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Adolf Wölfli, Q124307467

Adolf Wölfli

Swiss · 1864–1930 · Painter, Printmaker

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11auction results2018–2025years recorded45%sold (5)$53.9kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Adolf Wölfli, Untitled, 1924, colored pencil on paperUntitledPhillips · $63,500≈ £50,735≈ €58,359Sign up to see
  2. Adolf Wölfli, Gurten, =Skt. Adolf-Heimer-Marsch, 1916, Colour and pencil drawing on wove paperGurten, =Skt. Adolf-Heimer-MarschKornfeld · CHF 50,000≈ $62,515≈ £46,263≈ €53,500Sign up to see
  3. Adolf Wölfli, Krohnen=Gottes=AckerKrohnen=Gottes=AckerKornfeld · CHF 50,000≈ $53,885≈ £39,047≈ €45,743Sign up to see

Adolf Wölfli’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).

ArtSell has recorded 11 auction results for Adolf Wölfli between 2018 and 2025, of which 5 sold (45%). Recorded sale prices range from $11.1kSign up free to see to $63.5kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $63.5kSign up free to see for Untitled at Phillips in May 2023. The most common medium is drawings (8 lots). Most results come from Kornfeld (10) and Phillips (1).

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  1. Adolf Wölfli, Gurten, =Skt. Adolf-Heimer-Marsch, 1916, Colour and pencil drawing on wove paper
    Gurten, =Skt. Adolf-Heimer-Marsch, 1916
    Drawing · Paper
    65 x 49.8 cm
    Kornfeld · · Lot 571
    CHF 50,000≈ $62,515≈ £46,263≈ €53,500HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 60,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  2. Adolf Wölfli, Challon in der Soolenthal=Ebene, Spanien, n.d. (1920), Colour pencil drawing
    Challon in der Soolenthal=Ebene, Spanien, n.d. (1920)
    Drawing
    34 x 25.5 cm
    Kornfeld · · Lot 587
    CHF 31,000≈ $34,360≈ £27,171≈ €31,759HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 20,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  3. Adolf Wölfli, Untitled, 1924, colored pencil on paper
    Untitled, 1924
    Drawing · Paper
    18 5/8 x 24 1/2 in. (47.3 x 62.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 180
    $63,500≈ £50,735≈ €58,359Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Adolf Wölfli, Krohnen=Gottes=Acker
    Krohnen=Gottes=Acker
    Kornfeld · · Lot 159
    CHF 50,000≈ $53,885≈ £39,047≈ €45,743HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 40,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  5. Adolf Wölfli, Skt. Anna Karaffe
    Skt. Anna Karaffe
    Kornfeld · · Lot 605
    CHF 11,000≈ $11,080≈ £8,730≈ €9,815HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 5,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  6. Adolf Wölfli, Skt. Adolfina, vom Skt. Adolf = Throon, Im Tiroll, 1927, Watercolour, coloured pencil and pencil on heavy wove paper
    Skt. Adolfina, vom Skt. Adolf = Throon, Im Tiroll, 1927
    Watercolor · Paper
    51 x 68 cm
    Kornfeld · · Lot 569
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. CHF 40,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  7. Adolf Wölfli, Skt. Adolf II. Todes=Fall, 1922, Colour pencil on wove paper
    Skt. Adolf II. Todes=Fall, 1922
    Drawing · Paper
    51 x 69 cm
    Kornfeld · · Lot 223
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. CHF 80,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  8. Adolf Wölfli, Erklärung hiesiges Bild: Durch allerlei Zierathen verdeckt, zeigt einen ganz kleinen Theil, der respektablen Felsen-Wand-Festung Namuhr an der Südseite des belgischen Z., 1926, Colour chalks and pencil on wove paper
    Erklärung hiesiges Bild: Durch allerlei Zierathen verdeckt, zeigt einen ganz kleinen Theil, der respektablen Felsen-Wand-Festung Namuhr an der Südseite des belgischen Z., 1926
    Drawing · Paper
    50.7 x 67.6 cm
    Kornfeld · · Lot 224
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. CHF 70,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  9. Adolf Wölfli, Betti Batthurst von Brand-See, 1920, Pencil and coloured pencil on drawing paper
    Betti Batthurst von Brand-See, 1920
    Drawing · Paper
    34 x 25.5 cm
    Kornfeld · · Lot 634
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. CHF 20,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  10. Adolf Wölfli, Skt. Adolf-Roosali von Skt. Adolf-Wald, 1920, Pencil and coloured pencil on drawing paper
    Skt. Adolf-Roosali von Skt. Adolf-Wald, 1920
    Drawing · Paper
    34 x 25.5 cm
    Kornfeld · · Lot 635
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. CHF 20,000–View at Kornfeld ↗

Adolf Wölfli works on paper (9)Adolf Wölfli drawings (8)

Adolf Wölfli: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Adolf Wölfli at auction?

$63,500Sign up free to see, for Untitled at Phillips (May 2023) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Adolf Wölfli?

The median sale price is $53.9kSign up free to see across 5 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Adolf Wölfli have sold at auction?

5 of 11 recorded lots sold between 2018 and 2025.

Which auction houses sell Adolf Wölfli?

Kornfeld and Phillips account for the most recorded results. Kornfeld · Phillips

About Adolf Wölfli

In museum collections

  • Adolf Wölfli, UntitledUntitled, 1917
    Kunstmuseum Bern · Public domain
  • Adolf Wölfli, UntitledUntitled, 1910
    Kunstmuseum Bern · Public domain
  • Adolf Wölfli, UntitledUntitled, 1926
    Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

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