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).
Price trend
3 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 1 | 1 | 100% | $188kSign up | $188kSign up | $188kSign up |
| Oil | 1 | 1 | 100% | $188kSign up | $188kSign up | $188kSign up |
| Works on paper | 148 | 145 | 98% | $83.7kSign up | $19.7kSign up | $4.1MSign up |
| Watercolor | 11 | 10 | 91% | $105kSign up | $55kSign up | $423kSign up |
| Gouache | 4 | 4 | 100% | $1.1MSign up | $130kSign up | $4.1MSign up |
| Drawing | 132 | 130 | 98% | $47.8kSign up | $18.3kSign up | $1.2MSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 34 | 28 | 82% | $488Sign up | $286Sign up | $1.9kSign up |
| Etching | 19 | 16 | 84% | $498Sign up | $353Sign up | $1.9kSign up |
| Lithograph | 14 | 11 | 79% | $474Sign up | $149Sign up | $1.9kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 1 | 1 | 100% | $492Sign up | $492Sign up | $492Sign up |
| Photography | 1 | 1 | 100% | $6.6kSign up | $6.6kSign up | $6.6kSign up |
| Photograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $6.6kSign up | $6.6kSign up | $6.6kSign up |
| Other | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign 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 | 1 | 1 | $14.3kSign up |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | $11.8kSign up |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | $44kSign up |
| 2023 | 8 | 7 | $11.8kSign up |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 | $56.4kSign up |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | $30.5kSign up |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | $11.4kSign up |
| 2019 | 6 | 5 | $35.6kSign up |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | $28.5kSign up |
| 2017 | 12 | 11 | $14kSign up |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 | $47.9kSign up |
| 2015 | 15 | 15 | $12.6kSign up |
| 2014 | 16 | 16 | $18.6kSign up |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | $29.6kSign up |
| 2012 | 20 | 20 | $17.7kSign up |
| 2011 | 10 | 8 | $71.3kSign up |
| 2010 | 4 | 2 | $3.7kSign up |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | $18.6kSign up |
| 2008 | 8 | 6 | $14.4kSign up |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 | $4.8kSign up |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2004 | 12 | 12 | $224Sign up |