Jan Saudek: career timeline
Czech · b. 1935 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 68 of 96 lots (71% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | $1.3kSign up | Photograph |
| 1960s | 9 | 8 | $1.2kSign up | Photograph |
| 1970s | 13 | 7 | $1.2kSign up | Photograph |
| 1980s | 26 | 21 | $1.3kSign up | Photograph |
| 1990s | 19 | 15 | $1.8kSign up | Photograph |
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1950s 1 work
1960s 9 works
- Sold
- 8 of 9
- Median
- $1.2kSign up
- Average
- $1.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 15 × 11.5 in (38 × 30 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (8), Mixed media (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1)
1963 First Steps$1.1kSign up
1964 On the Road$958Sign up
1966 Life$3.2kSign up
1966 Life$3.5kSign up
1966 Childhood, #53Result not published
1966 Life$1.9kSign up
1966 Life$1.1kSign up
1968 Chains$1.3kSign up
1969 Frame (Artefact)$1.2kSign up
1970s 13 works
- Sold
- 7 of 13
- Median
- $1.2kSign up
- Average
- $1.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 13 × 11.5 in (32 × 30 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (13)
- Subjects
- Rivers & marshes (2)
1970 Destiny walks 2 innocent Children down to the River$1.3kSign up
1970 Destiny walks down to the river carrying two innocent Children$3.4kSign up
1970 Zdena und Karlina - Karolinas Flag$597Sign up
1972 UntitledUnsold
1974 Marie #142Unsold
1974 LoveUnsold
1974 Marie #142$1.1kSign up
1975 This Star is mine$1.2kSign up
1977 UntitledUnsold
1978 Zuzanka$1.1kSign up
1978 Paula poses for the first and the last time$3.4kSign up
1978 Jana DrapResult not published
Show 1 more (1970s)
1978 Zuzanka, #1905Unsold
1980s 26 works
- Sold
- 21 of 26
- Median
- $1.3kSign up
- Average
- $1.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 12.5 × 11.5 in (32 × 30 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (26)
- Subjects
- Sunsets & night (1)
c. 1980 Untitled (Johnnie & Frannie), 1980s$125Sign up
c. 1980 Untitled (coupling), 1980s$125Sign up
1982 The First Kiss to Little Brother$1.4kSign up
1982 Gabi Shaves Herself$875Sign up
1982 Gabi Shaves HerselfUnsold
1984 Zuzanka$1.6kSign up
1985 New York New York$884Sign up
1985 The End of the World$1.4kSign up
1985 The Notorious Black Blond Strikes Again$427Sign up
1985 The White Blond$427Sign up
1986 Olga, Mother-to-beUnsold
1987 Model Print of #355/IV Chains of LoveUnsold
Show 12 more (1980s)
1987 At the Waterfront, Study No. 2$188Sign up
1987 Walkman Nr #195$1.1kSign up
1988 Childe's Innocence$1.3kSign up
c. 1988 Kisses in Moonlight (from the series: The Window)$1.2kSign up
1988 The Teen-Queen$1.7kSign up
1988 Children Nr. 1903$1.8kSign up
1988 White Blonde’, Prague 1988$2.6kSign up
1989 The Flame$958Sign up
1989 Brom-Sisters$1.6kSign up
1989 "Oh, these fabulous Brom Sisters!"$1.5kSign up
1989 The Abyss$3.6kSign up
1989 Hey Joe‘s Place, 30 Years Later...Result not published
…and 2 more works from this group in the full results list.
1990s 19 works
- Sold
- 15 of 19
- Median
- $1.8kSign up
- Average
- $2.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 16 × 13.5 in (40 × 34 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (17), Oil (1), Print (other) (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (3)
c. 1990 Freundinnen$1.4kSign up
c. 1990 The Tango$1.6kSign up
c. 1990 Holy Russia$6.9kSign up
c. 1990 The Rain & the FireUnsold
1990 The New View from My Window$1.1kSign up
1991 Pietà n.414Unsold
1992 Statkář$1.6kSign up
1992 (Fragment) Beauty Contest$2.1kSign up
1992 Portrait of Ida$1.7kSign up
1992 Portrait of IdaUnsold
1992 With friends$990Sign up
c. 1993 Monique$2.7kSign up
Show 7 more (1990s)
c. 1993 The Mandoline Session$1.9kSign up
c. 1993 Untitled$4.2kSign up
c. 1993 Untitled$4.2kSign up
1994 Marie's Pet$1.1kSign up
1994 My First Portrait of Veronika Schiele$4.5kSign up
1994 The Deep Devotion of VeroniqueResult not published
1997 Untitled$1.8kSign up
Creation date not recorded
28 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 6 works
- Sold
- 6 of 6
- Median
- $1.5kSign up
- Average
- $1.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 10 × 9 in (25 × 23 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (6)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2005 Bez názvu$317Sign up
sold 2008 ROSEMOUND # 177$1.7kSign up
sold 2008 THE LOVE$1.7kSign up
sold 2009 LADY IN THEATRE BOX$1.5kSign up
sold 2009 DAS SCHICKSAL STEIGT ZUM FLUSS HINAB UND BEGLEITET ZWEI UNSCHULDIGE KINDER$1.5kSign up
sold 2009 THE KNIFE$1.3kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 10 works
- Sold
- 10 of 10
- Median
- $2kSign up
- Average
- $2kSign up
- Typical size
- 11.5 × 12 in (30 × 30 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (10)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2)
sold 2010 OH - THOSE SWEET B-SISTERS!$2.5kSign up
sold 2010 LIFE$1.4kSign up
sold 2010 HISTORY OF DRINKING IN CZECHOSLOWAKIA$2.9kSign up
sold 2011 Slavic Girl with her Father$2kSign up
sold 2011 THE WALKMAN$1.6kSign up
sold 2011 UNHAPPY GIRL # 235$2.1kSign up
Show 4 more (2010s)
sold 2011 MUSIC$1.5kSign up
sold 2012 Tribute to Great Vincent$2.5kSign up
sold 2012 New Morning$1.4kSign up
sold 2013 Kiss of Death$2.4kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 12 works
- Sold
- 6 of 12
- Median
- $875Sign up
- Average
- $1.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 11.5 × 12.5 in (29 × 32 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (12)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (6), Sunsets & night (1)
sold 2020 Man Begs WomanResult not published
sold 2020 Jana Drap #370Result not published
sold 2020 Sweet Secret #1911/1Result not published
sold 2020 Obese Woman Holding a Can of Coca-ColaResult not published
sold 2020 Big SisterResult not published
sold 2020 S/ TítuloResult not published
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2021 A Servant's Evening$1.3kSign up
sold 2021 The Girl$2.5kSign up
sold 2023 Untitled (Father and child), nd$408Sign up
sold 2024 Man Holding Infant$1kSign up
sold 2024 Man and Train$650Sign up
sold 2024 Man, Woman and Child$750Sign up
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 Jan Saudek auction results →