Emil Nolde
German · 1867–1956 · Painter, Printmaker
Emil Nolde was a German painter and printmaker. He was one of the first Expressionists, a member of Die Brücke, and was one of the first oil painting and watercolor painters of… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
NadjaKetterer Kunst · €2,537,000≈ $3,385,627≈ £1,715,023Sign up to see
Meer (I)Grisebach · €2,770,000≈ $3,140,903≈ £2,358,212Sign up to see
BuchsbaumgartenKetterer Kunst · €2,185,000≈ $2,463,151≈ £1,865,034Sign up to see
Emil Nolde’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
4 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
6 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 59 | 57 | 97% | $921kSign up | $809kSign up | $3.4MSign up |
| Oil | 59 | 57 | 97% | $921kSign up | $809kSign up | $3.4MSign up |
| Works on paper | 583 | 550 | 94% | $112kSign up | $89.7kSign up | $872kSign up |
| Watercolor | 546 | 517 | 95% | $117kSign up | $95.8kSign up | $872kSign up |
| Gouache | 5 | 5 | 100% | $64kSign up | $66kSign up | $95.6kSign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 1 | 100% | $42.9kSign up | $42.9kSign up | $42.9kSign up |
| Drawing | 30 | 26 | 87% | $27.1kSign up | $24.2kSign up | $65.7kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 371 | 327 | 88% | $17.3kSign up | $9.4kSign up | $432kSign up |
| Etching | 156 | 131 | 84% | $10.9kSign up | $9.1kSign up | $30.9kSign up |
| Aquatint | 12 | 12 | 100% | $8.8kSign up | $8kSign up | $20.4kSign up |
| Drypoint | 18 | 17 | 94% | $10.9kSign up | $7.7kSign up | $49.9kSign up |
| Lithograph | 95 | 83 | 87% | $35.4kSign up | $13.6kSign up | $432kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 82 | 77 | 94% | $12.3kSign up | $9.8kSign up | $66kSign up |
| Print (other) | 8 | 7 | 88% | $8.6kSign up | $7.3kSign up | $25.7kSign up |
| Sculpture | 3 | 3 | 100% | $9.2kSign up | $10.4kSign up | $11.6kSign up |
| Other | 18 | 16 | 89% | $188kSign up | $20.4kSign up | $1.6MSign 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 | 17 | 17 | $30kSign up |
| 2025 | 70 | 67 | $34.3kSign up |
| 2024 | 26 | 25 | $62.3kSign up |
| 2023 | 46 | 38 | $73.5kSign up |
| 2022 | 62 | 54 | $53.1kSign up |
| 2021 | 57 | 52 | $84.6kSign up |
| 2020 | 60 | 49 | $35.2kSign up |
| 2019 | 60 | 52 | $55.6kSign up |
| 2018 | 52 | 45 | $117kSign up |
| 2017 | 69 | 62 | $54.6kSign up |
| 2016 | 54 | 46 | $67.5kSign up |
| 2015 | 29 | 25 | $35.5kSign up |
| 2014 | 40 | 39 | $49.9kSign up |
| 2013 | 53 | 46 | $22.5kSign up |
| 2012 | 40 | 40 | $79kSign up |
| 2011 | 36 | 36 | $67.8kSign up |
| 2010 | 46 | 46 | $54.6kSign up |
| 2009 | 31 | 31 | $57.6kSign up |
| 2008 | 47 | 45 | $103kSign up |
| 2007 | 47 | 47 | $104kSign up |
| 2006 | 21 | 21 | $87.3kSign up |
| 2005 | 18 | 18 | $71.8kSign up |
| 2004 | 23 | 23 | $16kSign up |
| 2003 | 17 | 17 | $53.8kSign up |
| 2002 | 10 | 10 | $4.9kSign up |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | $7.5kSign up |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |