German, 1802–1858
Johann Moritz Rugendas
41results on record
100%sell-through
$78,879median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$903,583record in our coverage
Drawn from 41 recorded results (41 sold · 0 passed) across 4 auction houses, 2003–2024. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| painting | 27 | n/a | $125,956 |
Medium is recorded for 27 of 41 results (66%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Rufino Tamayo Johann Moritz Rugendas Rufino Tamayo
| Metric | Johann Moritz Rugendas | Rufino Tamayo |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $78,879 | $4,075 |
| Record price | $903,583 | $7,209,000 |
| Results on record | 41 | 1,321 |
| Years active at auction | 2003–2024 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Rufino TamayoCarlos MéridaMattaDiego Rivera
Where this artist sells best
| House | Results | Sell-through | Median | vs. estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christie's | 21 | — | $257,116 | — |
| Sotheby's | 18 | 100% | $52,000 | 1.06× |
| Ketterer Kunst | 2 | — | $47,166 | — |
| Dorotheum | 1 | 100% | $5,790 | — |
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 A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal.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 42 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2024·01 | El rapto | $30,000–$40,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·05 | Matrimonio indígena | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·05 | La danse | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·05 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2019·10 | The fiesta of San Juan in Amencaes | oil on canvas | $77,113–$102,817 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·07 | a gilt metal and silver octagonal universal equinoctial sundial with compasscirca 1720 | $3,285–$5,307 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·12 | Huasos Maulinos (Chilean horsemen) | oil on canvas | $80,612–$107,483 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·12 | The beach of El Membrillo, Valparaíso | oil on canvas | $94,047–$134,353 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·12 | El rapto (El Malón) | oil on canvas | $80,612–$107,483 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·12 | A lovers' tryst by moonlight, Plaza Mayor, Lima | oil on canvas | $33,588–$47,024 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·12 | Valparaí so from the Santiago road | oil on canvas | $149,559–$224,338 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·12 | Flora Luisa Tupper; and Elisa Brock Tupper | pencil on card | $3,116–$4,362 | Unsold listing | Christie's | |
| 2016·12 | The arrival of President Prieto at La Pampilla | oil on canvas | $124,632–$186,948 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·12 | Santiago from the hill of Santa Lucia, looking west | oil on canvas | $149,559–$224,338 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·12 | The road between Santiago and Valpara í so from the Prado hillside | oil on canvas | $149,559–$224,338 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·12 | The beach of El Membrillo, Valpara í so | oil on canvas | $99,706–$149,559 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·12 | The Paseo in the Alameda gardens, overlooking the Rimac and Lima | oil on canvas | $99,706–$149,559 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·12 | Bathers on the Chorillos beach, Miraflores, Lima | oil on canvas | $99,706–$149,559 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·12 | The fiesta of San Juan in Amencaes | oil on canvas | $99,706–$149,559 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·12 | The Independencia market, Lima | oil on canvas | $186,948–$311,580 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·11 | two works: atardecer en el chico and amanecer en el chico | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·11 | Paisaje de sendero con el Iztaccíhuatl en la lejanía | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·11 | Vista de Santiago desde el cerro Santa Lucía hacia el oriente | oil on canvas | $150,000–$200,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·05 | two views of the popocatépetl and itztaccihuatl seen from the valley of mexico | $30,000–$40,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·12 | Portrait of George Hellmann before a vista in Tacna, Peru | $23,537–$31,382 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | The Road from Santiago to Valparaíso | oil on canvas | $60,000–$80,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·11 | vista del valle de méxico con el popocatépetl y el iztaccihuatl al fondo | $100,000–$150,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·11 | Horses Rearing | $18,000–$22,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·05 | teotihuacán | $18,000–$22,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·05 | vista del valle de méxico con arriero y jinetes en primer plano y los volcanes popocatépetl e iztaccíhuatl al fondo | $30,000–$40,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·11 | El Rapto | oil on canvas | $35,000–$45,000 | Sotheby's | ||
| 2008·05 | Tropical Landscape | oil on canvas laid down on wood panel | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | ||
| 2008·05 | La Siesta | oil on canvas | $70,000–$90,000 | Sotheby's | ||
| 2008·04 | Strassenszene in Lima, 1844 | Oil on paper | $47,166–$47,166 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2008·04 | Ankunft einer Novizin im Konvent, 1844 | Oil on paper | $47,166–$47,166 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2007·09 | A traveller in a cabriolet fording a stream, Central Valley, Chile | oil on canvas | $40,555–$60,832 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·09 | El Membrillo beach, near Valparaíso | oil on canvas | $40,555–$60,832 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·09 | 'Carrera Cuadrera' -- campamento militar cerca de Montevideo (1845) | oil on canvas | $40,555–$60,832 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·05 | los baños de miraflores, bañistas y cabañas en la playa de chorillos, lima | oil on canvas | $30,000–$40,000 | Sotheby's | ||
| 2005·07 | Portrait of a seated man, three-quarter-length, wearing a beret | $1,754–$2,632 | Christie's | |||
| 2003·11 | Jinete Chileno | oil on canvas | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | ||
| 2003·11 | Album of 113 Figure and Landscape Sketches | $50,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
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