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British · b. 1953 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 123 of 158 lots (78% 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.

Michael Kenna: 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
1970s86$1.3kSign upPhotograph
1980s4038$1.2kSign upPhotograph
1990s4637$1.1kSign upPhotograph
2000s2727$1.2kSign upPhotograph
2010s11$266Sign upPhotograph

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1970s 8 works

Sold
6 of 8
Median
$1.3kSign up
Average
$2.5kSign up
Typical size
6 × 9 in (15 × 23 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (8)
Subjects
Landscapes (2)

1980s 40 works

Sold
38 of 40
Median
$1.2kSign up
Average
$1.9kSign up
Typical size
6.5 × 8.5 in (17 × 22 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (40)
Subjects
Sea & coast (3), Rivers & marshes (2), Figures & portraits (2)
Show 12 more (1980s)

…and 16 more works from this group in the full results list.

1990s 46 works

Sold
37 of 46
Median
$1.1kSign up
Average
$1.7kSign up
Typical size
7.5 × 7.5 in (20 × 19 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (45), Drawing (1)
Subjects
Rivers & marshes (2), Landscapes (2), Beach scenes (2)
Show 12 more (1990s)

…and 22 more works from this group in the full results list.

2000s 27 works

Sold
27 of 27
Median
$1.2kSign up
Average
$1.7kSign up
Typical size
8 × 8 in (20 × 20 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (27)
Subjects
Rivers & marshes (6), Figures & portraits (3), Palms (1)
Show 12 more (2000s)

…and 3 more works from this group in the full results list.

2010s 1 work

Sold
1 of 1
Median
$266Sign up
Average
$266Sign up
Typical size
8 × 7 in (20 × 18 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (1)
Subjects
Landscapes (1)

Creation date not recorded

35 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 1 work

Sold
1 of 1
Median
$2.2kSign up
Average
$2.2kSign up
Typical size
7 × 8.5 in (18 × 22 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (1)
Subjects
—

Undated, sold in the 2010s 4 works

Sold
4 of 4
Median
$2.1kSign up
Average
$2.1kSign up
Typical size
—
Mediums
Other (4)
Subjects
—

Undated, sold in the 2020s 30 works

Sold
28 of 30
Median
$1.1kSign up
Average
$1.7kSign up
Typical size
8 × 7.5 in (20 × 19 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (29), Print (other) (1)
Subjects
Sea & coast (2), Rivers & marshes (1), Landscapes (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 18 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 Michael Kenna auction results →