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Johann Eleazar Zeissig

1737–1806 · Painter, Printmaker

Johann Eleazar Zeissig, also known as Schenau, was a German genre, portrait and porcelain painter, and engraver; director of the Royal Academy of Arts in Dresden. (Wikipedia)

6auction results2010–2021years recorded67%sold (4)$1.9kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Die Zeit enthüllt die Wahrheit. Wohl 1780er/1790er Jahre by Johann Eleazar Zeissig, Öl auf Leinwand, doubliert, sold Dec 2020Die Zeit enthüllt die Wahrheit. Wohl 1780er/1790er JahreSchmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · €20,000≈ $24,318≈ £18,056Sign up to see
  2. Im Soldatenlager by Johann Eleazar Zeissig, Öl auf Leinwand, sold Nov 2019Im SoldatenlagerVan Ham · €2,580≈ $2,837≈ £2,210Sign up to see
  3. Sieben Medaillons mit Darstellungen von Putti im Porzellanherstellungsprozess by Johann Eleazar Zeissig, Um 1776, Aquarell über Grafit auf feinem Bütten, sold Sep 2021Sieben Medaillons mit Darstellungen von Putti im PorzellanherstellungsprozessSchmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · €800≈ $942≈ £683Sign up to see

Johann Eleazar Zeissig’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).

Johann Eleazar Zeissig have appeared at auction 6 times in ArtSell’s records between 2010 and 2021; 4 sold, a sell-through rate of 67%. Half of the priced sales fell between $725Sign up free to see and $8.2kSign up free to see, with a median of $1.9kSign up free to see. Die Zeit enthüllt die Wahrheit. Wohl 1780er/1790er Jahre holds the top price on file: $24.3kSign up free to see at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden (December 2020). The houses with the most results are Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden (5) and Van Ham (1).

Johann Eleazar Zeissig at auction: key figures

Auction results
6
Sold rate
67%
Active at auction
2010–2021
Median price
$1.9kSign up free to see
Record price
$24.3kSign up free to see Die Zeit enthüllt die Wahrheit. Wohl 1780er/1790er Jahre, Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden, Dec 2020
MediumPriced salesTypical rangeMedian
Paintings2$2.8k–$24.3kSign up free to see$13.6kSign up free to see

Top auction houses: Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden (5), Van Ham (1)

Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.

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  1. Sieben Medaillons mit Darstellungen von Putti im Porzellanherstellungsprozess by Johann Eleazar Zeissig, Um 1776, Aquarell über Grafit auf feinem Bütten, sold Sep 2021
    Sieben Medaillons mit Darstellungen von Putti im Porzellanherstellungsprozess, Um 1776
    Watercolor · Paper
    Medaillons je ca. 8,5 x 6,5 cm, Bl. 17,5 cm x 29,1 cm, Unters. 29,2 cm x 37,8 cm
    Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · · Lot 204
    €800≈ $942≈ £683HammerSign up free to seeEst. €950–View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗
  2. Die Zeit enthüllt die Wahrheit. Wohl 1780er/1790er Jahre by Johann Eleazar Zeissig, Öl auf Leinwand, doubliert, sold Dec 2020
    Die Zeit enthüllt die Wahrheit. Wohl 1780er/1790er Jahre
    Oil · Canvas
    175,6 x 128,5 cm, Ra. 198,6 x 150,7 cm
    Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · · Lot 007
    €20,000≈ $24,318≈ £18,056HammerSign up free to seeEst. €11,000–12,000View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗
  3. Im Soldatenlager by Johann Eleazar Zeissig, Öl auf Leinwand, sold Nov 2019
    Im Soldatenlager
    Oil · Canvas
    33 x 43cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 1014
    €2,580≈ $2,837≈ £2,210Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Van Ham ↗
  4. Mauritius Fundator - Fr. August Instaurator by Johann Eleazar Zeissig, Radierung auf Bütten, sold Mar 2018
    Mauritius Fundator - Fr. August Instaurator
    Etching · Paper
    Pl. 15 x 20,5 cm, Bl. 16,5 x 21,5 cm
    Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · · Lot 567
    €60≈ $74≈ £52HammerSign up free to seeEst. €80–View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗
  5. Mauritius Fundator - Fr. August Instaurator by Johann Eleazar Zeissig, Radierung auf Bütten, offered Jun 2017
    Mauritius Fundator - Fr. August Instaurator
    Etching · Paper
    Pl. 15 x 20,5 cm, Bl. 16,5 x 21,5 cm
    Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · · Lot 198
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €80–150View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗
  6. Dietrich von Miltitz als Knabe by Johann Eleazar Zeissig, 1773, Öl auf Holz, offered Sep 2010
    Dietrich von Miltitz als Knabe, 1773
    Oil · Panel
    33,7 x 23,3 cm, Ra. 43,3 x 32,7 cm
    Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · · Lot 016
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €18,000–View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗

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Johann Eleazar Zeissig: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Johann Eleazar Zeissig at auction?

$24,318Sign up free to see, for Die Zeit enthüllt die Wahrheit. Wohl 1780er/1790er Jahre at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden (December 2020) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Johann Eleazar Zeissig?

The median sale price is $1.9kSign up free to see across 4 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Johann Eleazar Zeissig have sold at auction?

4 of 6 recorded lots sold between 2010 and 2021.

Which auction houses sell Johann Eleazar Zeissig?

Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden and Van Ham account for the most recorded results. Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Van Ham

About Johann Eleazar Zeissig

Johann Eleazar Zeissig, also known as Schenau, was a German genre, portrait and porcelain painter, and engraver; director of the Royal Academy of Arts in Dresden.

From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In museum collections

  • Johann Eleazar Zeissig, Two Women and Three Men Playing CardsTwo Women and Three Men Playing Cards, 18th–early 19th century
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
  • Johann Eleazar Zeissig, A Woman at her Toilet with a Maid, a Boy, a Dog and a Young Soldier; verso: A Sketch for a Similar CompositionA Woman at her Toilet with a Maid, a Boy, a Dog and a Young Soldier; verso: A Sketch for a Similar Composition, 1770
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
  • Johann Eleazar Zeissig, An Antique Sacrificial Scene (recto); Sketch of a Group of People (verso)An Antique Sacrificial Scene (recto); Sketch of a Group of People (verso), 1779 (?)
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
  • Johann Eleazar Zeissig, The Happy Family with Children PlayingThe Happy Family with Children Playing
    National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0

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