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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Record prices
Ville arabe – Ville promenade N° IIKornfeld · CHF 180,000≈ $182,250≈ £136,231≈ €155,371Sign up to see
Ohne Titel (Figure étoilée d´yeux)Grisebach · €87,500≈ $97,895≈ £67,668Sign up to see
CompositionLempertz · €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).
Lots sold
29
of 37 offered · 2010–2026
Sell-through
78%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works on paper | 25 | 22 | 88% | $46.4kSign up | $28.1kSign up | $182kSign up |
| Watercolor | 19 | 16 | 84% | $50.5kSign up | $29.2kSign up | $182kSign up |
| Drawing | 5 | 5 | 100% | $42.6kSign up | $19.5kSign up | $82.8kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 6 | 5 | 83% | $2.7kSign up | $1.7kSign up | $7.6kSign up |
| Etching | 5 | 5 | 100% | $2.7kSign up | $1.7kSign up | $7.6kSign up |
| Drypoint | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Photography | 2 | 2 | 100% | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $1.4kSign up |
| Photograph | 2 | 2 | 100% | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $1.4kSign up |
| Other | 4 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.