Paul Delvaux: career timeline

Belgian · 1897–1994 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 71 of 90 lots (78% 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.

Paul Delvaux: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1910s	1	0	—	Oil
1930s	2	0	—	Watercolor
1940s	1	1	$4.1kSign up	Drawing
1950s	3	3	$4.5kSign up	Drawing
1960s	20	16	$2.8kSign up	Lithograph
1970s	38	25	$3.3kSign up	Lithograph
1980s	4	4	$1.1kSign up	Screenprint

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1910s 1 work

Sold: 0 of 1
Median: —
Average: —
Typical size: 31.5 × 39.5 in (80 × 100 cm)
Mediums: Oil (1)
Subjects: —

1912 Vue des Environs de HuyUnsold

1930s 2 works

Sold: 0 of 2
Median: —
Average: —
Typical size: 25 × 33.5 in (63 × 85 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (2)
Subjects: —

1934 La visite chez les tantesUnsold · sold 2×
1936 NieuportResult not published · sold 2×

1940s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $4.1kSign up
Average: $4.1kSign up
Typical size: 6.5 × 5 in (16 × 13 cm)
Mediums: Drawing (1)
Subjects: —

1948 Untitled$4.1kSign up

1950s 3 works

Sold: 3 of 3
Median: $4.5kSign up
Average: $40.3kSign up
Typical size: 8.5 × 8.5 in (21 × 21 cm)
Mediums: Drawing (2), Oil (1)
Subjects: —

1951 Studie zu "L' Age du fer"$4.5kSign up
1953 Studie zu "La mise au tombeau"$4.2kSign up
c. 1954 La petite fille$112kSign up

1960s 20 works

Sold: 16 of 20
Median: $2.8kSign up
Average: $55.5kSign up
Typical size: 24.5 × 20 in (63 × 51 cm)
Mediums: Lithograph (13), Etching (3), Oil (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (2), Sunsets & night (1)

Show 8 more (1960s)

1967 La robe du dimanche$7.8kSign up
1968 Eve$192Sign up
1968 Le Bout du Monde (The End of the Earth)$3.4kSign up
1968 Portrait de femmeResult not published
1968 The FanUnsold
1969 La ChambreUnsold
1969 The Siren; Reflection (Jacob 28; 92), 1969; 1975$1.3kSign up
1969 La Danse (The Dance)$1.9kSign up

1970s 38 works

Sold: 25 of 38
Median: $3.3kSign up
Average: $3.8kSign up
Typical size: 23 × 30 in (58 × 76 cm)
Mediums: Lithograph (32), Etching (2), Other (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (3), Beach scenes (1)

1970 La locomobile, 1970$812Sign up
1970 Locomobile (Jacob 42)$2.3kSign up
1970 Locomobile (J. 42)$1.4kSign up
1970 Le Sommeil (Sleep)$4.3kSign up
1970 Trois femmesResult not published
1971 Seven Dialogues with Paul Delvaux: one plate (J. 76)Unsold
1971 The Lover (J. 50)Unsold
1971 Le JardinUnsold
1971 The Station (Jacob 51)$4.9kSign up
1971 The Garden (Jacob 48)$3.3kSign up
1971 Le JardinResult not published
1971 Le JardinResult not published

Show 12 more (1970s)

1971 The loverUnsold
1971 The station$9.9kSign up
1971 Anne de profil (Anne's Profile)$839Sign up
1971 Auktion 414, Los 429$5kSign up
c. 1971 The Happening/Coup de ThéâtreUnsold
1971 La Fenêtre$8.9kSign up
1971 Le Jardin$7.1kSign up
1972 Le Jardin (The Garden) (J. 48)$3.4kSign up
1972 The Beach (Jacob 60)$1.9kSign up
1972 Silence (J. 64)$2.1kSign up
1972 Silence (J. 63)Unsold
1972 Silence (J. 63)Unsold

…and 14 more works from this group in the full results list.

1980s 4 works

Sold: 4 of 4
Median: $1.1kSign up
Average: $1kSign up
Typical size: 23.5 × 18.5 in (60 × 48 cm)
Mediums: Screenprint (3), Etching (1)
Subjects: —

1981 Le Diademe (The Tiara)$500Sign up
1982 La Reine de Saba$1kSign up
1982 Les Gothiques$1.2kSign up
1982 La Reine de Saba (The Queen of Sheba)$1.3kSign up

Creation date not recorded

19 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 4 works

Sold: 4 of 4
Median: $4.2kSign up
Average: $6.2kSign up
Typical size: 10 × 9 in (26 × 22 cm)
Mediums: Lithograph (2), Drawing (2)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (1)

sold 2002 La Poupée$1.4kSign up
sold 2002 Sirene$3.5kSign up
sold 2005 Zwei umschlungene Akte$4.9kSign up
sold 2008 Deux Femmes$14.9kSign up

Undated, sold in the 2010s 9 works

Sold: 4 of 9
Median: $1.4kSign up
Average: $2.7kSign up
Typical size: 23 × 16 in (58 × 41 cm)
Mediums: Screenprint (4), Lithograph (2), Drawing (2)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (2)

sold 2012 Untitled$1.1kSign up
sold 2014 Venus endormiéResult not published
sold 2015 Le jardin$6.8kSign up
sold 2016 L'IdoleUnsold
sold 2017 FemmeUnsold
sold 2017 La regina di SabaResult not published

Show 3 more (2010s)

sold 2018 SaloméUnsold
sold 2018 Naissance Hypothétique de David G.$938Sign up
sold 2019 Trois Femmes$1.8kSign up

Undated, sold in the 2020s 6 works

Sold: 2 of 6
Median: $745Sign up
Average: $745Sign up
Typical size: 25.5 × 25 in (65 × 63 cm)
Mediums: Lithograph (2), Print (other) (1), Screenprint (1)
Subjects: Markets & villages (2), Flowers & still life (1)

sold 2020 Devant la ville$1.2kSign up
sold 2022 SalomèResult not published
sold 2022 Untitled$291Sign up
sold 2023 Jeune fille au corsage roseUnsold
sold 2025 By The TownResult not published
sold 2026 Le Diademe (The Diadem)Unsold

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 Paul Delvaux auction results →