# Ludwig Knaus - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T08:02:23.642Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 124
- Lots with prices: 50
- First auction date: 2001-01-18
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-11
- Median realised price: $1,488
- Price range: $45 to $296,000

## Market Takeaway
Ludwig Knaus shows solid auction liquidity with 124 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,488. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 9 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-11.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,488\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $350 and $9,369.
- 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: 40% (20 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 36% (18 sales)
- $10,000\+: 24% (12 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 9
- Previous 12 months sales: 5
- Recent 12 months median: $125
- Previous 12 months median: $100
- Median shift: 25%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-11
- Days since latest sale: 38
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 13 lots
- Sotheby's: 11 lots
- Broward Auction Gallery LLC: 9 lots
- Kunsthaus Lempertz KG: 9 lots
- Van Ham Kunstauktionen: 8 lots
- Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf: 7 lots
- Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden: 6 lots
- Dargate Auction Galleries: 4 lots
- Auctionata Paddle8 AG: 3 lots
- Auktionshaus Mehlis GmbH: 3 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-01-30 | Ludwig Knaus: Studie eines Jungen | Van Ham Kunstauktionen | N/A
2. 2021-06-06 | Ludwig Knaus \(France,Germany,1829\-1910\) oil painting antique | Broward Auction Gallery LLC | $3,700 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ludwig-knaus-france-germany-1829-1910-oil-painting-antique-151-c-dda41c98f0
3. 2021-05-09 | Ludwig Knaus \(France,Germany,1829\-1910\) oil painting antique | Broward Auction Gallery LLC | $1,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ludwig-knaus-france-germany-1829-1910-oil-painting-antique-152-c-2014797a25
4. 2021-03-07 | Ludwig Knaus \(France,Germany,1829\-1910\) oil painting antique | Broward Auction Gallery LLC | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ludwig-knaus-france-germany-1829-1910-oil-painting-antique-117-c-bbd47208fa
5. 2020-12-06 | Ludwig Knaus \(France,Germany,1829\-1910\) oil painting antique | Broward Auction Gallery LLC | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ludwig-knaus-france-germany-1829-1910-oil-painting-antique-103-c-0c841249c5
6. 2020-06-07 | Ludwig Knaus \(France,Germany,1829\-1910\) oil painting antique | Broward Auction Gallery LLC | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ludwig-knaus-france-germany-1829-1910-oil-painting-antique-103-c-90d4db2a63
7. 2020-04-05 | Ludwig Knaus \(France,Germany,1829\-1910\) oil painting antique | Broward Auction Gallery LLC | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ludwig-knaus-france-germany-1829-1910-oil-painting-antique-235-c-1384e7b82d
8. 2020-01-05 | Ludwig Knaus \(France,Germany,1829\-1910\) oil painting antique | Broward Auction Gallery LLC | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ludwig-knaus-france-germany-1829-1910-oil-painting-antique-231-c-feb467d8a4
9. 2019-10-13 | Ludwig Knaus \(France,Germany,1829\-1910\) oil painting antique | Broward Auction Gallery LLC | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ludwig-knaus-france-germany-1829-1910-oil-painting-antique-144-c-c7b40ac876
10. 2026-01-11 | Ludwig Knaus, Portrait of Child with Mug, Oil on Canvas | Kaminski Auctions | $125
11. 2025-12-09 | 19th Century Oil after Ludwig Knaus | Caza Sikes | $87 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-19th-century-oil-after-ludwig-knaus-310-c-26a3a16826
12. 2025-12-07 | Ludwig Knaus | Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden | N/A
13. 2025-09-12 | LUDWIG KNAUS \| KINDERSZENEN | Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf | €260
14. 2025-05-24 | Portraitstudie eines älteren Herrn | Auktionshaus Mehlis GmbH | N/A
15. 2025-05-17 | Ludwig Knaus, Portrait of a boy with a woollen cap | Lempertz | N/A
16. 2025-05-14 | Ludwig Knaus \(1829 Wiesbaden \- Berlin 1910\) – Villinghausen in der Schwalm \(Hessen\) | Karl & Faber \- Timed | €650
17. 2025-05-11 | Ludwig Knaus | Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden | N/A
18. 2025-03-27 | Ludwig Knaus, 1829 Wiesbaden – 1910 Berlin | Hampel Fine Art Auctions | N/A
19. 2025-01-30 | Ludwig Knaus: Studie eines stehenden Mannes | Van Ham Kunstauktionen | N/A
20. 2024-12-01 | Ludwig Knaus | Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden | N/A
21. 2024-10-19 | LUDWIG KNAUS : Bauernjunge. | Winterberg\-Kunst | €100
22. 2024-02-24 | Ludwig Knaus, attr., Herrenportrait | Auktionshaus Mehlis GmbH | N/A
23. 2023-11-18 | Ludwig Knaus, attr., Herrenportrait | Auktionshaus Mehlis GmbH | N/A
24. 2023-09-30 | LUDWIG KNAUS \( 1829 \- 1919 \) MÄDCHEN IN BLUMENWIESE | Hardt Auctions GmbH | N/A

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