Otto Dix
American · 1891–1969 · Painter, Printmaker
Wilhelm Heinrich Otto Dix was a German painter and printmaker, noted for his ruthless and harshly realistic depictions of German society during the Weimar Republic and the… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
SelbstbildnisGrisebach · €1,585,000≈ $1,797,232≈ £1,349,374Sign up to see
SonnenaufgangGrisebach · €793,000≈ $1,030,424≈ £642,770Sign up to see
Katzen (Theodor Däubler gewidmet)Grisebach · €985,000≈ $1,029,719≈ £844,309Sign up to see
Otto Dix’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
13 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 | 74 | 70 | 95% | $167kSign up | $79.2kSign up | $1.8MSign up |
| Oil | 61 | 57 | 93% | $169kSign up | $77.9kSign up | $1.8MSign up |
| Mixed media | 13 | 13 | 100% | $159kSign up | $124kSign up | $441kSign up |
| Works on paper | 240 | 207 | 86% | $42.2kSign up | $15.5kSign up | $541kSign up |
| Watercolor | 66 | 64 | 97% | $61.7kSign up | $18.8kSign up | $541kSign up |
| Gouache | 22 | 20 | 91% | $97.5kSign up | $49.2kSign up | $356kSign up |
| Pastel | 19 | 19 | 100% | $17.5kSign up | $14.1kSign up | $49.5kSign up |
| Drawing | 133 | 104 | 78% | $24.1kSign up | $13.6kSign up | $400kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 342 | 284 | 83% | $9.1kSign up | $5.9kSign up | $81.8kSign up |
| Etching | 38 | 30 | 79% | $9.2kSign up | $5.6kSign up | $52.2kSign up |
| Drypoint | 24 | 24 | 100% | $15.9kSign up | $11.4kSign up | $50kSign up |
| Lithograph | 262 | 217 | 83% | $8.1kSign up | $5.3kSign up | $81.8kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 13 | 10 | 77% | $15.9kSign up | $14.7kSign up | $36.5kSign up |
| Print (other) | 5 | 3 | 60% | $1.7kSign up | $474Sign up | $4.2kSign up |
| Sculpture | 1 | 1 | 100% | $571Sign up | $571Sign up | $571Sign up |
| Other | 17 | 6 | 35% | $81.6kSign up | $31.6kSign up | $351kSign 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 | 14 | 6 | $14.9kSign up |
| 2025 | 48 | 35 | $8.6kSign up |
| 2024 | 16 | 10 | $5.6kSign up |
| 2023 | 23 | 17 | $6.8kSign up |
| 2022 | 32 | 25 | $14.5kSign up |
| 2021 | 24 | 20 | $16.9kSign up |
| 2020 | 47 | 27 | $16.9kSign up |
| 2019 | 30 | 22 | $7kSign up |
| 2018 | 37 | 26 | $15.8kSign up |
| 2017 | 28 | 20 | $11.9kSign up |
| 2016 | 40 | 37 | $11.1kSign up |
| 2015 | 20 | 19 | $8.4kSign up |
| 2014 | 31 | 30 | $17.1kSign up |
| 2013 | 29 | 21 | $15.8kSign up |
| 2012 | 21 | 21 | $12.7kSign up |
| 2011 | 38 | 38 | $16.5kSign up |
| 2010 | 27 | 27 | $8.1kSign up |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | $11.5kSign up |
| 2008 | 28 | 27 | $12.1kSign up |
| 2007 | 37 | 36 | $13kSign up |
| 2006 | 29 | 29 | $9.9kSign up |
| 2005 | 16 | 16 | $4.3kSign up |
| 2004 | 16 | 16 | $6.1kSign up |
| 2003 | 11 | 11 | $4.9kSign up |
| 2002 | 19 | 19 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | $1.1kSign up |