Carl Gustav Carus
German · 1789–1869 · Painter, Draughtsman
Carl Gustav Carus was a German physiologist and painter, born in Leipzig, who played various roles during the Romantic era. A friend of the writer Johann Wolfgang Goethe, he… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Abenddämmerung. Zu Goethes FaustSchmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · €280,000≈ $302,764≈ £239,642Sign up to see
Phantasie aus der AlpenweltGrisebach · €225,000≈ $250,515≈ £163,692Sign up to see
View from a barred window into the skyim Kinsky · €224,000≈ $244,899≈ £191,972Sign up to see
Carl Gustav Carus’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
49
of 49 offered · 2006–2025
Sell-through
100%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 37 | 37 | 100% | $78.9kSign up | $59.3kSign up | $303kSign up |
| Oil | 37 | 37 | 100% | $78.9kSign up | $59.3kSign up | $303kSign up |
| Works on paper | 11 | 11 | 100% | $23.2kSign up | $19.6kSign up | $76kSign up |
| Watercolor | 2 | 2 | 100% | $26.8kSign up | $26.8kSign up | $32.5kSign up |
| Drawing | 8 | 8 | 100% | $23.1kSign up | $18.1kSign up | $76kSign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $20.4kSign up | $20.4kSign up | $20.4kSign 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | $56.2kSign up |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | $44kSign up |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | $245kSign up |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | $8kSign up |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | $53.2kSign up |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | $59.3kSign up |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | $56.2kSign up |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 | $30.2kSign up |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | $103kSign up |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | $136kSign up |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | $60.3kSign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | $31.6kSign up |
| 2012 | 9 | 9 | $33kSign up |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 | $50.6kSign up |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | $46.2kSign up |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | $40.9kSign up |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | $91.2kSign up |