Théodore Géricault: career timeline

French · 1791–1824 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 6 of 21 lots (29% 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.

Théodore Géricault: 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
1810s	3	1	$7.5kSign up	Lithograph
1820s	3	1	$415Sign up	Lithograph

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1810s 3 works

Sold: 1 of 3
Median: $7.5kSign up
Average: $7.5kSign up
Typical size: 13.5 × 11 in (35 × 28 cm)
Mediums: Lithograph (3)
Subjects: —

1818 BoxeursUnsold
1818 Mameluck Defendant un Trompette BlesseUnsold
1818 Mameluck défendant un trompette blessé$7.5kSign up

1820s 3 works

Sold: 1 of 3
Median: $415Sign up
Average: $415Sign up
Typical size: 8 × 10 in (20 × 25 cm)
Mediums: Lithograph (3)
Subjects: Markets & villages (1)

Creation date not recorded

15 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 2010s 6 works

Sold: 4 of 6
Median: $21.6kSign up
Average: $40.4kSign up
Typical size: 11 × 14 in (28 × 35 cm)
Mediums: Lithograph (3), Oil (1), Drawing (1)
Subjects: —

sold 2012 Der Schimmel$109kSign up
sold 2015 The Coal Wagon$28.1kSign up
sold 2018 - ''A French Favrier'' (Delteil 41)-Result not published
sold 2018 Retour de Russie$15.2kSign up
sold 2018 Ecorche$10kSign up
sold 2019 - ''A French Favrier'' (Delteil 41)-Result not published

Undated, sold in the 2020s 9 works

Sold: 7 of 9
Median: $53.9kSign up
Average: $59.5kSign up
Typical size: 9 × 8 in (23 × 20 cm)
Mediums: Drawing (6), Other (2), Lithograph (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (1)

sold 2021 Boxeurs$53.9kSign up
sold 2021 Oriental tenant son cheval par la bride - ChevalUnsold
sold 2023 Étude d'ensemble pour le Radeau de la Méduse (recto);$91.1kSign up
sold 2023 Deux hommes nus s'efforçant d'arrêter un taureau$42.2kSign up
sold 2024 Scène orientale (Le Massacre des Janissaires ?) (recto) ; Croquis (ilisible) (verso)$38.9kSign up
sold 2024 Tête d'homme$83.1kSign up

Show 3 more (2020s)

sold 2024 Étude pour le Radeau de la Méduse (recto); Etude de figure pour un des personnages du Radeau de la Méduse (verso)$104kSign up
sold 2025 A French FavrierResult not published
sold 2025 Cheval écorché$3.4kSign up

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 Théodore Géricault auction results →