Ólafur Elíasson: career timeline
Danish · b. 1967 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 119 of 124 lots (96% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13 | 11 | $16.8kSign up | Photograph |
| 2000s | 76 | 62 | $25.8kSign up | Sculpture |
| 2010s | 27 | 21 | $11.4kSign up | Other |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | $13.5kSign up | Print (other) |
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1990s 13 works
- Sold
- 11 of 13
- Median
- $16.8kSign up
- Average
- $25.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 16.5 × 18.5 in (42 × 47 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (10), Other (2), Screenprint (1)
- Subjects
- —
1994 Guckkasten (Fyrirheitna landið)$11.2kSign up
1995 Untitled (Iceland Series)$16.8kSign up
1996 Three works: UntitledUnsold
1996 Waterfall$30.2kSign up
1997 The Island Series$62.1kSign up
1997 The Chinese Series (set of 8)$29.7kSign up
1997 Ohne Titel, aus der „Island“-Serie$9.2kSign up
1997 Ohne Titel, aus der „Island“-Serie$12.3kSign up
1998 Crystal Walls Series$4.6kSign up
1998 EisskulpturUnsold
1999 The Glacier Series$76.2kSign up
1999 The Igloo Series$12.3kSign up
Show 1 more (1990s)
1999 The Thormörk Close-up Series$17.2kSign up
2000s 76 works
- Sold
- 62 of 76
- Median
- $25.8kSign up
- Average
- $43kSign up
- Typical size
- 23.5 × 23.5 in (60 × 60 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (27), Other (23), Photograph (15)
- Subjects
- Sunsets & night (3)
2000 Untitled (Iceland)$12.7kSign up
2000 Untitled #9 (from the Iceland series)$5.3kSign up
2000 No. 10 (from the Cartographic series)$1.5kSign up
2000 Iceland Series #9$7.2kSign up
2000 The Earthquake Series$40kSign up
2000 Yellow Light: Iceland SeriesUnsold
2000 Yellow Light: Iceland SeriesUnsold
2000 Yet Untitled$2.8kSign up
c. 2000 The cartographic series, 2000-2002Result not published
2001 Sem Título - Série En el CieloResult not published
2001 Small Cloud Series$40kSign up
2001 Three works: Untitled (Iceland Series)$7.5kSign up
Show 12 more (2000s)
2001 3D Fivefold Symmetry$86.1kSign up
2002 Eye Eye (for Parkett 64)$3.5kSign up
2002 Mirror mirror$25kSign up
2002 Untitled$164kSign up
2002 Four White RoomsUnsold
2002 The cartographic series II$20.6kSign up
2003 Moonlight$59.1kSign up
2003 MoonlightUnsold
2003 Colour Vision Kaleidoscope$88.9kSign up
2003 Black Quasi Bricks$9.4kSign up
2003 Jökulsgilskvisl (Glacier Canyon Fork), from Double Exposure$2.5kSign up
2003 Negative Quasi BricksUnsold
…and 52 more works from this group in the full results list.
2010s 27 works
- Sold
- 21 of 27
- Median
- $11.4kSign up
- Average
- $35.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 14.5 × 16 in (37 × 41 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (11), Sculpture (6), Photograph (5)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1)
2010 'The Green Glass Carpet', produced for 'The Textile Art of the Year for Märta Måås-Fjetterström'$46.4kSign up
2010 'The Green Glass Carpet', produced for 'The Textile Art of the Year for Märta Måås-Fjetterström'Unsold
2010 Nine yellow to black negative movie$5.1kSign up
2010 Parabolic thinking$35.5kSign up
2011 Bachs Pythagoraskrone$9.2kSign up
2011 Horizon Fade$12.6kSign up
2012 The Hut Series$54.4kSign up
2012 The hut seriesUnsold
2012 Homage to P. Schatz$4.5kSign up
2012 Homage to P. Schatz$11.4kSign up
2012 Parabolic light, 2012Result not published · sold 2×
2012 Parabolic lightResult not published
Show 12 more (2010s)
2012 Homage to P. SchatzResult not published
2013 Studioblick$4.4kSign up
2013 Studioblick$8kSign up
2014 Your Effort Compass$3.1kSign up
2014 Contact is content at Seljalandsfoss$4.9kSign up
2014 Contact is content at Seljalandsfoss$7.2kSign up
2014 Contact is content at Seljalandsfoss$4kSign up
2015 Your orbit stabiliser$88.9kSign up
2015 Your Orbit Stabiliser$88.8kSign up
2015 Studiodachaussicht$5.8kSign up
2016 Spheres of power and care #2$15.2kSign up
2018 Depth reflector$100kSign up
…and 3 more works from this group in the full results list.
2020s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $13.5kSign up
- Average
- $13.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 15.5 × 11 in (39 × 28 cm)
- Mediums
- Print (other) (1), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- —
2020 Imaginary morning eclipse$5.6kSign up
2020 The hue of the void$21.4kSign up
Creation date not recorded
5 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
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 10.5 × 5.5 in (27 × 14 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2008 Sem TítuloResult not published
Undated, sold in the 2010s 3 works
- Sold
- 2 of 3
- Median
- $5.1kSign up
- Average
- $5.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 17 × 19.5 in (43 × 50 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (2), Photograph (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2010 JÖKULSGILSKVISL$2.7kSign up
sold 2012 10 Meter Cable fo All ColoursUnsold
sold 2018 Your House$7.5kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- —
- Mediums
- Other (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2023 Studio Olafur Eliasson visit for 6 paxUnsold
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 Ólafur Elíasson auction results →