Wilhelm Busch: career timeline
German · 1832–1908 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 47 of 56 lots (84% 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.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 7 | 7 | $5.3kSign up | Drawing |
| 1860s | 8 | 6 | $5.5kSign up | Drawing |
| 1870s | 8 | 8 | $20.4kSign up | Oil |
| 1880s | 18 | 18 | $15kSign up | Oil |
| 1890s | 6 | 5 | $9.4kSign up | Oil |
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1850s 7 works
- Sold
- 7 of 7
- Median
- $5.3kSign up
- Average
- $5.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 6.5 × 6.5 in (17 × 16 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (5), Oil (2)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (2)
1854 Old Couple in Wooded Landscape$700Sign up
c. 1855 Sitzender männlicher Akt$5kSign up
c. 1857 Ein Bettler$8.2kSign up
1858 3 Bll.: Mann im Wirtshaus (Bl. 1). Schlachtender Bauer (Bl. 2). Das Jaussi im Winter (Bl. 3)$3.7kSign up
c. 1858 Landschaft mit Maler$5.3kSign up
c. 1858 3 Bll.: Handgreifliches Armutszeugnis (Bl. 1). Der Steuereintreiber (Bl. 2). Der Schmied (Bl. 3)$9.9kSign up
c. 1858 Künstler-Studien$5.3kSign up
1860s 8 works
- Sold
- 6 of 8
- Median
- $5.5kSign up
- Average
- $7.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 7.5 × 5.5 in (19 × 14 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (4), Oil (2), Engraving (2)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1860 4 Bll.: Handstudie (Bl. 1). Hand- und Gewandstudie (Bl. 2). Rückenmuskelstudien (Bl. 3). Arm- und Gewandstudie (Bl. 4)$6.6kSign up
1860 In der Werkstatt. 1860er Jahre$22.9kSign up
1863 Der Affe und der Schusterjunge.Unsold
c. 1865 6 Bll.: Küchenutensilien (Bl. 1a u. b). Säulenkapitelle (Bl. 2). Säulen, Kapitell und Konsole (Bl. 3). Fensterportale und Architekturornamente (Bl. 4). Buchstaben (Bl. 5)$1.6kSign up
c. 1865 5 Bll.: Junge Dame mit Fächer (Bl. 1). Mädchenkopf (Bl. 2). Glatze (Bl. 3). Lehnstuhl am Ofen (Bl. 4). Besen (Bl. 5)$2.4kSign up
c. 1865 3 Bll.: Zwei Kühe (Bl. 1). Waldinneres mit Brücke über Bach (Bl. 2). Haus hinter Bäumen und Sträuchern, verso: Tannenschonung im Wald (Bl. 3)$4.4kSign up
c. 1865 Findlingssteine auf Wiese mit sandigen Abbruchkanten$7.1kSign up
1865 Das warme BadUnsold
1870s 8 works
- Sold
- 8 of 8
- Median
- $20.4kSign up
- Average
- $20.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 9.5 × 8 in (24 × 21 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (7), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
c. 1870 Die Bestrafung der unartigen Kinder (Max & Moritz)$23.8kSign up
c. 1870 Bauer aus Wiedensahl$7.3kSign up
c. 1870 Wiedensahler Bockmühle bei aufziehendem Sturm$37.1kSign up
1870 Große Gewitterlandschaft mit Bauernhaus, Kühen und Flusslauf$35.7kSign up
1870 Frau mit Katze“. 1870er Jahre$11.1kSign up
c. 1874 Sogenannte Arbeitspause (Der schmerzende Daumen)$8.5kSign up
1874 Alte Frau mit zerbrochenem Krug$21.1kSign up
c. 1875 A crying boy$19.7kSign up
1880s 18 works
- Sold
- 18 of 18
- Median
- $15kSign up
- Average
- $15.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 7 × 7.5 in (18 × 20 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (17), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (3), Figures & portraits (1)
c. 1880 Esel und Huhn im Stall$6.2kSign up
c. 1880 Zechende Bauern$8.3kSign up
c. 1880 Beim Landarzt$15.1kSign up
c. 1880 Waldrand mit sonnenbeschienener Baumgruppe$25.4kSign up
1880 Bäuerin, einen Knaben am Ohr ziehend$19.3kSign up
1880 Junge in rotem Wams in Landschaft$19.6kSign up
1880 Zwei Kühe in Landschaft$5.7kSign up
1880 Rotjacke und weidende Kühe in hügeliger Landschaft$24.2kSign up
1880 Zwei Bauern mit Krug$19.6kSign up
1880 Wirtshausszene$14.9kSign up
1880 Roter Bauer vor Krügen$9.7kSign up
1881 Grete Fehlow mit Pelzhaube und Muff$2.7kSign up
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c. 1882 Kuhhandel$9.4kSign up
1882 Unterhaltung - Bauernpaar$34.2kSign up
c. 1885 Baumstämme mit Rotjacke$18kSign up
c. 1885 Zecher$11kSign up
1885 Bauer mit Kuh am Waldrand$24kSign up
1886 Portrait of a Gentleman in Profile$9.7kSign up
1890s 6 works
- Sold
- 5 of 6
- Median
- $9.4kSign up
- Average
- $14.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 5.5 × 6 in (14 × 16 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (5), Engraving (1)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1890 (zugeschr.), Zeichnender Raucher im WaldUnsold
c. 1890 Waldrand mit Rotjacke$30.6kSign up
1890 Der Trunkenbold. 1890er Jahre$23.5kSign up
1892 Alte Frau in Diele$4.7kSign up
1892 Kleine grüne Wiesenlandschaft$5.5kSign up
c. 1894 Kuhhütender Bauer$9.4kSign up
Creation date not recorded
9 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 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $31.2kSign up
- Average
- $31.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 5.5 × 7.5 in (14 × 19 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1)
sold 2004 WEINENDER JUNGE.$40.3kSign up
sold 2008 Landschaft mit Kühen, Rotjacke und Windmühle$22.1kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 5 works
- Sold
- 5 of 5
- Median
- $14kSign up
- Average
- $18.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 5.5 × 8 in (14 × 20 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (4), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
sold 2012 Waldrand mit dickem Baum und Rotjacke$31.5kSign up
sold 2016 Waldrandlandschaft$14kSign up
sold 2017 Auf der Weide$7kSign up
sold 2018 Waldrand (Waldlichtung)$40.7kSign up
sold 2019 Sketch with Four Figure Studies$1.2kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $4.8kSign up
- Average
- $4.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 6.5 × 10.5 in (17 × 26 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2023 Affe mit Kirsche$4.5kSign up
sold 2025 Am Waldrand$5.1kSign 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 Wilhelm Busch auction results →