# Kurt Schwitters - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-07-07T10:37:47.395Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 319
- Lots with prices: 224
- First auction date: 1998-10-21
- Latest auction date: 2026-06-10
- Median realised price: $26,888
- Price range: $200 to $1,962,000

## Market Takeaway
Kurt Schwitters shows deep auction liquidity with 314 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $26,888. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 19 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-08.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($26,888\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $8,500 and $82,350.
- 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: 6.8% (15 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 19.1% (42 sales)
- $10,000\+: 74.1% (163 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 19
- Previous 12 months sales: 13
- Recent 12 months median: $6,500
- Previous 12 months median: $300
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2026-02-08
- Days since latest sale: 10
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 135 lots
- Sotheby's: 37 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 11 lots
- Bonhams: 9 lots
- Auctionata Paddle8 AG: 8 lots
- Christian Hesse Auktionen: 7 lots
- Karl & Faber: 7 lots
- Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden: 7 lots
- Adams Amsterdam Auctions: 6 lots
- Das Kunst\- und Auktionshaus Kastern GmbH & Co KG: 6 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2023-10-26 | Kurt Schwitters \(1887\-1948\) a collection of archival ephemera, | Cheffins | £320
2. 2026-06-10 | Kurt Schwitters \(1887\-1948\) Karin Orchard und Isabel Schulz: Kurt Schwitters Catalogue Raisonné Vols. I\-III | Forum Auctions \- UK | £700 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kurt-schwitters-1887-1948-karin-orchard-und-isabel-schulz-kurt-schwitters-catalogue-raisonne-vols-i-iii-135-c-88a7bc2e7d
3. 2026-05-21 | KURT SCHWITTERS \(1887\-1948\) Plate 3, from Merz 3 21 7/8 x 17 1/2 in \(55.5 x 44.6 cm\) \(Executed in 1923\) | Bonhams | $15,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kurt-schwitters-1887-1948-plate-3-from-merz-3-21-7-8-x-17-1-2-in-55-5-x-44-6-cm-executed-in-1923-133-c-a60c5a0500
4. 2026-05-10 | Kurt Schwitters \(1887 Hannover \- Kendal 1948\) | AaG Auktionshaus am Grunewald | €2,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kurt-schwitters-1887-hannover-kendal-1948-1352-c-e3e2825d39
5. 2026-02-08 | KURT SCHWITTERS \(1887\-1948\) COLLAGE OF A WOMAN | Charleston Estate Services Auctions & Appraisals | $1,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kurt-schwitters-1887-1948-collage-of-a-woman-130-c-f3bd0ee877
6. 2025-12-05 | Kurt Schwitters \(1887 Hannover \- Ambleside 1948\) – Mühle an der Leine \(Mill on the Leash\) | Karl & Faber | €5,500
7. 2025-12-04 | Kurt Schwitters \(1887 Hannover \- Ambleside 1948\) – Das Schachbild \(The chess picture\) | Karl & Faber | N/A
8. 2025-12-04 | Kurt Schwitters \(1887 Hannover \- Ambleside 1948\) – Ohne Titel \(Köstlich\) \(Untitled \(Delicious\)\) | Karl & Faber | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kurt-schwitters-1887-hannover-ambleside-1948-ohne-titel-kostlich-untitled-delicious-559-c-17adc18c3f
9. 2025-12-04 | Kurt Schwitters \(1887 Hannover \- Ambleside 1948\) – „Merzzeichnung Bloomfield“ \(Tivoli\-Variété Hannover\) \("Merzzeichnung Bloomfield" \(Tivoli\-Variété Hanover\)\) | Karl & Faber | €25,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kurt-schwitters-1887-hannover-ambleside-1948-merzzeichnung-bloomfield-tivoli-variete-hannover-merzzeichnung-bloomfield-tivoli-variete-hanover-558-c-4ebbf63f38
10. 2025-11-18 | KURT SCHWITTERS \(1887\-1948\). Ohne Titel \(OESIE\). printed paper and photogra | Christie's | N/A
11. 2025-11-08 | Kurt Schwitters, N.A.V., 1947 | Santa Fe Art Auction | $30,750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kurt-schwitters-n-a-v-1947-232-c-19b5a23223
12. 2025-10-24 | Kurt Schwitters \(1887\-1948\). Mz 117. Genève Karo Gelb. | Christie's | N/A
13. 2025-10-17 | KURT SCHWITTERS \(1887\-1948\). Radblumen. oil, paper, card, canvas, metal and | Christie's | £190,500
14. 2025-10-07 | Kurt Schwitters \(German\-British, 1887\-1948\) | Sworders | £4,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kurt-schwitters-german-british-1887-1948-311-c-78747b0aab
15. 2025-06-21 | Kurt Schwitters | Das Kunst\- und Auktionshaus Kastern GmbH & Co KG | €8,500
16. 2025-06-05 | Kurt SCHWITTERS \(1887\-1948\) \- Theo VAN DOESBURG \(1883\-1931\) | Artcurial | €6,500
17. 2025-05-31 | Kurt Schwitters, Mz x 2, 1947 | Lempertz | N/A
18. 2025-05-22 | Kurt Schwitters \(1887\-1948\); Kleine Dada Soirée \(with Theo van Doesburg\); | Bonhams | $11,000
19. 2025-05-14 | Kurt Schwitters 57 Collages exhibition poster | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $600
20. 2025-05-11 | Kurt Schwitters | Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden | N/A
21. 2025-03-22 | Kurt Schwitters | Das Kunst\- und Auktionshaus Kastern GmbH & Co KG | €6,500
22. 2025-03-01 | Kurt Schwitters    \- Work on Paper | 1stBid | N/A
23. 2025-02-20 | KURT SCHWITTERS \(1887\-1948\) & THEO VAN DOESBURG \(1883\-1931\). KLEINE DADA SOIRÉE. Print and wrapper. 1922. 11¾x12 inches, 30x30½ cm. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
24. 2024-12-13 | im Stil von Kurt Schwitters | Kunstauktionhaus Georg Rehm | N/A

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