August Sander Photographs: Auction Prices

1876–1964

Of the 202 lots by August Sander (photographs) recorded at auction between 2002 and 2026, 164 found a buyer (81%). The median price realised is $3.7kSign up free to see across 164 priced sales; the middle half sold for $1.8kSign up free to see–$6.2kSign up free to see. The highest recorded price is $1MSign up free to see for Porträts aus „Menschen des 20. Jahrhunderts at Grisebach in November 2019. Sales were recorded mainly at Lempertz (123), Phillips (26) and Van Ham (21).

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1. 
   Portrait Ilse Garthmann, 1922/23

   Photograph

   14.5 x 11.3 cm

   Lempertz · Jun 1, 2018 · Lot 26
   €3,224≈ $3,762≈ £2,827Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–3,000View at Lempertz ↗
2. 
   Maler (Franz M. Jansen)

   Photograph

   28 x 23cm

   Van Ham · Jan 12, 2018 · Lot 6
   €16,770≈ $20,354≈ £14,922Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–View at Van Ham ↗
3. 
   Der Kirchenmaler (Peter Hecker), 1927

   Photograph

   28,5 x 20cm

   Van Ham · Jan 12, 2018 · Lot 7
   €12,900≈ $15,657≈ £11,479Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–View at Van Ham ↗
4. 
   Junge im Matrosenanzug

   Photograph

   9,4 x 6,3cm

   Van Ham · Jan 12, 2018 · Lot 9
   €310≈ $376≈ £276Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €200–View at Van Ham ↗
5. 
   Ohne Titel (Familienporträt), 1942

   Photograph

   16 x 11cm

   Van Ham · Jan 12, 2018 · Lot 8
   €1,935≈ $2,349≈ £1,722Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–View at Van Ham ↗
6. 
   Ohne Titel (Familienporträt), 1942

   Photograph

   23,7 x 17,2cm

   Van Ham · Jan 12, 2018 · Lot 5
   €3,354≈ $4,071≈ £2,984Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,800–View at Van Ham ↗
7. 
   Rheinlandschaft. 1930er–Jahre

   Photograph

   16,5 × 23 cm

   Grisebach · Nov 29, 2017 · Lot 2069
   €3,750≈ $4,435≈ £3,311Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–4,000View at Grisebach ↗
8. 
   Dorfschullehrer, 1921

   Photograph

   24,4 × 18,1 cm

   Grisebach · Nov 29, 2017 · Lot 2142
   €5,000≈ $5,914≈ £4,415Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,800–2,400View at Grisebach ↗
9. 
   Blick vom Messeturm auf Köln, 1938

   Photograph

   29,5 × 42,4 cm

   Grisebach · Nov 29, 2017 · Lot 2047
   €7,500≈ $8,870≈ £6,622Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €6,000–8,000View at Grisebach ↗
10. 
    Handlanger (Bricklayer), 1928

    Photograph · ed. 9/18

    23 1/4 x 17 1/4 in. (59.1 x 43.8 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 3, 2017 · Lot 286
    $16,250≈ £12,277≈ €13,826Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
11. 
    Lumpenball der Kölner Progressiven "Em dekke Tommes", 1928

    Photograph

    14.8 x 11.4 cm

    Lempertz · May 31, 2017 · Lot 25
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €5,000–6,000View at Lempertz ↗
12. 
    Cinema Capitol, Cologne, c. 1930

    Photograph

    17 x 23 cm

    Lempertz · May 31, 2017 · Lot 24
    €16,120≈ $18,088≈ £14,083Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,500–View at Lempertz ↗
13. 
    The painter Heinrich Hoerle, 1928

    Photograph

    28.8 x 21.8 cm

    Lempertz · May 31, 2017 · Lot 23
    €59,520≈ $66,787≈ £51,999Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €50,000–70,000View at Lempertz ↗
14. 
    Boxer, 1929

    Photograph · Paper

    29.9 x 23 cm (30.4 x 23.9 cm)

    Lempertz · May 31, 2017 · Lot 22
    €5,704≈ $6,400≈ £4,983Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–View at Lempertz ↗
15. 
    Präsident Paul von Hindenburg und Oberbürgermeister Konrad Adenauer, 1926

    Photograph

    24 x 18.8 cm

    Lempertz · May 31, 2017 · Lot 21
    €1,736≈ $1,948≈ £1,517Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,800–2,000View at Lempertz ↗
16. 
    Blick vom Messeturm auf Köln, 1938

    Photograph

    16.9 x 23.4 cm

    Lempertz · May 31, 2017 · Lot 20
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,600–1,800View at Lempertz ↗
17. 
    Rhineland Landscapes, 1929-39

    Photograph · Paper

    21.8 x 28.8 cm

    Lempertz · May 31, 2017 · Lot 19
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €3,000–View at Lempertz ↗
18. 
    Das Siebengebirge: Blick vom Rolandsbogen, 1929/30

    Photograph

    17.3 x 23.3 cm

    Lempertz · May 31, 2017 · Lot 18
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €4,000–5,000View at Lempertz ↗
19. 
    Portrait of a young woman, 1910s

    Photograph

    28 x 21.8 cm (mat opening)

    Lempertz · May 31, 2017 · Lot 17
    €1,612≈ $1,809≈ £1,408Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–1,500View at Lempertz ↗
20. 
    Selected images from Portraits of Artists, 1924-1930

    Photograph · ed. 50/75

    Each approximately 11 1/8 x 8 1/8 in. (28.3 x 20.6 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 4, 2017 · Lot 242
    $8,125≈ £6,532≈ €7,628Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
21. 
    Ohne Titel

    Photograph

    19,7 x 26cm

    Van Ham · Dec 9, 2016 · Lot 626
    €903≈ $953≈ £758Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €800–View at Van Ham ↗
22. 
    Mauerpfeffer, Sede Acre, 1930s/1940s

    Photograph

    23 x 17.3 cm

    Lempertz · Dec 2, 2016 · Lot 33
    €1,488≈ $1,584≈ £1,254Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–1,500View at Lempertz ↗
23. 
    Untitled (View on Rhine at Uedorf), Probably 1930s

    Photograph · Paper

    16.5 x 23 cm

    Lempertz · Dec 2, 2016 · Lot 32
    €2,108≈ $2,243≈ £1,777Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,600–1,800View at Lempertz ↗
24. 
    Drachenfels und Rheintal (Drachenfels and the Rhine Valley), Before 1935

    Photograph · Paper

    17.4 x 22.9 cm

    Lempertz · Dec 2, 2016 · Lot 31
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €5,000–6,000View at Lempertz ↗
25. 
    Der Stadtwald zu Köln im November, 1936

    Photograph · Paper

    29.5 x 42 cm

    Lempertz · Dec 2, 2016 · Lot 30
    €10,540≈ $11,217≈ £8,885Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–6,000View at Lempertz ↗
26. 
    Krypta in St. Gereon, Köln, c. 1932

    Photograph

    16.3 x 22.4 cm

    Lempertz · Jun 3, 2016 · Lot 16
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,500–View at Lempertz ↗
27. 
    Wandernder Maurergeselle, c. 1927

    Photograph

    28.6 x 21.5 cm

    Lempertz · Jun 3, 2016 · Lot 15
    €1,612≈ $1,798≈ £1,246Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–View at Lempertz ↗
28. 
    Untitled (Twins), c. 1930

    Photograph

    6.4 x 10 cm

    Lempertz · Jun 3, 2016 · Lot 14
    €1,984≈ $2,213≈ £1,533Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €800–View at Lempertz ↗
29. 
    Untitled (Hochzeitsgesellschaft), 1927

    Photograph

    14.9 x 18.8 cm

    Lempertz · Jun 3, 2016 · Lot 13
    €930≈ $1,037≈ £719Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–View at Lempertz ↗
30. 
    Untitled (Bride and Groom), 1927

    Photograph

    23 x 17 cm (vertical oval)

    Lempertz · Jun 3, 2016 · Lot 12
    €930≈ $1,037≈ £719Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–View at Lempertz ↗
31. 
    Untitled (Portrait of a young lady), 1920

    Photograph

    28.4 x 22.1 cm

    Lempertz · Jun 3, 2016 · Lot 11
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,500–View at Lempertz ↗
32. 
    Untitled (Portrait of a Family), c. 1905

    Photograph

    14.8 x 10.2 cm

    Lempertz · Jun 3, 2016 · Lot 10
    €992≈ $1,106≈ £767Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,200View at Lempertz ↗
33. 
    Mädchen im Kirmeswagen

    Photograph · Paper

    26 x 19,8cm

    Van Ham · Jun 1, 2016 · Lot 523
    €3,870≈ $4,324≈ £2,994Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–View at Van Ham ↗
34. 
    Portraits of Artists

    Photograph

    Each approximately 11 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (28.6 x 21 cm) or the reverse

    Phillips · Apr 4, 2016 · Lot 167
    $25,000≈ £17,517≈ €21,968Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
35. 
    Blick von der Heribertuskirche Deutz, 1936

    Photograph

    29.2 x 21.7 cm

    Lempertz · Nov 27, 2015 · Lot 54
    €3,720≈ $3,936≈ £2,615Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–4,000View at Lempertz ↗
36. 
    Über den Dächern, Rathaus und Dom, c. 1938

    Photograph

    12 x 17.2 cm

    Lempertz · Nov 27, 2015 · Lot 53
    €1,860≈ $1,968≈ £1,307Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–2,000View at Lempertz ↗
37. 
    Blick vom Messeturm auf Köln, 1938

    Photograph

    16.9 x 23.4 cm

    Lempertz · Nov 27, 2015 · Lot 52
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €2,000–3,000View at Lempertz ↗
38. 
    Zeughausstraße, c. 1935

    Photograph

    17.1 x 11.6 cm

    Lempertz · Nov 27, 2015 · Lot 51
    €1,860≈ $1,968≈ £1,307Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–2,000View at Lempertz ↗
39. 
    Blick vom Ölberg auf das Siegtal, 1930s/1940s

    Photograph · Paper

    16.6 x 23.5 cm

    Lempertz · Nov 27, 2015 · Lot 50
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,000–1,500View at Lempertz ↗
40. 
    Nürburgring, Probably 1930s

    Photograph

    17.3 x 23.2 cm

    Lempertz · Nov 27, 2015 · Lot 49
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €2,000–3,000View at Lempertz ↗
41. 
    Blick auf das Siebengebirge vom Victoriaberg bei Remagen, 1930

    Photograph

    16.3 x 23.4 cm

    Lempertz · Nov 27, 2015 · Lot 48
    €3,720≈ $3,936≈ £2,615Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–4,000View at Lempertz ↗
42. 
    Das Siebengebirge: Blick vom Rolandsbogen, 1929/30

    Photograph

    17.3 x 23.3 cm

    Lempertz · Nov 27, 2015 · Lot 47
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €6,000–8,000View at Lempertz ↗
43. 
    Drachenfels und Rheintal (Drachenfels and the Rhine Valley), Before 1935

    Photograph · Paper

    17.4 x 22.9 cm

    Lempertz · Nov 27, 2015 · Lot 46
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €6,000–8,000View at Lempertz ↗
44. 
    Untitled, Probably 1930s

    Photograph

    16.2 x 21.8 cm

    Lempertz · Nov 27, 2015 · Lot 45
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €2,000–3,000View at Lempertz ↗
45. 
    Untitled (View on Rhine at Uedorf), Probably 1930s

    Photograph · Paper

    16.5 x 23 cm

    Lempertz · Nov 27, 2015 · Lot 44
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €2,000–3,000View at Lempertz ↗
46. 
    Mauerpfeffer, Sede Acre, 1930s/1940s

    Photograph

    23 x 17.3 cm

    Lempertz · Nov 27, 2015 · Lot 43
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,500–2,000View at Lempertz ↗
47. 
    Lärche auf der Wolkenburg, c. 1930

    Photograph

    17.4 x 12.4 cm

    Lempertz · Nov 27, 2015 · Lot 42
    €1,860≈ $1,968≈ £1,307Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–2,000View at Lempertz ↗
48. 
    Coellen aus Rand und Band em Jahr 1929, 1929

    Photograph

    16.2 x 21 cm

    Lempertz · Nov 27, 2015 · Lot 41
    €5,208≈ $5,510≈ £3,661Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at Lempertz ↗
49. 
    Familie aus dem Westerwald (Family from Westerwald), 1910s

    Photograph

    27.7 x 21.7 cm (visible mat opening)

    Lempertz · Nov 27, 2015 · Lot 40
    €4,216≈ $4,461≈ £2,963Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–2,500View at Lempertz ↗
50. 
    Künstlerportraits (Artists' Portraits), 1924-1928

    Photograph · Paper

    25.2 x 16.9 cm

    Lempertz · Nov 27, 2015 · Lot 39
    €4,960≈ $5,248≈ £3,486Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–View at Lempertz ↗

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