Horst Janssen
German · 1929–1995 · Painter, Printmaker
Horst Janssen was a German draftsman, printmaker, poster artist and illustrator. He had a prolific output of drawings, etchings, woodcuts, lithographs and wood engravings. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Liegender weiblicher AktGrisebach · €68,320≈ $84,737≈ £54,648Sign up to see
Der rote FleckKetterer Kunst · €36,890≈ $47,275≈ £25,337Sign up to see
Pique DameKetterer Kunst · €30,500≈ $40,599≈ £26,452Sign up to see
Horst Janssen’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).
Price trend
Showing 554 of 617 priced sales (evenly sampled; every year’s high and low included). Medians use all sales.
8 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 4 | 4 | 100% | $17.6kSign up | $18.4kSign up | $29.7kSign up |
| Oil | 1 | 1 | 100% | $4.1kSign up | $4.1kSign up | $4.1kSign up |
| Mixed media | 3 | 3 | 100% | $22.1kSign up | $26.4kSign up | $29.7kSign up |
| Works on paper | 185 | 182 | 98% | $7.9kSign up | $4.7kSign up | $84.7kSign up |
| Watercolor | 30 | 30 | 100% | $12.5kSign up | $8.4kSign up | $84.7kSign up |
| Gouache | 4 | 4 | 100% | $6.1kSign up | $5.4kSign up | $9.4kSign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 1 | 100% | $17.5kSign up | $17.5kSign up | $17.5kSign up |
| Drawing | 148 | 145 | 98% | $7kSign up | $4.1kSign up | $40.6kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 435 | 422 | 97% | $1.3kSign up | $591Sign up | $15.4kSign up |
| Etching | 335 | 332 | 99% | $1.1kSign up | $578Sign up | $15.4kSign up |
| Aquatint | 6 | 6 | 100% | $363Sign up | $285Sign up | $790Sign up |
| Drypoint | 13 | 13 | 100% | $1.1kSign up | $813Sign up | $3kSign up |
| Lithograph | 45 | 37 | 82% | $693Sign up | $474Sign up | $2.9kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 21 | 21 | 100% | $4.7kSign up | $3.1kSign up | $14.1kSign up |
| Print (other) | 15 | 13 | 87% | $1.4kSign up | $466Sign up | $13.1kSign up |
| Sculpture | 1 | 1 | 100% | $8.9kSign up | $8.9kSign up | $8.9kSign up |
| Other | 9 | 8 | 89% | $2kSign up | $460Sign up | $7.9kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | $7.7kSign up |
| 2025 | 12 | 11 | $305Sign up |
| 2024 | 13 | 11 | $109Sign up |
| 2023 | 20 | 19 | $431Sign up |
| 2022 | 25 | 24 | $743Sign up |
| 2021 | 13 | 12 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2020 | 11 | 10 | $5.2kSign up |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | $5.5kSign up |
| 2018 | 25 | 25 | $285Sign up |
| 2017 | 9 | 8 | $10kSign up |
| 2016 | 4 | 3 | $3.2kSign up |
| 2015 | 17 | 17 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | $8.6kSign up |
| 2013 | 24 | 23 | $8.5kSign up |
| 2012 | 12 | 11 | $6kSign up |
| 2011 | 32 | 30 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2010 | 24 | 20 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2009 | 11 | 11 | $2.9kSign up |
| 2008 | 9 | 9 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2007 | 49 | 49 | $695Sign up |
| 2006 | 51 | 51 | $505Sign up |
| 2005 | 92 | 92 | $591Sign up |
| 2004 | 53 | 53 | $820Sign up |
| 2003 | 50 | 50 | $979Sign up |
| 2002 | 49 | 49 | $623Sign up |
| 2001 | 14 | 14 | $319Sign up |