Gustave Doré: career timeline
French · 1832–1883 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 7 of 30 lots (25% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 4 | 0 | — | Engraving |
| 1870s | 2 | 1 | $37.5kSign up | Gouache |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | — | Watercolor |
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1860s 4 works
- Sold
- 0 of 4
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- —
- Mediums
- Engraving (4)
- Subjects
- —
1870s 2 works
1880s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 17.5 × 24 in (44 × 61 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- —
1881 View of St. GingolphUnsold
Creation date not recorded
21 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 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $666Sign up
- Average
- $666Sign up
- Typical size
- 9.5 × 8 in (24 × 20 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (1), Woodcut / linocut (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2004 Zugeschrieben - Don Quichote$1kSign up
sold 2005 Prosa-Illustrationen$289Sign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 11 works
- Sold
- 1 of 11
- Median
- $59Sign up
- Average
- $59Sign up
- Typical size
- 10 × 10 in (25 × 25 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (8), Mixed media (1), Print (other) (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2010 Ercole fanciullo che cavalca un leoneResult not published
sold 2010 Ritratto femminileResult not published
sold 2010 Figura maschile di spalleResult not published
sold 2010 Studio per illustrazioneResult not published
sold 2012 Studio per «Le anime dannate»Result not published
sold 2012 Nudi da RubensResult not published · sold 2×
Show 5 more (2010s)
sold 2014 ColloquioResult not published
sold 2015 Burning of Nagoya CastleUnsold
sold 2015 Pittore nello studioResult not published · sold 2×
sold 2017 Signierte Visitenkarte. 2. H. 19. Jh$59Sign up
sold 2018 La Parca e l'Amore (La Parque et l'Amour)Result not published
Undated, sold in the 2020s 8 works
- Sold
- 2 of 8
- Median
- $8kSign up
- Average
- $8kSign up
- Typical size
- 21 × 20 in (54 × 50 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (2), Other (2), Engraving (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2021 La Parca e l'Amore (La Parque et l'Amour)Result not published
sold 2022 La Parca e l'Amore (La Parque et l'Amour)Result not published
sold 2023 La Divina Commedia - Don ChisciotteUnsold
sold 2023 ' W 18'Result not published
sold 2025 Among the Hartz Mountains$3.8kSign up
sold 2025 Christ Carrying the Cross$12.2kSign up
Show 2 more (2020s)
sold 2025 Illustration from the Divine Comedy with Dante and CharonUnsold
sold 2025 Le NeophyteUnsold
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 Gustave Doré auction results →