Rolf Nesch
Norwegian · 1893–1975 · Painter, Printmaker
Rolf Nesch was a German-born Norwegian expressionist artist, especially noted for his printmaking. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Elbbrücke IIKetterer Kunst · €164,700≈ $216,004≈ £140,719Sign up to see
PianistKetterer Kunst · €100,000≈ $110,940≈ £84,455Sign up to see
HafenbrückeKetterer Kunst · €61,000≈ $80,002≈ £52,118Sign up to see
Rolf Nesch’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
126
of 129 offered · 2001–2026
Sell-through
98%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
3 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 | 6 | 6 | 100% | $19.4kSign up | $10.6kSign up | $63.5kSign up |
| Oil | 6 | 6 | 100% | $19.4kSign up | $10.6kSign up | $63.5kSign up |
| Works on paper | 18 | 18 | 100% | $7.5kSign up | $2.7kSign up | $38.6kSign up |
| Watercolor | 3 | 3 | 100% | $2.7kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $5.4kSign up |
| Drawing | 8 | 8 | 100% | $1.9kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $3.8kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 55 | 53 | 96% | $18.1kSign up | $3.9kSign up | $216kSign up |
| Etching | 18 | 18 | 100% | $13.6kSign up | $3kSign up | $111kSign up |
| Aquatint | 5 | 5 | 100% | $14.2kSign up | $2.3kSign up | $39.9kSign up |
| Drypoint | 9 | 7 | 78% | $19.8kSign up | $13.1kSign up | $69.3kSign up |
| Lithograph | 7 | 7 | 100% | $1.5kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $2.5kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 1 | 1 | 100% | $935Sign up | $935Sign up | $935Sign up |
| Print (other) | 15 | 15 | 100% | $33kSign up | $10.7kSign up | $216kSign up |
| Other | 50 | 49 | 98% | $7.5kSign up | $4.7kSign up | $52.9kSign 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 | 4 | 4 | $8.5kSign up |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | $43.5kSign up |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | $3.2kSign up |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | $274Sign up |
| 2022 | 5 | 4 | $16.5kSign up |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2020 | 11 | 9 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | $6kSign up |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | $5.4kSign up |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 | $13.1kSign up |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | $4.2kSign up |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 | $8.4kSign up |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | $3kSign up |
| 2013 | 12 | 12 | $14.8kSign up |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | $4.1kSign up |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | $5.2kSign up |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | $4.4kSign up |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 | $3.6kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | $658Sign up |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | $5.6kSign up |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $570Sign up |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 | $873Sign up |