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Franz Gertsch

Swiss · 1930–2022 · Painter, Printmaker

Franz Gertsch was a Swiss painter and printmaker who was known for his large format photorealistic portraits and detailed studies of nature. (Wikipedia)

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92lots offered2002–2025years recorded96%sold (87)$16kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Franz Gertsch, Tabea, 1981, Acrylic on unprimed cottonTabeaKornfeld · CHF 4,600,000≈ $5,767,020≈ £4,258,618≈ €4,921,505Sign up to see
  2. Franz Gertsch, Irène XI, *Irène XIKornfeld · CHF 580,000≈ $650,992≈ £507,122≈ €593,646Sign up to see
  3. Franz Gertsch, Tabea III, 1981, Gouache auf MalkartonTabea IIIKornfeld · CHF 450,000≈ $461,655≈ £361,544≈ €413,410Sign up to see

Franz Gertsch’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).

Lot images as published by each auction house (91 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Franz Gertsch, Vera, 1994, Colour woodcut on Kumohadamashi Japan paper by Heizaburo Iwano
Vera, 1994
Ketterer Kunst · Dec 6, 2025
€129,000Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Wellen (Detail aus 'Dominique'), 1994, Farbholzschnitt auf Japan
Wellen (Detail aus 'Dominique'), 1994
Van Ham · Oct 15, 2025
€1,320Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Cima del mar (Top of the Sea) (Parkett 28), 1990/91, Woodcut in blue, on Heizaburo Japan paper, with full margins
Cima del mar (Top of the Sea) (Parkett 28), 1990/91
Phillips · Sep 18, 2025
£1,806Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Tabea, 1981, Acrylic on unprimed cotton
Tabea, 1981
Kornfeld · Sep 12, 2025
CHF 4,600,000Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Vera, 1994, Colour woodcut on Kumohadamashi Japan paper by Heizaburo Iwano
Vera, 1994
Kornfeld · Sep 12, 2025
CHF 150,000Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Maria (Liegende), 1968, Paper collage, painted paper
Maria (Liegende), 1968
Kornfeld · Sep 11, 2025
CHF 11,000Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Schwarzwasser II (Detail 1), 1994, Colour woodcut on Kumohadamashi Japan paper by Heizaburo Iwano
Schwarzwasser II (Detail 1), 1994
Kornfeld · Sep 11, 2025
CHF 12,000Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Kleine Silvia, 2002, Colour woodcut on Kumohadamashi Japan paper by Heizaburo Iwano
Kleine Silvia, 2002
Kornfeld · Sep 11, 2025
CHF 36,000Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Winter (Detail 2, 2018), 2016 or 2018, Colour woodcut on Kumohadamashi Japan paper by Heizaburo Iwano
Winter (Detail 2, 2018), 2016 or 2018
Kornfeld · Sep 11, 2025
CHF 22,000Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Ohne Titel (Farbprobe 91), 1991, Woodcut on Kumohadamashi Japan paper
Ohne Titel (Farbprobe 91), 1991
Kornfeld · Sep 9, 2025
CHF 1,600Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Ufersteine, 2002, Colour woodcut on Kumohadamashi Japan paper
Ufersteine, 2002
Kornfeld · Sep 9, 2025
CHF 2,000Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Ohne Titel, Colour woodcut on Kumohadamashi Japan paper
Ohne Titel
Kornfeld · Sep 9, 2025
CHF 1,800Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Gehölz, 2007, Colour woodcut on Kumohadamashi Japan paper
Gehölz, 2007
Kornfeld · Sep 9, 2025
CHF 1,600Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, At Luciano's House, 1973, Colour silkscreen on wove paper
At Luciano's House, 1973
Kornfeld · Sep 9, 2025
CHF 3,000Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Teichrosenblatt, 1998, Farbholzschnitt auf Japan
Teichrosenblatt, 1998
Van Ham · Mar 19, 2025
€3,960Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Cima del Mar (Detail 9), 1992, Holzschnitt auf Japan
Cima del Mar (Detail 9), 1992
Van Ham · Feb 17, 2025
€2,640Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Cima Del Mar (Top of the Sea) (Parkett 28), 1990, Woodcut in blue, on Heizaburo Japan paper, with full margins
Cima Del Mar (Top of the Sea) (Parkett 28), 1990
Phillips · Jan 23, 2025
£3,302Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Bagatelle II. Pestwurz, 2002, Woodcut. Hand-printed in orange
Bagatelle II. Pestwurz, 2002
Ketterer Kunst · Dec 7, 2024
€33,020Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Bagatelle II. Pestwurz, 2002, Woodcut in blue-gray
Bagatelle II. Pestwurz, 2002
Ketterer Kunst · Dec 7, 2024
€27,940Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Dominique, 1988/2000, Woodcut in colors
Dominique, 1988/2000
Ketterer Kunst · Dec 6, 2024
€152,400Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Doris, 1989, Colour woodcut on Kumohadamashi Japan
Doris, 1989
Kornfeld · Sep 13, 2024
CHF 110,000Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Vera, 1994, Colour woodcut on cream-coloured Kumohadamashi Japan
Vera, 1994
Kornfeld · Sep 13, 2024
CHF 135,000Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Tabea, 1981, Colour lithograph on card
Tabea, 1981
Kornfeld · Sep 12, 2024
CHF 10,000Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, St. Guilhem, 1974, Colour serigraph
St. Guilhem, 1974
Kornfeld · Sep 10, 2024
CHF 800Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Dominique, 1997, Colour Serigraph mounted on thin foam board
Dominique, 1997
Kornfeld · Sep 10, 2024
CHF 5,000Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Wasser, 2005, Jeweils: Farbholzschnitt auf cremefarbenem Hanga-schi Japan
Wasser, 2005
Van Ham · Mar 13, 2024
€11,220Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Am Schwarzwasser, 1991, Jeweils: Farbholzschnitt auf Japan
Am Schwarzwasser, 1991
Van Ham · Nov 29, 2023
€15,840Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Cima del Mar (Detail) (für Parkett 28), 1990/91, Farbholzschnitt auf leichtem Karton (mit Mittelfalz). Mit Kartonmappe
Cima del Mar (Detail) (für Parkett 28), 1990/91
Van Ham · Oct 31, 2023
€2,640Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Irène XI, *
Irène XI
Kornfeld · Jun 16, 2023
CHF 580,000Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Vera, 1994, Two-colour woodcut in red (vermilion and carmine) from two plates, printed 2.9.1994
Vera, 1994
Kornfeld · Jun 16, 2023
CHF 140,000Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Ausschnitt aus Gräser I, 2002, Anthracite woodcut
Ausschnitt aus Gräser I, 2002
Kornfeld · Jun 15, 2023
CHF 7,100Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Schwarzwasser/Schwarzwasser I (Petrol), 1990/91, Farbholzschnitt (Handabzug) auf Kumohadamashi-Japan von Iwano Heizaburo
Schwarzwasser/Schwarzwasser I (Petrol), 1990/91
Van Ham · Jun 5, 2023
€191,400Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Liegende (oranger Hintergrund), 1969, Colour serigraph
Liegende (oranger Hintergrund), 1969
Kornfeld · Jun 2, 2023
CHF 2,600Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, At Luciano's House, 1973, Colour silkscreen on wove paper
At Luciano's House, 1973
Kornfeld · Jun 2, 2023
CHF 1,100Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Detail zu "Natascha IV", 1989, Woodcut
Detail zu "Natascha IV", 1989
Kornfeld · Jun 2, 2023
CHF 700Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Dominique, 1997, Colour serigraph
Dominique, 1997
Kornfeld · Jun 2, 2023
CHF 7,500Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Gräser I, 1999, Holzschnitt auf handgeschöpftem Japanpapier von Heizaburo Iwano
Gräser I, 1999
Grisebach · Dec 2, 2022
€81,250Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Gräser I, 1999/2000, Holzschnitt auf Kumohadamashi-Japan von Ivano Heizaburo
Gräser I, 1999/2000
Van Ham · Nov 30, 2022
€66,938Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Dominique, 1988, Woodcut in mauve. Caput mortuum, quindo pink, carmine red, transparent oxide yellow and zinc white.
Dominique, 1988
Kornfeld · Jun 17, 2022
CHF 150,000Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Junkere-Keller. - Huaaa! - Hanne-Lore, 1970, 3 colour screen prints
Junkere-Keller. - Huaaa! - Hanne-Lore, 1970
Kornfeld · Jun 3, 2022
CHF 800Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Cima del Mar (Ausschnitt), 1991, Woodcut
Cima del Mar (Ausschnitt), 1991
Kornfeld · Jun 3, 2022
CHF 2,600Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Cima del Mar (Ausschnitt), 1992, Woodcut
Cima del Mar (Ausschnitt), 1992
Kornfeld · Jun 3, 2022
CHF 1,600Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Am Schwarzwasser, 1991, Jeweils: Farbholzschnitt auf Japan
Am Schwarzwasser, 1991
Van Ham · Jun 1, 2022
€18,480Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Jean Frederick Schnyder, 1972, lithograph
Jean Frederick Schnyder, 1972
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 3, 2022
$813Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Bagatelle "Pestwurz" (Detail 2), 1993, Woodcut
Bagatelle "Pestwurz" (Detail 2), 1993
Kornfeld · Sep 16, 2021
CHF 26,000Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, At Luciano's House, 1973, Colour silkscreen on wove paper
At Luciano's House, 1973
Kornfeld · Sep 3, 2021
CHF 1,500Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Natascha II, 1987, Farbholzschnitt auf Japan
Natascha II, 1987
Van Ham · Jun 16, 2021
€51,600Sign up free to see
Franz Gertsch, Wasser (Lapislazuli), 2005, Farbholzschnitt auf cremefarbenem Japanpapier
Wasser (Lapislazuli), 2005
Grisebach · Nov 15, 2020
€5,125Sign up free to see

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