Napoleon Abueva: career timeline
Filipino · 1930–2018 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 69 of 95 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.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | $27.3kSign up | Other |
| 1960s | 9 | 5 | $23.2kSign up | Other |
| 1970s | 38 | 32 | $3kSign up | Other |
| 1980s | 8 | 7 | $8.6kSign up | Other |
| 1990s | 9 | 7 | $4.2kSign up | Other |
| 2000s | 2 | 1 | $777Sign up | Other |
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1950s 1 work
1955 Kiss of Judas$27.3kSign up
1960s 9 works
- Sold
- 5 of 9
- Median
- $23.2kSign up
- Average
- $25.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 21.5 × 18 in (54 × 46 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (7), Sculpture (2)
- Subjects
- —
1962 TamarawUnsold
1965 UntitledUnsold
1965 Reclining NudeUnsold
1965 Sacred Heart$29.6kSign up
1965 Carabao$5.4kSign up
1967 UntitledUnsold
1967 Balut Vendor$23.2kSign up
1969 Chastity Belt$65.6kSign up · sold 2×
1969 Untitled$4.5kSign up
1970s 38 works
- Sold
- 32 of 38
- Median
- $3kSign up
- Average
- $7.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 12 × 13.5 in (30 × 35 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (26), Sculpture (8), Drawing (3)
- Subjects
- Abstract (4), Birds (1), Figures & portraits (1)
1970 “Contemplation”$572Sign up
1971 Abstract$4.2kSign up
1971 Tribute to Higher Education$2.8kSign up
1971 Untitled$4.4kSign up
1971 Untitled$2.6kSign up
1971 Kalabaw$11.5kSign up
1971 Carabao$9.5kSign up
1972 Ascension$2.7kSign up
1972 Bird Family$2.3kSign up
1972 Carabao$30.6kSign up
1974 Nude$618Sign up
1974 Mother and Child$11.7kSign up
Show 12 more (1970s)
1974 UntitledUnsold
1974 UntitledUnsold
1974 Pilio SeriesUnsold
1975 To Control$6.1kSign up · sold 2×
1975 Modern 5-Seater BenchUnsold
1975 Modern 4-Seater Bench$27.2kSign up
1975 Untitled$2.9kSign up
1975 Three Seater Bench$15.5kSign up
1976 Woman$2.9kSign up
1976 Fredesvinda$6.8kSign up
1976 Untitled$1.5kSign up
1977 Untitled$3.1kSign up
…and 14 more works from this group in the full results list.
1980s 8 works
1990s 9 works
- Sold
- 7 of 9
- Median
- $4.2kSign up
- Average
- $6.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 17 × 17.5 in (43 × 44 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (8), Sculpture (1)
- Subjects
- —
1991 Sculpture$3.1kSign up
1992 Recliner$19.3kSign up
1992 UntitledUnsold
1992 Untitled$8.7kSign up
1993 Planting Rice$3.4kSign up
1993 Rice Planters$4.4kSign up
1997 Untitled$4.2kSign up
1998 Ninoy AquinoUnsold
1998 Three Dancers$2.9kSign up
2000s 2 works
Creation date not recorded
25 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 6 works
Undated, sold in the 2020s 19 works
- Sold
- 13 of 19
- Median
- $529Sign up
- Average
- $3kSign up
- Typical size
- 18.5 × 13 in (48 × 34 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (15), Sculpture (4)
- Subjects
- Abstract (1)
sold 2020 Oblation$2.6kSign up
sold 2020 Abstract$21.6kSign up
sold 2021 Jesus Brought Down from the Cross$6kSign up
sold 2022 Untitled$1.7kSign up
sold 2022 A Carved Medallion$380Sign up
sold 2022 Oblation$2kSign up
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2022 A carved medallion$401Sign up
sold 2023 UntitledUnsold
sold 2023 Medallion$211Sign up
sold 2023 Untitled$529Sign up
sold 2023 Pandanggo sa Ilaw (Fandango of Light)Unsold
sold 2023 UntitledUnsold
…and 7 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 Napoleon Abueva auction results →