Johannes Itten
Swiss · 1888–1967 · Painter, Printmaker
Johannes Itten was a Swiss expressionist painter, designer, teacher, writer and theorist associated with the Bauhaus school. Together with German-American painter Lyonel… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Kubistischer Kopf (Ida Kerkovius)Grisebach · €28,750≈ $32,010≈ £25,351Sign up to see
Johannes Itten. 10 OriginallithographienKetterer Kunst · €8,925≈ $10,502≈ £6,045Sign up to see
Stehende weibliche FigurKornfeld · CHF 9,000≈ $9,976≈ £7,888≈ €9,220Sign up to see
Johannes Itten’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
2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works on paper | 15 | 15 | 100% | $6.5kSign up | $4.3kSign up | $32kSign up |
| Watercolor | 5 | 5 | 100% | $4kSign up | $3.6kSign up | $6.1kSign up |
| Pastel | 2 | 2 | 100% | $4.7kSign up | $4.7kSign up | $5.4kSign up |
| Drawing | 7 | 7 | 100% | $9.2kSign up | $4.9kSign up | $32kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 11 | 11 | 100% | $2.9kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $10.5kSign up |
| Lithograph | 8 | 8 | 100% | $3.4kSign up | $2kSign up | $10.5kSign up |
| Screenprint | 3 | 3 | 100% | $1.5kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $2kSign 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | $5.4kSign up |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | $3.6kSign up |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | $4.3kSign up |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | $32kSign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | $6.1kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $3.6kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | $2.9kSign up |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 | $3.4kSign up |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | $4.1kSign up |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | $617Sign up |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 | $5.4kSign up |