Walter Dahn
German · 1954–2024 · Painter, Sculptor
Walter Dahn was a German painter, photographer, and sound artist. He was born in Tönisvorst, North Rhine-Westphalia. He was one of the most important representatives of the… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Alternativvorschlag (Häuser auf Bomben)Van Ham · €72,600≈ $76,455≈ £60,549Sign up to see
UntitledLempertz · €56,700≈ $64,292≈ £47,694Sign up to see
Portrait J.G.D.Lempertz · €52,920≈ $61,625≈ £46,182Sign up to see
Walter Dahn’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
123
of 124 offered · 2002–2025
Sell-through
99%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 75 | 75 | 100% | $12.2kSign up | $8.8kSign up | $76.5kSign up |
| Oil | 24 | 24 | 100% | $16.3kSign up | $10.8kSign up | $64.3kSign up |
| Acrylic | 26 | 26 | 100% | $10.5kSign up | $9.5kSign up | $24kSign up |
| Mixed media | 24 | 24 | 100% | $9.1kSign up | $5kSign up | $76.5kSign up |
| Works on paper | 17 | 17 | 100% | $932Sign up | $671Sign up | $3.4kSign up |
| Watercolor | 3 | 3 | 100% | $554Sign up | $494Sign up | $856Sign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.9kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $1.9kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 18 | 18 | 100% | $2kSign up | $2.3kSign up | $5.9kSign up |
| Lithograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $213Sign up | $213Sign up | $213Sign up |
| Screenprint | 15 | 15 | 100% | $2.4kSign up | $2.4kSign up | $5.9kSign up |
| Print (other) | 2 | 2 | 100% | $469Sign up | $469Sign up | $680Sign up |
| Photography | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Photograph | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Sculpture | 7 | 7 | 100% | $4.8kSign up | $4.5kSign up | $9.3kSign up |
| Other | 6 | 6 | 100% | $17.3kSign up | $15.6kSign up | $41.7kSign 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | $14.9kSign up |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | $14.1kSign up |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2022 | 5 | 4 | $16.4kSign up |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | $15.1kSign up |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 | $4.8kSign up |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | $10.9kSign up |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2015 | 26 | 26 | $671Sign up |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | $17.7kSign up |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | $13.6kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $8kSign up |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2009 | 9 | 9 | $6.5kSign up |
| 2008 | 4 | 4 | $5.3kSign up |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | $9.6kSign up |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | $7.1kSign up |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 | $7.1kSign up |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 | $10.5kSign up |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 | $856Sign up |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | $5.4kSign up |