Karl Fred Dahmen
German · 1917–1981 · Painter, Printmaker
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Record prices
Ein TagKetterer Kunst · €56,400≈ $83,021≈ £40,742Sign up to see
Ohne TitelKetterer Kunst · €38,700≈ $45,066≈ £33,773Sign up to see
Ohne TitelGrisebach · €26,250≈ $32,768≈ £20,877Sign up to see
Karl Fred Dahmen’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).
Lots sold
220
of 224 offered · 2001–2026
Sell-through
98%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
4 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 | 138 | 135 | 98% | $9.9kSign up | $7.6kSign up | $83kSign up |
| Oil | 32 | 31 | 97% | $9kSign up | $7.5kSign up | $22.4kSign up |
| Mixed media | 103 | 101 | 98% | $10.2kSign up | $7.6kSign up | $83kSign up |
| Works on paper | 33 | 33 | 100% | $2.4kSign up | $2kSign up | $6.6kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $6.6kSign up | $6.6kSign up | $6.6kSign up |
| Gouache | 12 | 12 | 100% | $2.9kSign up | $3kSign up | $6kSign up |
| Drawing | 10 | 10 | 100% | $2.8kSign up | $2.4kSign up | $5.6kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 28 | 27 | 96% | $501Sign up | $337Sign up | $1.2kSign up |
| Etching | 25 | 24 | 96% | $494Sign up | $306Sign up | $1.2kSign up |
| Aquatint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $450Sign up | $450Sign up | $450Sign up |
| Screenprint | 2 | 2 | 100% | $604Sign up | $604Sign up | $777Sign up |
| Other | 25 | 25 | 100% | $7.3kSign up | $5kSign up | $28.8kSign 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | $452Sign up |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | $4.8kSign up |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | $2.9kSign up |
| 2023 | 11 | 10 | $5.6kSign up |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | $8.9kSign up |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | $6.6kSign up |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2019 | 18 | 18 | $10.1kSign up |
| 2018 | 10 | 9 | $7.7kSign up |
| 2017 | 23 | 23 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | $4.9kSign up |
| 2015 | 6 | 5 | $7kSign up |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | $4.9kSign up |
| 2013 | 11 | 11 | $7.9kSign up |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | $4.5kSign up |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 | $9.6kSign up |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | $4.9kSign up |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 | $8.4kSign up |
| 2008 | 9 | 8 | $7.4kSign up |
| 2007 | 15 | 15 | $4.8kSign up |
| 2006 | 11 | 11 | $5kSign up |
| 2005 | 14 | 14 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | $5.8kSign up |
| 2003 | 4 | 4 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | $4kSign up |