Emil Schumacher
German · 1912–1999 · Painter, Printmaker
Emil Schumacher was a German painter. He was an important representative of abstract expressionism in post-war Germany. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Für BerlinKetterer Kunst · €562,500≈ $682,144≈ £519,135Sign up to see
GanigamGrisebach · €437,500≈ $518,394≈ £384,936Sign up to see
Räumliche TrennungKetterer Kunst · €375,000≈ $454,763≈ £346,090Sign up to see
Emil Schumacher’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
432
of 450 offered · 2000–2026
Sell-through
96%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
1 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 | 211 | 207 | 98% | $82kSign up | $37.2kSign up | $682kSign up |
| Oil | 117 | 115 | 98% | $96.2kSign up | $58.8kSign up | $518kSign up |
| Acrylic | 6 | 6 | 100% | $82.3kSign up | $76.9kSign up | $195kSign up |
| Mixed media | 88 | 86 | 98% | $63.1kSign up | $20.2kSign up | $682kSign up |
| Works on paper | 78 | 69 | 88% | $16.6kSign up | $16kSign up | $40.3kSign up |
| Watercolor | 10 | 9 | 90% | $13.7kSign up | $11.8kSign up | $22.5kSign up |
| Gouache | 47 | 42 | 89% | $17.1kSign up | $16.2kSign up | $40.3kSign up |
| Drawing | 10 | 9 | 90% | $10.2kSign up | $7.4kSign up | $35.1kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 148 | 148 | 100% | $1.7kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $10kSign up |
| Etching | 74 | 74 | 100% | $2.1kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $10kSign up |
| Aquatint | 57 | 57 | 100% | $1.2kSign up | $796Sign up | $6.6kSign up |
| Lithograph | 5 | 5 | 100% | $1.1kSign up | $424Sign up | $4kSign up |
| Screenprint | 5 | 5 | 100% | $2.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $6kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 6 | 6 | 100% | $2.6kSign up | $2.7kSign up | $4.3kSign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $793Sign up | $793Sign up | $793Sign up |
| Sculpture | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Other | 12 | 8 | 67% | $18.2kSign up | $18.9kSign up | $52.2kSign 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 | 14 | 14 | $9.2kSign up |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | $34.6kSign up |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | $11.7kSign up |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | $978Sign up |
| 2022 | 21 | 20 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2021 | 15 | 13 | $28.3kSign up |
| 2020 | 15 | 12 | $25.7kSign up |
| 2019 | 20 | 12 | $6.8kSign up |
| 2018 | 30 | 29 | $5.6kSign up |
| 2017 | 16 | 15 | $16.8kSign up |
| 2016 | 17 | 17 | $17.2kSign up |
| 2015 | 10 | 9 | $33.1kSign up |
| 2014 | 20 | 19 | $20.4kSign up |
| 2013 | 20 | 20 | $23.8kSign up |
| 2012 | 15 | 15 | $12.7kSign up |
| 2011 | 31 | 31 | $25.4kSign up |
| 2010 | 12 | 12 | $37.9kSign up |
| 2009 | 25 | 25 | $18kSign up |
| 2008 | 21 | 21 | $37.2kSign up |
| 2007 | 14 | 14 | $4kSign up |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | $16.6kSign up |
| 2005 | 21 | 21 | $5.8kSign up |
| 2004 | 24 | 24 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2002 | 13 | 13 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | $128kSign up |