Willi Baumeister
German · 1889–1955 · Painter, Printmaker
Willi Baumeister was a German painter, scenic designer, art professor, and typographer. In the early part of his career he developed a style of abstract painting that… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Monturi, Diskus (mit Segmenten)Van Ham · €604,520≈ $688,186≈ £509,051Sign up to see
Phantom mit roter FigurKetterer Kunst · €516,000≈ $596,857≈ £445,349Sign up to see
Safer 6Grisebach · €353,800≈ $473,137≈ £304,483Sign up to see
Willi Baumeister’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
1 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 73 | 69 | 95% | $133kSign up | $77.6kSign up | $688kSign up |
| Oil | 71 | 67 | 94% | $132kSign up | $77.6kSign up | $688kSign up |
| Mixed media | 2 | 2 | 100% | $163kSign up | $163kSign up | $279kSign up |
| Works on paper | 49 | 47 | 96% | $18.7kSign up | $11.1kSign up | $93.7kSign up |
| Watercolor | 4 | 4 | 100% | $45.3kSign up | $40.2kSign up | $93.7kSign up |
| Gouache | 7 | 7 | 100% | $29kSign up | $11.2kSign up | $73.4kSign up |
| Pastel | 3 | 3 | 100% | $8.9kSign up | $8.2kSign up | $11.1kSign up |
| Drawing | 35 | 33 | 94% | $14.2kSign up | $11.1kSign up | $66kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 49 | 42 | 86% | $4.2kSign up | $4kSign up | $12kSign up |
| Lithograph | 20 | 17 | 85% | $2.5kSign up | $2.2kSign up | $7.7kSign up |
| Screenprint | 26 | 22 | 85% | $5.1kSign up | $4.8kSign up | $11.5kSign up |
| Print (other) | 3 | 3 | 100% | $6.7kSign up | $4.7kSign up | $12kSign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.9kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $1.9kSign 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 | 9 | 9 | $5.6kSign up |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | $9.8kSign up |
| 2024 | 15 | 12 | $7.4kSign up |
| 2023 | 8 | 6 | $24.8kSign up |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | $3.4kSign up |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | $48.7kSign up |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | $14.2kSign up |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | $44.9kSign up |
| 2018 | 9 | 7 | $4.1kSign up |
| 2017 | 4 | 3 | $44.4kSign up |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | $6.1kSign up |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | $131kSign up |
| 2014 | 11 | 11 | $31.2kSign up |
| 2013 | 6 | 5 | $81.3kSign up |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 | $20.3kSign up |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 | $8.5kSign up |
| 2010 | 7 | 4 | $72.8kSign up |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | $4kSign up |
| 2008 | 14 | 14 | $39.8kSign up |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | $15.3kSign up |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | $14.5kSign up |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | $257kSign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $63.3kSign up |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 | $4.2kSign up |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | $28.6kSign up |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | $489Sign up |