# Karl Blossfeldt - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-06-16T05:55:40.280Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 135
- Lots with prices: 92
- First auction date: 1999-10-06
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-06
- Median realised price: $780
- Price range: $30 to $100,000

## Market Takeaway
Karl Blossfeldt shows solid auction liquidity with 135 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $780. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 5 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-06.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($780\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $260 and $1,890.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 56.5% (52 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 34.8% (32 sales)
- $10,000\+: 8.7% (8 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 5
- Previous 12 months sales: 5
- Recent 12 months median: $160
- Previous 12 months median: $260
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-06
- Days since latest sale: 43
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 24 lots
- Piasa: 23 lots
- Sotheby's: 10 lots
- DUMBO Auctions: 7 lots
- The Photo Review: 6 lots
- Bonhams: 4 lots
- Chiswick Auctions: 4 lots
- Quittenbaum Kunstauktionen GmbH: 4 lots
- Van Ham Kunstauktionen: 4 lots
- Grisebach: 3 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2024-06-06 | Karl Blossfeldt \(1866\-1932\) | Chiswick Auctions | £260
2. 2023-12-01 | Karl Blossfeldt, Seven works from Urformen der Kunst | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $850
3. 2023-06-29 | KARL BLOSSFELDT \(1865 SCHIELO \- 1932 BERLIN\), SIX PLANT STUDIES FROM 'WUNDERGARTEN DER NATUR', 1932 | Quittenbaum Kunstauktionen GmbH | €600
4. 2023-06-29 | KARL BLOSSFELDT \(1865 SCHIELO \- 1932 BERLIN\), SIX PLANT STUDIES FROM 'WUNDERGARTEN DER NATUR', 1932 | Quittenbaum Kunstauktionen GmbH | N/A
5. 2023-06-24 | Karl Blossfeldt 'Chrysanthemum' Photogravure Print | Atlanta Auction Gallery, ltd | $225
6. 2023-03-08 | Karl Blossfeldt \(1865\-1932\) Wonders of Nature series | Piasa | €1,300
7. 2023-03-08 | Karl Blossfeldt \(1865\-1932\) Wonders of Nature series | Piasa | €1,400
8. 2023-03-08 | Karl Blossfeldt \(1865\-1932\) Wonders of Nature series | Piasa | €1,200
9. 2023-03-08 | Karl Blossfeldt \(1865\-1932\) Wonders of Nature series | Piasa | €900
10. 2022-11-16 | Karl Blossfeldt, Collection of sixty\-three works | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $2,800
11. 2005-10-10 | KARL BLOSSFELDT 1865\-1932 | Sotheby's | $60,000
12. 2026-01-06 | Karl Blossfeldt \(1865\-1932\) German \(four\) | Clark's Fine Art & Auctioneers Inc. | $160
13. 2025-11-18 | Karl Blossfeldt \(German, 1865\-1932\) 'Boxwood of North America' Photogravure | Leonard Auction | $150 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-karl-blossfeldt-german-1865-1932-boxwood-of-north-america-photogravure-146-c-20ae0ec98d
14. 2025-09-14 | KARL BLOSSFELDT \(GERMAN, 1865\-1932\) PHOTOGRAPH | ACES Gallery | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-karl-blossfeldt-german-1865-1932-photograph-63-c-f334846af5
15. 2025-08-10 | KARL BLOSSFELDT "UNFORMEN DER KUNST" 6PC GROUP | District Auction | $750
16. 2025-03-18 | Karl Blossfeldt \- Zinnia Elegans \- 1998 Offset Lithograph 19.75" x 15.75" | DUMBO Auctions | N/A
17. 2025-02-08 | KARL BLOSSFELDT \(German 1865\-1932\) "Yarrow Magnified 8 Times," 1928 | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $275 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-karl-blossfeldt-german-1865-1932-yarrow-magnified-8-times-1928-40-c-e5a4274941
18. 2024-11-11 | KARL BLOSSFELDT 'FLOWERS' PRINT | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | N/A
19. 2024-10-22 | Karl Blossfeldt \- Zinnia Elegans \- 1998 Offset Lithograph 19.75" x 15.75" | DUMBO Auctions | N/A
20. 2024-06-18 | Karl Blossfeldt \- Zinnia Elegans \- 1998 Offset Lithograph 19.75" x 15.75" | DUMBO Auctions | N/A
21. 2023-12-12 | Karl Blossfeldt \(1865\-1932\) \- Unformen der Kunst, 1928 | Finarte | N/A
22. 2023-12-06 | Karl Blossfeldt \(1865\-1932\) Wundergarten der Natur \- 1932 | Piasa | €700
23. 2023-12-05 | Karl Blossfeldt \- Zinnia Elegans \- 1998 Offset Lithograph 19.75" x 15.75" | DUMBO Auctions | N/A
24. 2023-12-05 | Karl Blossfeldt \- Dimorphoteca Aurantiaca \- 1998 Offset Lithograph 19.75" x 15.75" | DUMBO Auctions | N/A

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