Jean Dufy: career timeline

French · 1888–1964 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 40 of 107 lots (37% 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 Dufy: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1900s	1	1	$5.1kSign up	Watercolor
1920s	11	9	$18.8kSign up	Oil
1930s	5	5	$21.2kSign up	Oil
1940s	5	3	$23kSign up	Gouache
1950s	11	11	$20kSign up	Gouache
1960s	4	2	$15kSign up	Drawing

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1900s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $5.1kSign up
Average: $5.1kSign up
Typical size: 16 × 21 in (41 × 53 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (1)
Subjects: Harbours & ports (1)

1908 Voiliers au port$5.1kSign up · sold 2×

1920s 11 works

Sold: 9 of 11
Median: $18.8kSign up
Average: $22.8kSign up
Typical size: 18.5 × 21.5 in (47 × 55 cm)
Mediums: Oil (8), Gouache (2), Watercolor (1)
Subjects: Landscapes (1), Cattle & animals (1), Harbours & ports (1)

1921 Paysage, Le Havre$15.6kSign up
1921 Vallé de la Gartempe (Haute-vienne)$13.6kSign up · sold 2×
c. 1924 Sieste du chat dans l´atelier$14.2kSign up
1925 La moisson$35.3kSign up
1926 Chevaux en libertéUnsold
c. 1928 La sortie du port au Havre$10.6kSign up
1928 Village du Limousin$18.8kSign up
1928 L'île d'YeuUnsold
1929 Les Cavaliers au Bois$19.2kSign up
1929 Trio de clowns musiciens$37.8kSign up
1929 L'Écuyere au Cirque Medrano$39.8kSign up · sold 2×

1930s 5 works

Sold: 5 of 5
Median: $21.2kSign up
Average: $22kSign up
Typical size: 16 × 23 in (41 × 59 cm)
Mediums: Oil (4), Gouache (1)
Subjects: Flowers & still life (2), Landscapes (1)

c. 1930 Moulin à Aubes (Limousin)$45.1kSign up
1930 Nature morte$21.2kSign up
c. 1933 Paysage$3.8kSign up
c. 1934 Nature morte au coquillage$8.1kSign up
c. 1938 La maison Perrier à Preuilly-sur-Claise$32kSign up

1940s 5 works

Sold: 3 of 5
Median: $23kSign up
Average: $23.8kSign up
Typical size: 19 × 25 in (48 × 63 cm)
Mediums: Gouache (4), Watercolor (1)
Subjects: Rivers & marshes (1)

c. 1946 Le cabrage$23kSign up
c. 1947 La Seine et le Petit Palais$26.4kSign up
c. 1947 Le jardin des Tuileries (J. 978)$22kSign up
c. 1948 Parade mexicaineUnsold
c. 1948 Parade mexicaineUnsold

1950s 11 works

Sold: 11 of 11
Median: $20kSign up
Average: $17.3kSign up
Typical size: 15.5 × 17 in (39 × 43 cm)
Mediums: Gouache (5), Oil (3), Lithograph (3)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (1)

c. 1950 L'écuyère à panneaux$32kSign up
c. 1950 Paris, le pont Alexandre III$28.2kSign up
1950 Le cirque$441Sign up
c. 1950 Bois du Bologne$700Sign up
1950 Montmartre et Sacre-Coeur$2.4kSign up
c. 1954 L'église Saint-Pierre de Montmartre et le Sacré-Cœur$22.5kSign up
1955 Rade méditerranéenne$26.6kSign up
c. 1956 Le concert$20kSign up
1957 Place de la Concorde Paris$19.5kSign up
1958 Tower Bridge London$25kSign up
1958 Paris, la Passerelle des Arts$12.5kSign up

1960s 4 works

Sold: 2 of 4
Median: $15kSign up
Average: $15kSign up
Typical size: 15 × 19.5 in (38 × 49 cm)
Mediums: Drawing (2), Watercolor (1), Oil (1)
Subjects: —

c. 1960 Coquillages$2.8kSign up
c. 1960 Promenade au Bois de Boulogne$27.2kSign up
c. 1960 Le PanthéonUnsold
1964 Le Havre 1888-Boussay 1964 / Senza titoloResult not published

Creation date not recorded

63 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 11 works

Sold: 8 of 11
Median: $6kSign up
Average: $25.9kSign up
Typical size: 13 × 16 in (32 × 41 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (3), Oil (3), Print (other) (2)
Subjects: —

sold 2003 Place de la Concorde$740Sign up
sold 2003 ÎLE DE FRANCE MIT NOTRE DAME$3.6kSign up
sold 2006 View of Paris$1.4kSign up
sold 2006 (French 1888-1964)$1.8kSign up
sold 2006 (French 1888-1964)$112kSign up
sold 2007 Calèche et cavaliers$57.6kSign up

Show 5 more (2000s)

sold 2009 Paris, Isle De La CiteUnsold
sold 2009 Scène équestre$8.5kSign up
sold 2009 UntitledUnsold
sold 2009 Place de la Concorde$22kSign up
sold 2009 Paris, Isle De La CiteUnsold

Undated, sold in the 2010s 23 works

Sold: 19 of 23
Median: $4.1kSign up
Average: $12kSign up
Typical size: 18 × 24 in (46 × 61 cm)
Mediums: Other (6), Oil (5), Lithograph (4)
Subjects: Rivers & marshes (3), Figures & portraits (1), Harbours & ports (1)

sold 2010 La Seine$46.6kSign up
sold 2011 Île de la Cité$38kSign up
sold 2012 Bois de BoulogneUnsold · sold 2×
sold 2012 Grenade$688Sign up
sold 2012 Paris$1kSign up
sold 2012 Paris, Isle De La Cite$1kSign up

Show 6 more (2010s)

sold 2012 Femme Assise (Mme Dufy)$4.6kSign up · sold 3×
sold 2013 Le Pont Alexandre III, Paris, n.d.Unsold
sold 2013 Sailboats in the Entrance to a French HarborUnsold
sold 2013 Place de la Concorde$3.5kSign up
sold 2015 Les EquestreUnsold
sold 2016 Clown de Cirque Acte$15kSign up

…and 11 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 29 works

Sold: 22 of 29
Median: $12.6kSign up
Average: $16.3kSign up
Typical size: 17.5 × 18 in (44 × 46 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (11), Oil (10), Print (other) (2)
Subjects: Flowers & still life (3), Harbours & ports (1), Boats (1)

sold 2020 Marrakech$12kSign up
sold 2020 Paris, Viaduc Du Point-Du-Jour (B. 4787)$10kSign up
sold 2020 ÿParis, Place Blanche (B. 4782)$40kSign up
sold 2020 Le Havre, Le Bassin de la Manche$26kSign up
sold 2020 L’abside de Notre-Dame$38kSign up
sold 2020 Blick auf Paris$10.7kSign up

Show 6 more (2020s)

sold 2020 Le Cirque$355Sign up
sold 2020 Boats at Honfleur$1.5kSign up
sold 2021 Route de Rives (Touraine)$6.6kSign up
sold 2021 Nature Mortes (Still Life with Sunflowers and Pears)$6kSign up
sold 2021 L'Andalouse$20kSign up
sold 2021 Paris, Le Pont Alexandre III$48kSign up

…and 17 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 Dufy auction results →