Ernst Fries
German · 1801–1833 · Painter, Printmaker
Ernst Fries was a German painter, draftsman, watercolourist, etcher, printmaker, and lithograph. Besides Karl Philipp Fohr and Carl Rottmann, he was the youngest of the… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
The Waterfalls at Tivoli with the Ponte Lupo, Temple of Vesta, and Temple of SibylLempertz · €105,400≈ $124,203≈ £92,139Sign up to see
Blick von Olevano auf den Monte Artemisio (unvollendet)Grisebach · €36,250≈ $42,873≈ £32,007Sign up to see
Civita CastellanaGrisebach · €23,750≈ $25,142≈ £16,667Sign up to see
Ernst Fries’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).
ArtSell has recorded 24 auction results for Ernst Fries between 2004 and 2023, of which 22 sold (92%). Recorded sale prices range from $105Sign up free to see to $124kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $124kSign up free to see for The Waterfalls at Tivoli with the Ponte Lupo, Temple of Vesta, and Temple of Sibyl at Lempertz in May 2018. The most common medium is drawings (13 lots). Most results come from Grisebach (15), Ketterer Kunst (5) and Lempertz (4).
24 results
- €5,000≈ $5,349≈ £4,291Sign up free to see
- Die Stadt Capri, 1826€17,500≈ $19,800≈ £14,875Sign up free to see
- €7,500≈ $8,486≈ £6,375Sign up free to see
- €5,000≈ $6,033≈ £4,525Sign up free to see
- €4,375≈ $4,816≈ £3,738Sign up free to see
- Gebirgsbach, 1821€6,500≈ $7,156≈ £5,554Sign up free to see
- €15,000≈ $17,124≈ £13,280Sign up free to see
- €105,400≈ $124,203≈ £92,139Sign up free to see
- €36,250≈ $42,873≈ £32,007Sign up free to see
- €6,250≈ $7,392≈ £5,518Sign up free to see
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Ernst Fries: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Ernst Fries at auction?
$124,203Sign up free to see, for The Waterfalls at Tivoli with the Ponte Lupo, Temple of Vesta, and Temple of Sibyl at Lempertz (May 2018) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Ernst Fries?
The median sale price is $7.7kSign up free to see across 22 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Ernst Fries have sold at auction?
22 of 24 recorded lots sold between 2004 and 2023.
Which auction houses sell Ernst Fries?
Grisebach, Ketterer Kunst and Lempertz account for the most recorded results. Grisebach · Ketterer Kunst · Lempertz
About Ernst Fries
Ernst Fries was a German painter, draftsman, watercolourist, etcher, printmaker, and lithograph. Besides Karl Philipp Fohr and Carl Rottmann, he was the youngest of the so-called triumvirate of Heidelberg Romanticism. His works represent a transition from Romanticism to Realism.
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In museum collections
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0Rear View of the Convent with Waterfall, 1829
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0Entrance to the Convent Courtyard, 1829
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0The Convent of Neuburg from Haarlass, 1829
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0