Otto Maximilian Umbehr: career timeline
German · 1902–1980 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 38 of 60 lots (63% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 18 | 12 | $5kSign up | Photograph |
| 1930s | 8 | 6 | $7.8kSign up | Photograph |
| 1940s | 4 | 3 | $863Sign up | Photograph |
| 1950s | 6 | 5 | $5.4kSign up | Photograph |
| 1960s | 2 | 1 | $7kSign up | Photograph |
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1920s 18 works
- Sold
- 12 of 18
- Median
- $5kSign up
- Average
- $7.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 9 × 6.5 in (23 × 17 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (18)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2)
1926 Erinnerung an Lores Augen$1kSign up
c. 1927 UMBO: 10 Photographien, 1927-1930Unsold
1927 Portfolio III$13.4kSign up
c. 1927 Ten Photographs$7.6kSign up
c. 1927 Self-Portrait (from the Umbo, 10 Photographs, 1927-1930 portfolio)$945Sign up
1927 Verführung (Willi und Ola)Unsold
1927 Gaby SimultanportraitUnsold
c. 1927 Portfolio$25.1kSign up
1927 Ruth (The hand)$1.7kSign up
c. 1927 10 Photographs$11.9kSign up
c. 1927 Portrait of an Artist$2.4kSign up
1928 Unheimliche Straße$1.3kSign up
Show 6 more (1920s)
1928 Die verschwiegenste EckeUnsold
1928 Unheimliche StraßeUnsold
c. 1928 Menjou en gros$986Sign up
c. 1928 Grock the Clown$11.3kSign up
1929 Frauentanz, Bauhausbühne$9kSign up
1929 GrockUnsold
1930s 8 works
- Sold
- 6 of 8
- Median
- $7.8kSign up
- Average
- $8.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 4.5 × 4.5 in (11 × 12 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (8)
- Subjects
- —
1930 Horch-KühlerfigurUnsold
1930 AktUnsold
c. 1932 Die 3 Codonas während ihrer Arbeit hoch über dem Publikum$11.3kSign up
1935 Tea for Two$5.9kSign up
1935 Winterlicher Wald$12.9kSign up
1935 Tea for two, aus der Serie „Die Wolkenkamera sieht sich auf der Erde um$7kSign up
1935 Skatrunde, aus der Serie „Die Wolkenkamera sieht sich auf der Erde um$7kSign up
c. 1936 Tea for two (from the series: Himmelskamera)$8.6kSign up
1940s 4 works
- Sold
- 3 of 4
- Median
- $863Sign up
- Average
- $975Sign up
- Typical size
- 9.5 × 6.5 in (24 × 16 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (4)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1946 Serie von 6 Fotografien$556Sign up
1946 Serie von 4 Fotografien$863Sign up
1948 Untitled$1.5kSign up
1948 Irmgard UmbehrUnsold
1950s 6 works
- Sold
- 5 of 6
- Median
- $5.4kSign up
- Average
- $6.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 11 × 9 in (28 × 23 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (6)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1950 Ohne Titel (Strümpfe)$18.2kSign up
c. 1950 Ohne Titel (Strümpfe)$7.9kSign up
1952 Blick von Brooklyn auf New York$2.1kSign up
1952 Untitled (New York)Unsold
1952 Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco$761Sign up
1952 Drive-in Kino bei Cincinnati$5.4kSign up
1960s 2 works
Creation date not recorded
22 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 6 works
- Sold
- 6 of 6
- Median
- $5.2kSign up
- Average
- $5.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 7 × 6.5 in (17 × 17 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (6)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1), Beach scenes (1)
sold 2007 LOS ANGELES, BUSHALTESTELLE$6.9kSign up
sold 2007 KINDERKLEIDUNG, FLÜCHTLINGSLAGER BENTHE$5.8kSign up
sold 2007 STRÜMPFE$4.6kSign up
sold 2008 SELF-PORTRAIT WITH LEICA$4.6kSign up
sold 2009 SELBSTPORTRAIT MIT LEICA$7.6kSign up
sold 2009 UMBO ON THE BEACH$1.7kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 16 works
- Sold
- 16 of 16
- Median
- $871Sign up
- Average
- $2.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 7.5 × 6.5 in (19 × 17 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (16)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2)
sold 2010 VALESKA GERT$4kSign up
sold 2010 MADAME D. EN PROFIL$3.7kSign up
sold 2010 SKAT$6.1kSign up
sold 2010 TEA FOR TWO$6.1kSign up
sold 2011 SELF PORTRAIT WITH LEICA$4.5kSign up
sold 2012 Untitled (Self-portrait)$2.3kSign up
Show 6 more (2010s)
sold 2017 Unheimliche Straße$2.9kSign up
sold 2018 Ohne Titel$879Sign up
sold 2019 Menjou en gros$712Sign up
sold 2019 Konvolut von 2 Fotografien (Aus: "Friedliche Demontage")$863Sign up
sold 2019 Propangas-Füllstation bei New Orleans$863Sign up
sold 2019 America$863Sign up
…and 4 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 Otto Maximilian Umbehr auction results →