What is a Wolfgang Paalen painting worth?
1905–1959 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 11 works by Wolfgang Paalen with a published auction price sold between $3,775Sign up free to see and $68,438Sign up free to see, and the median is $38,210Sign up free to see. For paintings alone, the median is $68,438Sign up free to see across 6 sales. In the last five years the median was $38,210Sign up free to see across 5 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Wolfgang Paalen prices by medium
- Auction results
- 11
- Sold rate
- 100%
- Active at auction
- 2013–2026
- Median price
- $38.2kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $440kSign up free to see Avertissement I (Peinture), Grisebach, Jul 2020
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 6 | $53.9k–$150kSign up free to see | $68.4kSign up free to see |
| Works on Paper | 4 | $2.4k–$7.6kSign up free to see | $3.8kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (3), Ketterer Kunst (3), Grisebach (3)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Recent Wolfgang Paalen sales
- Messagers, Oil on canvas — $53,494Sign up free to see, Ketterer Kunst, Jul 15, 2026
- Avertissement, Oil on canvas — $38,210Sign up free to see, Ketterer Kunst, Jul 15, 2026
- Composition, Oil on canvas, mounted on white-painted wood — $55,209Sign up free to see, Ketterer Kunst, Jun 13, 2026
- Phantoms I, oil and tempera on paper mounted to cork, in artist's frame — $15,240Sign up free to see, Phillips, May 15, 2024
- Untitled, ink on paper — $2,550Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Apr 20, 2022
- Avertissement I (Peinture), Öl und Tempera auf Leinwand — $439,503Sign up free to see, Grisebach, Jul 9, 2020
- Abstraction with Lyrical Form; Abstraction with Geometric and Lyrical Form (2), Woodblock print on paper — $1,250Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Mar 5, 2017
- Paysage Musical, Gouache on paper — $5,000Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), May 22, 2016
Questions about Wolfgang Paalen prices
What is a Wolfgang Paalen painting worth?
Based on 11 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Wolfgang Paalen have sold for a median of $38,210, and half of them sold between $3,775 and $68,438. For paintings alone the median is $68,438 (6 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Wolfgang Paalen sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $439,503 for “Avertissement I (Peinture)” at Grisebach in July 2020.
Which Wolfgang Paalen medium sells for the most?
By median price, paintings lead with $68,438 (6 sales).
How often do Wolfgang Paalen works sell at auction?
100% of the 11 lots recorded between 2013 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Wolfgang Paalen painting?
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ArtSell has recorded 11 auction results for Wolfgang Paalen between 2013 and 2026, and 11 of them sold (100%).
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