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Norwegian · 1893–1975 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 79 of 131 lots (62% 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.

Rolf Nesch: 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
1920s1715$6.5kSign upDrypoint
1930s3030$18.3kSign upPrint (other)
1940s66$4.5kSign upOther
1950s99$5.1kSign upOther
1960s1312$3.7kSign upOther
1970s44$4.9kSign upOther

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1920s 17 works

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15 of 17
Median
$6.5kSign up
Average
$11.4kSign up
Typical size
12 × 10 in (30 × 25 cm)
Mediums
Drypoint (6), Etching (5), Oil (4)
Subjects
Landscapes (1)
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1930s 30 works

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30 of 30
Median
$18.3kSign up
Average
$34.9kSign up
Typical size
17.5 × 19 in (45 × 48 cm)
Mediums
Print (other) (9), Other (9), Etching (5)
Subjects
—
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…and 6 more works from this group in the full results list.

1940s 6 works

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6 of 6
Median
$4.5kSign up
Average
$4.7kSign up
Typical size
18.5 × 20 in (47 × 51 cm)
Mediums
Other (3), Drawing (2), Etching (1)
Subjects
Beach scenes (1), Figures & portraits (1)

1950s 9 works

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9 of 9
Median
$5.1kSign up
Average
$11.7kSign up
Typical size
22.5 × 16 in (57 × 41 cm)
Mediums
Other (7), Aquatint (1), Drawing (1)
Subjects
Birds (1)

1960s 13 works

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12 of 13
Median
$3.7kSign up
Average
$4.4kSign up
Typical size
22.5 × 16 in (57 × 41 cm)
Mediums
Other (5), Print (other) (4), Etching (3)
Subjects
Birds (2)
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1970s 4 works

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4 of 4
Median
$4.9kSign up
Average
$5kSign up
Typical size
19.5 × 24 in (50 × 61 cm)
Mediums
Other (3), Print (other) (1)
Subjects
—

Creation date not recorded

49 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 17 works

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17 of 17
Median
$1.1kSign up
Average
$2.3kSign up
Typical size
21 × 14 in (53 × 35 cm)
Mediums
Other (8), Lithograph (5), Drawing (1)
Subjects
Landscapes (1)
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…and 5 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 24 works

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24 of 24
Median
$2.7kSign up
Average
$4.1kSign up
Typical size
15 × 17 in (39 × 44 cm)
Mediums
Other (17), Drawing (4), Etching (2)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1), Beach scenes (1)
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…and 12 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 8 works

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7 of 8
Median
$2.2kSign up
Average
$2.1kSign up
Typical size
20 × 15.5 in (51 × 39 cm)
Mediums
Other (3), Lithograph (2), Print (other) (2)
Subjects
Birds (1)
Show 2 more (2020s)

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 Rolf Nesch auction results →