René Gruau: career timeline
French · 1909–2004 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 52 of 92 lots (57% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | $15.9kSign up | Gouache |
| 1940s | 3 | 3 | $229Sign up | Print (other) |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | $938Sign up | Lithograph |
| 1960s | 3 | 2 | $9.7kSign up | Other |
| 1970s | 6 | 6 | $217Sign up | Print (other) |
| 1980s | 17 | 14 | $354Sign up | Lithograph |
| 1990s | 20 | 20 | $557Sign up | Lithograph |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | $425Sign up | Print (other) |
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1930s 1 work
1940s 3 works
- Sold
- 3 of 3
- Median
- $229Sign up
- Average
- $305Sign up
- Typical size
- 22 × 17.5 in (56 × 44 cm)
- Mediums
- Print (other) (3)
- Subjects
- —
1949 le rouge baiser Paris$229Sign up
1949 le rouge baiser (rouges à lèvres, lipstick)$523Sign up
1949 Le rouge baiser$164Sign up
1950s 1 work
1960s 3 works
- Sold
- 2 of 3
- Median
- $9.7kSign up
- Average
- $9.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 32 × 45.5 in (81 × 116 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (1), Drawing (1), Print (other) (1)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1960 'Poisson', circa late 1960sUnsold
c. 1961 Study for The Three Perfumes by Parfums Christian Dior$17.5kSign up
1969 Pellet Chaussures$2kSign up
1970s 6 works
- Sold
- 6 of 6
- Median
- $217Sign up
- Average
- $291Sign up
- Typical size
- 47.5 × 33 in (121 × 84 cm)
- Mediums
- Print (other) (5), Lithograph (1)
- Subjects
- —
1970 Dior Eau Sauvage Eau de Toilette$241Sign up
1970 fodera Bemberg$357Sign up
1970 Moulin Rouge Formidable$135Sign up
1971 Lido Bonjour la nuit!$192Sign up
1976 Galerie Tallien St Tropez, Gruau$70Sign up
1979 Dior Eau Sauvage$751Sign up
1980s 17 works
- Sold
- 14 of 17
- Median
- $354Sign up
- Average
- $424Sign up
- Typical size
- 29.5 × 23.5 in (75 × 60 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (8), Print (other) (7), Gouache (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (3), Flowers & still life (1), Butterflies (1)
1980 Jules Christian Dior$340Sign up
c. 1980 CHRISTIAN DIOR EAU SAUVAGE, off set lithograph circa 1980$200Sign up
c. 1980 CHRISTIAN DIOR EAU SAUVAGE, off set lithograph circa 1980Unsold
1980 Christian Dior$108Sign up
1981 René Gruau Femme à l'Oeillet$255Sign up
1983 René Gruau La cigarette, 1983$140Sign up
1983 Rouge (for Dior)$1.7kSign up
1983 Bal du Moulin Rouge poster$94Sign up
1984 La Cigarette$538Sign up
1985 René Gruau Cocktail, 1985$307Sign up
1985 Maserati la tradizione italiana$481Sign up
1987 Femme au gant et à la coiffure rouge$368Sign up
Show 5 more (1980s)
1987 La rose rouge$425Sign up
1987 En tailleur rouge (A Model of Yves Saint Laurent house)Unsold
c. 1988 Elégante au chapeau rouge et noeud papillon bleuUnsold
1989 Le Chapeau$510Sign up
1989 Without text (Eau Sauvage, Le Jules)$478Sign up
1990s 20 works
- Sold
- 20 of 20
- Median
- $557Sign up
- Average
- $1.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 29 × 21.5 in (74 × 55 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (15), Print (other) (4), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1), Flowers & still life (1)
1990 Femme au Jaune$779Sign up
1990 l'Eventail des Plumes$453Sign up
1990 Jour de pluie$283Sign up
1990 Fifi$425Sign up
1990 Bonjour Chérie$779Sign up
1990 Le Balcon a Nice$1.1kSign up
1990 Sir (for Club magazine)$1.1kSign up
1990 Jacques (Eau Sauvage for Dior)$481Sign up
1990 Que la fete commence$779Sign up
1990 La Voilette (The Veil)$481Sign up
1990 Without text (Le Parasol)$513Sign up
1990 Without text (Sir)$601Sign up
Show 8 more (1990s)
1990 Without text (Lido)$921Sign up
1990 Tango$850Sign up
1990 Without text (l'Eventail des Plu)$940Sign up
1990 C (Chanell Rouge et Noir)$215Sign up
1990 C (Chanell) Rouge et Noir$136Sign up
1993 Bagni di Rimini 1843-1993$311Sign up
1993 Rose Jaune Orientale$16.2kSign up
1997 Musée et Jardin Christian Dior Granville$71Sign up
2000s 1 work
Creation date not recorded
40 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 2 works
- Sold
- 1 of 2
- Median
- $600Sign up
- Average
- $600Sign up
- Typical size
- 31.5 × 23 in (80 × 59 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (2)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2004 LE TANGO, (aka SCANDALE)Unsold
sold 2004 Rouge$600Sign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 9 works
- Sold
- 8 of 9
- Median
- $541Sign up
- Average
- $1.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 29.5 × 23 in (75 × 59 cm)
- Mediums
- Print (other) (4), Other (2), Lithograph (2)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2015 le rouge baiser sans hésiter$263Sign up
sold 2016 A SEATED STUDY OF A MASKED WARRIORUnsold
sold 2017 Flowered hat$708Sign up
sold 2017 le rouge baiser sans hésiter$482Sign up
sold 2017 Untitled$6.3kSign up
sold 2018 Air France côte d'azur$84Sign up
Show 3 more (2010s)
sold 2019 Dancer with Orange and Yellow Feathers$1.9kSign up
sold 2019 brummel chemisier Avignon$300Sign up
sold 2019 Without text (Club magazine)$601Sign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 29 works
- Sold
- 27 of 29
- Median
- $595Sign up
- Average
- $971Sign up
- Typical size
- 29 × 21.5 in (74 × 55 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (14), Print (other) (6), Other (5)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2), Flowers & still life (1)
sold 2020 SEATED CAT$809Sign up
sold 2020 RELAX...$647Sign up
sold 2021 UntitledUnsold
sold 2022 Compagnie Maritime des Chargeurs Reunis relax...$905Sign up
sold 2022 UntitledUnsold
sold 2022 Lido Panache$138Sign up
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2022 René Gruau (Renato de Zavagli) (Italian$808Sign up
sold 2023 Bemberg fodera (jacket linings)$211Sign up
sold 2025 SENZA TITOLO$6.2kSign up
sold 2026 Untitled$998Sign up
sold 2026 Untitled$1.9kSign up
sold 2026 Untitled$3.1kSign up
…and 17 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 René Gruau auction results →