
Typical size: 13.5 × 9.5 in (34 × 24 cm)
Mediums: Etching (20), Lithograph (13), Aquatint (6)
Subjects: Flowers & still life (2), Figures & portraits (2)

1921 The JugglerResult not published
1921 Untitled$125Sign up
1921 Le Jongleur, (The Juggler), (C&R 350), 1921, originalResult not published
c. 1922 Miserere (Have Mercy)$18.8kSign up
1922 Le dur métier de vivre..., pl. 12, from Miserere (C./R. 65)$625Sign up
1922 MiserereUnsold
1922 MiserereUnsold
1922 MiserereUnsold
1922 MiserereUnsold
c. 1922 Demain sera beau disait le naufragé, Pl. XI; Chantez Matines, le jour renaît, Pl. XXIX, from Miserere, (C./R. 64d; 182)$500Sign up
1922 3 Bll. aus: Miserere$1.7kSign up
1922 4 Bll. aus: Miserere$2kSign up

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

1930s 71 works

Sold: 54 of 71
Median: $1.4kSign up
Average: $5.5kSign up
Typical size: 12 × 8.5 in (31 × 22 cm)
Mediums: Aquatint (38), Etching (17), Oil (5)
Subjects: Flowers & still life (6), Markets & villages (2), Figures & portraits (2)

1930 Amazone, from Cirque (Chapon & Rouault 198)$538Sign up
c. 1930 Ballerine (from the Cirque series)$572Sign up
1930 Le Vieux ClownResult not published
c. 1930 Clown au Chien (Wofsy 213)$307Sign up
1930 Le Clown jaune, from Cirque (Wofsy 207)$589Sign up
1930 Automne (Autumn) (C. & R. 288)$7.7kSign up
1930 Le Jongleur (from the Cirque portfolio)$1.8kSign up
1930 Clown et enfantUnsold
1930 Automne (Autumn) (C. & R. 288)Unsold
1930 Automne (Autumn)$15.1kSign up
1930 Sodome ou Gomorrhe (Visage tragique)$35kSign up
1930 Sem TítuloResult not published

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1930 Automne (Autumn)$8.1kSign up
1930 Clown et Enfant, from Cirque (C./R. 201)$1kSign up
1930 Le parade; and Ballerine, from Cirque$2.5kSign up
1930 Clown jaune$2.3kSign up
1930 Le vieux clown$1.2kSign up
1930 Le clown à la grosse caisse$1.5kSign up
1930 Clown et enfant$1.7kSign up
1930 Le clown jaune$1.7kSign up
1930 Le Clown à la grosse Caisse$3.1kSign up
1932 Réincarnations du Père Ubu (Reincarnations of Father Ubu): seven plates (C. 10, 14, 19-20, 22, 25 & 28)$968Sign up
1933 Automne (Autumn) (C. & R. 364)$859Sign up
1933 Fleurs du Mal$839Sign up

…and 47 more works from this group in the full results list.

1940s 5 works

Sold: 3 of 5
Median: $34.4kSign up
Average: $24.8kSign up
Typical size: 22 × 15 in (55 × 38 cm)
Mediums: Oil (2), Etching (2), Photograph (1)
Subjects: Flowers & still life (2)

1940 Jeune clown pensifUnsold
c. 1947 Pierrot au Bouquet$37.7kSign up
1947 Nach - Fleurs décoratives$2.2kSign up
1948 Ce Sera La Derniere Petit Pere - Miserere [This will be the last time, little father - Have Mercy], 1927, but not published untilResult not published
1948 Miserere$34.4kSign up

1950s 1 work

Sold: 0 of 1
Median: —
Average: —
Typical size: 3.5 × 3 in (10 × 7 cm)
Mediums: Etching (1)
Subjects: —

1955 [Nu]Unsold

Creation date not recorded

104 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 14 works

Sold: 14 of 14
Median: $995Sign up
Average: $1.4kSign up
Typical size: 12 × 8 in (31 × 20 cm)
Mediums: Lithograph (5), Etching (4), Aquatint (4)
Subjects: —

sold 2001 Au Pas de Parade$839Sign up
sold 2001 Parade$943Sign up
sold 2001 Christ en Croix (de face)$1kSign up
sold 2001 Parade$1kSign up
sold 2001 Orphelins$1.6kSign up
sold 2002 Chemineau$1.2kSign up

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sold 2003 5 Bll.: Frontispice. Le Politicard. Bon Électeur. Profil. Nu Assis$556Sign up
sold 2006 Untitled$5.6kSign up
sold 2007 Untitled$2.2kSign up
sold 2008 Reincarnation de Père Ubu$200Sign up
sold 2009 Laquais$800Sign up
sold 2009 Tristes Os$800Sign up

…and 2 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 43 works

Sold: 19 of 43
Median: $450Sign up
Average: $2.8kSign up
Typical size: 17 × 12.5 in (43 × 32 cm)
Mediums: Etching (12), Aquatint (11), Other (9)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (3)

sold 2010 «Bon candidat Boudoubadabou» e «Nudo seduto»Result not published
sold 2010 Clownesse au paradeResult not published
sold 2010 FiguraResult not published
sold 2010 Autumne$2.1kSign up
sold 2010 LAQUAIS, color aquatint$450Sign up
sold 2010 Jean-François Jamais Ne Chante Alleluia (From Miserere)$200Sign up

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sold 2010 Augures (From Miserere)$200Sign up
sold 2010 CLOWN ET ENFANT, aquatint$1.6kSign up
sold 2010 Amazone$4.3kSign up
sold 2012 MiserereUnsold
sold 2012 MiserereUnsold
sold 2012 MiserereUnsold

…and 31 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 47 works

Sold: 18 of 47
Median: $350Sign up
Average: $1kSign up
Typical size: 13 × 10 in (32 × 25 cm)
Mediums: Aquatint (17), Etching (10), Lithograph (5)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (5), Flowers & still life (3), Landscapes (1)

sold 2020 Master Arthur (pl. 11 from Cirque de lEtoile Filante)$840Sign up
sold 2020 Amer Citron$1.5kSign up
sold 2020 Femme Affranchie, a Quattorze Heures Chante MidiResult not published
sold 2020 Femme Affranchie, a Quattorze Heures Chante MidiResult not published
sold 2020 COLORResult not published
sold 2020 Le Noir LibéréUnsold

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sold 2021 UntitledResult not published
sold 2021 Femme FiereResult not published
sold 2021 Miserere$500Sign up
sold 2021 Christ et Sainte Femme$550Sign up
sold 2021 Le Dur Metier de Vivre$300Sign up
sold 2022 ' W 7.5'Result not published

…and 35 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 Rouault auction results →