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German · 1902–1975 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 66 of 138 lots (48% 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.

Hans Bellmer: 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
1930s1611$17.6kSign upPhotograph
1940s66$10.6kSign upDrawing
1950s99$4.8kSign upDrawing
1960s1916$501Sign upEtching
1970s169$689Sign upEtching

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1930s 16 works

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11 of 16
Median
$17.6kSign up
Average
$25.6kSign up
Typical size
5.5 × 5.5 in (14 × 14 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (13), Drawing (1), Gouache (1)
Subjects
—
Show 4 more (1930s)

1940s 6 works

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6 of 6
Median
$10.6kSign up
Average
$21.9kSign up
Typical size
7 × 6 in (18 × 15 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (4), Photograph (2)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)

1950s 9 works

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9 of 9
Median
$4.8kSign up
Average
$6.4kSign up
Typical size
10 × 7 in (25 × 18 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (6), Etching (3)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)

1960s 19 works

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16 of 19
Median
$501Sign up
Average
$3kSign up
Typical size
11.5 × 11 in (30 × 28 cm)
Mediums
Etching (13), Drawing (4), Lithograph (1)
Subjects
Landscapes (1)
Show 7 more (1960s)

1970s 16 works

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9 of 16
Median
$689Sign up
Average
$836Sign up
Typical size
13.5 × 12 in (34 × 30 cm)
Mediums
Etching (7), Lithograph (5), Engraving (3)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2), Landscapes (1)
Show 4 more (1970s)

Creation date not recorded

72 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 15 works

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15 of 15
Median
$1.5kSign up
Average
$3.3kSign up
Typical size
9 × 8 in (23 × 21 cm)
Mediums
Etching (9), Drawing (3), Print (other) (2)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)
Show 6 more (2000s)

…and 3 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 27 works

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7 of 27
Median
$20.9kSign up
Average
$34.5kSign up
Typical size
15 × 15 in (38 × 38 cm)
Mediums
Other (18), Etching (3), Drawing (2)
Subjects
—
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…and 15 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 30 works

Sold
22 of 30
Median
$355Sign up
Average
$824Sign up
Typical size
12.5 × 11 in (32 × 28 cm)
Mediums
Etching (11), Print (other) (7), Other (4)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (3)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 18 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 Hans Bellmer auction results →