Wenceslaus Hollar: career timeline

Czech · 1607–1677 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 46 of 65 lots (71% 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.

Wenceslaus Hollar: 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
1620s11$203Sign upEngraving
1630s11$570Sign upEngraving
1640s3220$530Sign upEtching
1650s63$158Sign upEngraving
1660s33$949Sign upEtching
1670s30—Etching

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1620s 1 work

Sold
1 of 1
Median
$203Sign up
Average
$203Sign up
Typical size
12.5 × 19.5 in (32 × 49 cm)
Mediums
Engraving (1)
Subjects
—

1630s 1 work

Sold
1 of 1
Median
$570Sign up
Average
$570Sign up
Typical size
5 × 3 in (13 × 7 cm)
Mediums
Engraving (1)
Subjects
—

1640s 32 works

Sold
20 of 32
Median
$530Sign up
Average
$795Sign up
Typical size
6 × 6.5 in (15 × 17 cm)
Mediums
Etching (24), Engraving (6), Other (2)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (3), Landscapes (1)
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…and 8 more works from this group in the full results list.

1650s 6 works

Sold
3 of 6
Median
$158Sign up
Average
$219Sign up
Typical size
6 × 9 in (15 × 23 cm)
Mediums
Engraving (4), Etching (2)
Subjects
—

1660s 3 works

Sold
3 of 3
Median
$949Sign up
Average
$2.2kSign up
Typical size
10 × 8 in (25 × 20 cm)
Mediums
Etching (3)
Subjects
—

1670s 3 works

Sold
0 of 3
Median
—
Average
—
Typical size
6.5 × 9 in (17 × 23 cm)
Mediums
Etching (3)
Subjects
—

Creation date not recorded

19 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 9 works

Sold
5 of 9
Median
$154Sign up
Average
$261Sign up
Typical size
5 × 10.5 in (13 × 26 cm)
Mediums
Engraving (4), Etching (3), Other (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1), Landscapes (1)
Show 3 more (2010s)

Undated, sold in the 2020s 10 works

Sold
7 of 10
Median
$117Sign up
Average
$217Sign up
Typical size
5.5 × 4.5 in (14 × 12 cm)
Mediums
Etching (7), Engraving (2), Other (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (3), Landscapes (1)
Show 4 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 Wenceslaus Hollar auction results →