German, 1884–1976
Karl Schmidt-rottluff
639results on record
75%sell-through
$16,827median result (USD, incl. premium; 99% observed, 1% estimated from hammer)
$6,017,981record in our coverage
Drawn from 639 recorded results (603 sold · 36 passed) across 13 auction houses, 1998–2026. 1 upcoming lot on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 99% observed, 1% 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| works on paper | 226 | 100% | $28,311 |
| prints | 209 | 86% | $6,248 |
| painting | 41 | 100% | $443,593 |
| other | 14 | 25% | $9,218 |
| ceramics & design | 12 | 60% | $14,437 |
| sculpture | 3 | 0% | $1,462,784 |
Medium is recorded for 505 of 639 results (79%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Pablo Picasso Karl Schmidt-rottluff Pablo Picasso
| Metric | Karl Schmidt-rottluff | Pablo Picasso |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $16,827 | $10,507 |
| Record price | $6,017,981 | $179,365,000 |
| Results on record | 639 | 29,706 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Pablo PicassoMarc ChagallJoan MiróEmil Nolde
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
70/ 100
- Sell-through75%
- Meets estimate50%
- Market depth639 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ketterer Kunst | 211 | — | $18,432 | — |
| Grisebach | 155 | — | $17,038 | — |
| Christie's | 106 | 100% | $20,845 | — |
| Sotheby's | 74 | 74% | $22,577 | 0.80× |
| Lempertz | 49 | 72% | $17,150 | — |
| Bonhams | 15 | 80% | $6,882 | 0.80× |
| Phillips | 5 | 100% | $5,250 | — |
| Dorotheum | 12 | 42% | $13,751 | — |
| Historia Auktionshaus | 5 | 80% | $250 | — |
| Rago | 2 | 100% | $9,938 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 2 | 100% | $4,688 | 0.62× |
| Heritage Auctions | 2 | 100% | $1,438 | — |
| VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | 4 | 25% | $3,279 | 0.96× |
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 643 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 36 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026·06 | IV. Jahresmappe der Künstlergruppe "Brücke", 1909 | The Portfolio comprising a woodcut by Axel Gallen-Kallela, an etching and two lithographs by Karl Schmidt-Rottluff , and a dust jacket with a color woodcut by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner | — | Unsold listing | Ketterer Kunst | |
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| 2026·06 | Sprießende Zwiebeln, 1951 | Oil on canvas | $57,835–$57,835 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2026·06 | Steilküste (Ostsee), 1960 | Watercolor | $23,134–$23,134 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2026·06 | Alpenlandschaft, 1914 | Oil on canvas | $231,340–$231,340 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2026·06 | Julimond, 1956 | Oil on canvas | $115,670–$115,670 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2026·06 | Landschaft mit dem Kübel | $23,280–$34,920 | Lempertz | |||
| 2026·06 | Blumenstillleben | $11,640–$17,460 | Lempertz | |||
| 2026·06 | Stilleben mit blauer Plastik | $23,280–$34,920 | Lempertz | |||
| 2026·06 | Zinnie in Vase | $23,280–$34,920 | Lempertz | |||
| 2026·06 | Küstenlandschaft | $23,280–$34,920 | Lempertz | |||
| 2026·06 | „Weiden am Weg“. 1955 | Watercolour and brush and India ink on textured wove paper | $17,460–$23,280 | Grisebach | ||
| 2026·06 | „Zwei Ruderboote am Steg“. 1934 | Watercolour and brush and India ink on textured wove paper | $34,920–$46,560 | Grisebach | ||
| 2026·06 | „Auf Capri“. 1924 | Watercolour on wove paper | $20,952–$27,936 | Grisebach | ||
| 2026·05 | „Die Sonne“. 1914/19 | Woodcut on thin laid paper | $3,511–$4,681 | Grisebach | ||
| 2026·05 | „Frau mit aufgelöstem Haar“. 1913 | Woodcut on paper | $7,021–$9,362 | Grisebach | ||
| 2026·04 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2026·04 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2026·03 | „Petri Fischzug“. 1918 | Woodcut on cream Van Gelder Zonen laid paper | $2,081–$2,775 | Grisebach | ||
| 2026·03 | „Dünen und Mole“. 1917/23 | Colour woodcut on thin ivory-coloured laid paper | $3,468–$4,624 | Grisebach | ||
| 2026·03 | „Straße mit Pappeln“. 1920 | Etching and drypoint on heavy paper | $694–$925 | Grisebach | ||
| 2026·03 | „Christus und Judas“. 1918 | Woodcut on cream Val Gelder Zonen laid paper | $2,890–$3,468 | Grisebach | ||
| 2026·02 | Liebespaar | $2,000–$3,000 | Rago | |||
| 2026·01 | „Elbhafen“. 1907 | Lithograph on heavy wove paper | $3,493–$4,657 | Grisebach | ||
| 2026·01 | „Holsteinische Landschaft I“. 1920 | Etching on heavy wove paper | $815–$1,048 | Grisebach | ||
| 2026·01 | Steinbruch mit Wassertümpel. Um 1943/46 | Watercolour and India ink on thin cardboard | $9,314–$11,642 | Grisebach | ||
| 2026·01 | Glänzendes Wasser. 1967 | Brush and India ink and coloured chalk on mould-made paper | $6,985–$9,314 | Grisebach | ||
| 2025·12 | Kopf | $5,822–$8,152 | Lempertz | |||
| 2025·11 | Blauer Rittersporn III. 1960 | Watercolour and brush and India ink on wove paper | $13,879–$17,349 | Grisebach | ||
| 2025·11 | Bunte Wicken | $15,000–$20,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·11 | Hortensien und Steinmaske | $15,000–$20,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·11 | Hartzlandschaft | oil on canvas | $1,500,000–$2,000,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·11 | Wom | woodcut | — | Historia Auktionshaus | ||
| 2025·11 | „Vase mit Zweigen vor Fenster II“. 1968 | Coloured chalk and pen and India ink on thin laid paper | $9,249–$13,873 | Grisebach | ||
| 2025·11 | Kastanien und grünes Glas (Chestnuts and a Green Glass) | $6,548–$9,167 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·10 | Ohne Titel (Stilleben) | gouache, watercolour and brush and ink on paper | $16,121–$24,181 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·09 | Häuser aus Nidden | $1,342–$2,013 | Christie's | |||
| 2025·06 | Kaktus, Muschel und Schale (Cactus, Shell and Bowl) | $108,825–$163,237 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·06 | (1884-1976), | oil on canvas | — | Historia Auktionshaus | ||
| 2025·06 | (1884-1976), | woodcut | — | Historia Auktionshaus | ||
| 2025·06 | „Stillleben mit Farn“. 1948 | Watercolour and brush and India ink on laid paper | $5,706–$7,988 | Grisebach | ||
| 2025·06 | „Zwei Bauern“. 1926 | Colour woodcut on wove paper | $6,847–$9,129 | Grisebach | ||
| 2025·06 | Scheune (Jershöft), 1921 | Oil on canvas | $342,330–$342,330 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2025·06 | „Gläsernes“. 1969 | Watercolour and pen and India ink on light Schoellershammer cardboard | $9,129–$13,693 | Grisebach | ||
| 2025·06 | „Landschaft mit dunklen Bäumen“. Um 1962 | Watercolour and brush and India ink on laid paper | $13,693–$17,116 | Grisebach | ||
| 2025·06 | „Ziegen“. Um 1925/26 | Watercolour and pen and India ink on wove paper | $17,116–$22,822 | Grisebach | ||
| 2025·06 | Wicken am Drahtzaun (Vetches by the wire fence) | $34,269–$57,115 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·05 | Blühende Bäume und Gartenhäuschen | $22,678–$28,348 | Lempertz | |||
| 2025·05 | Flusslandschaft mit Brücke (Leba) | $34,017–$45,356 | Lempertz | |||
| 2025·05 | Blue Tower (Landschaft mit windmühle) | $20,000–$30,000 | Rago | |||
| 2024·12 | Häuser II | $2,098–$3,148 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·11 | Zwei Tassen mit Obstschale | $5,281–$7,393 | Lempertz | |||
| 2024·11 | Blumenvase | $8,450–$10,562 | Lempertz | |||
| 2024·11 | „Melancholie“. 1914 | Woodcut on laid paper | $6,337–$8,450 | Grisebach | ||
| 2024·11 | Blumenstillleben. 1960er-Jahre | Watercolour and pen and India ink on wove paper | $15,843–$21,124 | Grisebach | ||
| 2024·11 | Stillleben mit Mond | $18,976–$25,301 | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | |||
| 2024·11 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2024·11 | Vase mit gelben Bluten und Meerschnecke | $7,783–$10,377 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·10 | Kastanien und grünes Glas (Chestnuts and a Green Glass) | $13,080–$19,620 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·10 | Weisse Sonne am Bahndamm | oil on canvas | $104,505–$156,757 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | Alsener Landschaft | oil on board | $522,525–$783,787 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·06 | Frauenkopf, 1916 | $856–$1,285 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·06 | Disteln or Blaudistel (Thistles or Blue Thistle) | $18,985–$25,313 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·06 | Hellrote Tulpen (Light Red Tulips) | $18,985–$25,313 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·06 | Häuser II | $3,230–$5,382 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·06 | Selbstbildnis | $4,306–$6,459 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·06 | Gesenkter Kopf | $3,230–$5,382 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·06 | Tessiner Bergort | $1,076–$1,615 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·06 | Beim Torfstechen, 1922 | Watercolor and ink pen Estimate: € 30,000 / $ 34,200 Sold: € 38,100 / $ 43,433 (incl | $32,694–$32,694 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2024·06 | Litauisches Gehöft, 1918 | Watercolor | $32,694–$32,694 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2024·06 | Gasse in Arcegno, 1927 | Watercolor and ink pen Estimate: € 25,000 / $ 28,500 Sold: € 31,750 / $ 36,195 (incl | $27,245–$27,245 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2024·06 | Ostseelandschaft am Morgen, Um 1920 | Watercolor over pencil on grained paper Estimate: € 30,000 / $ 34,200 Sold: € 38,100 / $ 43,433 (incl | $32,694–$32,694 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2024·06 | Selbstporträt II, 1968 | Watercolor and ink brush Estimate: € 18,000 / $ 20,520 Sold: € 22,860 / $ 26,060 (incl | $19,616–$19,616 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2024·06 | Tessiner Landschaft, 1928/29 | Watercolor | $27,245–$27,245 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2024·06 | Gladiole und Montbretien in Vasen, Um 1940 | Watercolor and ink brush Estimate: € 18,000 / $ 20,520 Sold: € 76,200 / $ 86,867 (incl | $19,616–$19,616 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2024·06 | Verschneite Schonung, Frühe 1940 | Colored chalk drawing over India ink Estimate: € 18,000 / $ 20,520 Sold: € 19,050 / $ 21,716 (incl | $19,616–$19,616 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2024·06 | Zwischen den Vorhängen, 1967 | Watercolor | $16,347–$16,347 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2024·06 | Russische Landschaft mit Sonne, 1919 | Woodcut | $16,347–$16,347 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2024·06 | Orangene Muschel, 1962 | Watercolor and India ink Estimate: € 20,000 / $ 22,800 Sold: € 45,720 / $ 52,120 (incl | $21,796–$21,796 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2024·06 | Sitzende im Grünen, 1910 | Oil on canvas | $435,920–$435,920 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2024·06 | Verschneite Schonung, 1964 | Oil on canvas | $130,776–$130,776 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2024·06 | Junger Wald und Sonne, 1920 | Oil on canvas | $544,900–$544,900 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2024·06 | Stillleben mit Pinselbecher und Kerzenleuchter (Atelierstillleben) | $5,436–$7,610 | Lempertz | |||
| 2024·06 | Villa mit Turm | $8,698–$10,872 | Lempertz | |||
| 2024·06 | Fohndorf | $19,570–$21,744 | Lempertz | |||
| 2024·05 | „Rittersporn und Judassilberlinge“. 1968 | Watercolour and brush and India ink on wove paper | $16,278–$21,704 | Grisebach | ||
| 2024·05 | Lebasee mit Lontzkedüne (Haffufer mit Bäumen). 1934/35 | Watercolour and brush and India ink on laid paper | $16,278–$21,704 | Grisebach | ||
| 2024·05 | „Baum am See“ (Lebasee). Um 1935 | Watercolour and brush and India ink on wove paper | $21,704–$32,556 | Grisebach | ||
| 2024·05 | Arbeiter (Postkarte), 1921 | Watercolor | $19,517–$19,517 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2024·05 | Landschaft im Mondschein, 1927 | $3,253–$3,253 | Ketterer Kunst | |||
| 2024·05 | Das Spiel Christa, 1918 | $1,084–$1,084 | Ketterer Kunst | |||
| 2024·05 | s graphisches Werk bis 1923. Dabei: Acht Maler, 1930, 1924 | $6,506–$6,506 | Ketterer Kunst | |||
| 2024·04 | Jünger | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2024·03 | Herbstwind (Autumn wind) | $32,532–$54,220 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·03 | Weisse Vase und grüne Flasche | oil on canvas | $77,015–$102,686 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·03 | Frau und Wald | oil on canvas | $513,432–$770,148 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·12 | Weihnachtssterne | $27,188–$32,625 | Lempertz | |||
| 2023·12 | Stillleben mit Pilzen | $21,750–$32,625 | Lempertz | |||
| 2023·12 | Stillleben mit Steinkopf. 1962 | Brush and India ink on paper | $5,438–$7,612 | Grisebach | ||
| 2023·12 | „Bedrückte Frauen“. 1912 | Woodcut on laid paper (watermark: Duplicating Paper for Cyclostyling) | $8,700–$13,050 | Grisebach | ||
| 2023·12 | „Kniende“. 1914 | Woodcut on laid paper | $10,875–$16,312 | Grisebach | ||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.