Karl Friedrich Lessing
German · 1808–1880 · Painter, Draughtsman
Karl Friedrich Lessing, also known by Carl Friedrich Lessing, was a German historical and landscape painter, grandnephew of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing and one of the main… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Landscape with a Castle and Two MonksLempertz · €25,000≈ $27,840≈ £22,522Sign up to see
Studies for the work "Eichenwald mit einem an einem Brunnen rastenden Ritter"Lempertz · €13,020≈ $13,839≈ £11,226Sign up to see
FLUSSLANDSCHAFT MIT BURGEN UND EINER BEFESTIGTEN STADT.Lempertz · €7,200≈ $10,549≈ £5,143Sign up to see
Karl Friedrich Lessing’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 15 auction results for Karl Friedrich Lessing between 2004 and 2025, of which 12 sold (80%). Recorded sale prices range from $1.3kSign up free to see to $27.8kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $27.8kSign up free to see for Landscape with a Castle and Two Monks at Lempertz in May 2020. The most common medium is oil paintings (12 lots). Most results come from Lempertz (11), Bonhams (2) and Ketterer Kunst (1).
15 results
- €2,268≈ $2,539≈ £1,911Sign up free to see
- €2,520≈ $2,667≈ £2,103Sign up free to see
- €5,000≈ $5,289≈ £4,252Sign up free to see
- €25,000≈ $27,840≈ £22,522Sign up free to see
- €1,548≈ $1,705≈ £1,389Sign up free to see
- €2,976≈ $3,507≈ £2,602Sign up free to see
- $1,250≈ £888≈ €1,010Sign up free to see
- €2,728≈ $3,050≈ £2,344Sign up free to see
- €13,020≈ $13,839≈ £11,226Sign up free to see
- €6,960≈ $9,517≈ £5,962Sign up free to see
Karl Friedrich Lessing paintings (12)Karl Friedrich Lessing oil paintings (12)Karl Friedrich Lessing works on paper (3)
Karl Friedrich Lessing: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Karl Friedrich Lessing at auction?
$27,840Sign up free to see, for Landscape with a Castle and Two Monks at Lempertz (May 2020) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Karl Friedrich Lessing?
The median sale price is $4.4kSign up free to see across 12 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Karl Friedrich Lessing have sold at auction?
12 of 15 recorded lots sold between 2004 and 2025.
Which auction houses sell Karl Friedrich Lessing?
Lempertz, Bonhams and Ketterer Kunst account for the most recorded results. Lempertz · Bonhams · Ketterer Kunst
About Karl Friedrich Lessing
Karl Friedrich Lessing, also known by Carl Friedrich Lessing, was a German historical and landscape painter, grandnephew of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing and one of the main exponents of the Düsseldorf school of painting.
From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
In museum collections
Philadelphia Museum of Art · Public domainLandscape with Crows, 1830
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Public domainRoyal Couple Mourning for their Dead Daughter, 1830
Hermitage Museum · Public domainLandscape in the Eifel Mountains (detail)., 1834
National Museum in Warsaw · Public domain
