Johann Moritz Rugendas: career timeline
German · 1802–1858 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 44 of 66 lots (67% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 6 | 0 | — | Lithograph |
| 1830s | 33 | 2 | $21.8kSign up | Lithograph |
| 1840s | 4 | 3 | $47.2kSign up | Oil |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | $8.3kSign up | Oil |
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1820s 6 works
- Sold
- 0 of 6
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 10 × 12 in (26 × 30 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (3), Etching (2), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- —
1822 RIO DE JANEIRO NOSSA SENHORA DA GLORIA, 1822Unsold
1822 PRAIA DE COPACABANA, 1822Unsold
1825 Mixed lot 2 pieces: Pinhero - Araucaria brasiliano (Brazil pine)Unsold
c. 1828 Bridge made of Fibre,(c.1828)Result not published
c. 1828 Sabará,(c.1828)Result not published
c. 1828 The War Dance or Jogo Capoeira, (c.1828)Result not published
1830s 33 works
- Sold
- 2 of 33
- Median
- $21.8kSign up
- Average
- $21.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 15 × 21.5 in (38 × 54 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (31), Oil (2)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (1)
1832 Feldhüter bei der Sonnenpyramide von Teotihuacán mit Popocatépetl im Hintergrund$15.2kSign up
c. 1834 Die Schlucht von Beltrán (Mexiko)$28.4kSign up
1835 CONJUNTO DE 9 PEÇAS DE RETRATOS DE NEGROS E MULATOSResult not published
1835 COSTUMES DE SÃO PAULOResult not published
1835 COSTUMES DE RIO DE JANEIROResult not published
1835 NEGROS NOVOSResult not published
1835 NÈGRE & NÉGRESSE DANS UNE PLANTATIONResult not published
1835 NÈGRE & NÉGRESSE DE BAHIAResult not published
1835 MARCHÉ AUX NEGRESResult not published
1835 MARCHÉ SUR LA BRAIA DOS MINEIROSResult not published
1835 PUNITIONS PUBLIQUES SUR LA PLACE Ste. ANNE - RIO DE JANEIROResult not published
1835 HABITATIONS DE NÈGRESResult not published
Show 12 more (1830s)
1835 TRANSPORT D‘UM CONVOI DE NÈGRESResult not published
1835 CONVOI DE DIAMANTS PASSANT PAR CAIETEResult not published
1835 CHÂTIMENTS DOMESTIQUESResult not published
1835 FAMILLE DE PLANTEURS ALLANT À L‘EGLISEResult not published
1835 CANOT INDIENResult not published
1835 CHASSE AUX TIGRESResult not published
1835 DEFRICHEMENT D‘UNE FORÊTResult not published
1835 CAMPOS SUR LES BORDS DU RIO DAS VELHASResult not published
1835 RIO PARAYBUNAResult not published
1835 ALDEIA DOS TAPUYOSResult not published
1835 EMBOUCHURE DE LA RIVÈRE CAXOERAResult not published
1835 CATAS ALTASResult not published
…and 9 more works from this group in the full results list.
1840s 4 works
- Sold
- 3 of 4
- Median
- $47.2kSign up
- Average
- $45.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 14.5 × 14.5 in (37 × 37 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (4)
- Subjects
- Beach scenes (1)
1844 El Mercado en Lima (Perú)Result not published
1844 Strassenszene in Lima$47.2kSign up
1844 Ankunft einer Novizin im Konvent$47.2kSign up
1844 Badende am Strand von Chorillos bei Miraflores (Lima). - Los baños de Miraflores - Bañistas y cabañas en la playa de Chorillos, Lima$41.7kSign up
1850s 1 work
Creation date not recorded
22 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 1990s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 11 × 13.5 in (28 × 34 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 1998 Vue de Rio de Janeiro, Prise Prés de I'Eglise de Notre-Dame de la GlorieResult not published
Undated, sold in the 2000s 15 works
- Sold
- 1 of 15
- Median
- $3.7kSign up
- Average
- $3.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 9.5 × 12 in (24 × 31 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (11), Other (2), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (1), Landscapes (1)
sold 2003 Nègre et Nègresse de BahiaResult not published
sold 2003 Vue de la Montagne de Corcovado Et du Faubourg de Cadete. (1935)Result not published
sold 2004 Negresses de Rio de JaneiroResult not published
sold 2004 Pont de LianneResult not published
sold 2004 GuerrillasResult not published
sold 2004 Gaúcho EstancieiroResult not published
Show 6 more (2000s)
sold 2006 Habitares de MinasResult not published
sold 2006 Fête de Ste. Rosalie, Patrone des NègresResult not published
sold 2006 Punitions Publiques sur la Place de Ste. AnneResult not published
sold 2006 Rue Droite à Rio de JaneiroResult not published
sold 2006 Vue de la Montagne de Corecovado et du Fauburg de Cadete - prise de la CarrièreResult not published
sold 2006 Vue de Rio de Janeiro - prise prés de I´Eglise de Notre-Dame de la GlorieResult not published
…and 3 more works from this group in the full results list.
Undated, sold in the 2010s 5 works
- Sold
- 2 of 5
- Median
- $18.3kSign up
- Average
- $18.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 15 × 11 in (39 × 28 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (2), Oil (1), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Cattle & animals (1), Markets & villages (1)
sold 2010 Rio Inhomerim na Baía de GuanabaraResult not published
sold 2010 LADY ON A BLACK HORSE$36kSign up
sold 2010 STUDIE ZU KAKTEENPFLANZEN$562Sign up
sold 2017 Lith de Engelmann Rue du Faub Montonartre nº 6Result not published
sold 2018 Imp. Lith de EngelmannResult not published
Undated, sold in the 2020s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 10.5 × 14 in (27 × 36 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2024 Habitans de MinasResult not published
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 Johann Moritz Rugendas auction results →