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German · 1921–1986 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 956 of 1,311 lots (73% 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.

Joseph Beuys: 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
1940s1513$21.3kSign upWoodcut / linocut
1950s4841$26.7kSign upDrawing
1960s9076$1.5kSign upDrawing
1970s497449$2.1kSign upOther
1980s305261$1.3kSign upScreenprint

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1940s 15 works

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13 of 15
Median
$21.3kSign up
Average
$53.2kSign up
Typical size
9 × 12 in (23 × 31 cm)
Mediums
Woodcut / linocut (3), Watercolor (2), Drawing (2)
Subjects
Cattle & animals (1)
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1950s 48 works

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41 of 48
Median
$26.7kSign up
Average
$40.4kSign up
Typical size
8.5 × 8.5 in (22 × 21 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (25), Sculpture (5), Print (other) (3)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (4)
Show 12 more (1950s)

…and 24 more works from this group in the full results list.

1960s 90 works

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76 of 90
Median
$1.5kSign up
Average
$26.2kSign up
Typical size
12 × 8.5 in (30 × 21 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (34), Other (18), Oil (15)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2)
Show 12 more (1960s)

…and 66 more works from this group in the full results list.

1970s 497 works

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449 of 497
Median
$2.1kSign up
Average
$9.9kSign up
Typical size
16.5 × 12.5 in (42 × 32 cm)
Mediums
Other (146), Lithograph (86), Print (other) (69)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (9), Figures & portraits (4)
Show 12 more (1970s)

…and 473 more works from this group in the full results list.

1980s 305 works

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261 of 305
Median
$1.3kSign up
Average
$6.9kSign up
Typical size
12 × 11.5 in (30 × 30 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (66), Etching (51), Other (44)
Subjects
Sea & coast (2), Flowers & still life (1)
Show 12 more (1980s)

…and 281 more works from this group in the full results list.

Creation date not recorded

351 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 2 works

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0 of 2
Median
—
Average
—
Typical size
24 × 6 in (61 × 15 cm)
Mediums
Other (2)
Subjects
—

Undated, sold in the 2000s 102 works

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100 of 102
Median
$4.4kSign up
Average
$22.1kSign up
Typical size
14.5 × 11.5 in (37 × 30 cm)
Mediums
Other (19), Lithograph (18), Drawing (16)
Subjects
Rabbits (1)
Show 6 more (2000s)

…and 90 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 175 works

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162 of 175
Median
$1.8kSign up
Average
$12.8kSign up
Typical size
12.5 × 12 in (32 × 30 cm)
Mediums
Print (other) (44), Other (36), Lithograph (31)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (1)
Show 6 more (2010s)

…and 163 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 72 works

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52 of 72
Median
$436Sign up
Average
$883Sign up
Typical size
12 × 9.5 in (30 × 24 cm)
Mediums
Print (other) (23), Other (20), Photograph (9)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 60 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 Joseph Beuys auction results →