Paul Gauguin: career timeline

French · 1848–1903 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 80 of 116 lots (69% 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 Gauguin: 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
1870s	3	2	$267kSign up	Drawing
1880s	24	16	$8.9kSign up	Other
1890s	41	22	$6.1kSign up	Woodcut / linocut
1900s	11	8	$3.9kSign up	Woodcut / linocut

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1870s 3 works

Sold: 2 of 3
Median: $267kSign up
Average: $267kSign up
Typical size: 9.5 × 8.5 in (25 × 22 cm)
Mediums: Drawing (2), Oil (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (2)

c. 1875 Mette Asleep on a Sofa$509kSign up
c. 1875 Portrait de Jeune FilleUnsold
1876 Portrait de jeune fille$25.6kSign up

1880s 24 works

Sold: 16 of 24
Median: $8.9kSign up
Average: $101kSign up
Typical size: 8.5 × 10.5 in (21 × 26 cm)
Mediums: Other (8), Drawing (4), Watercolor (4)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (3), Sea & coast (2)

c. 1880 UntitledResult not published
1880 La Petite Parisienne$2kSign up
c. 1884 Route de Rouen$394kSign up
1884 À flanc de coteauUnsold
1884 Les falaises de la Bouille$905kSign up
c. 1887 Cours d'eau sous les arbres, Martinique (recto) - Esquisse avec 7 figures (verso)$53.8kSign up · sold 2×
c. 1887 Paris 1848–1903 Hiva-Hoa (Marquesas) Skizzenblatt mit mehreren Schweinen und einer Figur$5.1kSign up
1887 Mangeurs de melons - Martiniquaise portant une coupe - Garçon de la MartiniqueUnsold
1887 Martiniquaise - Martiniquaise en robe verte assise de dos et buste d'une Martiniquaise en blouse rouge$70.3kSign up
c. 1887 Skizzenblatt mit einer Figur, einer Pflanze und SchweinenUnsold
1888 Pommes et bolUnsold
1888 L'Atelier du sabotierUnsold

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1890s 41 works

Sold: 22 of 41
Median: $6.1kSign up
Average: $20.4kSign up
Typical size: 7 × 10 in (18 × 26 cm)
Mediums: Woodcut / linocut (15), Etching (8), Print (other) (6)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (15), Landscapes (2)

Show 12 more (1890s)

c. 1893 Mahna No Varua Ino, from Noa Noa (The Devil Speaks, from Fragrant Scent) (G. 34, M./K./J. 19)$762Sign up
c. 1893 Noa Noa (Fragrant Scent) (M./K./J./S. 13)$2.5kSign up
c. 1893 Te faruru – Ici on fait l’amourUnsold
c. 1893 L'univers est créé$28.1kSign up
c. 1893 Noa Noa (Fragrant Scent) (M./K./J./S. 13)$4.4kSign up
c. 1894 Selbstbildnis, Oviri (der Wilde)$27kSign up
c. 1894 Paysage breton$37.5kSign up
1894 Manao tupapau – Elle pense au revenant – L’Esprit des morts veille$23.4kSign up
1894 La femme aux figues$9.4kSign up
c. 1894 "Parau hanohano"$179kSign up
c. 1894 Ia Orana Maria (I salute you Maria)$1.7kSign up
1894 L'Angelus en BretagneUnsold

…and 17 more works from this group in the full results list.

1900s 11 works

Sold: 8 of 11
Median: $3.9kSign up
Average: $4.7kSign up
Typical size: 11 × 5 in (28 × 13 cm)
Mediums: Woodcut / linocut (7), Other (3), Watercolor (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (3)

Creation date not recorded

36 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 5 works

Sold: 5 of 5
Median: $5.5kSign up
Average: $8.4kSign up
Typical size: 9 × 7 in (23 × 18 cm)
Mediums: Sculpture (1), Etching (1), Print (other) (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (1)

sold 2002 Cylindre au Christ et à l´idole$3.1kSign up
sold 2004 La Femme au figues$4.4kSign up
sold 2005 Nave Nave Fenua$5.5kSign up
sold 2007 Studie, Frau mit Korb (Verso: Figurenskizzen)$11.5kSign up
sold 2007 Kleine Landschaftstudie$17.7kSign up

Undated, sold in the 2010s 17 works

Sold: 14 of 17
Median: $8.2kSign up
Average: $898kSign up
Typical size: 9 × 12.5 in (23 × 32 cm)
Mediums: Other (9), Print (other) (4), Lithograph (2)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (2)

sold 2010 Tahiti II.$345Sign up
sold 2010 Tahiti I.$345Sign up
sold 2010 Scène tahitienne - Te Arii vahine - Tahitienne royale$5MSign up
sold 2013 UntitledUnsold
sold 2015 Te atua$888Sign up
sold 2017 Titre pour "Le Sourire"$15.4kSign up

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sold 2017 Te Arii Vahine - Opoi / La femme aux mangos - Fatigué$8.2kSign up
sold 2017 Intérieur de case$8.2kSign up
sold 2017 L'Univers est créé$61.6kSign up
sold 2017 Te Faruru - Ici on fait l'amour$113kSign up
sold 2017 Tête d'une jeune femme Tahitienne avec un deuxième portrait sur sa droite - Portrait de Teha'amana$7.4MSign up
sold 2017 Paris 1848–1903 Hiva-Hoa (Marquesas) La petite Parisienne$20.5kSign up

…and 5 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 14 works

Sold: 9 of 14
Median: $4.1kSign up
Average: $5kSign up
Typical size: 10.5 × 16.5 in (27 × 42 cm)
Mediums: Other (5), Etching (4), Lithograph (3)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (3)

sold 2020 Paris 1848–1903 Hiva-Hoa (Marquesas) Eigenhändiger Brief an Arsène Alexandre, mit Anrede «Mon cher Arsène», ohne Ort und Datum$6.6kSign up
sold 2020 Vahine și calul alb$4.1kSign up
sold 2021 Untitled$3kSign up
sold 2021 Untitled$4.1kSign up
sold 2022 Paris 1848–1903 Hiva-Hoa (Marquesas) Titre pour «Le sourire»$10.3kSign up
sold 2022 Paris 1848–1903 Hiva-Hoa (Marquesas) Idole$14.4kSign up

Show 6 more (2020s)

sold 2022 Figürliche Skizze$878Sign up
sold 2022 Parau Api (What News?)$563Sign up
sold 2023 La femme aux figuesResult not published
sold 2023 UntitledResult not published
sold 2023 a MANAO TUPAPAU (ELLE PENSE AU REVENANT)Unsold
sold 2024 La Orana Maria (Hail Mary)$900Sign up

…and 2 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 Paul Gauguin auction results →