What is a Karl Hugo Schmölz photograph worth?
1917–1986 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 60 works by Karl Hugo Schmölz with a published auction price sold between $1,064Sign up free to see and $2,106Sign up free to see, and the median is $1,495Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $1,495Sign up free to see across 58 sales. In the last five years the median was $1,181Sign up free to see across 12 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Karl Hugo Schmölz prices by medium
- Auction results
- 63
- Sold rate
- 95%
- Active at auction
- 2009–2025
- Median price
- $1.5kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $8.4kSign up free to see Auktion 404, Los 509, Van Ham, Dec 2017
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 58 | $1k–$2.1kSign up free to see | $1.5kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Lempertz (50), Van Ham (11), Grisebach (2)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 45 | $904–$2.1kSign up free to see | $1.5kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 12 | $1.3k–$2.3kSign up free to see | $1.9kSign up free to see |
Recent Karl Hugo Schmölz sales
- Siemens, Stuttgart, Vintage gelatin silver print on Agfa-Portriga paper — $1,764Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Dec 3, 2025
- Drahthaus, Düsseldorf, Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on Agfa-Portriga paper — $1,086Sign up free to see, Lempertz, May 30, 2025
- Kölner Dom (Der Chor von Osten), Ferrotyped gelatin silver print, printed before — $865Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Nov 29, 2024
- Buchhandlung im Kölner Hauptbahnhof, Gelatinesilberabzug auf Agfa Portriga — $497Sign up free to see, Van Ham, Jun 19, 2024
- Opernhaus, Offenbachplatz, Köln, Ferrotyped gelatin silver print, printed later — $1,917Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Jun 4, 2024
- Über den Trümmern (Die Kölner Innenstadt vom Turm des Polizeipräsidiums), Gelatin silver print on Agfa paper, printed later — $2,053Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Jun 4, 2024
- Opernhaus, Offenbachplatz, Köln, Ferrotyped gelatin silver print, printed later — $1,233Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Dec 1, 2023
- Deutsche Centralbodenkredit A.G., Köln, 3 vintage gelatin silver prints on Agfa-Portriga paper. Each approx — $896Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Dec 2, 2022
Questions about Karl Hugo Schmölz prices
What is a Karl Hugo Schmölz photograph worth?
Based on 60 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Karl Hugo Schmölz have sold for a median of $1,495, and half of them sold between $1,064 and $2,106. For photographs alone the median is $1,495 (58 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 Hugo Schmölz sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $8,384 for “Auktion 404, Los 509” at Van Ham in December 2017.
How often do Karl Hugo Schmölz works sell at auction?
95% of the 63 lots recorded between 2009 and 2025 sold.
How can I sell a Karl Hugo Schmölz photograph?
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ArtSell has recorded 63 auction results for Karl Hugo Schmölz between 2009 and 2025, and 60 of them sold (95%).
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