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Swiss · 1879–1940 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 313 of 364 lots (86% 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 Klee: 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
1890s11$15.1kSign upDrawing
1900s128$20.1kSign upEtching
1910s7258$28.9kSign upWatercolor
1920s137114$33.3kSign upLithograph
1930s7153$71.8kSign upWatercolor
1940s1311$119kSign upDrawing

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1890s 1 work

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1 of 1
Median
$15.1kSign up
Average
$15.1kSign up
Typical size
4 × 6.5 in (10 × 17 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (1)
Subjects
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1900s 12 works

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8 of 12
Median
$20.1kSign up
Average
$18.6kSign up
Typical size
6 × 5.5 in (16 × 14 cm)
Mediums
Etching (9), Other (2), Drawing (1)
Subjects
—

1910s 72 works

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58 of 72
Median
$28.9kSign up
Average
$113kSign up
Typical size
6 × 7.5 in (15 × 19 cm)
Mediums
Watercolor (20), Drawing (16), Lithograph (11)
Subjects
Abstract (2), Harbours & ports (1), Markets & villages (1)
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…and 48 more works from this group in the full results list.

1920s 137 works

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114 of 137
Median
$33.3kSign up
Average
$118kSign up
Typical size
12 × 9.5 in (30 × 24 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (48), Drawing (35), Watercolor (33)
Subjects
Landscapes (3), Figures & portraits (2), Harbours & ports (2)
Show 12 more (1920s)

…and 113 more works from this group in the full results list.

1930s 71 works

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53 of 71
Median
$71.8kSign up
Average
$145kSign up
Typical size
12 × 11.5 in (30 × 29 cm)
Mediums
Watercolor (20), Drawing (18), Other (13)
Subjects
Landscapes (1), Rivers & marshes (1)
Show 12 more (1930s)

…and 47 more works from this group in the full results list.

1940s 13 works

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11 of 13
Median
$119kSign up
Average
$257kSign up
Typical size
12 × 8.5 in (30 × 22 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (6), Other (5), Oil (2)
Subjects
—
Show 1 more (1940s)

Creation date not recorded

51 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

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9 of 9
Median
$17.6kSign up
Average
$19.8kSign up
Typical size
12.5 × 8.5 in (31 × 22 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (4), Drawing (2), Etching (1)
Subjects
—
Show 3 more (2000s)

Undated, sold in the 2010s 25 works

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24 of 25
Median
$32kSign up
Average
$176kSign up
Typical size
11.5 × 9.5 in (29 × 24 cm)
Mediums
Other (9), Lithograph (6), Etching (4)
Subjects
—
Show 6 more (2010s)

…and 13 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 17 works

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11 of 17
Median
$88.6kSign up
Average
$206kSign up
Typical size
12 × 14.5 in (30 × 37 cm)
Mediums
Other (9), Lithograph (4), Print (other) (2)
Subjects
—
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 5 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 Klee auction results →