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Czech/German, 1870–1932

Emil Orlik

204results on record
68%sell-through
$688median result (USD, incl. premium; 47% observed, 53% estimated from hammer)
$538,956 est.record in our coverage

Drawn from 204 recorded results (153 sold · 51 passed) across 16 auction houses, 2001–2026. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 47% observed, 53% estimated from hammer method · log scale

$8.6K$17K$26K2001: $1.6K median, 1 sold2002: $623 median, 3 sold2003: $552 median, 2 sold2004: $427 median, 1 sold2005: $1.6K median, 1 sold2006: $1.1K median, 2 sold2007: $515 median, 1 sold2008: $7.8K median, 1 sold2010: $1.1K median, 1 sold2011: $13K median, 5 sold2012: $3.9K median, 3 sold2013: $4.9K median, 1 sold2014: $32K median, 2 sold2015: $6.8K median, 1 sold2016: $1.5K median, 3 sold2017: $271 median, 50 sold2018: $876 median, 11 sold2019: $5.7K median, 9 sold2020: $1.8K median, 13 sold2021: $781 median, 8 sold2022: $1.6K median, 9 sold2023: $3.9K median, 7 sold2024: $1.1K median, 6 sold2025: $483 median, 8 sold2026: $3.1K median, 4 sold200120072013201920252026

Where does a value land in this market?

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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.

$688$35$539K

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

MediumResultsSell-throughMedian result (USD)
prints 93 69% $312
painting 24 67% $16,429
works on paper 18 69% $366
other 3 n/a $3,945

Medium is recorded for 138 of 204 results (68%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Pablo Picasso Emil Orlik Pablo Picasso

$8.6K$17K$26K1998: $7.6K median1999: $9.0K median2000: $5.0K median2001: $6.8K median2002: $6.0K median2003: $6.0K median2004: $10K median2005: $10K median2006: $9.6K median2007: $14K median2008: $12K median2009: $13K median2010: $21K median2011: $14K median2012: $11K median2013: $13K median2014: $12K median2015: $15K median2016: $13K median2017: $12K median2018: $13K median2019: $15K median2020: $9.4K median2021: $11K median2022: $8.2K median2023: $7.6K median2024: $8.8K median2025: $10K median2026: $9.4K median2001: $1.6K median2002: $623 median2003: $552 median2004: $427 median2005: $1.6K median2006: $1.1K median2007: $515 median2008: $7.8K median2010: $1.1K median2011: $13K median2012: $3.9K median2013: $4.9K median2014: $32K median2015: $6.8K median2016: $1.5K median2017: $271 median2018: $876 median2019: $5.7K median2020: $1.8K median2021: $781 median2022: $1.6K median2023: $3.9K median2024: $1.1K median2025: $483 median2026: $3.1K median19982005201220192026
MetricEmil OrlikPablo Picasso
Median result$688$10,507
Record price $538,956 est. $179,365,000
Results on record20429,706
Years active at auction 2001–2026 1998–2026

Related artists: Pablo PicassoMarc ChagallSalvador DalíJoan Miró

Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method

65/ 100
  • Sell-through68%
  • Meets estimate46%
  • Market depth204 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

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Kedem 53 92% $271
Dorotheum 48 65% $1,543
Grisebach 22 $16,429
Ketterer Kunst 15 $1,076
Yair gallery 29 28% $206
Sotheby's 4 100% $1,771 0.50×
Christie's 4 $1,348
PASAREL 4 100% $106 0.34×
Tiroche 4 75% $1,062 1.10×
Heritage Auctions 5 60% $350
Lempertz 4 50% $8,780
Historia Auktionshaus 4 50% $456
Matsart 2 100% $91 0.82×
Montefiore auction house 4 50% $556 0.76×
Auktionshaus am See 1 100% $204
Ishtar 1 100% $175

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 204 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 51 passed lots

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
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2017·11 (Czech - German, 1870 -1932) Lithograph Yair gallery
2017·11 (Czech - German, 1870 -1932) Etching Yair gallery
2017·11 (Czech - German, 1870 -1932) Etching Yair gallery
2017·09 (Czech - German, 1870 -1932) Etching Yair gallery
2017·09 (Czech - German, 1870 -1932) Etching Yair gallery
2017·09 (Czech - German, 1870 -1932) Lithograph Yair gallery
2017·09 (Czech - German, 1870 -1932) Etching Yair gallery
2017·07 (Czech - German, 1870 -1932) Pencil on paper Yair gallery
2017·07 (Czech - German, 1870 -1932) lithograph Yair gallery
2017·07 (Czech - German, 1870 -1932) Etching Yair gallery
2017·07 (Czech - German, 1870 -1932) Lithograph Yair gallery
2017·05 [no title recorded] Dorotheum
2017·05 (Czech - German, 1870 -1932) Etching Yair gallery
2017·03 (Czech - German, 1870 -1932) Yair gallery
2017·03 (Czech - German, 1870 -1932) Etching Yair gallery
2017·03 (Czech - German, 1870 -1932) Etching Yair gallery
2017·03 (Czech - German, 1870 -1932) Etching Yair gallery
2017·03 (Czech - German, 1870 -1932) Pencil on paper Yair gallery
2017·03 (Czech - German, 1870 -1932) Lithograph Yair gallery
2017·01 1870 - 1932 Oil $2,500–$3,500 Tiroche
2017·01 (1870-1932) lithograph Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) Lithograph Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) lithograph Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) lithograph Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) lithograph Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) engraving Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) pencil on paper Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) watercolor on paper Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) engraving Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) engraving Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) pencil on paper Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) engraving Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) engraving Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) lithograph Kedem
2017·01 (1870-1932) Kedem
2016·09 [no title recorded] Dorotheum
2016·06 Lillian Gish. 1924–1925 Vintage or early gelatin silver contact print $1,117–$2,235 Grisebach
2016·03 [no title recorded] Dorotheum
2015·11 [no title recorded] Dorotheum
2015·11 [no title recorded] Dorotheum
2015·11 [no title recorded] Dorotheum
2015·11 [no title recorded] Dorotheum
2015·11 [no title recorded] Dorotheum
2015·11 [no title recorded] Dorotheum
2015·04 Front Yard of a House $2,500–$3,500 Montefiore auction house
2014·12 Landscape Oil on wood $1,500–$2,000 Montefiore auction house
2014·11 „Blumen in der Sonne“. 1914 Oil on nacreous paper on cardboard $14,980–$18,724 Grisebach
2014·05 „Sonnenaufgang vom Wendelstein“. 1917 Oil on canvas $24,493–$32,657 Grisebach
2013·04 Schloss vor hügeliger Landschaft, 1910 Oil on canvas $5,246–$5,246 Ketterer Kunst
2012·06 Aus Mecklenburg. Dächer und Himmel. 1918 Oil on cardboard $6,161–$8,625 Grisebach
2012·05 Marlene Dietrich. Um 1923 Vintage $2,239–$2,736 Grisebach
2012·05 Liegende Frau. 1911. (Radierung) Etching $510–$510 Ketterer Kunst
2011·11 Nächtliches Heidelberg mit Feuerwerk. 1929 Oil on canvas, laid down on cardboard $13,229–$19,844 Grisebach
2011·11 Gerhart Hauptmann bei einer Lesung. Oil on panel $7,937–$10,583 Grisebach
2011·11 Max Slevogt an der Staffelei im Garten (Neukastell). 1917 Watercolour, coloured crayon and black crayon over pencil on paper $3,969–$5,292 Grisebach
2011·11 Blumenstilleben. Oil on canvas $7,937–$10,583 Grisebach
2011·05 Ferdinand Hodler an der Staffelei, 1911 Drypoint $857–$857 Ketterer Kunst
2010·03 Schauspielerbildnisse aus der Büchse der Pandora $1,051–$1,501 Christie's
2008·02 Kleine Holzschnitte , Berlin, Verlag Neue Kunsthandlung, 1920 $3,000–$5,000 Christie's
2007·11 (1870-1932) $825–$1,237 Christie's
2006·09 a portrait of benvenuto hauptmann $1,907–$2,543 Sotheby's
2006·09 scene from "am sarge" $1,017–$1,526 Sotheby's
2005·03 Damenbildnis Pastel $1,328–$1,328 Ketterer Kunst
2004·03 2 Bll.: Der Schriftsteller Hermann Bahr. Die Massage, 1908 Etching $548–$548 Ketterer Kunst
2003·06 Sudanesin mit Kind, 1912 Colour etching $585–$585 Ketterer Kunst
2003·03 Max Reinhardt Pencil drawing $536–$536 Ketterer Kunst

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