Oscar E. Berninghaus: career timeline
American · 1874–1952 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 28 of 103 lots (28% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | $121kSign up | Oil |
| 1900s | 2 | 2 | $25kSign up | Watercolor |
| 1910s | 3 | 2 | $87.6kSign up | Oil |
| 1920s | 9 | 9 | $56.6kSign up | Oil |
| 1930s | 2 | 2 | $57.9kSign up | Oil |
| 1940s | 5 | 5 | $21kSign up | Oil |
| 1950s | 5 | 5 | $69kSign up | Oil |
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1890s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $121kSign up
- Average
- $121kSign up
- Typical size
- 30 × 40 in (76 × 102 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1899 Sleepy, Mid-Day (ca. 1899/1913)$121kSign up
1900s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $25kSign up
- Average
- $25kSign up
- Typical size
- 12 × 22 in (31 × 57 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (2)
- Subjects
- —
1900 Pilot Knob$2kSign up
1905 Indian Chief with War Party$48kSign up
1910s 3 works
- Sold
- 2 of 3
- Median
- $87.6kSign up
- Average
- $87.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 16 × 20 in (41 × 51 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (3)
- Subjects
- Rivers & marshes (1)
c. 1915 The Advance Scouts (ca. 1915)$157kSign up · sold 2×
c. 1915 Mississippi River Woods, St. Louis, MissouriUnsold
1917 Old Mission at Taos$17.9kSign up
1920s 9 works
- Sold
- 9 of 9
- Median
- $56.6kSign up
- Average
- $163kSign up
- Typical size
- 16 × 20 in (41 × 51 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (8), Other (1)
- Subjects
- Rabbits (1), Landscapes (1)
c. 1920 Breaking Camp (ca. 1920)$109kSign up
c. 1920 Stagecoach$50kSign up
1921 Group of Taos Indians (Riders)$43.8kSign up
c. 1924 San Antonio Chapel, Taos$100kSign up
1925 The Domain of Their Ancestors$847kSign up
1926 Waiting$30.3kSign up
1927 Gathering For the Rabbit Hunt$225kSign up
1927 Adobe houses, Taos, New Mexico, 1927; Mountain landscape with houses, Taos, New Mexico, 1927 (a pair)$7.3kSign up
1928 Threshing Time$56.6kSign up
1930s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $57.9kSign up
- Average
- $57.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 14 × 18 in (35 × 46 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2)
- Subjects
- Sunsets & night (1)
c. 1930 Moonlight, Hondo Canyon ( circa 1930s)$23.8kSign up
c. 1930 Near Taos Gorge$92kSign up
1940s 5 works
1950s 5 works
- Sold
- 5 of 5
- Median
- $69kSign up
- Average
- $72.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 12 × 16 in (31 × 41 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (5)
- Subjects
- Rabbits (1), Cattle & animals (1)
1951 Sagebrush in December (The Rabbit Hunt, Taos Valley)$40.3kSign up
1951 Valley of Wild Horses$46kSign up
1951 Stream in the Desert$69kSign up
1951 Wandering Home Seeker$84kSign up
1951 Stream in the Desert$123kSign up
Creation date not recorded
68 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 9 works
- Sold
- 8 of 9
- Median
- $41.7kSign up
- Average
- $214kSign up
- Typical size
- 12 × 15 in (30 × 38 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (5), Watercolor (3), Gouache (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (2), Cattle & animals (1)
sold 2004 Western Horse with Saddle$8.4kSign up
sold 2005 Indian and Taos Mountain$89.6kSign up
sold 2006 Snow Storm$44.8kSign up
sold 2006 Return to Camp$41.4kSign up
sold 2008 In the Forest of Pueblo Cañon$42kSign up
sold 2008 The Pueblos Await the Dancers$1.5MSign up
Show 3 more (2000s)
sold 2008 Colorado Mountain Landscape with Couple on PathUnsold · sold 2×
sold 2008 Couple on Terrace$1.1kSign up
sold 2009 The Mountains West of Taos$14.9kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 20 works
- Sold
- 18 of 20
- Median
- $19.9kSign up
- Average
- $44.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 12 × 13 in (31 × 33 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (15), Watercolor (5)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (4), Markets & villages (1)
sold 2010 Pitching Hay$30kSign up
sold 2011 The Homeseekers$70.2kSign up
sold 2011 Colorado Mountain Landscape with Couple on PathUnsold · sold 2×
sold 2011 In the pueblo lands, Taos, New Mexico$14.6kSign up
sold 2011 Entrance to Royal Gorge$1.3kSign up · sold 3×
sold 2012 Little burro$8.8kSign up
Show 6 more (2010s)
sold 2013 Taos, New Mexico$9.4kSign up
sold 2013 Homesteaders on Indian Land$140kSign up
sold 2014 At the hitching post$62.5kSign up
sold 2014 Taos Valley Indian Riders – The Gathering$117kSign up
sold 2015 Indian riders on a hillside$18.8kSign up
sold 2015 Morning Shade, Taos Pueblo$140kSign up
…and 8 more works from this group in the full results list.
Undated, sold in the 2020s 39 works
- Sold
- 38 of 39
- Median
- $15.7kSign up
- Average
- $74kSign up
- Typical size
- 10 × 13 in (25 × 33 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (24), Watercolor (5), Print (other) (4)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (3), Figures & portraits (2), Cattle & animals (2)
sold 2020 Summer Day Taos New Mexico$16.4kSign up
sold 2020 Lazy Day$9.4kSign up
sold 2021 The Wood Peddler, Taos, New Mexico$23kSign up
sold 2021 Taos Indians on Horseback$15.7kSign up
sold 2021 In the Forest$66.5kSign up
sold 2021 Forgotten$211kSign up
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2021 Indians on Plain$46.8kSign up
sold 2022 Pueblo$8.5kSign up
sold 2022 Indians Crossing the Plains$78.7kSign up
sold 2022 At the Pueblo, Taos$21.8kSign up
sold 2022 Old Pueblo Indian–Taos$936Sign up
sold 2022 At the Hitchrack$15.2kSign up
…and 27 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 Oscar E. Berninghaus auction results →