Paul Klee

Swiss · 1879–1940 · Painter, Printmaker

Paul Klee was a Swiss-born German artist. His highly individual style was influenced by movements in art that included expressionism, cubism, and surrealism. (Wikipedia)

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366lots offered2001–2026years recorded85%sold (290)$35kSign up free to seemedian price

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Choral und LandschaftKornfeld · Sep 2024CHF 1,550,000≈ $1,829,775≈ £1,394,965≈ €1,651,272Sign up to see
Ohne TitelKornfeld · Sep 2025CHF 1,300,000≈ $1,629,810≈ £1,203,522≈ €1,390,860Sign up to see
Kleiner Blauteufel – BlauteufelskopfKornfeld · Jun 2017CHF 1,350,000≈ $1,384,965≈ £1,084,631≈ €1,240,230Sign up to see

Paul Klee’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).

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Average price

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median $35kfree account

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Lots sold

290

of 342 offered · 2001–2026

Sell-through

85%

sold ÷ offered

Price trend

Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

9 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.

24 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	16	15	94%	$473kSign up	$197kSign up	$1.8MSign up
Oil	13	12	92%	$554kSign up	$335kSign up	$1.8MSign up
Works on paper	169	136	80%	$138kSign up	$58.9kSign up	$1.4MSign up
Watercolor	72	56	78%	$247kSign up	$182kSign up	$1.4MSign up
Gouache	2	2	100%	$112kSign up	$112kSign up	$168kSign up
Pastel	1	1	100%	$247kSign up	$247kSign up	$247kSign up
Drawing	78	63	81%	$41.7kSign up	$30kSign up	$223kSign up
Prints & multiples	111	98	88%	$28.9kSign up	$12.7kSign up	$359kSign up
Etching	35	29	83%	$38.9kSign up	$11.2kSign up	$359kSign up
Drypoint	3	2	67%	$23.8kSign up	$23.8kSign up	$23.8kSign up
Lithograph	69	63	91%	$22.3kSign up	$13.9kSign up	$150kSign up
Screenprint	2	2	100%	$1.5kSign up	$1.5kSign up	$1.9kSign up
Print (other)	2	2	100%	$127kSign up	$127kSign up	$253kSign up
Sculpture	3	1	33%	$1.4MSign up	$1.4MSign up	$1.4MSign up
Other	43	40	93%	$181kSign up	$52.7kSign up	$1.3MSign 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	14	$14.3kSign up
2025	37	30	$46.3kSign up
2024	34	22	$51.3kSign up
2023	28	22	$54.2kSign up
2022	24	20	$20.5kSign up
2021	21	17	$141kSign up
2020	19	16	$53.6kSign up
2019	31	25	$40.2kSign up
2018	31	29	$38kSign up
2017	32	28	$37.4kSign up
2016	13	12	$31.8kSign up
2015	1	1	$843kSign up
2014	4	4	$204kSign up
2013	6	3	$347kSign up
2012	2	2	$21.6kSign up
2011	8	8	$24kSign up
2010	4	4	$57kSign up
2009	3	3	$47.2kSign up
2008	4	4	$30.5kSign up
2007	7	7	$17.6kSign up
2006	3	3	$30.5kSign up
2005	4	4	$7.7kSign up
2004	5	5	$23.6kSign up
2003	4	4	$1.4kSign up
2002	2	2	$27.4kSign up
2001	1	1	$445Sign up