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Spanish · 1881–1973 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 4,172 of 5,650 lots (74% 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.

Pablo Picasso: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1900s8164$11.1kSign upDrypoint
1910s2319$16.7kSign upEtching
1920s8977$11.8kSign upEtching
1930s445355$10kSign upEtching
1940s441392$13.3kSign upLithograph
1950s15911453$8.1kSign upSculpture
1960s12891094$7.5kSign upEtching
1970s194128$3.4kSign upEtching

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1900s 81 works

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64 of 81
Median
$11.1kSign up
Average
$93.6kSign up
Typical size
9.5 × 7 in (24 × 18 cm)
Mediums
Drypoint (35), Etching (27), Drawing (9)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (14), Flowers & still life (4), Cattle & animals (1)
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…and 57 more works from this group in the full results list.

1910s 23 works

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19 of 23
Median
$16.7kSign up
Average
$4.1MSign up
Typical size
8 × 6 in (21 × 15 cm)
Mediums
Etching (7), Other (5), Oil (4)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (11), Flowers & still life (2), Landscapes (1)
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1920s 89 works

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77 of 89
Median
$11.8kSign up
Average
$202kSign up
Typical size
9.5 × 8.5 in (24 × 21 cm)
Mediums
Etching (35), Lithograph (22), Drypoint (10)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (18), Beach scenes (5), Flowers & still life (2)
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…and 65 more works from this group in the full results list.

1930s 445 works

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355 of 445
Median
$10kSign up
Average
$45.7kSign up
Typical size
10.5 × 10.5 in (27 × 27 cm)
Mediums
Etching (298), Aquatint (36), Other (35)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (162), Flowers & still life (8), Cattle & animals (6)
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…and 421 more works from this group in the full results list.

1940s 441 works

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392 of 441
Median
$13.3kSign up
Average
$22kSign up
Typical size
16.5 × 15.5 in (42 × 40 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (255), Sculpture (73), Other (28)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (117), Flowers & still life (15), Cattle & animals (8)
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…and 417 more works from this group in the full results list.

1950s 1591 works

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1453 of 1591
Median
$8.1kSign up
Average
$16.9kSign up
Typical size
15.5 × 14 in (39 × 35 cm)
Mediums
Sculpture (586), Lithograph (395), Engraving (150)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (258), Cattle & animals (50), Flowers & still life (39)
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…and 1567 more works from this group in the full results list.

1960s 1289 works

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1094 of 1289
Median
$7.5kSign up
Average
$24.1kSign up
Typical size
13 × 13.5 in (33 × 35 cm)
Mediums
Etching (291), Sculpture (224), Lithograph (221)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (264), Flowers & still life (36), Birds (18)
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…and 1265 more works from this group in the full results list.

1970s 194 works

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128 of 194
Median
$3.4kSign up
Average
$53.1kSign up
Typical size
14 × 15.5 in (36 × 40 cm)
Mediums
Etching (125), Sculpture (19), Lithograph (16)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (48), Flowers & still life (4), Birds (1)
Show 12 more (1970s)

…and 170 more works from this group in the full results list.

Creation date not recorded

1461 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 1990s 7 works

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0 of 7
Median
—
Average
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Typical size
12.5 × 7.5 in (32 × 19 cm)
Mediums
Other (6), Lithograph (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2)
Show 1 more (1990s)

Undated, sold in the 2000s 150 works

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122 of 150
Median
$6kSign up
Average
$15kSign up
Typical size
12.5 × 12.5 in (32 × 32 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (57), Etching (34), Other (26)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (26), Flowers & still life (6), Cattle & animals (3)
Show 6 more (2000s)

…and 138 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 492 works

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425 of 492
Median
$5.1kSign up
Average
$51.4kSign up
Typical size
13 × 13 in (33 × 33 cm)
Mediums
Other (148), Etching (114), Lithograph (107)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (100), Flowers & still life (11), Abstract (4)
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…and 480 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 812 works

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620 of 812
Median
$1.7kSign up
Average
$37kSign up
Typical size
14.5 × 14 in (37 × 36 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (350), Other (200), Etching (95)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (120), Flowers & still life (8), Beach scenes (4)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 800 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 Pablo Picasso auction results →