Josef Sudek: career timeline
Czech · 1896–1976 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 96 of 122 lots (79% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | $7.1kSign up | Photograph |
| 1920s | 7 | 3 | $1.3kSign up | Photograph |
| 1930s | 3 | 3 | $2.8kSign up | Photograph |
| 1940s | 19 | 11 | $10.6kSign up | Photograph |
| 1950s | 51 | 38 | $5.6kSign up | Photograph |
| 1960s | 11 | 9 | $4.1kSign up | Photograph |
| 1970s | 4 | 4 | $5.2kSign up | Photograph |
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1910s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $7.1kSign up
- Average
- $7.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 9 × 11 in (23 × 28 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1)
1918 Landschaft mit Waldweg$7.1kSign up
1920s 7 works
- Sold
- 3 of 7
- Median
- $1.3kSign up
- Average
- $1.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 7 × 5.5 in (18 × 14 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (7)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1), Markets & villages (1)
1923 Untitled$2.3kSign up
c. 1924 Selected Images, PragueUnsold
c. 1924 Untitled (landscape with trees)Unsold
c. 1924 Street Scene, PragueUnsold
1924 Panorama of Prague$750Sign up
1924 Portrét priateľa Jaromíra Funkeho$1.3kSign up
c. 1929 UntitledUnsold
1930s 3 works
- Sold
- 3 of 3
- Median
- $2.8kSign up
- Average
- $4.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 6.5 × 9 in (17 × 23 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (3)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
c. 1930 Untitled$1.3kSign up
1931 Selected Figure Studies$2.8kSign up
c. 1931 Selected Images$9.4kSign up
1940s 19 works
- Sold
- 11 of 19
- Median
- $10.6kSign up
- Average
- $12.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 6.5 × 5 in (17 × 12 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (19)
- Subjects
- Palms (2), Landscapes (1)
c. 1940 Window of My StudioUnsold
c. 1940 Two Magic Garden PanoramasUnsold
c. 1940 Window of My Studio$3kSign up
c. 1940 Window of My StudioUnsold
1942 Palm in Prague Castle GardenUnsold
1942 Palm in Prague Castle GardenUnsold
1942 MilenaUnsold
c. 1944 Window of my Studio$4.5kSign up
c. 1944 Window of My Studio$3kSign up
c. 1944 Window of My Studio (apple on plate)$12.7kSign up
c. 1944 From the Window of My Studio$10.6kSign up
1944 Mala Strana Cemetery in the snowUnsold
Show 7 more (1940s)
c. 1945 Untitled$1.3kSign up
c. 1946 Hirschgraben, Prag$6.6kSign up
1947 The Third Courtyard of Prague Castle$61.3kSign up
1948 Untitled (forest)$12.5kSign up
1948 At the Janacek'sUnsold
1948 Ohne Titel (Wald)$10.9kSign up
1948 Ohne Titel (Wald)$13kSign up
1950s 51 works
- Sold
- 38 of 51
- Median
- $5.6kSign up
- Average
- $7.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 9 × 7 in (23 × 18 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (51)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (13), Landscapes (3), Sunsets & night (1)
c. 1950 Window of My Studio$5.2kSign up
c. 1950 Untitled (Island Thaw)$896Sign up
c. 1950 Selected Nature StudiesUnsold
c. 1950 Selected Images of MannequinsUnsold
c. 1950 Glass Still Life$2.8kSign up
c. 1950 Glass Still Life$4.8kSign up
c. 1950 Selected Still Life Studies of Eggs$6.1kSign up
c. 1950 Window of My Studio (roses and shell)$17.8kSign up
c. 1950 Still Life with Cherries and GlassUnsold
c. 1950 Untitled, Roses in Cup, ca. 1950/1980$570Sign up
c. 1950 Untitled (from the series "Erinnerungen"), 1950s$3.6kSign up
c. 1950 Mein Atelierfenster$5.6kSign up
Show 12 more (1950s)
c. 1950 Selected Images$8.8kSign up
c. 1950 Ohne Titel (Glas und Brot)$8.4kSign up
c. 1950 Ohne Titel (Interieur)$6.3kSign up
1950 Ohne Titel (Rose im Glas)$6.5kSign up
c. 1950 Untitled (Small building in Woods)$1.1kSign up
c. 1950 Vertical Panorama with Tree$2kSign up
1950 Seifertova ruža$1.7kSign up
c. 1951 Standing NudeUnsold
c. 1951 Still Life with Glass, Egg and BreadUnsold
1951 Glass and egg on a plate$36kSign up
1951 Water glass$22.1kSign up
1951 Pear on a plateUnsold
…and 27 more works from this group in the full results list.
1960s 11 works
- Sold
- 9 of 11
- Median
- $4.1kSign up
- Average
- $5.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 8 × 9 in (20 × 23 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (11)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1), Flowers & still life (1), Sunsets & night (1)
c. 1960 Untitled (Woods)$10kSign up
1960 Park$1.1kSign up
1961 Still Life with a Shell$4.4kSign up
1962 Panoramas of Prague$13.8kSign up
1963 Remembrances (The Coming of Evening)$4.1kSign up
1963 Stillleben$403Sign up
1967 Strahov Park, Prague$3.5kSign up
1968 Untitled (Wine Glass) (from the Pictures from My Window series)$630Sign up
1968 StillebenUnsold
1968 The Coming of Spring$11.3kSign up
1968 Wine Glass and Olives from the Glass Labryinths seriesUnsold
1970s 4 works
- Sold
- 4 of 4
- Median
- $5.2kSign up
- Average
- $4.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 9.5 × 7 in (24 × 18 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (4)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1), Flowers & still life (1)
c. 1970 Untitled (Landscape)$4.1kSign up
1971 Memories by plane$8kSign up
c. 1972 Feather and Bowl$538Sign up
1976 Rose in Glass$6.3kSign up
Creation date not recorded
26 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 3 works
- Sold
- 3 of 3
- Median
- $456Sign up
- Average
- $1.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 8 × 5 in (21 × 13 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (3)
- Subjects
- Abstract (1)
sold 2002 Spaziergang durch den Zaubergarten$456Sign up
sold 2005 Bez názvu$198Sign up
sold 2008 UNTITLED (COMPOSITION WITH APPLE)$2.7kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 13 works
- Sold
- 13 of 13
- Median
- $2.6kSign up
- Average
- $3.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 6 × 5 in (15 × 13 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (11), Print (other) (1), Other (1)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (2)
sold 2010 FENSTER MEINES ATELIERS$6kSign up
sold 2011 ON THE KAMPA PENINSULA, PRAGUE$1.9kSign up
sold 2011 UNTITLED$1.7kSign up
sold 2011 UNTITLED$2.6kSign up
sold 2012 Untitled (from the series: Lost Statues)$1.3kSign up
sold 2012 Nude$1.7kSign up
Show 6 more (2010s)
sold 2012 Untitled (from the series: Remembrance of Easter)$6.4kSign up
sold 2012 Untitled (Still life with clam)$8.1kSign up
sold 2012 Untitled (Still life with rose)$5.4kSign up
sold 2016 View of my Garden$5kSign up
sold 2017 Villa Bertramka, Mozart Memorial$625Sign up
sold 2018 Ohne Titel (Prager Burg)$660Sign up
…and 1 more works from this group in the full results list.
Undated, sold in the 2020s 10 works
- Sold
- 10 of 10
- Median
- $925Sign up
- Average
- $1.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 9 × 6.5 in (23 × 16 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (10)
- Subjects
- Cattle & animals (1), Flowers & still life (1)
sold 2021 Untitled (Landscape, Two Trees and Cattle)$375Sign up
sold 2023 Untitled (Industry)$968Sign up
sold 2024 PEAR STILL LIFE$1.8kSign up
sold 2025 Untitled$1.9kSign up
sold 2025 Untitled$3kSign up
sold 2025 Untitled$1.8kSign 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 Josef Sudek auction results →