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Wols

German · 1913–1951 · Painter, Printmaker

Wols was the pseudonym of Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze, a German painter and photographer predominantly active in France. Though broadly unrecognized in his lifetime, he is… (Wikipedia)

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Ville arabe – Ville promenade N° IIKornfeld · Jun 2018CHF 180,000≈ $182,250≈ £136,231≈ €155,371Sign up to see
Ohne Titel (Figure étoilée d´yeux)Grisebach · Jun 2016€87,500≈ $97,895≈ £67,668Sign up to see
CompositionLempertz · Jun 2026€71,120≈ $82,784≈ £61,472Sign up to see

Wols’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).

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Wols, Composition, 1943, India ink drawing on beige-coloured, firm paper — Composition, 1943
Lempertz · Jun 6, 2026
€71,120Sign up free to see

Wols, Ludions polaires, Circa 1940/41, Watercolour, colour chalks and pen and ink on beige-coloured paper — Ludions polaires, Circa 1940/41
Lempertz · Jun 6, 2026
€22,860Sign up free to see

Wols, Ohne Titel, Um 1944, Aquarell und Tuschfeder auf Papier — Ohne Titel, Um 1944
Grisebach · Nov 29, 2024
€19,050Sign up free to see

Wols, Grande tâche, 1947, Pen and ink over watercolour, on laid paper, laid down on support — Grande tâche, 1947
Kornfeld · Sep 12, 2024
CHF 54,000Sign up free to see

Wols, Jean Paulhan, 1948, 5 Radierungen auf Van Gelder Zonen (Wasserzeichen), eingebunden in Publikation — Jean Paulhan, 1948
Van Ham · Jan 11, 2023
€1,188Sign up free to see

Wols, Geh durch den Spiegel 4, 1955, Mappe mit 3 Radierungen auf chamoisfarbenem Velin — Geh durch den Spiegel 4, 1955
Van Ham · Oct 5, 2022
€516Sign up free to see

Wols, Abstrakte Komposition, Öl auf Papier (?) — Abstrakte Komposition
Auktionshaus Mehlis · Aug 27, 2022
€160Sign up free to see

Wols, Le Placard, Um 1937, Aquarell, Tuschpinsel und Kreide auf Papier — Le Placard, Um 1937
Grisebach · Jun 3, 2022
€15,000Sign up free to see

Wols, Franz Kafka, 1948, 4 Radierungen auf Velin, eingebunden in Publikation — Franz Kafka, 1948
Van Ham · Oct 16, 2020
€1,419Sign up free to see

Wols, Das graphische Werk, 1955, Portfolio mit 32 Radierungen auf BFK-Rives, lose eingelegt in Originalmappe — Das graphische Werk, 1955
Van Ham · Oct 16, 2020
€6,450Sign up free to see

Wols, La lanterne, Um 1940, Aquarell und Tuschfeder auf Aquarellpapier — La lanterne, Um 1940
Grisebach · Nov 29, 2019
€27,500Sign up free to see

Wols, Untitled, from Chaystre ou les plaisirs incommodes (Chaystre or Inconvenient Pleasures), 1948, Etching and drypoint, on Alfa-Navarre laid paper, with full margins — Untitled, from Chaystre ou les plaisirs incommodes (Chaystre or Inconvenient Pleasures), 1948
Phillips · Jan 24, 2019
£1,875Sign up free to see

Wols, Ohne Titel, 1942-1943, ink on paper — Ohne Titel, 1942-1943
Phillips · Oct 4, 2018
£15,000Sign up free to see

Wols, Ohne Titel, Tuschfeder und Aquarell. 24,1/ — Ohne Titel
Kornfeld · Jun 14, 2018
CHF 24,000Sign up free to see

Wols, Ohne Titel, Zeichnung in Feder in Tusche — Ohne Titel
Kornfeld · Jun 14, 2018
CHF 18,000Sign up free to see

Wols, Ohne Titel, Tuschfeder, Aquarell und Grattage — Ohne Titel
Kornfeld · Jun 14, 2018
CHF 65,000Sign up free to see

Wols, Ville arabe – Ville promenade N° II, Tuschfeder und Aquarell — Ville arabe – Ville promenade N° II
Kornfeld · Jun 14, 2018
CHF 180,000Sign up free to see

Wols, Ohne Titel, 1946, Aquarell und Deckweiß auf Bütten — Ohne Titel, 1946
Grisebach · Jun 1, 2018
€70,000Sign up free to see

Wols, Ohne Titel, Um 1942, Aquarell, Deckweiß und Tuschfeder auf Papier — Ohne Titel, Um 1942
Grisebach · Jun 1, 2018
€18,750Sign up free to see

Wols, Ohne Titel, Um 1941, Aquarell und Tuschfeder auf Papier — Ohne Titel, Um 1941
Grisebach · Nov 30, 2017
€22,500Sign up free to see

Wols, Sabine Hettner, Paris, 1933, Vintage gelatin silver print. Photo postcard — Sabine Hettner, Paris, 1933
Lempertz · May 31, 2017
€1,054Sign up free to see

Wols, Ohne Titel, 1940, Watercolor — Ohne Titel, 1940
Ketterer Kunst · Jun 11, 2016
€25,000Sign up free to see

Wols, Ohne Titel, 1942, Pen and India ink drawing — Ohne Titel, 1942
Ketterer Kunst · Jun 10, 2016
€16,250Sign up free to see

Wols, Ohne Titel (Figure étoilée d´yeux), 1946, Tuschfeder, Aquarell und Deckweiß auf festem Papier — Ohne Titel (Figure étoilée d´yeux), 1946
Grisebach · Jun 2, 2016
€87,500Sign up free to see

Wols, Le Placard, 1938, Aquarell, Tuschfeder und Bleistift auf Papier, auf Papier aufgezogen — Le Placard, 1938
Grisebach · Nov 28, 2014
€22,350Sign up free to see

Wols, Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze (Wols), Holz-Puppen. Um 1930/ 1940, Silbergelatineabzug — Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze (Wols), Holz-Puppen. Um 1930/ 1940
Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Dec 8, 2012
€1,100Sign up free to see

Wols, Ohne Titel, 1947, Watercolor — Ohne Titel, 1947
Ketterer Kunst · Jun 9, 2012
€26,250Sign up free to see

Wols, Constructions hazardeuses, 1940, Pen and India ink drawing — Constructions hazardeuses, 1940
Ketterer Kunst · Jun 4, 2011
€51,240Sign up free to see

Wols, Masque rouge, 1940, Watercolour — Masque rouge, 1940
Ketterer Kunst · Dec 4, 2010
€47,580Sign up free to see

Wols, Ohne Titel, Circa 1940, Pen and ink and watercolour on wove paper — Ohne Titel, Circa 1940
Kornfeld · Sep 12, 2024

Wols, Senza titolo, 1947 — Senza titolo, 1947
Pananti · Dec 15, 2018

Wols, Senza titolo, 1947 — Senza titolo, 1947
Pananti · Sep 14, 2018

Wols, Senza titolo, 1947 — Senza titolo, 1947
Pananti · Nov 6, 2017

Wols, Komposition mit Insekten, 1939-1940, Aquarell über Federzeichnung in Tusche — Komposition mit Insekten, 1939-1940
Kornfeld · Jun 16, 2017

Wols, Le placard, Circa 1937 - 1939, Watercolour and pen and ink over light drawing in black charcoal and pencil resp. on slightly fibrous tinted paper — Le placard, Circa 1937 - 1939
Lempertz · May 31, 2017

Wols, Senza titolo, 1947 — Senza titolo, 1947
Pananti · May 30, 2015

Wols, Das graphische Werk, Circa 1945 - 1949, Series of 33 drypoint etchings on light Japan paper Varying from — Das graphische Werk, Circa 1945 - 1949
Lempertz · May 29, 2015

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