Edmund Kesting
German · 1892–1970 · Painter, Printmaker
Edmund Kesting was a German photographer, painter and art professor. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Nacht über DächernGrisebach · €63,440≈ $82,510≈ £54,155Sign up to see
Komposition ChineseGrisebach · €47,500≈ $64,633≈ £38,622Sign up to see
Assemblage 24Lempertz · €36,000≈ $54,245≈ £33,202Sign up to see
Edmund Kesting’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
46
of 66 offered · 2002–2026
Sell-through
70%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 12 | 10 | 83% | $34.2kSign up | $31.2kSign up | $82.5kSign up |
| Oil | 8 | 7 | 88% | $38.7kSign up | $39.5kSign up | $82.5kSign up |
| Mixed media | 4 | 3 | 75% | $23.6kSign up | $11.1kSign up | $54.2kSign up |
| Works on paper | 10 | 7 | 70% | $4.8kSign up | $5.5kSign up | $6.9kSign up |
| Watercolor | 4 | 2 | 50% | $5kSign up | $5kSign up | $6.9kSign up |
| Gouache | 5 | 5 | 100% | $4.7kSign up | $5.5kSign up | $6.2kSign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Prints & multiples | 6 | 5 | 83% | $1.9kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $4.8kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 3 | 2 | 67% | $2.9kSign up | $2.9kSign up | $4.8kSign up |
| Print (other) | 3 | 3 | 100% | $1.3kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $2.3kSign up |
| Photography | 36 | 22 | 61% | $2.9kSign up | $2kSign up | $11.3kSign up |
| Photograph | 36 | 22 | 61% | $2.9kSign up | $2kSign up | $11.3kSign up |
| Other | 2 | 2 | 100% | $7.6kSign up | $7.6kSign up | $14kSign 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 | 2 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | $4.1kSign up |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 | $2.9kSign up |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | $20kSign up |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | $1kSign up |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | $22.8kSign up |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 | $5.5kSign up |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | $4.8kSign up |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | $2kSign up |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | $14kSign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | $3.2kSign up |
| 2012 | 4 | 3 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2010 | 6 | 2 | $2.9kSign up |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | $54.2kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $7.4kSign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | $11.1kSign up |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 | $3.2kSign up |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | $5kSign up |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | $45.3kSign up |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | $363Sign up |