Walter Gramatté
German · 1897–1929 · Painter, Printmaker
Walter Gramatté was a German expressionist painter who specialized in magic realism. He worked in Berlin, Hamburg, Hiddensee and Barcelona. He often painted with a mystical… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Die große AngstKetterer Kunst · €102,480≈ $127,772≈ £82,797Sign up to see
Die große AngstKetterer Kunst · €106,250≈ $126,416≈ £91,144Sign up to see
Morgen am Meer (Hiddensoe)Grisebach · €62,500≈ $85,044≈ £50,818Sign up to see
Walter Gramatté’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).
ArtSell has recorded 35 auction results for Walter Gramatté between 2005 and 2026, of which 29 sold (83%). Recorded sale prices range from $209Sign up free to see to $128kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $128kSign up free to see for Die große Angst at Ketterer Kunst in June 2012. The most common medium is watercolors (16 lots). Most results come from Ketterer Kunst (12), Grisebach (9) and Lempertz (7).
35 results
- Sonia, 1922€5,226≈ $5,961≈ £4,447Sign up free to see
- Selbstportrait, 1921€4,690≈ $5,525≈ £4,077Sign up free to see
- Lauschende, Um 1920/1921€500≈ $544≈ £420Sign up free to see
- €713≈ $771≈ £610Sign up free to see
- Die große Angst, 1918€106,250≈ $126,416≈ £91,144Sign up free to see
- €7,500≈ $9,094≈ £6,428Sign up free to see
- Barcelona, 1924€6,820≈ $7,747≈ £6,075Sign up free to see
- Selbst in Barcelona, 1924€25,000≈ $28,363≈ £22,170Sign up free to see
- CHF 800≈ $810≈ £605≈ €691Sign up free to see
- Café, 1918€24,800≈ $28,939≈ £21,744Sign up free to see
Walter Gramatté paintings (9)Walter Gramatté oil paintings (9)Walter Gramatté works on paper (16)Walter Gramatté watercolors (16)Walter Gramatté prints (10)Walter Gramatté drypoints (4)
Walter Gramatté: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Walter Gramatté at auction?
$127,772Sign up free to see, for Die große Angst at Ketterer Kunst (June 2012) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Walter Gramatté?
The median sale price is $7.5kSign up free to see across 29 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Walter Gramatté have sold at auction?
29 of 35 recorded lots sold between 2005 and 2026.
Which auction houses sell Walter Gramatté?
Ketterer Kunst, Grisebach and Lempertz account for the most recorded results. Ketterer Kunst · Grisebach · Lempertz
About Walter Gramatté
Walter Gramatté was a German expressionist painter who specialized in magic realism. He worked in Berlin, Hamburg, Hiddensee and Barcelona. He often painted with a mystical view of nature. Many of his works were inspired by his experiences in the First World War and his illness.
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In museum collections
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0The Fall into Infinity, 1918
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0The Great Anxiety (Self-Portrait, in Three-Quarter Profile to the Right) (Die große Angst [Selbstportrat, Kopf im Halbprofil nach rechts]), 1918
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0The Burial (Begrabnis), 1916
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0