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German · 1941–2010 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 459 of 627 lots (73% 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.

Sigmar Polke: 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
1960s9487$20.1kSign upOther
1970s10790$1.5kSign upPrint (other)
1980s9078$8.1kSign upScreenprint
1990s114108$4.8kSign upPrint (other)
2000s5347$22.6kSign upScreenprint

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1960s 94 works

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87 of 94
Median
$20.1kSign up
Average
$110kSign up
Typical size
11.5 × 8.5 in (30 × 21 cm)
Mediums
Other (20), Watercolor (20), Print (other) (18)
Subjects
Palms (1), Figures & portraits (1), Landscapes (1)
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…and 70 more works from this group in the full results list.

1970s 107 works

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90 of 107
Median
$1.5kSign up
Average
$58.3kSign up
Typical size
18 × 19.5 in (46 × 50 cm)
Mediums
Print (other) (56), Lithograph (11), Photograph (10)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2), Sea & coast (1)
Show 12 more (1970s)

…and 83 more works from this group in the full results list.

1980s 90 works

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78 of 90
Median
$8.1kSign up
Average
$58.2kSign up
Typical size
24 × 27 in (61 × 69 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (22), Photograph (15), Gouache (13)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)
Show 12 more (1980s)

…and 66 more works from this group in the full results list.

1990s 114 works

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108 of 114
Median
$4.8kSign up
Average
$110kSign up
Typical size
25.5 × 27.5 in (65 × 70 cm)
Mediums
Print (other) (35), Acrylic (18), Screenprint (17)
Subjects
—
Show 12 more (1990s)

…and 90 more works from this group in the full results list.

2000s 53 works

Sold
47 of 53
Median
$22.6kSign up
Average
$117kSign up
Typical size
37.5 × 27.5 in (96 × 70 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (36), Acrylic (7), Print (other) (4)
Subjects
—
Show 12 more (2000s)

…and 29 more works from this group in the full results list.

Creation date not recorded

168 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 80 works

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79 of 80
Median
$24.2kSign up
Average
$33.8kSign up
Typical size
16 × 18 in (40 × 46 cm)
Mediums
Gouache (20), Print (other) (15), Watercolor (12)
Subjects
Landscapes (2), Birds (1)
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…and 68 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 79 works

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78 of 79
Median
$22.3kSign up
Average
$43.5kSign up
Typical size
11.5 × 11.5 in (30 × 29 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (24), Watercolor (11), Other (10)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1), Palms (1)
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…and 67 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 9 works

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9 of 9
Median
$3.3kSign up
Average
$11.9kSign up
Typical size
20 × 17 in (51 × 44 cm)
Mediums
Mixed media (3), Screenprint (2), Other (2)
Subjects
—
Show 3 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 Sigmar Polke auction results →