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Jean Dubuffet: career timeline

French · 1901–1985 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 285 of 349 lots (81% 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.

Jean Dubuffet: 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
1910s11$81.3kSign upDrawing
1940s1514$53.1kSign upLithograph
1950s7458$2.6kSign upLithograph
1960s6756$14.2kSign upLithograph
1970s9487$6.8kSign upScreenprint
1980s3025$17.8kSign upAcrylic

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1910s 1 work

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1 of 1
Median
$81.3kSign up
Average
$81.3kSign up
Typical size
15.5 × 13 in (40 × 33 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (1)
Subjects
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1940s 15 works

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14 of 15
Median
$53.1kSign up
Average
$273kSign up
Typical size
12.5 × 10.5 in (32 × 27 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (6), Drawing (4), Oil (3)
Subjects
Landscapes (3)
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1950s 74 works

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58 of 74
Median
$2.6kSign up
Average
$343kSign up
Typical size
20 × 15.5 in (51 × 39 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (36), Oil (18), Other (9)
Subjects
Landscapes (5), Flowers & still life (2), Cattle & animals (2)
Show 12 more (1950s)

…and 50 more works from this group in the full results list.

1960s 67 works

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56 of 67
Median
$14.2kSign up
Average
$154kSign up
Typical size
20 × 14 in (51 × 36 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (27), Drawing (16), Screenprint (6)
Subjects
Landscapes (4), Sunsets & night (1), Cattle & animals (1)
Show 12 more (1960s)

…and 43 more works from this group in the full results list.

1970s 94 works

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87 of 94
Median
$6.8kSign up
Average
$70.5kSign up
Typical size
23 × 20.5 in (58 × 52 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (72), Lithograph (9), Acrylic (5)
Subjects
Markets & villages (5), Figures & portraits (1), Landscapes (1)
Show 12 more (1970s)

…and 70 more works from this group in the full results list.

1980s 30 works

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25 of 30
Median
$17.8kSign up
Average
$143kSign up
Typical size
26.5 × 22.5 in (67 × 57 cm)
Mediums
Acrylic (14), Drawing (4), Screenprint (4)
Subjects
Landscapes (2), Figures & portraits (2)
Show 12 more (1980s)

…and 6 more works from this group in the full results list.

Creation date not recorded

64 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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14 of 15
Median
$7.3kSign up
Average
$17.8kSign up
Typical size
21.5 × 14.5 in (54 × 37 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (8), Screenprint (6), Multiple (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2)
Show 6 more (2000s)

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

Undated, sold in the 2010s 14 works

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13 of 14
Median
$9.4kSign up
Average
$19kSign up
Typical size
17 × 11 in (43 × 28 cm)
Mediums
Other (7), Drawing (3), Mixed media (2)
Subjects
Landscapes (1)
Show 6 more (2010s)

…and 2 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 35 works

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20 of 35
Median
$32.5kSign up
Average
$413kSign up
Typical size
19 × 16.5 in (48 × 42 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (10), Acrylic (9), Other (5)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1), Palms (1), Flowers & still life (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 23 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 Jean Dubuffet auction results →