German, 1500–1550
Hans Sebald Beham
169results on record
68%sell-through
$1,823median result (USD, incl. premium; 93% observed, 7% estimated from hammer)
$27,186record in our coverage
Drawn from 169 recorded results (148 sold · 21 passed) across 11 auction houses, 1998–2026. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 93% observed, 7% estimated from hammer method · log scale
Where does a value land in this market?
The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.
Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.
By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line
| Medium | Results | Sell-through | Median result (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| prints | 114 | 75% | $2,387 |
| ceramics & design | 3 | 100% | $378 |
Medium is recorded for 117 of 169 results (69%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn Hans Sebald Beham Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn
| Metric | Hans Sebald Beham | Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $1,823 | $7,604 |
| Record price | $27,186 | $32,905,542 |
| Results on record | 169 | 4,188 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Rembrandt Harmensz Van RijnAlbrecht DürerGiovanni Battista PiranesiFrancisco José De Goya Y Lucientes
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
61/ 100
- Sell-through68%
- Meets estimate34%
- Market depth169 results
How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →
Where this artist sells best
| House | Results | Sell-through | Median | vs. estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christie's | 72 | 100% | $2,040 | — |
| Sotheby's | 33 | 100% | $2,724 | 0.67× |
| Dorotheum | 25 | 60% | $1,079 | — |
| Bonhams | 19 | 68% | $1,704 | 0.74× |
| Ketterer Kunst | 6 | — | $641 | — |
| Bertolami Fine Art | 7 | 57% | $488 | — |
| Rago | 2 | 100% | $318 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 2 | 100% | $1,938 | 1.95× |
| Koller | 1 | — | $14,003 | — |
| Locati LLC | 1 | 100% | $438 | 0.47× |
| Aste Dams | 2 | 0% | — | — |
The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →
Prices realized 170 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 21 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2026·07 | The Lady and Death | engraving | $1,606–$2,409 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·04 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2025·06 | Death and the Standing Nude Woman | $1,000–$1,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·04 | (1500 - 1550) | Engraving | $1–$2,725 | Bertolami Fine Art | ||
| 2025·04 | Adam, Standing; Eve, Standing | $1,323–$1,985 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·12 | The Prodigal Son tending the Swine | $500–$700 | Rago | |||
| 2024·12 | Ornament panel with a large bearded mask | $600–$800 | Rago | |||
| 2024·11 | (1500 - 1550) | Engraving | $1–$2,528 | Bertolami Fine Art | ||
| 2024·09 | Ercole e Idra; Le colonne d'Ercole, 1545 | $502–$781 | Aste Dams | |||
| 2024·07 | Saint Jerome standing underneath an Arch | engraving | $1,266–$1,899 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·07 | The Holy Family beneath a Canopy | woodcut | $1,266–$1,899 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·04 | (1500 - 1550) | Engraving | $1–$2,557 | Bertolami Fine Art | ||
| 2024·04 | (1500 - 1550) | $1–$2,557 | Bertolami Fine Art | |||
| 2024·02 | Ercole e Idra; Le colonne d'Ercole, 1545 | $483–$752 | Aste Dams | |||
| 2023·12 | Engraving | $500–$1,000 | Locati LLC | |||
| 2023·10 | Adam and Eve | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·10 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2023·10 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2023·10 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2023·09 | Christ and the Twelve Apostles | $1,000–$1,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·03 | The Head of Christ Crowned with Thorns | $2,500–$3,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·01 | The Judgement of Paris | $1,000–$1,500 | Christie's | |||
| 2022·09 | Wallpaper pattern of satyrs and nymphs: 1. left half (satyrs on the left); 2. right half (satyrs on the right). Probably after designs by ALBRECHT DÜRER. | $2,041–$3,062 | Koller | |||
| 2022·07 | The Night ('Die Nacht') | $5,993–$8,391 | Christie's | |||
| 2022·07 | The Fool and the Foolish Woman | engraving | $839–$1,199 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·05 | Ecce Homo, 1522 ca. Woodcut 12,6x8,3 cm State II/II with the Maestro's monogram | Woodcut | — | Bertolami Fine Art | ||
| 2022·05 | Holy Family, 1520 Woodcut 12,7x8,7 cm Single state. The artist's monogram is visible | Woodcut | — | Bertolami Fine Art | ||
| 2022·04 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2022·04 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2022·04 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2022·04 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2021·12 | The Peasants' Feast, or The Twelve Months | $1,069–$1,603 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·12 | Death and three nude Women | $1,336–$2,004 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·12 | A Collection of nine engravings | $2,004–$2,672 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·12 | A Collection of twelve engravings | $1,603–$2,405 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·12 | The Labours of Hercules | $1,336–$2,004 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·12 | Melencolia | $1,069–$1,603 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·12 | A Collection of thirteen engravings | $1,069–$1,603 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·12 | The History of the Prodigal Son | $3,958–$6,596 | Christie's | |||
| 2021·11 | The Holy Family Woodcut 12,6 x 8,5 cm Single state. Bartsch.VII.234.121 | Woodcut | — | Bertolami Fine Art | ||
| 2021·10 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2021·07 | The Seven Planets (B. 114-120; Holl. 116-122) | $1,659–$2,489 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·07 | Saint Sebald; Buffoon and two Women and a Fool; and Female Genius (B. 65, 214, 258; Holl. 69, 214, 269) | $1,659–$2,489 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·05 | Melencolia , 1539 | engraving | $800–$1,200 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2021·04 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2021·04 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2020·10 | Leda and the Swan | $1,288–$1,931 | Bonhams | |||
| 2020·10 | Three Soldiers and the Dog (together with three old master engravings) | engraving | $500–$700 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2020·06 | Leda and the Swan | $1,246–$1,870 | Bonhams | |||
| 2020·04 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2019·12 | Leda and the Swan | $1,318–$1,976 | Christie's | |||
| 2019·12 | Death and three nude Women | engraving | $1,976–$3,294 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·12 | Buffoon and two Women and a Fool | $1,318–$1,976 | Christie's | |||
| 2019·12 | The Bagpiper and his Mistress | $1,318–$1,976 | Christie's | |||
| 2019·12 | The Seven Liberal Arts | $1,976–$3,294 | Christie's | |||
| 2019·12 | Two Lovers, seated before a Fence | $1,318–$1,976 | Christie's | |||
| 2019·12 | Standard-Bearer | $1,976–$3,294 | Christie's | |||
| 2019·12 | Ensign, Drummer and Piper | $2,635–$3,953 | Christie's | |||
| 2019·12 | Standard-Bearer and Drummer | $1,581–$2,372 | Christie's | |||
| 2019·12 | The Four Evangelists | $1,054–$1,581 | Christie's | |||
| 2019·12 | The Fool and the Foolish Woman | engraving | $1,318–$1,976 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·12 | Four engraved Coats of Arms | engraving, 1544, a very good impression of the second, final state, with thread margins | $1,318–$1,976 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·12 | Ornament with two Genii riding on two Chimeras | Ornament with Scroll and Dolphin's Heads | $1,318–$1,976 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·12 | A small Collection | $2,635–$3,953 | Christie's | |||
| 2019·11 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2019·05 | The Four Evangelists | $783–$1,044 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·04 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2019·04 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2019·01 | The Peasants' Feast, or: The Twelve Months | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2019·01 | A small Collection | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2019·01 | Saint Sebald | $1,000–$1,500 | Christie's | |||
| 2019·01 | The Little Buffoon | $1,500–$2,500 | Christie's | |||
| 2018·12 | The Four Evangelists 4 unframed | $1,014–$1,522 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·10 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2018·05 | Melencolia, 1539 | Engraving | $1,397–$1,397 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2018·03 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2018·03 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2017·12 | The Peasant’s Feast, or: The Twelve Months | $5,374–$8,061 | Christie's | |||
| 2017·09 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2017·09 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2017·04 | the labours of hercules (pauli 99-109; bartsch, hollstein 97-107) | $1,866–$3,110 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·04 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2017·04 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2017·04 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2017·01 | The Penance of Saint John Chrysostom | engraving | $2,500–$3,500 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·01 | Buffoon and two bathing Women | $1,500–$2,500 | Christie's | |||
| 2017·01 | Melencolia | $1,200–$1,800 | Christie's | |||
| 2017·01 | The Seven Planets with the Zodiacs | $1,800–$2,500 | Christie's | |||
| 2017·01 | The Lady and Death | $1,500–$2,500 | Christie's | |||
| 2017·01 | Job conversing with his Friends | $1,500–$2,500 | Christie's | |||
| 2017·01 | The Labours of Hercules | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2017·01 | Panel with a Mascaron | $1,200–$1,800 | Christie's | |||
| 2016·03 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2016·03 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2016·03 | the peasants' feast or the twelve months (bartsch, hollstein 154-163; pauli 177-186) | $4,269–$7,115 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·12 | Cognition and the Seven Virtues | with a tiny paper loss at lower right corner | $1,207–$1,811 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·01 | Jan Müller (Dutch, 1505 - 1564) Rhetorica, from Seven Liberal Arts; The Betrayal of Christ, from The Passion 2 | $500–$700 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·10 | Peasant's Feast | (B. 165; P. 176), engraving | $806–$1,128 | Christie's | ||
| 2012·10 | Lucas van Leyden (Dutch, 1494-1533) Rhetorica, from Seven Liberal Arts; The Betrayal of Christ, from The Passion 2 | $500–$700 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·01 | The Last Supper, from Passion | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
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