Adolf Luther
German · 1912–1990 · Painter, Printmaker
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Record prices
Ohne TitelGrisebach · €122,000≈ $174,033≈ £105,757Sign up to see
Sphärisches HohlspiegelobjektVan Ham · €112,200≈ $127,728≈ £94,481Sign up to see
EierobjektVan Ham · €105,600≈ $120,215≈ £88,923Sign up to see
Adolf Luther’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Lots sold
366
of 375 offered · 2003–2026
Sell-through
98%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 41 | 41 | 100% | $15.6kSign up | $9.8kSign up | $79.3kSign up |
| Oil | 18 | 18 | 100% | $10.8kSign up | $9.7kSign up | $21kSign up |
| Acrylic | 15 | 15 | 100% | $21.6kSign up | $10kSign up | $79.3kSign up |
| Mixed media | 6 | 6 | 100% | $15.3kSign up | $6.6kSign up | $61.2kSign up |
| Works on paper | 3 | 3 | 100% | $1.1kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $1.4kSign up |
| Watercolor | 2 | 2 | 100% | $1.4kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $1.4kSign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $725Sign up | $725Sign up | $725Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 15 | 15 | 100% | $3.9kSign up | $3.1kSign up | $12.2kSign up |
| Etching | 2 | 2 | 100% | $9.1kSign up | $9.1kSign up | $12.2kSign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $970Sign up | $970Sign up | $970Sign up |
| Print (other) | 3 | 3 | 100% | $2.4kSign up | $2.6kSign up | $4.1kSign up |
| Multiple | 9 | 9 | 100% | $3.6kSign up | $3.1kSign up | $6.4kSign up |
| Photography | 1 | 1 | 100% | $3.1kSign up | $3.1kSign up | $3.1kSign up |
| Photograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $3.1kSign up | $3.1kSign up | $3.1kSign up |
| Sculpture | 4 | 4 | 100% | $44.1kSign up | $25.7kSign up | $120kSign up |
| Other | 311 | 302 | 97% | $17.5kSign up | $9.2kSign up | $174kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | $11.7kSign up |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | $13.5kSign up |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | $8.7kSign up |
| 2023 | 28 | 26 | $11.4kSign up |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | $4.6kSign up |
| 2021 | 20 | 19 | $12kSign up |
| 2020 | 22 | 21 | $12.7kSign up |
| 2019 | 14 | 13 | $9.1kSign up |
| 2018 | 25 | 25 | $6.6kSign up |
| 2017 | 27 | 26 | $7.3kSign up |
| 2016 | 39 | 37 | $6.9kSign up |
| 2015 | 12 | 11 | $13.1kSign up |
| 2014 | 22 | 22 | $9.4kSign up |
| 2013 | 19 | 19 | $13.3kSign up |
| 2012 | 19 | 19 | $5.9kSign up |
| 2011 | 13 | 13 | $19.2kSign up |
| 2010 | 17 | 17 | $9.7kSign up |
| 2009 | 10 | 10 | $5.5kSign up |
| 2008 | 8 | 8 | $6.8kSign up |
| 2007 | 10 | 10 | $9.6kSign up |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | $13kSign up |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 | $7.3kSign up |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 | $4.3kSign up |