Franz Xaver Winterhalter

German · 1805–1873 · Painter, Printmaker

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13lots offered2004–2023years recorded56%sold (5)$14.5kSign up free to seemedian price

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Crown Prince FriedrichLempertz · Apr 2023€22,680≈ $24,898≈ £20,087Sign up to see
Emperor Wilhlem ILempertz · Apr 2023€22,680≈ $24,898≈ £20,087Sign up to see
Drapery Study in Red & BrownLempertz · Nov 2016€13,640≈ $14,498≈ £11,760Sign up to see

Franz Xaver Winterhalter’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 9 auction results for Franz Xaver Winterhalter between 2004 and 2023, of which 5 sold (56%). A further 4 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $3.3kSign up free to see to $24.9kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $24.9kSign up free to see for Emperor Wilhlem I at Lempertz in April 2023. The most common medium is watercolors (3 lots). Most results come from Lempertz (6), Leonard Auction (2) and DuMouchelles (2).

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Portrait of Mlle Virginie De Sainte-Aldegonde with Her Mastiff, 1850After the artist
Oil · Panel
H 6" W 5"
DuMouchelles · Sep 19, 2026 · Lot 4042
$325≈ £244≈ €284HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at DuMouchelles ↗
UntitledCircle of the artist
Oil · Canvas
Sworders · Nov 19, 2024 · Lot 149
£600≈ $759≈ €717HammerSign up free to seeEst. £600–800View at Sworders ↗
Portrait of Charles Cecil Cope Jenkinson, 3rd Earl of Liverpool (1784-1851)Follower of the artist
Oil · Canvas
35cm x 25.5cm
Chorley's · Apr 23, 2024 · Lot 133
£2,000≈ $2,481≈ €2,324HammerSign up free to seeEst. £600–800View at Chorley's ↗
Emperor Wilhlem I
Watercolor · Board
46.5 x 35 cm
Lempertz · Apr 22, 2023 · Lot 239
€22,680≈ $24,898≈ £20,087Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–3,500View at Lempertz ↗
Crown Prince Friedrich
Watercolor · Board
46.5 x 35 cm
Lempertz · Apr 22, 2023 · Lot 240
€22,680≈ $24,898≈ £20,087Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–3,500View at Lempertz ↗
UntitledAttributed to the artist
Pastel · Paper
32.25 x 25.5 in
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Jun 6, 2021 · Lot 37
$2,142≈ £1,512≈ €1,768$1,700 + $442 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
Portrait of Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, Duchess von Teck (1833-1897), Great-grandmother of Elisabeth II., 1857
Watercolor · Paper
40 x 30 cm
im Kinsky · Oct 22, 2019 · Lot 0340
€5,760≈ $6,411≈ £4,957Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at im Kinsky ↗
Drapery Study in Red & Brown
Oil · Paper
25 x 33.5 cm
Lempertz · Nov 19, 2016 · Lot 1516
€13,640≈ $14,498≈ £11,760Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–14,000View at Lempertz ↗
Zugeschrieben. Die Ziegenhirtin in einer Landschaft
Oil · Canvas
40 : 34 cm (15,7 : 13,3 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Oct 29, 2004 · Lot 317
€2,574≈ $3,279≈ £1,791Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Portrait of AlexandraAfter the artist
Oil · Canvas
sight: approx 47 3/8"h, 35.5"w
Austin Auction Gallery · Nov 9, 2025 · Lot 3235
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,200–2,500View at Austin Auction Gallery ↗

Also offered, result not published (4)

Lots by Franz Xaver Winterhalter that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

Franz Xaver Winterhalter works on paper (6)Franz Xaver Winterhalter watercolors (3)

Franz Xaver Winterhalter: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Franz Xaver Winterhalter at auction?

$24,898Sign up free to see, for Emperor Wilhlem I at Lempertz (April 2023) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Franz Xaver Winterhalter?

The median sale price is $14.5kSign up free to see across 5 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Franz Xaver Winterhalter have sold at auction?

5 of 9 recorded lots sold between 2004 and 2023. 4 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.

Which auction houses sell Franz Xaver Winterhalter?

Lempertz, Leonard Auction and DuMouchelles account for the most recorded results. Lempertz · Leonard Auction · DuMouchelles

About Franz Xaver Winterhalter

In museum collections

Countess Alexander Nikolaevitch Lamsdorff (Maria Ivanovna Beck, 1835–1866), 1859
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
Florinda, 1853
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
The Empress Eugénie (Eugénie de Montijo, 1826–1920, Condesa de Teba), 1854
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
Portrait of Sophia Frederika Mathilda (1818-77), Princess of Württemberg, 1863 - 1873
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam · Public domain