Osamu Tezuka: career timeline
Japanese · 1928–1989 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 14 of 22 lots (67% 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 | 1 | 0 | — | Acrylic |
| 1980s | 10 | 5 | $4.5kSign up | Acrylic |
| 1990s | 3 | 1 | $2kSign up | Acrylic |
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1960s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 10 × 13 in (26 × 33 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (1)
- Subjects
- —
1980s 10 works
- Sold
- 5 of 10
- Median
- $4.5kSign up
- Average
- $5.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 10 × 13.5 in (26 × 34 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (9), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (6), Sunsets & night (1)
c. 1980 Princess Knight - Assassin in BlackUnsold
c. 1980 Princess Knight - Swords$1.7kSign up
c. 1980 Astro Boy and Princess KnightUnsold
c. 1980 Astro Boy – Blue KnightUnsold
c. 1980 Princess Knight – Wielding SwordUnsold
c. 1980 Astro Boy – Purple Light$3.3kSign up
c. 1980 Astro Boy – Self Portrait of Osamu Tezuka$4.5kSign up
c. 1980 Astro Boy – Fighting in the DarkUnsold
1980 Astro Boy and Professor Ochanomizu$9.8kSign up
c. 1980 Astro Boy – Moonlight over the City$7.7kSign up
1990s 3 works
- Sold
- 1 of 3
- Median
- $2kSign up
- Average
- $2kSign up
- Typical size
- 9 × 14 in (23 × 36 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (3)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1990 Black Jack (a set of 2)$2kSign up
c. 1990 The Three-Eyed OneUnsold
c. 1990 Black JackUnsold
Creation date not recorded
7 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 2020s 7 works
- Sold
- 5 of 7
- Median
- $4.1kSign up
- Average
- $5.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 10 × 14 in (25 × 36 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (4), Other (1), Photograph (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2)
sold 2020 Jungle Emperor Leo (a set of 3)$6.1kSign up
sold 2020 Jungle Emperor Leo – The Movie (a set of 3)$4.1kSign up
sold 2020 Black Jack – In the Crowd$1.2kSign up
sold 2020 Black Jack – Bomb Hole$2kSign up
sold 2020 Astro Boy Giant Figure$15.5kSign up
sold 2021 Towards the Future (Universe)Unsold
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sold 2026 Astro BoyResult not published · sold 2×
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 Osamu Tezuka auction results →