Théophile Steinlen: career timeline

French · 1859–1923 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 45 of 111 lots (41% 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.

Théophile Steinlen: 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
1890s1912$706Sign upLithograph
1900s139$1.1kSign upDrawing
1910s107$281Sign upDrawing
1920s31$152Sign upDrawing

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1890s 19 works

Sold
12 of 19
Median
$706Sign up
Average
$4.2kSign up
Typical size
11.5 × 10.5 in (30 × 27 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (13), Drawing (3), Etching (2)
Subjects
—
Show 7 more (1890s)

1900s 13 works

Sold
9 of 13
Median
$1.1kSign up
Average
$3.9kSign up
Typical size
11 × 14.5 in (27 × 37 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (5), Lithograph (4), Sculpture (2)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)
Show 1 more (1900s)

1910s 10 works

Sold
7 of 10
Median
$281Sign up
Average
$1.8kSign up
Typical size
19 × 14.5 in (49 × 37 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (3), Other (2), Lithograph (2)
Subjects
Rivers & marshes (1)

1920s 3 works

Sold
1 of 3
Median
$152Sign up
Average
$152Sign up
Typical size
7.5 × 5 in (19 × 12 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (2), Other (1)
Subjects
—

Creation date not recorded

66 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 11 works

Sold
8 of 11
Median
$1.7kSign up
Average
$2.5kSign up
Typical size
14.5 × 10 in (37 × 26 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (6), Watercolor (2), Oil (1)
Subjects
—
Show 5 more (2000s)

Undated, sold in the 2010s 10 works

Sold
6 of 10
Median
$1.6kSign up
Average
$1.9kSign up
Typical size
19.5 × 15.5 in (49 × 39 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (5), Drawing (2), Aquatint (1)
Subjects
Markets & villages (1), Figures & portraits (1)
Show 4 more (2010s)

Undated, sold in the 2020s 45 works

Sold
20 of 45
Median
$438Sign up
Average
$833Sign up
Typical size
10.5 × 10.5 in (27 × 27 cm)
Mediums
Other (16), Drawing (14), Lithograph (10)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (7), Markets & villages (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 33 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 Théophile Steinlen auction results →