Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller Oil Paintings: Value & Auction Prices

1793–1865

Of the 29 lots by Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (oil paintings) recorded at auction between 2005 and 2026, 25 found a buyer (86%). The median price realised is $39.7kSign up free to see across 25 priced sales; the middle half sold for $15kSign up free to see–$101kSign up free to see. The auction record in our data is The Engagement, sold at im Kinsky in June 2026 for $512kSign up free to see. The houses with the most results are im Kinsky (23), Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden (3) and Lempertz (1).

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1. 
   (Nachfolge), Bildnisstudie eines jungen Mannes. 2. Viertel 19. Jh

   Oil · Canvas

   44,2 x 37 cm, Ra. 52 x 44 cm

   Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Jun 20, 2026 · Lot 018
   €440≈ $505≈ £381HammerSign up free to seeEst. €500–View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗
2. 
   The Letter Reader, 1860

   Oil · Panel

   57,5 x 45,5 cm

   im Kinsky · Jun 17, 2026 · Lot 3152
   €57,500≈ $66,648≈ £49,715Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €35,000–70,000View at im Kinsky ↗
3. 
   The Engagement, 1857

   Oil · Panel

   78,5 x 95 cm

   im Kinsky · Jun 17, 2026 · Lot 3148
   €442,000≈ $512,322≈ £382,159Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €350,000–700,000View at im Kinsky ↗
4. 
   The Begger BoyFollower of the artist

   Oil · Canvas

   16.25 x 12.25 inches (41 x 31cm). Overall including frame 28 x 17.75 inches (71 x 45cm)

   Jackson's International Auctioneers · Dec 3, 2025 · Lot 728
   $213≈ £160≈ €183Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $200–400View at Jackson's International Auctioneers ↗
5. 
   (Nachfolge), Bildnisstudie eines jungen Mannes. 2. Viertel 19. Jh

   Oil · Canvas

   44,2 x 37 cm, Ra. 52 x 44 cm

   Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Nov 8, 2025 · Lot 032
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €600–View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗
6. 
   Portraits of Franz Freiherr von Leithner and his wife Nina Leithner, 1843

   Oil · Panel

   each 39,5 x 31,5 cm

   im Kinsky · Jun 16, 2025 · Lot 1523
   €41,600≈ $48,148≈ £35,455Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €30,000–60,000View at im Kinsky ↗
7. 
   Self-portrait, 1841

   Oil · Panel

   20 x 15,8 cm

   im Kinsky · Jun 16, 2025 · Lot 1514
   €13,000≈ $15,046≈ £11,080Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–20,000View at im Kinsky ↗
8. 
   Portrait of Mrs Hanakamp (1793-1875)

   Oil · Panel

   31 x 26.5 cm

   Lempertz · May 17, 2025 · Lot 1106
   €31,500≈ $35,261≈ £26,546Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €15,000–20,000View at Lempertz ↗
9. 
   Bearded gentleman with hands in front of his chest, 1845

   Oil · Canvas

   63 x 50 cm

   im Kinsky · Nov 28, 2023 · Lot 1112
   €11,475≈ $12,564≈ £9,963Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–20,000View at im Kinsky ↗
10. 
    Polixena, Hedwig and Zdenka, Princesses of Lobkowicz, 1832

    Oil · Panel

    34 x 28 cm

    im Kinsky · Jun 20, 2023 · Lot 2582
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €150,000–300,000View at im Kinsky ↗
11. 
    Portrait of Franz Salzmann Edler von Bienenfeld, Secretary General of the Imperial and Royal National Bank, c. 1829

    Oil · Panel

    28 x 23 cm

    im Kinsky · Jun 20, 2023 · Lot 2528
    €20,480≈ $22,391≈ £17,552Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €12,000–24,000View at im Kinsky ↗
12. 
    Portrait of a noble Lady, 1846

    Oil · Canvas

    26.5 x 21.5 cm

    im Kinsky · Dec 6, 2022 · Lot 0243
    €23,040≈ $24,229≈ £19,853Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €15,000–30,000View at im Kinsky ↗
13. 
    The return home, 1864

    Oil · Panel

    49.8 x 38.5 cm

    im Kinsky · Dec 6, 2022 · Lot 0242
    €154,000≈ $161,946≈ £132,699Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €100,000–200,000View at im Kinsky ↗
14. 
    Portrait of the hat maker and purveyor to the court Franz Benoit (1784-1863) with a red medal ribbon, 1857

    Oil · Panel

    27.5 x 21 cm

    im Kinsky · Jun 28, 2022 · Lot 0205
    €12,800≈ $13,518≈ £11,053Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–20,000View at im Kinsky ↗
15. 
    Holländische Landschaft mit Viehherde und melkender Frau. Kopie nach Adriaen van de Velde (1636-1672), 1822

    Oil · Panel

    36.5 x 47.5 cm

    im Kinsky · Jun 28, 2022 · Lot 0202
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €25,000–50,000View at im Kinsky ↗
16. 
    Carl Wilhelm Lucas (1803-1857), Hofschauspieler am k.u.k. Burgtheater, 1839

    Oil · Panel

    31.5 x 26.4 cm (12.4 x 10.3 in)

    Ketterer Kunst · Jun 11, 2022 · Lot 326
    €37,500≈ $39,668≈ £31,892Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
17. 
    Zwey Tiroler auf einer Berghöhe ausruhend, 1829

    Oil · Panel

    42 x 34 cm

    im Kinsky · Dec 15, 2020 · Lot 0257
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €250,000–450,000View at im Kinsky ↗
18. 
    Marshland landscape in evening light, 1824

    Oil · Panel

    74 x 95 cm

    im Kinsky · Jun 23, 2020 · Lot 0257
    €33,280≈ $37,666≈ £30,162Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €15,000–25,000View at im Kinsky ↗
19. 
    Country road with a farm in Hinterbrühl (?), c. 1850

    Oil · Canvas

    30,5 x 39,5 cm

    im Kinsky · Apr 9, 2019 · Lot 0240
    €51,200≈ $57,738≈ £44,203Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €25,000–40,000View at im Kinsky ↗
20. 
    Old invalid with children, 1827

    Oil · Panel

    31,5 x 26 cm

    im Kinsky · Apr 9, 2019 · Lot 0234
    €140,800≈ $158,780≈ £121,559Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €80,000–120,000View at im Kinsky ↗
21. 
    Children playing with dolls, 1864

    Oil · Panel

    52,4 x 41,2 cm

    im Kinsky · Nov 30, 2018 · Lot 0001
    €450,000≈ $511,155≈ £400,812Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €350,000–700,000View at im Kinsky ↗
22. 
    Portrait of a ladyCircle of the artist

    Oil · Panel

    28,5 x 23,5 cm

    im Kinsky · Oct 23, 2018 · Lot 0235
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €2,500–5,000View at im Kinsky ↗
23. 
    Portrait of a gentleman, 1841

    Oil · Canvas

    32.5 × 27 cm

    im Kinsky · Apr 26, 2017 · Lot 0725
    €11,520≈ $12,549≈ £9,781Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €12,000–24,000View at im Kinsky ↗
24. 
    A dog guards grapes in a basket, in the background a view of the Church of Heiligenstadt and the Danube, 1836

    Oil · Canvas

    64 × 80 cm

    im Kinsky · Oct 19, 2016 · Lot 0922
    €92,160≈ $101,182≈ £82,336Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €90,000–180,000View at im Kinsky ↗
25. 
    Portrait of Therese Hönig, neé Puffer, 1829/30

    Oil · Panel

    25.5 × 20 cm (oval)

    im Kinsky · Apr 12, 2016 · Lot 0255
    €32,000≈ $36,467≈ £25,548Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €15,000–30,000View at im Kinsky ↗
26. 
    Hunting dog of Count Esterházy, standing near a pond, 1823

    Oil · Panel

    15.5 × 20 cm

    im Kinsky · Apr 12, 2016 · Lot 0250
    €89,600≈ $102,108≈ £71,534Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €50,000–100,000View at im Kinsky ↗
27. 
    Girl lifting up a curtain and offering roses, 1855

    Oil · Canvas

    55 × 43 cm (oval)

    im Kinsky · Nov 26, 2015 · Lot 1151
    €93,440≈ $99,159≈ £65,668Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €70,000–140,000View at im Kinsky ↗
28. 
    Child looking out from under a blue satin curtain, 1821

    Oil · Canvas

    44 × 35 cm

    im Kinsky · Jun 16, 2015 · Lot 0229
    €102,400≈ $114,842≈ £73,546Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €70,000–140,000View at im Kinsky ↗
29. 
    Rocks

    Oil · Canvas

    31 × 24.5 cm

    im Kinsky · Nov 28, 2013 · Lot 0112
    €35,840≈ $48,714≈ £29,824Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €15,000–30,000View at im Kinsky ↗
30. 
    (Umkreis), Bildnis einer Dame/ Bildnis eines Herren. Mitte 19. Jh

    Oil · Panel

    BA. 16,5 x 13 cm, Ra. 27 x 24 cm

    Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Jun 14, 2008 · Lot 005
    €700≈ $1,074≈ £552HammerSign up free to seeEst. €850–View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗
31. 
    Untitled

    Oil · Panel

    14 1/2 in. x 11 3/4 in.

    Sloans & Kenyon · Sep 17, 2005 · Lot 1374
    $7,080≈ £3,912≈ €5,783HammerSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
32. 
    AM FRONLEICHNAMSMORGEN.After the artist

    Oil

    Lempertz · Nov 16, 2003 · Lot 1715
    €6,188≈ $7,280≈ £4,308Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–5,000View at Lempertz ↗

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