Karl Bodmer
Swiss · 1809–1893 · Painter, Printmaker
Johann Carl Bodmer was a Swiss-French printmaker, etcher, lithographer, zinc engraver, draughtsman, painter, illustrator, and hunter. Known as Karl Bodmer in literature and… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Blackfoot Warrior, Fort McKenzieBonhams · $25,000≈ £17,175≈ €22,165Sign up to see
Interior of a Hut of a Mandan ChiefScottsdale Art Auction · $7,020≈ £5,618≈ €6,566Sign up to see
Abdih-HiddischScottsdale Art Auction · $5,850≈ £4,681≈ €5,472Sign up to see
Karl Bodmer’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
18 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 1 | 1 | 100% | $5kSign up | $5kSign up | $5kSign up |
| Oil | 1 | 1 | 100% | $5kSign up | $5kSign up | $5kSign up |
| Works on paper | 1 | 1 | 100% | $25kSign up | $25kSign up | $25kSign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $25kSign up | $25kSign up | $25kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 13 | 12 | 92% | $3.4kSign up | $3.5kSign up | $7kSign up |
| Etching | 2 | 2 | 100% | $675Sign up | $675Sign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Aquatint | 6 | 6 | 100% | $5.2kSign up | $5.6kSign up | $7kSign up |
| Lithograph | 5 | 4 | 80% | $2.1kSign up | $2.2kSign up | $3.5kSign up |
| Other | 2 | 2 | 100% | $650Sign up | $650Sign up | $715Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.