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German · 1954–2024 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 60 of 123 lots (49% 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.

Walter Dahn: 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
1970s11$494Sign upWatercolor
1980s5454$9.4kSign upAcrylic
1990s44$678Sign upScreenprint
2000s11$1.2kSign upScreenprint

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1970s 1 work

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1 of 1
Median
$494Sign up
Average
$494Sign up
Typical size
11.5 × 8.5 in (30 × 21 cm)
Mediums
Watercolor (1)
Subjects
—

1980s 54 works

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54 of 54
Median
$9.4kSign up
Average
$14.8kSign up
Typical size
53.5 × 55 in (136 × 140 cm)
Mediums
Acrylic (19), Mixed media (12), Oil (11)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (4)
Show 12 more (1980s)

…and 30 more works from this group in the full results list.

1990s 4 works

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4 of 4
Median
$678Sign up
Average
$1.6kSign up
Typical size
20.5 × 16.5 in (53 × 43 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (1), Mixed media (1), Lithograph (1)
Subjects
—

2000s 1 work

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1 of 1
Median
$1.2kSign up
Average
$1.2kSign up
Typical size
14 × 15.5 in (35 × 40 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (1)
Subjects
—

Creation date not recorded

63 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 29 works

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29 of 29
Median
$6.5kSign up
Average
$7.1kSign up
Typical size
59 × 49 in (150 × 125 cm)
Mediums
Acrylic (8), Oil (8), Sculpture (4)
Subjects
Markets & villages (1)
Show 6 more (2000s)

…and 17 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 32 works

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32 of 32
Median
$722Sign up
Average
$2.6kSign up
Typical size
12.5 × 10 in (32 × 25 cm)
Mediums
Mixed media (22), Screenprint (5), Oil (3)
Subjects
—
Show 6 more (2010s)

…and 20 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 2 works

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1 of 2
Median
$3.7kSign up
Average
$3.7kSign up
Typical size
31.5 × 17 in (80 × 43 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (1), Oil (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)

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 Walter Dahn auction results →