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French · 1908–2004 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 563 of 608 lots (93% 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.

Henri Cartier-Bresson: 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
1930s191146$10.3kSign upPhotograph
1940s10086$10.7kSign upPhotograph
1950s155130$12.7kSign upPhotograph
1960s10185$9.4kSign upPhotograph
1970s98$4.9kSign upPhotograph
1980s33$4.4kSign upPhotograph
1990s22$26.4kSign upWoodcut / linocut
2000s20—Photograph

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1930s 191 works

Sold
146 of 191
Median
$10.3kSign up
Average
$16.5kSign up
Typical size
11.5 × 14 in (30 × 36 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (187), Other (3), Print (other) (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (29), Rivers & marshes (4), Harbours & ports (1)
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…and 167 more works from this group in the full results list.

1940s 100 works

Sold
86 of 100
Median
$10.7kSign up
Average
$11.3kSign up
Typical size
11.5 × 14 in (30 × 36 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (100)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (7), Markets & villages (4)
Show 12 more (1940s)

…and 76 more works from this group in the full results list.

1950s 155 works

Sold
130 of 155
Median
$12.7kSign up
Average
$14.7kSign up
Typical size
14 × 11.5 in (36 × 30 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (152), Other (3)
Subjects
Markets & villages (30), Rivers & marshes (10), Figures & portraits (2)
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…and 131 more works from this group in the full results list.

1960s 101 works

Sold
85 of 101
Median
$9.4kSign up
Average
$11.6kSign up
Typical size
11.5 × 14 in (30 × 36 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (101)
Subjects
Markets & villages (6), Figures & portraits (3)
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…and 77 more works from this group in the full results list.

1970s 9 works

Sold
8 of 9
Median
$4.9kSign up
Average
$6.6kSign up
Typical size
9.5 × 10 in (24 × 25 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (8), Drawing (1)
Subjects
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1980s 3 works

Sold
3 of 3
Median
$4.4kSign up
Average
$4.1kSign up
Typical size
9.5 × 13 in (24 × 32 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (2), Tempera (1)
Subjects
—

1990s 2 works

Sold
2 of 2
Median
$26.4kSign up
Average
$26.4kSign up
Typical size
12.5 × 17 in (32 × 43 cm)
Mediums
Woodcut / linocut (1), Photograph (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)

2000s 2 works

Sold
0 of 2
Median
—
Average
—
Typical size
11.5 × 12 in (30 × 30 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (2)
Subjects
Markets & villages (1)

Creation date not recorded

45 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 1 work

Sold
1 of 1
Median
$4.3kSign up
Average
$4.3kSign up
Typical size
14 × 9.5 in (36 × 24 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (1)
Subjects
—

Undated, sold in the 2010s 29 works

Sold
24 of 29
Median
$4.7kSign up
Average
$5.5kSign up
Typical size
9.5 × 10 in (24 × 25 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (22), Other (6), Drawing (1)
Subjects
Rivers & marshes (1), Figures & portraits (1)
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…and 17 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 15 works

Sold
12 of 15
Median
$3kSign up
Average
$4.8kSign up
Typical size
15 × 12 in (38 × 30 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (13), Multiple (1), Other (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 3 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 Henri Cartier-Bresson auction results →