Rudolf von Alt: career timeline

Austrian · 1812–1905 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 79 of 97 lots (81% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Rudolf von Alt: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1820s	1	1	$4.3kSign up	Drawing
1830s	8	6	$31.6kSign up	Watercolor
1840s	23	20	$17.7kSign up	Watercolor
1850s	9	9	$27.9kSign up	Watercolor
1860s	8	8	$17.2kSign up	Watercolor
1870s	11	11	$58.3kSign up	Watercolor
1880s	14	14	$26kSign up	Watercolor
1890s	4	4	$39.1kSign up	Watercolor
1900s	1	1	$7.3kSign up	Watercolor

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1820s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $4.3kSign up
Average: $4.3kSign up
Typical size: 8 × 9 in (21 × 23 cm)
Mediums: Drawing (1)
Subjects: —

1828 View of Bruneck in South Tyrol$4.3kSign up

1830s 8 works

Sold: 6 of 8
Median: $31.6kSign up
Average: $29.8kSign up
Typical size: 12 × 13 in (30 × 33 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (5), Oil (1), Etching (1)
Subjects: Rivers & marshes (2), Markets & villages (1)

1831 Lake Wolfgangsee in Upper Austria$45.4kSign up
1832 Das neue Opernhaus in WienUnsold
c. 1835 The Temple of the Sybil in Tivoli near RomeUnsold
1835 Interior view of the St. Peter's Basilica in Rome$31.6kSign up
1835 Interior view of the St. Peter's Basilica in Rome$31.6kSign up
1837 Venice, View of the Doge's Palace and the Canal Grande$15.1kSign up
1837 Milan Cathedral$17.9kSign up
1839 Chotkova Street$37.2kSign up

1840s 23 works

Sold: 20 of 23
Median: $17.7kSign up
Average: $21.2kSign up
Typical size: 7.5 × 8.5 in (19 × 22 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (21), Oil (1), Drawing (1)
Subjects: Harbours & ports (2), Rivers & marshes (2), Figures & portraits (1)

1840 Shipyard in Trieste harbour$11.2kSign up
1840 Galician scenes: old church in Biecz - Zagorzany - Szymbark - castle ruin OrdrzykonUnsold
1840 Galician scenes: old church in Biecz - Zagorzany - Szymbark - castle ruin OrdrzykonUnsold
c. 1840 The painter Wipplinger in Hallstatt$2.9kSign up
1840 Mountain study; backside: figure study$5.5kSign up
1841 Weitenegg ruin at the Danube$51.1kSign up
1842 Ships in the harbour, Venice$24.1kSign up
1842 View of the Charles Bridge$64.5kSign up
1843 Venice, Canal Grande$23.3kSign up
1843 Danube with Hausstein Castle$21.7kSign up
1843 Apse of the Romanesque parish church of Schöngrabern in Lower Austria$28.9kSign up
1844 Rome, Arch of Titus in the Roman Forum$15.5kSign up

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1850s 9 works

Sold: 9 of 9
Median: $27.9kSign up
Average: $41.6kSign up
Typical size: 11 × 12 in (28 × 30 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (9)
Subjects: Harbours & ports (1), Sunsets & night (1)

c. 1850 Hoher Markt, Vienna$27.9kSign up
1852 Straubing by the Danube$7.3kSign up
c. 1853 Bridge of Prague$113kSign up
1854 Ships in the port of Venice, the Giardini pubblici in the background$57.8kSign up
1854 Church of St. James in Brno$16.3kSign up
1855 The turkish salon at the Villa Hügel in Vienna-Hietzing$57.1kSign up
1855 The turkish salon at the Villa Hügel in Vienna-Hietzing$57.1kSign up
1859 Hluboká Castle in Bohemia at night$15.9kSign up
1859 Hinterer Langbathsee$21.7kSign up

1860s 8 works

Sold: 8 of 8
Median: $17.2kSign up
Average: $18kSign up
Typical size: 11.5 × 13 in (29 × 32 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (8)
Subjects: Sunsets & night (1)

c. 1860 Kirche Maria am Gestade in der Christnacht$19.7kSign up
1861 Evening at the Traunsee$8.8kSign up
1864 Kurhaus in Bad Kissingen$7.8kSign up
1864 Como Cathedral (Santa Maria Assunta)$14.7kSign up
1864 Nuremberg, fountain in the courtyard of the townhall$4.5kSign up
1865 Rome, Augustan Forum, Temple of Mars Ultor$40.9kSign up
1867 Palermo$20.6kSign up
1868 The portal of the cathedral in Regensburg$27.3kSign up

1870s 11 works

Sold: 11 of 11
Median: $58.3kSign up
Average: $51.2kSign up
Typical size: 15 × 21 in (38 × 53 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (11)
Subjects: —

1880s 14 works

Sold: 14 of 14
Median: $26kSign up
Average: $27.9kSign up
Typical size: 13.5 × 13.5 in (35 × 35 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (14)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (1)

1881 Armenspeisung im Kreuzgang von Stift Heiligenkreuz bei Baden$4.9kSign up
1883 View of the nave of the St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna$53kSign up
1883 View into the choir of the "Kirche am Hof" ("Kirche zu den neun Chören der Engel") in Vienna$35.1kSign up
1885 Room in the apartment of Countess Lanckorońska-Brzezie in the Fries' tenement house (Rear tract of Palais Fries-Pallavicini in Vienna)$26.4kSign up
1885 Parlour of Countess Lanckorońska-Brzezie in the Fries tenement house (Palais Fries-Pallavicini, Vienna)$37.7kSign up
1885 Vienna, Heldenplatz with view of the Outer Castle Gate$17.2kSign up
c. 1886 A cabinet in the castle of Zleb$12.6kSign up
1886 Watterfall in Bad Gastein$51.7kSign up
1887 View from the Wiedner Gürtel towards the Belvedere in Vienna$24.3kSign up
1887 Belvedere in Vienna$25.6kSign up
1887 Vienna, Church of Saint Leopold$36.5kSign up
1888 Pulpit of the cathedral in Gurk$20.1kSign up

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1889 Mill near Landskron$5.2kSign up
1889 The Kaiserpromenade in Gastein$40.1kSign up

1890s 4 works

Sold: 4 of 4
Median: $39.1kSign up
Average: $34.5kSign up
Typical size: 17 × 13 in (43 × 34 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (4)
Subjects: —

1893 Gamskarkogel near Gastein$35.9kSign up
1896 Vestibule of San Marco in Venice$52kSign up
1898 Entrance to the Gothic church of St. Nicholas in Gastein$42.2kSign up
1899 Bride and groom in the choir of the Breitenfeld parish church in Vienna$8.1kSign up

1900s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $7.3kSign up
Average: $7.3kSign up
Typical size: 8 × 5.5 in (20 × 14 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (1)
Subjects: —

1900 Fountain in Bruck an der Mur$7.3kSign up

Creation date not recorded

18 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $558Sign up
Average: $558Sign up
Typical size: 9.5 × 7 in (24 × 18 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (1)
Subjects: —

sold 2008 GEBIRGSBACH.$558Sign up

Undated, sold in the 2010s 10 works

Sold: 8 of 10
Median: $6.9kSign up
Average: $13.1kSign up
Typical size: 6.5 × 10 in (17 × 25 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (6), Other (2), Oil (1)
Subjects: Rivers & marshes (1)

sold 2013 A refreshing pause$3.1kSign up
sold 2014 Nonnberg Abbey in Salzburg$31.9kSign up
sold 2015 Veduta dei ForiUnsold
sold 2015 Veduta dei ForiUnsold
sold 2015 Mixed lot: 4 drawings$1.4kSign up
sold 2016 Zwei rastende Wanderer$1.1kSign up

Show 4 more (2010s)

sold 2017 Bellaggio on the Lake Como$9.5kSign up
sold 2018 Inside view of the baptistry of San Marco in Venice$7.3kSign up
sold 2018 Votive Church in Vienna$43.8kSign up
sold 2019 Castle ruin Gutenstein with sawmill at the Steinapiesting$6.5kSign up

Undated, sold in the 2020s 7 works

Sold: 7 of 7
Median: $5.1kSign up
Average: $10.3kSign up
Typical size: 8 × 11 in (20 × 28 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (5), Gouache (1), Oil (1)
Subjects: Markets & villages (1), Harbours & ports (1)

sold 2020 Town hall in Mödling near Vienna$38.8kSign up
sold 2020 View from Nussdorf near Vienna towards Kahlenberg$5.1kSign up
sold 2022 Streetscape$150Sign up
sold 2023 View of San Giorgio Maggiore from the pier of Venice$14kSign up
sold 2023 Townscape$400Sign up
sold 2025 Melk Abbey on the Danube$12.1kSign up

Show 1 more (2020s)

sold 2025 The Artist's Studio$1.7kSign up

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Rudolf von Alt auction results →