Josef Platzer, Design for a Stage set Showing the Interior of a Palace (recto); Architectural Sketch (verso)

Josef Platzer

Austrian · 1751–1806 · Painter, Draughtsman

Czech painter

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3auction results2023–2025years recorded100%sold (3)$5.7kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Josef Platzer, Fantastical palace architecture with an archway, oil on canvas; framedFantastical palace architecture with an archwayim Kinsky · €7,040≈ $7,708≈ £6,112Sign up to see
  2. Josef Platzer, Vault with Ancient Tombs, ink and watercolour on paper; unframedVault with Ancient Tombsim Kinsky · €4,940≈ $5,724≈ £4,292Sign up to see
  3. Josef Platzer, Temple Porch, ink, watercolour, opaque paints on paper; unframedTemple Porchim Kinsky · €2,470≈ $2,862≈ £2,146Sign up to see

Josef Platzer’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 3 auction results for Josef Platzer between 2023 and 2025, of which 3 sold (100%). Recorded sale prices range from $2.9kSign up free to see to $7.7kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $7.7kSign up free to see for Fantastical palace architecture with an archway at im Kinsky in November 2023. The most common medium is watercolors (2 lots). Results come from im Kinsky (4).

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  1. Josef Platzer, Temple Porch, ink, watercolour, opaque paints on paper; unframed
    Temple Porch
    Watercolor · Paper
    46,5 x 58 cm
    im Kinsky · · Lot 1426
    €2,470≈ $2,862≈ £2,146Price realizedSign up free to seeView at im Kinsky ↗
  2. Josef Platzer, Vault with Ancient Tombs, ink and watercolour on paper; unframed
    Vault with Ancient Tombs
    Watercolor · Paper
    47 x 47,5 cm
    im Kinsky · · Lot 1427
    €4,940≈ $5,724≈ £4,292Price realizedSign up free to seeView at im Kinsky ↗
  3. Josef Platzer, Architectural Studies (mixed lot of 4 items), pencil, ink, watercolour on paper; unframed, in cut-out
    Architectural Studies (mixed lot of 4 items)Attributed to the artist
    Watercolor · Paper
    between 17,7 x 23,7 cm and 32,5 x 41,3 cm
    im Kinsky · · Lot 1428
    €1,300≈ $1,506≈ £1,130Price realizedSign up free to seeView at im Kinsky ↗
  4. Josef Platzer, Fantastical palace architecture with an archway, oil on canvas; framed
    Fantastical palace architecture with an archway
    Oil · Canvas
    53.5 x 71 cm
    im Kinsky · · Lot 1041
    €7,040≈ $7,708≈ £6,112Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €7,000–14,000View at im Kinsky ↗

Josef Platzer: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Josef Platzer at auction?

$7,708Sign up free to see, for Fantastical palace architecture with an archway at im Kinsky (November 2023) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Josef Platzer?

The median sale price is $5.7kSign up free to see across 3 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Josef Platzer have sold at auction?

3 of 3 recorded lots sold between 2023 and 2025.

Which auction houses sell Josef Platzer?

im Kinsky accounts for the most recorded results. im Kinsky

About Josef Platzer

In museum collections

  • Josef Platzer, Design for a Stage set Showing the Interior of a Palace (recto); Architectural Sketch (verso)Design for a Stage set Showing the Interior of a Palace (recto); Architectural Sketch (verso), mid-18th–early 19th century
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
  • Josef Platzer, Stage Design for a Domed Temple Interior with a Sun Disk above the AltarStage Design for a Domed Temple Interior with a Sun Disk above the Altar, 1780
    National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0
  • Josef Platzer, Julius Sabinus says goodbye to his family in the dungeonJulius Sabinus says goodbye to his family in the dungeon, 1786
    Kunsthistorisches Museum · Public domain
  • Josef Platzer, Caesar Octavianus finds Cleopatra by the body of AntoniusCaesar Octavianus finds Cleopatra by the body of Antonius, 1802
    Kunsthistorisches Museum · Public domain

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