Gerardus Mercator: career timeline

Dutch · 1512–1594 · Few works by Gerardus Mercator have a recorded creation date (4 of 44), so works are grouped by the decade they were sold, not made. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Gerardus Mercator: works at auction by decade the work was sold (creation dates are not recorded for most of these works). Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade soldWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
2000s43$206Sign upEngraving
2010s108$339Sign upEngraving
2020s3011$272Sign upEtching

Sold in the 2000s 4 works

Sold
3 of 4
Median
$206Sign up
Average
$295Sign up
Typical size
14 × 18 in (36 × 45 cm)
Mediums
Engraving (4)
Subjects
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Sold in the 2010s 10 works

Sold
8 of 10
Median
$339Sign up
Average
$531Sign up
Typical size
14.5 × 19.5 in (37 × 49 cm)
Mediums
Engraving (6), Etching (2), Print (other) (1)
Subjects
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Sold in the 2020s 30 works

Sold
11 of 30
Median
$272Sign up
Average
$579Sign up
Typical size
14 × 18.5 in (35 × 47 cm)
Mediums
Etching (17), Engraving (12), Other (1)
Subjects
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…and 6 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 Gerardus Mercator auction results →