Walter Dexel
German · 1890–1973 · Painter, Printmaker
Walter Dexel was a German painter, commercial graphic designer, and transportation planner. He also functioned as an art historian and directed a museum in Braunschweig during… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Der elektrische ZählerGrisebach · €512,500≈ $543,865≈ £360,175Sign up to see
Komposition 1923 IVGrisebach · €381,250≈ $475,800≈ £301,942Sign up to see
MO 1925 IGrisebach · €187,500≈ $210,356≈ £163,561Sign up to see
Walter Dexel’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
214
of 218 offered · 2002–2026
Sell-through
98%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 66 | 65 | 98% | $45.7kSign up | $15.3kSign up | $544kSign up |
| Oil | 50 | 49 | 98% | $55.1kSign up | $16kSign up | $544kSign up |
| Mixed media | 16 | 16 | 100% | $16.7kSign up | $11.9kSign up | $43.6kSign up |
| Works on paper | 77 | 75 | 97% | $10.5kSign up | $5.7kSign up | $82kSign up |
| Watercolor | 35 | 35 | 100% | $16.6kSign up | $8.9kSign up | $82kSign up |
| Gouache | 16 | 16 | 100% | $7.8kSign up | $5.7kSign up | $25.3kSign up |
| Drawing | 21 | 19 | 90% | $2.9kSign up | $2.6kSign up | $6.8kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 70 | 69 | 99% | $1.3kSign up | $692Sign up | $5.5kSign up |
| Screenprint | 62 | 61 | 98% | $1.3kSign up | $659Sign up | $5.5kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 3 | 3 | 100% | $1.7kSign up | $1.7kSign up | $2kSign up |
| Print (other) | 5 | 5 | 100% | $2kSign up | $2.2kSign up | $3.7kSign up |
| Photography | 3 | 3 | 100% | $4.6kSign up | $2.6kSign up | $9.7kSign up |
| Photograph | 3 | 3 | 100% | $4.6kSign up | $2.6kSign up | $9.7kSign up |
| Other | 2 | 2 | 100% | $50.4kSign up | $50.4kSign up | $99kSign 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 | 1 | 1 | $576Sign up |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | $54.1kSign up |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | $421Sign up |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 | $691Sign up |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2020 | 13 | 13 | $2.9kSign up |
| 2019 | 17 | 17 | $788Sign up |
| 2018 | 8 | 7 | $449Sign up |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | $6.1kSign up |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 | $28.6kSign up |
| 2015 | 10 | 9 | $43.6kSign up |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | $3.6kSign up |
| 2013 | 4 | 3 | $15.9kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $8.1kSign up |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 | $8.1kSign up |
| 2010 | 12 | 12 | $4kSign up |
| 2009 | 13 | 13 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2008 | 19 | 19 | $6.6kSign up |
| 2007 | 21 | 21 | $4.1kSign up |
| 2006 | 10 | 10 | $3kSign up |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | $4.5kSign up |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | $1.3kSign up |