Nils Burwitz: career timeline
German · b. 1940 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 33 of 76 lots (44% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8 | 4 | $345Sign up | Oil |
| 1970s | 14 | 5 | $354Sign up | Screenprint |
| 1980s | 5 | 1 | $108Sign up | Screenprint |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | $1.1kSign up | Oil |
| 2020s | 2 | 1 | $798Sign up | Oil |
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1960s 8 works
- Sold
- 4 of 8
- Median
- $345Sign up
- Average
- $1.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 27.5 × 20.5 in (69 × 52 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (6), Drawing (2)
- Subjects
- Abstract (4), Landscapes (1)
1965 Locust$358Sign up · sold 2×
1965 Abstract NudeUnsold
1965 AbstractUnsold
1968 BeginningUnsold
1969 Abstract Composition$332Sign up
1969 Rhino$74Sign up
1969 Abstract on Pink BackgroundUnsold · sold 2×
1969 Abstract Landscape$6.1kSign up
1970s 14 works
- Sold
- 5 of 14
- Median
- $354Sign up
- Average
- $375Sign up
- Typical size
- 22.5 × 23.5 in (57 × 59 cm)
- Mediums
- Screenprint (8), Oil (5), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Abstract (2), Sunsets & night (1), Sea & coast (1)
1970 Abstract Composition$560Sign up
1971 In Cold BloodUnsold
1971 Blue Moon$354Sign up
1972 Stadig - SlowUnsold
1973 Barometer of Average Sensibilities (Combination Lost)Unsold
1973 The Beast's HistoryUnsold
1973 Abstract Seascape$200Sign up
1973 Untitled, Tidal Zone seriesUnsold
1973 Mirage No II, Tidal Zone portfolioUnsold
1973 FissureUnsold
1974 Lover's KnotUnsold
1974 Lover's KnotUnsold
Show 2 more (1970s)
1980s 5 works
- Sold
- 1 of 5
- Median
- $108Sign up
- Average
- $108Sign up
- Typical size
- 28 × 28 in (71 × 71 cm)
- Mediums
- Screenprint (4), Etching (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (3)
1980 Gymnast$108Sign up
1981 Cross Roads (recto, verso), Heads or Tails seriesUnsold
1981 Cross Roads (recto, verso), Heads or Tails seriesUnsold
1982 Revolving Door 1, Heads or Tails SeriesUnsold
1987 Ignis Fatuus (Foolish Fire)Unsold
2010s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $1.1kSign up
- Average
- $1.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 24.5 × 40.5 in (63 × 103 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2)
- Subjects
- Abstract (1)
2011 Abstract Composition$1.8kSign up
2014 The Rhinoceros$376Sign up
2020s 2 works
- Sold
- 1 of 2
- Median
- $798Sign up
- Average
- $798Sign up
- Typical size
- 24.5 × 5.5 in (63 × 15 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Abstract (1)
2021 Abstract in Yellow and Grey$798Sign up
2022 DemolitionUnsold
Creation date not recorded
39 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 7 works
- Sold
- 3 of 7
- Median
- $491Sign up
- Average
- $807Sign up
- Typical size
- 21.5 × 23.5 in (54 × 60 cm)
- Mediums
- Screenprint (4), Mixed media (1), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2)
sold 2016 Entry$1.5kSign up
sold 2016 Im Wendelbereich (Recto), Man in Front of Brandenburg Gate (Verso)Unsold
sold 2018 A Collection of Ten Pencil Sketches$410Sign up · sold 2×
sold 2018 To Athol FuqardUnsold
sold 2018 Portrait of Walter Battiss$491Sign up
sold 2018 Foliage, twoUnsold
Show 1 more (2010s)
sold 2019 Lovers' KnotUnsold
Undated, sold in the 2020s 32 works
- Sold
- 7 of 32
- Median
- $314Sign up
- Average
- $282Sign up
- Typical size
- 21.5 × 26.5 in (55 × 67 cm)
- Mediums
- Screenprint (23), Oil (5), Drawing (4)
- Subjects
- Abstract (5), Figures & portraits (5), Sea & coast (1)
sold 2020 The Winged Victory of Randburg$175Sign up
sold 2022 Abstract CompositionUnsold
sold 2022 Tidal Zone, threeUnsold
sold 2023 Abstract CompositionUnsold
sold 2023 Abstract Composition$61Sign up
sold 2023 Explosive ForceUnsold · sold 2×
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2024 Abstract Composition$331Sign up
sold 2024 In Cold Blood, from the It's About Time portfolioUnsold
sold 2024 Gates to Jerusalem$516Sign up
sold 2024 To Athol FugardUnsold
sold 2024 Cave Canem, from the It's About Time portfolioUnsold
sold 2024 New Horizons, from the It's About Time portfolio$387Sign up
…and 20 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 Nils Burwitz auction results →