Jean Hélion: career timeline
French · 1904–1987 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 19 of 30 lots (69% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 7 | 6 | $9.6kSign up | Watercolor |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | $16.7kSign up | Gouache |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | — | Oil |
| 1960s | 7 | 4 | $1.1kSign up | Oil |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | $1.8kSign up | Gouache |
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1930s 7 works
- Sold
- 6 of 7
- Median
- $9.6kSign up
- Average
- $95.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 15 × 14 in (38 × 35 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (4), Lithograph (2), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1), Abstract (1)
1932 Abstraction$7.5kSign up · sold 2×
1932 EquilibreUnsold
1933 Equilibre 4$8.3kSign up
1937 Untitled$10.8kSign up
1938 Figure abstraite$30kSign up
1939 Composition$500Sign up
1939 Abstraction$514kSign up
1940s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $16.7kSign up
- Average
- $16.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 8.5 × 12 in (22 × 30 cm)
- Mediums
- Gouache (1)
- Subjects
- —
1944 Homme au Chapeau 1944$16.7kSign up
1950s 2 works
- Sold
- 0 of 2
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 18 × 25.5 in (46 × 65 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2)
- Subjects
- —
1958 Cape Breton, Point CaronResult not published
1959 Les Mains de Claire GoldResult not published
1960s 7 works
- Sold
- 4 of 7
- Median
- $1.1kSign up
- Average
- $1.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 13 × 16 in (33 × 41 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (4), Other (1), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (2), Flowers & still life (1), Landscapes (1)
1960 Musician's Garret Still Life ParisResult not published
1964 Untitled$1.5kSign up
1964 A Shade Tree, 1964$2.2kSign up
1965 Luxembourg ( Gardens)Result not published
1965 Passer's By (Street Musicians)Result not published
1966 Untitled (Street Scene)$726Sign up
1969 Figure Dressée$250Sign up
1970s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $1.8kSign up
- Average
- $1.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 30 × 39.5 in (76 × 100 cm)
- Mediums
- Gouache (1)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1972 Sans titre$1.8kSign up
Creation date not recorded
8 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 2010s 1 work
Undated, sold in the 2020s 7 works
- Sold
- 6 of 7
- Median
- $126Sign up
- Average
- $147Sign up
- Typical size
- 26 × 33 in (66 × 84 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (7)
- Subjects
- Abstract (3)
sold 2020 Untitled$126Sign up
sold 2020 Untitled$189Sign up
sold 2020 Untitled$126Sign up
sold 2020 Untitled$252Sign up
sold 2023 CompositionUnsold
sold 2023 Composition$126Sign up · sold 4×
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sold 2024 Composition$63Sign 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 Jean Hélion auction results →