Adolph von Menzel
German · 1815–1905 · Painter, Printmaker
Adolph Friedrich Erdmann von Menzel was a German Realist artist noted for drawings, etchings, and paintings. Along with Caspar David Friedrich, he is considered one of the two… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Stehende Rüstungen (aus der Folge der Rüstkammer-Phantasien)Grisebach · €3,295,000≈ $4,110,513≈ £2,606,209Sign up to see
Emilie in roter BluseGrisebach · €1,045,000≈ $1,167,683≈ £808,365Sign up to see
Das Chorgestühl im Dom zu MainzKetterer Kunst · €333,450≈ $422,915≈ £223,611Sign up to see
Adolph von Menzel’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 185 auction results for Adolph von Menzel between 2004 and 2026, of which 175 sold (95%). Recorded sale prices range from $66Sign up free to see to $4.1MSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $4.1MSign up free to see for Stehende Rüstungen (aus der Folge der Rüstkammer-Phantasien) at Grisebach in November 2014. The most common medium is drawings (132 lots). Most results come from Grisebach (112), Ketterer Kunst (36) and Lempertz (16).
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- €12,255≈ $14,265≈ £10,592Sign up free to see
- €7,620≈ $8,813≈ £6,669Sign up free to see
- Handstudien, 1892€7,620≈ $8,813≈ £6,669Sign up free to see
- €3,810≈ $4,407≈ £3,335Sign up free to see
- Kopf eines alten Mannes, 1886€10,160≈ $11,751≈ £8,892Sign up free to see
- €27,940≈ $32,371≈ £24,459Sign up free to see
- €355,600≈ $411,998≈ £311,294Sign up free to see
- €50,400≈ $58,036≈ £43,028Sign up free to see
- €3,780≈ $4,353≈ £3,227Sign up free to see
- €12,700≈ $14,507≈ £10,692Sign up free to see
Adolph von Menzel works on paper (148)Adolph von Menzel watercolors (11)Adolph von Menzel gouaches (4)Adolph von Menzel drawings (132)Adolph von Menzel prints (34)Adolph von Menzel etchings (19)Adolph von Menzel lithographs (14)
Adolph von Menzel: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Adolph von Menzel at auction?
$4,110,513Sign up free to see, for Stehende Rüstungen (aus der Folge der Rüstkammer-Phantasien) at Grisebach (November 2014) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Adolph von Menzel?
The median sale price is $14.3kSign up free to see across 175 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Adolph von Menzel have sold at auction?
175 of 185 recorded lots sold between 2004 and 2026.
Which auction houses sell Adolph von Menzel?
Grisebach, Ketterer Kunst and Lempertz account for the most recorded results. Grisebach · Ketterer Kunst · Lempertz
About Adolph von Menzel
Adolph Friedrich Erdmann von Menzel was a German Realist artist noted for drawings, etchings, and paintings. Along with Caspar David Friedrich, he is considered one of the two most prominent German painters of the 19th century, and was the most successful artist of his era in Germany. First known as Adolph Menzel, he was knighted in 1898 and changed his name to Adolph von Menzel.
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In museum collections
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0Japanese Artist at Work, 1886
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0Heads of a Man and a Woman, 1899
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0Study of a Woman, c. 1875/1890
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0