Ludwig Richter
German · 1803–1884 · Painter, Printmaker
Adrian Ludwig Richter was a German painter and etcher, who was strongly influenced by Erhard and Chodowiecki. He was a representative of both Romanticism and Biedermeier styles. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
The Gathering StormLempertz · €471,900≈ $640,651≈ £409,388Sign up to see
The Bay of Naples with a View of the Castel dell'ovo and VesuviusLempertz · €43,750≈ $51,691≈ £39,237Sign up to see
Schäferpaar bei MondaufgangGrisebach · €24,400≈ $31,603≈ £20,910Sign up to see
Ludwig Richter’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
4 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 12 | 10 | 83% | $77.6kSign up | $9.3kSign up | $641kSign up |
| Oil | 12 | 10 | 83% | $77.6kSign up | $9.3kSign up | $641kSign up |
| Works on paper | 99 | 48 | 48% | $2.3kSign up | $929Sign up | $15.3kSign up |
| Watercolor | 26 | 12 | 46% | $4.5kSign up | $3.6kSign up | $9.9kSign up |
| Drawing | 73 | 36 | 49% | $1.6kSign up | $794Sign up | $15.3kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 144 | 83 | 58% | $166Sign up | $88Sign up | $2kSign up |
| Etching | 123 | 75 | 61% | $172Sign up | $88Sign up | $2kSign up |
| Engraving | 11 | 6 | 55% | $112Sign up | $93Sign up | $189Sign up |
| Lithograph | 6 | 1 | 17% | $116Sign up | $116Sign up | $116Sign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 4 | 1 | 25% | $100Sign up | $100Sign up | $100Sign up |
| Other | 4 | 2 | 50% | $1.7kSign up | $1.7kSign up | $2kSign 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 | 1 | 1 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2025 | 6 | 5 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | $933Sign up |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2021 | 12 | 5 | $226Sign up |
| 2020 | 14 | 6 | $152Sign up |
| 2019 | 8 | 4 | $710Sign up |
| 2018 | 8 | 7 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2017 | 5 | 3 | $540Sign up |
| 2016 | 15 | 11 | $530Sign up |
| 2015 | 9 | 5 | $88Sign up |
| 2014 | 18 | 2 | $284Sign up |
| 2013 | 13 | 5 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2012 | 8 | 7 | $393Sign up |
| 2011 | 13 | 5 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2010 | 11 | 7 | $234Sign up |
| 2009 | 9 | 3 | $168Sign up |
| 2008 | 20 | 9 | $100Sign up |
| 2007 | 30 | 28 | $40Sign up |
| 2006 | 28 | 16 | $124Sign up |
| 2005 | 17 | 4 | $159Sign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $447Sign up |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | $1.2kSign up |