Germaine Krull

French · 1897–1985 · Photographer

Germaine Luise Krull was a photographer, political activist, and hotel owner. Her nationality has been categorized as German, French, and Dutch, but she spent years in Brazil,… (Wikipedia)

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55lots offered2007–2025years recorded76%sold (41)$3.4kSign up free to seemedian price

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Selected ImagesPhillips · May 2013£21,250≈ $32,959≈ €25,092Sign up to see
Selected ImagesPhillips · Nov 2013£18,750≈ $30,116≈ €22,534Sign up to see
LA TOUR EIFFEL - PARIS, DÉTAILLempertz · May 2011€9,680≈ $13,925≈ £8,441Sign up to see

Germaine Krull’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 54 auction results for Germaine Krull between 2007 and 2025, of which 41 sold (76%). A further 1 lot was offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $625Sign up free to see to $33kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $33kSign up free to see for Selected Images at Phillips in May 2013. The most common medium is photographs (53 lots). Most results come from Lempertz (32), Grisebach (8) and OstLicht Photo Auction (8).

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Seaside resort Juan-les-Pins, Côte d'Azur, France 1931, 1931
Photograph
OstLicht Photo Auction · Nov 21, 2025 · Lot 34
€1,200≈ $1,382≈ £1,056HammerSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–2,400View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
Etude, 1931
Photograph
8¾ h x 6⅝ w in (22 x 17 cm)
Rago Auctions · May 1, 2025 · Lot 180
$889≈ £666≈ €782Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Cancan dancers, Paris 1929, 1929
Photograph · Paper
20,5 x 16,4 cm
OstLicht Photo Auction · Nov 18, 2023 · Lot 27
€900≈ $978≈ £787HammerSign up free to seeView at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
Cans for the delivery of milk, Paris c. 1930, from the series 'Les Ouvrières des Paris
Photograph · Paper
16 x 17 cm
OstLicht Photo Auction · Nov 18, 2023 · Lot 29
€2,000≈ $2,174≈ £1,748HammerSign up free to seeView at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
Les Choux-Fleurs (from ‘Les Halles’), 1930
Photograph
OstLicht Photo Auction · Apr 16, 2021 · Lot 31
€2,800≈ $3,356≈ £2,430HammerSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–5,000View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
Dance Study with Mask II’, Berlin 1923, 1923
Photograph
OstLicht Photo Auction · Apr 16, 2021 · Lot 9
€2,400≈ $2,877≈ £2,083HammerSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–5,000View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
Francis Picabia in his studio, Château de Mai, Mougins, c. 1935
Photograph
7¾ h x 6¾ w in (20 x 17 cm)
Rago Auctions · Mar 23, 2021 · Lot 281
$625≈ £453≈ €526Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Kempinski, Haus Vaterland am Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Um 1928
Photograph
21,8 × 14,7 cm
Grisebach · Dec 2, 2020 · Lot 2158
€6,250≈ $7,541≈ £5,656Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–7,000View at Grisebach ↗
Daretha [Dorothea] Albu. Kostümentwurf: Lotte Pritzel, Um 1925
Photograph
19,7 × 11,7 cm
Grisebach · Jul 9, 2020 · Lot 2029
€8,750≈ $9,924≈ £7,845Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–5,000View at Grisebach ↗
Wanda Hubell, 1931
Photograph
16,2 × 21,9 cm
Grisebach · Jul 9, 2020 · Lot 2046
€4,375≈ $4,962≈ £3,922Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at Grisebach ↗

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Germaine Krull photographs (53)

Germaine Krull: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Germaine Krull at auction?

$32,959Sign up free to see, for Selected Images at Phillips (May 2013) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Germaine Krull?

The median sale price is $3.4kSign up free to see across 41 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Germaine Krull have sold at auction?

41 of 54 recorded lots sold between 2007 and 2025. 1 further lot was offered with no published result and is not counted.

Which auction houses sell Germaine Krull?

Lempertz, Grisebach and OstLicht Photo Auction account for the most recorded results. Lempertz · Grisebach · OstLicht Photo Auction

About Germaine Krull

Germaine Luise Krull was a photographer, political activist, and hotel owner. Her nationality has been categorized as German, French, and Dutch, but she spent years in Brazil, Republic of the Congo, Thailand, and India. Described as "an especially outspoken example" of a group of early 20th-century female photographers who "could lead lives free from convention", she is best known for photographically illustrated books such as her 1928 portfolio Métal.

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