Wilhelm Kuhnert
German · 1865–1926 · Painter, Draughtsman
Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Kuhnert was a German painter, author and illustrator, who specialized in animal images. After illustrating the books of Alfred Brehm, he travelled to… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Der Menschen Frosser (The Man Eater)James D. Julia · $165,900≈ £105,113≈ €144,186Sign up to see
Lion and Lioness observing their Surroundings from a HillLempertz · €151,200≈ $163,674≈ £126,039Sign up to see
The Lion's AwakeningLempertz · €119,700≈ $129,575≈ £99,781Sign up to see
Wilhelm Kuhnert’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).
Price trend
2 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
1 sold lot(s) are awaiting a USD exchange rate and are excluded from averages.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 64 | 56 | 88% | $36.6kSign up | $19.6kSign up | $166kSign up |
| Oil | 61 | 53 | 87% | $37.1kSign up | $18.4kSign up | $166kSign up |
| Mixed media | 3 | 3 | 100% | $27.9kSign up | $23.3kSign up | $41kSign up |
| Works on paper | 60 | 57 | 95% | $4.6kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $30.7kSign up |
| Watercolor | 6 | 6 | 100% | $11.9kSign up | $12kSign up | $21.1kSign up |
| Gouache | 3 | 3 | 100% | $9.3kSign up | $10.7kSign up | $13.2kSign up |
| Pastel | 5 | 5 | 100% | $8.8kSign up | $3.7kSign up | $30.7kSign up |
| Drawing | 46 | 43 | 93% | $2.7kSign up | $2kSign up | $20.8kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 14 | 14 | 100% | $1.7kSign up | $995Sign up | $4.8kSign up |
| Etching | 10 | 10 | 100% | $1.9kSign up | $995Sign up | $4.8kSign up |
| Drypoint | 4 | 4 | 100% | $1.1kSign up | $960Sign up | $2.1kSign up |
| Sculpture | 1 | 1 | 100% | $791Sign up | $791Sign up | $791Sign up |
| Other | 2 | 1 | 50% | $351Sign up | $351Sign up | $351Sign 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 | 2 | 2 | $63.9kSign up |
| 2025 | 7 | 6 | $5.9kSign up |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | $19.5kSign up |
| 2023 | 11 | 8 | $5.4kSign up |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | $13.3kSign up |
| 2021 | 6 | 4 | $29kSign up |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | $10.9kSign up |
| 2019 | 16 | 15 | $4.7kSign up |
| 2018 | 6 | 5 | $3.7kSign up |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2016 | 17 | 16 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2015 | 10 | 8 | $6.7kSign up |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2013 | 9 | 9 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $4.3kSign up |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | $7.1kSign up |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | $12.4kSign up |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | $19kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $18.6kSign up |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 | $3.1kSign up |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | $3kSign up |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | $3.3kSign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $542Sign up |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | $813Sign up |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | —Sign up |