Hermann Hesse: career timeline
German · 1877–1962 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 32 of 67 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.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 3 | 3 | $7.1kSign up | Watercolor |
| 1920s | 17 | 17 | $15.6kSign up | Watercolor |
| 1930s | 5 | 5 | $8.5kSign up | Watercolor |
| 1940s | 3 | 3 | $7.6kSign up | Watercolor |
| 1950s | 4 | 4 | $10.9kSign up | Watercolor |
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1910s 3 works
- Sold
- 3 of 3
- Median
- $7.1kSign up
- Average
- $9.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 5.5 × 4 in (14 × 10 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (3)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1)
1919 Grotto im Wald$4.8kSign up
1919 Tessiner Landschaft$15.5kSign up
1919 Montagnola$7.1kSign up
1920s 17 works
- Sold
- 17 of 17
- Median
- $15.6kSign up
- Average
- $21kSign up
- Typical size
- 9.5 × 11 in (24 × 28 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (16), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (6)
1920 Tessiner Landschaft (Haus vor Berglandschaft)$8.4kSign up
c. 1920 Landschaft bei Montagnola$11.6kSign up
1921 Haus mit zwei Zypressen$10.8kSign up
1922 Ohne Titel (27. August 22)$15kSign up
1922 Tessiner Dorflandschaft$21.2kSign up
1923 Arosio (Tessiner Bergdorfansicht)$40kSign up
1923 Montagnola$15.8kSign up
1923 Lago Maggiore$6.2kSign up
1924 Tessiner Landschaft$36.9kSign up
1925 Tessiner Landschaft (Bäume)$9.2kSign up
1925 Tessiner Landschaft (Häuser)$14.8kSign up
1927 Torello (23. Juli 27)$13.5kSign up
Show 5 more (1920s)
1927 Tessiner Dorfansicht$43.3kSign up
1927 Tessin-Gebirge$51.6kSign up
1928 Haus mit rotem Dach in Berglandschaft$20.7kSign up
1929 Tessiner Landschaft$22.7kSign up
1929 Häusergruppe$15.6kSign up
1930s 5 works
- Sold
- 5 of 5
- Median
- $8.5kSign up
- Average
- $8.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 7.5 × 7 in (19 × 17 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (5)
- Subjects
- —
1930 Verfrühter Herbst“. 1930er Jahre$8.5kSign up
1930 Apfelbäumchen$4.5kSign up
1932 Alpenastern$3.8kSign up
1933 Tessin$8.8kSign up
1935 Ein paar Gedichte$18.5kSign up
1940s 3 works
- Sold
- 3 of 3
- Median
- $7.6kSign up
- Average
- $13.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 2.5 × 3 in (6 × 7 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (3)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1940 Zwölf Gedichte von Hermann Hesse$26.6kSign up
1940 Müssige Gedanken (Haus zwischen zwei Palmen)$7.6kSign up
1942 Häuser in Montagnola$6kSign up
1950s 4 works
- Sold
- 4 of 4
- Median
- $10.9kSign up
- Average
- $11.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 8.5 × 6.5 in (22 × 16 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (3), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- —
1950 Zwölf Gedichte von Hermann Hesse$11.8kSign up
c. 1950 12 Gedichte von Hermann Hesse$18.9kSign up
1950 Kleiner Knabe$3.7kSign up
1958 Aus: „Zwölf Gedichte$10kSign up
Creation date not recorded
35 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 8 works
- Sold
- 7 of 8
- Median
- $13.6kSign up
- Average
- $14.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 9 × 9.5 in (23 × 24 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (6), Drawing (1), Print (other) (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (5)
sold 2004 Erschütterung$1.8kSign up
sold 2006 Tessiner Landschaft (Haus vor Berglandschaft)$12.6kSign up
sold 2007 Tessiner Landschaft (Stall überm See)$17.6kSign up
sold 2008 Kleine Tessiner Landschaft$4.9kSign up
sold 2008 Tessiner Berglandschaft mit Dorfkirche (Chiesa in collina)$19.6kSign up
sold 2009 Landscape$13.6kSign up
Show 2 more (2000s)
sold 2009 Gruß und DankUnsold
sold 2009 Ticino Landscape$28.8kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 3 works
- Sold
- 3 of 3
- Median
- $6.1kSign up
- Average
- $8.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 9.5 × 6.5 in (24 × 17 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (2), Other (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1)
sold 2013 Tessiner Bergdorf am abendlichen See$6.1kSign up
sold 2015 Ohne Titel (Tessiner Landschaft)$13.5kSign up
sold 2018 Senza titolo$6kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 24 works
- Sold
- 0 of 24
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 8 × 6 in (21 × 15 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (18), Watercolor (5), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Beach scenes (1)
sold 2021 Nur zwei MadchenUnsold
sold 2021 Mama Nassi betet den mond anUnsold
sold 2021 Die FischerUnsold
sold 2021 Without titleUnsold
sold 2021 Hauser in PortoferraioUnsold
sold 2021 Gangbang am StrandUnsold
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2021 Endogene Bilder sind das letzte, erfahrbare GluckUnsold
sold 2021 Allerlei Essbares aus dem MeerUnsold
sold 2021 Stilleben im Hause des AbtesUnsold
sold 2021 Without titleUnsold
sold 2021 Without titleUnsold
sold 2021 Das Transzendente des gemusesUnsold
…and 12 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 Hermann Hesse auction results →