Karl Baumann
American · 1911–1984 · Painter, Printmaker
Karl Herman Baumann was an American artist of German origin. Baumann was a leading California Abstract Expressionist, a noted professor of painting at the California College of… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
MemoriesBonhams · $1,658≈ £1,248≈ €1,468Sign up to see
UntitledRago Auctions · $875≈ £675≈ €746Sign up to see
Untitled (Moonlit Seascape)Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $635≈ £484≈ €548Sign up to see
Karl Baumann’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).
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Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Nov 19, 2025
$635Sign up free to see
Bonhams · Dec 3, 2021
$1,658Sign up free to see
Rago Auctions · Jul 29, 2020
$875Sign up free to see
Toomey & Co. · Jun 26, 2025
Works in museum collections
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