William Wauer
German · 1866–1962 · Painter, Printmaker
William Wauer (1866–1962) was a German sculptor and film director of the silent era. In 1913 he co-directed the biopic Richard Wagner (1913). In 1915 he directed The Tunnel the… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Maskenball (Narrenzug)Ketterer Kunst · €100,000≈ $117,540≈ £87,736Sign up to see
Porträt Herwarth WaldenGrisebach · €55,000≈ $62,629≈ £49,024Sign up to see
Herwarth WaldenGrisebach · €57,150≈ $62,019≈ £48,788Sign up to see
William Wauer’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
49
of 49 offered · 2002–2026
Sell-through
100%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 10 | 10 | 100% | $25.9kSign up | $9.7kSign up | $118kSign up |
| Oil | 10 | 10 | 100% | $25.9kSign up | $9.7kSign up | $118kSign up |
| Works on paper | 4 | 4 | 100% | $8.4kSign up | $7.7kSign up | $17.7kSign up |
| Watercolor | 2 | 2 | 100% | $7.7kSign up | $7.7kSign up | $8.4kSign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 2 | 100% | $9.1kSign up | $9.1kSign up | $17.7kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 1 | 1 | 100% | $570Sign up | $570Sign up | $570Sign up |
| Lithograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $570Sign up | $570Sign up | $570Sign up |
| Sculpture | 34 | 34 | 100% | $13kSign up | $10.6kSign up | $62kSign 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 | $9kSign up |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | $12.9kSign up |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | $11.3kSign up |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | $18kSign up |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | $11.9kSign up |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | $10.6kSign up |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | $9.1kSign up |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | $7.3kSign up |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 | $44.1kSign up |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | $4kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $3.7kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $53kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $8.1kSign up |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 | $10.5kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $9.8kSign up |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | $13.7kSign up |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 | $9.7kSign up |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | $498Sign up |
| 2003 | 4 | 4 | $4.2kSign up |
| 2002 | 4 | 4 | $4.2kSign up |