Wolf Vostell: career timeline

German · 1932–1998 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 65 of 92 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.

Wolf Vostell: 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
1950s11$22.5kSign upGouache
1960s1817$7.7kSign upScreenprint
1970s2320$1.1kSign upScreenprint
1980s1210$567Sign upDrawing
1990s1110$563Sign upDrawing

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1950s 1 work

Sold
1 of 1
Median
$22.5kSign up
Average
$22.5kSign up
Typical size
52.5 × 37 in (134 × 94 cm)
Mediums
Gouache (1)
Subjects
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1960s 18 works

Sold
17 of 18
Median
$7.7kSign up
Average
$11.4kSign up
Typical size
19.5 × 26 in (50 × 66 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (10), Print (other) (3), Other (2)
Subjects
—
Show 6 more (1960s)

1970s 23 works

Sold
20 of 23
Median
$1.1kSign up
Average
$2kSign up
Typical size
18.5 × 28.5 in (47 × 72 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (8), Other (5), Mixed media (5)
Subjects
Landscapes (1)
Show 11 more (1970s)

1980s 12 works

Sold
10 of 12
Median
$567Sign up
Average
$2.2kSign up
Typical size
25.5 × 19 in (65 × 48 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (3), Print (other) (3), Acrylic (2)
Subjects
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1990s 11 works

Sold
10 of 11
Median
$563Sign up
Average
$992Sign up
Typical size
11 × 8.5 in (28 × 21 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (5), Mixed media (2), Acrylic (2)
Subjects
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Creation date not recorded

27 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 5 works

Sold
5 of 5
Median
$3.7kSign up
Average
$3.6kSign up
Typical size
26 × 35 in (66 × 90 cm)
Mediums
Acrylic (1), Etching (1), Other (1)
Subjects
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Undated, sold in the 2010s 15 works

Sold
14 of 15
Median
$5.4kSign up
Average
$8.9kSign up
Typical size
16 × 17.5 in (41 × 45 cm)
Mediums
Oil (4), Mixed media (2), Print (other) (2)
Subjects
Butterflies (1)
Show 6 more (2010s)

…and 3 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 7 works

Sold
3 of 7
Median
$1.3kSign up
Average
$1.1kSign up
Typical size
19.5 × 17.5 in (50 × 45 cm)
Mediums
Other (4), Lithograph (2), Photograph (1)
Subjects
—
Show 1 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 Wolf Vostell auction results →