Oskar Schlemmer
German · 1888–1943 · Painter, Printmaker
Oskar Schlemmer was a German painter, sculptor, designer and choreographer associated with the Bauhaus school. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Komposition auf Rosa (Rekonstruktion)Lempertz · €1,362,000≈ $1,544,372≈ £1,145,676Sign up to see
Sitzende auf geschwungenem StuhlGrisebach · €595,000≈ $843,532≈ £523,120Sign up to see
Jünglinge am TischGrisebach · €565,250≈ $834,366≈ £403,895Sign up to see
Oskar Schlemmer’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
119
of 127 offered · 2000–2026
Sell-through
94%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 20 | 18 | 90% | $306kSign up | $202kSign up | $1.5MSign up |
| Oil | 19 | 17 | 89% | $233kSign up | $150kSign up | $844kSign up |
| Works on paper | 68 | 63 | 93% | $98kSign up | $33.3kSign up | $834kSign up |
| Watercolor | 23 | 19 | 83% | $213kSign up | $113kSign up | $834kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 1 | 100% | $4.9kSign up | $4.9kSign up | $4.9kSign up |
| Drawing | 43 | 42 | 98% | $44kSign up | $25.7kSign up | $294kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 30 | 30 | 100% | $18.8kSign up | $7.8kSign up | $240kSign up |
| Etching | 1 | 1 | 100% | $9.6kSign up | $9.6kSign up | $9.6kSign up |
| Lithograph | 26 | 26 | 100% | $20.7kSign up | $7.8kSign up | $240kSign up |
| Print (other) | 3 | 3 | 100% | $5.9kSign up | $662Sign up | $16.5kSign up |
| Sculpture | 6 | 5 | 83% | $228kSign up | $191kSign up | $376kSign up |
| Other | 3 | 3 | 100% | $113kSign up | $113kSign up | $213kSign 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 | 2 | 2 | $208kSign up |
| 2025 | 22 | 21 | $25.7kSign up |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | $26.2kSign up |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | $309kSign up |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | $26.9kSign up |
| 2021 | 6 | 3 | $297kSign up |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | $213kSign up |
| 2019 | 12 | 12 | $13.1kSign up |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 | $33.1kSign up |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | $19.3kSign up |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | $38.5kSign up |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | $9.6kSign up |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | $21.6kSign up |
| 2013 | 5 | 4 | $146kSign up |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | $25.7kSign up |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | $18.7kSign up |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | $290kSign up |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 | $174kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $54.5kSign up |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | $66.1kSign up |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 | $30.5kSign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $4.4kSign up |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | $64.9kSign up |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | $7.9kSign up |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | $5.3kSign up |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | $105kSign up |