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Johann Heinrich Lips

Swiss · 1758–1817 · Painter, Printmaker

Johann Heinrich Lips was a Swiss copper engraver; mostly of portraits. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Johann Heinrich Lips, Portrait Johann Caspar Lavater, Um 1786, Tuschfeder und -pinsel in Schwarz, Grau und Braun, laviert und aquarelliert, mit Grün aquarelliertem, ovalem Rand, auf Bütten, aufgezogen auf BüttenPortrait Johann Caspar LavaterGrisebach · €11,250≈ $12,843≈ £9,960Sign up to see
  2. Johann Heinrich Lips, Figure Academique, black chalk on paper drawingFigure AcademiqueAustin Auction Gallery · $750≈ £556≈ €639Sign up to see
  3. Johann Heinrich Lips, Victimaire, 1806, black chalk on paper drawingVictimaireAustin Auction Gallery · $650≈ £482≈ €554Sign up to see

Johann Heinrich Lips’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 8 auction results for Johann Heinrich Lips between 2010 and 2025, of which 6 sold (75%). Recorded sale prices range from $119Sign up free to see to $12.8kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $12.8kSign up free to see for Portrait Johann Caspar Lavater at Grisebach in October 2018. The most common medium is drawings (2 lots). Most results come from Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden (5), Austin Auction Gallery (2) and Grisebach (1).

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  1. Johann Heinrich Lips, Victimaire, 1806, black chalk on paper drawing
    Victimaire, 1806
    Drawing · Paper
    sheet: approx 23.25"h, 16.25"w
    Austin Auction Gallery · · Lot 3485
    $650≈ £482≈ €554HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Austin Auction Gallery ↗
  2. Johann Heinrich Lips, Figure Academique, black chalk on paper drawing
    Figure Academique
    Drawing · Paper
    sheet: approx 21 5/8"h, 13 5/8"w
    Austin Auction Gallery · · Lot 3486
    $750≈ £556≈ €639HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Austin Auction Gallery ↗
  3. Johann Heinrich Lips, Monument für Johann Caspar Lavater. 1. Viertel 19. Jh, Kupferstich auf Bütten
    Monument für Johann Caspar Lavater. 1. Viertel 19. Jh
    Engraving · Paper
    Pl. 38 x 26,5 cm, Bl. 83 x 55 cm, Psp. 62 x 42 cm
    Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · · Lot 269
    €100≈ $119≈ £86HammerSign up free to seeEst. €120–View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗
  4. Johann Heinrich Lips, Portrait Johann Caspar Lavater, Um 1786, Tuschfeder und -pinsel in Schwarz, Grau und Braun, laviert und aquarelliert, mit Grün aquarelliertem, ovalem Rand, auf Bütten, aufgezogen auf Bütten
    Portrait Johann Caspar Lavater, Um 1786
    Watercolor
    45,7 × 38,2 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 25
    €11,250≈ $12,843≈ £9,960Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at Grisebach ↗
  5. Johann Heinrich Lips, Herkules zwischen Tugend und Wollust mit dem Cupidoknaben, 1775, Radierung mit Kupferstich auf Bütten nach einer Zeichnung von Strange nach dem Gemälde Poussins
    Herkules zwischen Tugend und Wollust mit dem Cupidoknaben, 1775
    Etching · Paper
    Pl. 29,2 x 23,3 cm, Bl. 33 x 27,4 cm
    Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · · Lot 198
    €170≈ $180≈ £143HammerSign up free to seeEst. €80–View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗
  6. Johann Heinrich Lips, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Um 1791/ 1792, Kupferstich auf Bütten mit Wasserzeichen (Krone, Lilie und Monogramm LGY)
    Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Um 1791/ 1792
    Engraving · Paper
    Pl. 36,4 x 29,8 cm, Bl. 50,5 x 45,4 cm
    Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · · Lot 259
    €460≈ $633≈ £418HammerSign up free to seeEst. €180–View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗
  7. Johann Heinrich Lips, Hoffnung, Aquatinten auf cremefarbenem Bütten
    Hoffnung
    Aquatint · Paper
    Pl. 24 x 19 cm, Bl. 29 x 23 cm
    Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · · Lot 241
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €360–View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗
  8. Johann Heinrich Lips, Hoffnung, Aquatinten auf cremefarbenem Bütten
    Hoffnung
    Aquatint · Paper
    Pl. 24 x 19 cm, Bl. 29 x 23 cm
    Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · · Lot 270
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €600–View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗

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Johann Heinrich Lips: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Johann Heinrich Lips at auction?

$12,843Sign up free to see, for Portrait Johann Caspar Lavater at Grisebach (October 2018) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Johann Heinrich Lips?

The median sale price is $642Sign up free to see across 6 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Johann Heinrich Lips have sold at auction?

6 of 8 recorded lots sold between 2010 and 2025.

Which auction houses sell Johann Heinrich Lips?

Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden, Austin Auction Gallery and Grisebach account for the most recorded results. Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Austin Auction Gallery · Grisebach

About Johann Heinrich Lips

In museum collections

  • Johann Heinrich Lips, A Prophet Seated on a RockA Prophet Seated on a Rock, 1780
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
  • Johann Heinrich Lips, MariusMarius, 1780–1817
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
  • Johann Heinrich Lips, Wie Till zur Barbier durch's Fenster kömt (How Till Eupenspiegel Came In Through the Barber's Window)Wie Till zur Barbier durch's Fenster kömt (How Till Eupenspiegel Came In Through the Barber's Window), 1806
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
  • Johann Heinrich Lips, Hercules Slays Diomedes and his Flesh-Eating Mares (Apollodorus, II, 5, 8 and Quintus Smyrnaeus, VI, 247-250)Hercules Slays Diomedes and his Flesh-Eating Mares (Apollodorus, II, 5, 8 and Quintus Smyrnaeus, VI, 247-250), 1806
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0

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