What is a Karl Bodmer print worth?
1809–1893 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 16 priced auction sales, works by Karl Bodmer have sold for a median of $3,510Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $1,004Sign up free to see and $5,411Sign up free to see. For prints alone, the median is $3,510Sign up free to see across 12 sales. In the last five years the median was $715Sign up free to see across 5 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
Thinking of selling? How to sell a Karl Bodmer print: process, costs and recent prices →
Karl Bodmer prices by medium
- Auction results
- 17
- Sold rate
- 94%
- Active at auction
- 2007–2025
- Median price
- $3.5kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $25kSign up free to see Blackfoot Warrior, Fort McKenzie, Bonhams, May 2016
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prints | 12 | $1.4k–$5.4kSign up free to see | $3.5kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Scottsdale Art Auction (10), Toomey & Co. (2), Bonhams (2)
Need an appraisal for insurance? Request a written Karl Bodmer appraisal →
Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Recent Karl Bodmer sales
- Winter Village of the Minatarres, Lithograph — $585Sign up free to see, Scottsdale Art Auction, Aug 23, 2025
- Fort Clark on the Missouri (February 1834), Colored Lithograph — $2,925Sign up free to see, Scottsdale Art Auction, Apr 9, 2022
- Bison-Dance of the Mandan Indians, Colored Lithograph — $1,521Sign up free to see, Scottsdale Art Auction, Apr 9, 2022
- Pachtuwa-Chta (An Arrikkara Warrior), 1839 — $585Sign up free to see, Toomey & Co., Mar 2, 2022
- Ischoha-Kakoschochata (Dance of the Mandan Indians), 1840 — $715Sign up free to see, Toomey & Co., Mar 2, 2022
- Scalp Dance of the Minitarres, Hand Colored Lithograph — $3,510Sign up free to see, Scottsdale Art Auction, Apr 7, 2018
- Dacota Indinerin Und Assinisibion Madchen Indienne Dacota Et Jeune Fille Assinisibion, Hand colored aquatint — $3,510Sign up free to see, Scottsdale Art Auction, Apr 1, 2017
- Interior of a Hut of a Mandan Chief, Hand colored aquatint — $7,020Sign up free to see, Scottsdale Art Auction, Apr 1, 2017
Questions about Karl Bodmer prices
What is a Karl Bodmer print worth?
Based on 16 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Karl Bodmer have sold for a median of $3,510, and half of them sold between $1,004 and $5,411. For prints alone the median is $3,510 (12 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Karl Bodmer sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $25,000 for “Blackfoot Warrior, Fort McKenzie” at Bonhams in May 2016.
How often do Karl Bodmer works sell at auction?
94% of the 17 lots recorded between 2007 and 2025 sold.
How can I sell a Karl Bodmer print?
Request a free auction estimate on ArtSell: send photos and details, and our specialists will reply with an estimate. There is no obligation.
ArtSell has recorded 17 auction results for Karl Bodmer between 2007 and 2025, and 16 of them sold (94%).
Sell a Karl Bodmer printAll Karl Bodmer auction resultsPrice chartKarl Bodmer printsFree auction estimate