American, 1871–1956
Lyonel Feininger
1,041results on record
81%sell-through
$16,249median result (USD, incl. premium; 99% observed, 1% estimated from hammer)
$23,280,000record in our coverage
Drawn from 1,041 recorded results (973 sold · 68 passed) across 23 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 | 277 | 87% | $24,000 |
| prints | 269 | 83% | $6,249 |
| painting | 60 | 57% | $508,164 |
| other | 7 | n/a | $8,953 |
| ceramics & design | 4 | 33% | $39,263 |
Medium is recorded for 617 of 1,041 results (59%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Pablo Picasso Lyonel Feininger Pablo Picasso
| Metric | Lyonel Feininger | Pablo Picasso |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $16,249 | $10,507 |
| Record price | $23,280,000 | $179,365,000 |
| Results on record | 1,041 | 29,706 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Pablo PicassoMarc ChagallJoan MiróHenri Matisse
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
78/ 100
- Sell-through81%
- Meets estimate64%
- Market depth1,041 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sotheby's | 274 | 86% | $28,388 | 1.00× |
| Christie's | 236 | 84% | $23,178 | — |
| Grisebach | 196 | — | $9,433 | — |
| Ketterer Kunst | 110 | — | $13,612 | — |
| Lempertz | 94 | 80% | $11,291 | — |
| Bonhams | 46 | 85% | $11,475 | 0.80× |
| Dorotheum | 26 | 62% | $19,977 | — |
| Phillips | 15 | 87% | $3,276 | — |
| Heritage Auctions | 9 | 100% | $2,250 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 6 | 100% | $3,628 | 1.44× |
| Artcurial | 4 | — | $35,721 | 0.81× |
| Rago | 3 | 100% | $13,860 | — |
| Wright | 8 | 38% | $210 | — |
| Koller | 3 | — | $31,607 | — |
| Historia Auktionshaus | 2 | 100% | $213 | — |
| Lyon & Turnbull | 1 | — | $380 | 0.31× |
| Soulis Auctions | 1 | 100% | $2,500 | 0.50× |
| Montefiore auction house | 1 | 100% | $3,125 | 0.83× |
| VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | 1 | 100% | $7,248 | 1.38× |
| Ishtar | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Finarte | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Casa d'aste Boetto | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Cutler Bay Auctions | 3 | 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 1,044 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 68 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026·09 | Teltow I | $3,000–$5,000 | upcoming | Bonhams | ||
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| 2026·07 | Häuser am Flusse | $9,146–$13,720 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·07 | Raa-Schoner | $13,720–$20,579 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·07 | Straße in Treptow a. Rega | $9,146–$13,720 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·07 | Hopfgarten II | $11,433–$17,150 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·07 | Town Square with Church | $22,866–$34,299 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·06 | Bauhaus Published Print | woodcut | $3,000–$5,000 | Soulis Auctions | ||
| 2026·06 | Marktplatz in Ribnitz (Market Square in Ribnitz) | $13,160–$19,741 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·06 | Untitled (Four-Mast Barque) | $15,792–$23,689 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·06 | Cloud Formation, 1922 | PencilOn perforated sketchbook paper Estimate: € 6,000 / $ 6,840 Sold: € 7,740 / $ 8,823 (incl | $6,940–$6,940 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2026·06 | Ship on Yellow Sea, 1939 | Watercolor and ink pen Estimate: € 15,000 / $ 17,100 Sold: € 30,960 / $ 35,294 (incl | $17,350–$17,350 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2026·06 | Figuren in Rot, Blau, Weiß und Gelb, Ca. 1955/56 | Oil on burlap | — | Unsold listing | Ketterer Kunst | |
| 2026·06 | Ohne Titel (Church of Gaberndorf), Ca. 1954-1956 | Oil on canvas | $80,969–$80,969 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2026·06 | Die Insel, 1923 | Oil on canvas | $809,690–$809,690 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2026·06 | At the Sea-Side, Panel I, 1940 | Oil on canvas | $161,938–$161,938 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2026·06 | Queen of the Hudson (Mary Powell), 1940 | Oil and pencil on canvas Estimate: € 140,000 / $ 159,600 Sold: € 270,900 / $ 308,826 (incl | $161,938–$161,938 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2026·06 | Hulks, 1923 | Oil on canvas | $462,680–$462,680 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2026·06 | The Red Streetsweeper (II), 1920/1949 | Oil on canvas | $231,340–$231,340 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2026·06 | Parigi (comignoli nella notte), 1906 | $4,629–$6,944 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·06 | Brooding Dusk | $8,686–$11,358 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·06 | Dröbsdorf | $2,673–$4,009 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·06 | Dunes | $8,018–$10,690 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·06 | Der Grützturm | $8,686–$11,358 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·06 | Segelschiff. 1942 | Pen and India ink and watercolour on laid paper | $9,312–$13,968 | Grisebach | ||
| 2026·06 | 7 Manikins. 1954 | Watercolour and pen and India ink on laid paper | $11,640–$17,460 | Grisebach | ||
| 2026·06 | „Marktplatz III“. 1925 | Pen and India ink and watercolour on paper | $17,460–$23,280 | Grisebach | ||
| 2026·06 | Stadt. 1931 | Pen and India ink, watercolour and charcoal on Ingres laid paper | $17,460–$23,280 | Grisebach | ||
| 2026·06 | „composition in red, yellow and black“. 1950 | Watercolour, charcoal and pen and India ink on laid paper (watermark: Montgolfier France) | $11,640–$17,460 | Grisebach | ||
| 2026·06 | Brücke IV | $23,298–$34,947 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·06 | The Big Cloud | $139,788–$209,682 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·06 | The Windmill, Mühle III | $13,979–$20,968 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·05 | Hafendampfer Rauchfahne IV | $12,000–$18,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·05 | Dröbsdorf | $12,000–$18,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·05 | The Blue Peak | watercolor, inkwash and pen and India ink on board | $25,000–$35,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·05 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2026·05 | City at Night | oil on canvas | $200,000–$300,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·05 | Sleeping Woman, Julia | pen and India ink on paper | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·05 | Study in Space, 8 | watercolor, charcoal, pen and black ink and inkwash on paper | $12,000–$18,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·05 | „Troistedt“. 1919 | Woodcut on thin Japan paper | $3,511–$4,681 | Grisebach | ||
| 2026·05 | „Teltow 1“. 1914/Anfang der 1950er-Jahre | Zinc etching on Arches wove paper | $2,340–$3,511 | Grisebach | ||
| 2026·05 | „Rathaus (mit einer Versammlung im Vordergrund)“. 1918 | Woodcut on yellow tissue paper | $2,106–$2,808 | Grisebach | ||
| 2026·03 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2026·03 | „Ausfahrender Dampfer Odin“. 1918 | Woodcut on Japan laid paper | $2,312–$3,468 | Grisebach | ||
| 2026·03 | „Benz“. 1919/31 | Woodcut on Japan laid paper | $2,312–$3,468 | Grisebach | ||
| 2026·03 | „Gelmeroda“. 1955 | Lithograph on BFK Rives wove paper | $2,312–$3,468 | Grisebach | ||
| 2026·03 | „Sächsisches Dorf (Dorf in Sachsen)“. 1918 | Woodcut on yellow tissue paper | $2,890–$3,468 | Grisebach | ||
| 2026·03 | „Gelbe Dorfkirche, 3“. 1931 | Woodcut on buff-coloured Japan laid paper | $2,081–$2,775 | Grisebach | ||
| 2026·03 | Gelmeroda | $10,668–$16,003 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·03 | Eisenbahn Gelände I | $13,336–$20,003 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·03 | Clipper Ships with Flags | watercolour and pen and India ink on paper | $16,003–$24,004 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·03 | Frachtdampfer auf der Ostsee | watercolour and pen and India ink on paper | $40,007–$66,678 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·03 | Freighters | watercolour and pen and India ink on paper | $26,671–$40,007 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·03 | Self-Portrait, Seated with Pen | pen and India ink on paper | $10,668–$16,003 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·03 | Village | pen and India ink on paper | $4,001–$6,668 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·03 | Rue St. Jacques, Paris | $240,511–$334,043 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·02 | Brittany, France | $18,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·02 | Scheunen II | $12,000–$18,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·02 | Marine II | $14,280–$21,420 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·02 | Marine | $9,520–$11,900 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·02 | Quimper, Brittany | $11,900–$17,850 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·01 | „Marine, 1“. 1910/11 | Drypoint and etching on zinc, on simulated cream laid paper | $3,493–$4,657 | Grisebach | ||
| 2026·01 | „Windmühle“. 1919 | Woodcut on handmade light brown wove paper | $3,493–$4,657 | Grisebach | ||
| 2026·01 | „Gelmeroda“. 1955 | Lithograph on cream BFK Rives wove paper | $2,096–$2,794 | Grisebach | ||
| 2026·01 | „Sonnenaufgang (Kleinstadt)“. 1911/23 | Etching on cream Japan laid paper | $1,746–$2,328 | Grisebach | ||
| 2025·12 | Untitled (Harbor) | $11,634–$17,451 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·12 | The Geranium Pot | $34,902–$46,536 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·12 | Baltic Freighter | $11,634–$17,451 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·12 | Late Sun III | $23,290–$34,935 | Lempertz | |||
| 2025·11 | „Lokomotive V“. 1933 | Brush and pen and India ink on paper | $23,132–$34,698 | Grisebach | ||
| 2025·11 | Street, Cammin (Recollection). 1947 | Watercolour, brush and pen and India ink on laid paper (watermark: LLF [and three blooms]) | $10,409–$13,879 | Grisebach | ||
| 2025·11 | Korswandt. | $150,000–$250,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·11 | Die grüne Brücke | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·11 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2025·11 | ''Buttel | woodcut | — | Historia Auktionshaus | ||
| 2025·11 | Untitled (Cutter with Red Pennant) | $26,191–$39,286 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·11 | Dorf Neppermin, Ostsee | $15,714–$23,571 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·10 | Villa am Strande IV | Woodcut on Japon paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·09 | Castle on the Hill | $8,000–$14,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·09 | Marine (mit Kriegsschiffen) | a fine impression of this very rare print | $1,342–$2,013 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·09 | In the Offing, plate 7 from Zwölf Holzschnitte von Lyonel Feininger (Twelve Woodcuts by Lyonel Feininger) (P. W119) | $2,723–$4,085 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·08 | Gelmeroda, 1918 | woodcut on Japan | $1,500–$2,500 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·07 | „Gelmeroda Dorf und Kirche“. 1920 | Woodcut on Japan paper | $2,118–$2,824 | Grisebach | ||
| 2025·07 | Ghosties. 1950er-Jahre | Watercolour and India ink in black on laid paper (worked on both sides) | $4,707–$5,884 | Grisebach | ||
| 2025·07 | „Dorf“. 1919 | Woodcut on tissue paper | $3,530–$4,707 | Grisebach | ||
| 2025·07 | „Dampfer Odin“. 1918 | Woodcut on Japan paper, in the original paper mat | $2,353–$3,530 | Grisebach | ||
| 2025·06 | afte | — | Historia Auktionshaus | |||
| 2025·06 | Gelmeroda | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·06 | Lübecker Bucht, 1922/23 | Chalk drawing | $6,847–$6,847 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2025·06 | Auf der Brücke, 1913 | Oil on canvas | $684,660–$684,660 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2025·05 | Schlossgasse (Weimar) | $4,536–$5,670 | Lempertz | |||
| 2025·05 | Sonnenaufgang (Kleinstadt) | $4,536–$6,803 | Lempertz | |||
| 2025·05 | Frühling | $11,339–$17,008 | Lempertz | |||
| 2025·05 | Connecticut im Herbst | $6,803–$9,071 | Lempertz | |||
| 2025·05 | Street and Viaduct in Meudon near Paris | $6,803–$9,071 | Lempertz | |||
| 2025·05 | Kirche von Eichelborn | $6,803–$9,071 | Lempertz | |||
| 2025·05 | Fischer-Kutter | $34,017–$45,356 | Lempertz | |||
| 2025·05 | Die Fibel, 1919 | $1,707–$1,707 | Ketterer Kunst | |||
| 2025·05 | Im Park exhbiition invitation | $500–$700 | Rago | |||
| 2025·05 | The Tower | $20,000–$30,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·05 | Untitled (Manhattan Skyscrapers) | oil and charcoal on canvas | $120,000–$180,000 | Christie's | ||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.