# OTTO \(1948\) - Auction Profile

Canonical: https://appraisily.com/artist/otto-1948/
Snapshot URL: https://appraisily.com/api/scraper-search/artists/otto-1948/llm.md
Updated: 2026-05-15T22:40:03.958Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 18
- Lots with prices: 14
- First auction date: 2020-03-27
- Latest auction date: 2025-05-24
- Median realised price: $4,400
- Price range: $260 to $9,500

## Market Takeaway
OTTO (1948) has 18 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $4,400. Category concentration is still broad. Last 12 months recorded 3 sales. These metrics reflect recorded public auction results and may not include private transactions or every premium outlier sale.

## How To Read This Data
- Use median \($4,400\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($1,700 to $8,000\) as the middle 50% of recorded sales.
- Auction prices can include buyer premiums or fees depending on house reporting, so compare on a like\-for\-like basis.
- Condition, provenance, size, and attribution confidence can move final value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 21.4% (3 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 78.6% (11 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 3
- Previous 12 months sales: 5
- Recent 12 months median: $0
- Previous 12 months median: $1,700
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-05-24
- Days since latest sale: 355
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Auktionshaus Stahl: 9 lots
- Henry's Auktionshaus: 2 lots
- Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden: 2 lots
- Wettmann: 2 lots
- Auktionshaus Königstein GmbH: 1 lots
- K&K – Auktionen in Heidelberg: 1 lots
- Quittenbaum Kunstauktionen GmbH: 1 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-05-24 | Otto Waalkes \(1948 Emden\) | Wettmann | N/A
2. 2025-05-24 | Otto Waalkes \(1948 Emden\) | Wettmann | N/A
3. 2025-05-16 | Otto Waalkes | Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden | N/A
4. 2025-05-11 | Otto Waalkes | Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden | €9,500
5. 2025-02-15 | Otto Waalkes, born in 1948, small felt\-tip pendrawing of | Henry's Auktionshaus | €420
6. 2024-11-22 | Otto Waalkes, born 1948, small drawing in felt\-tip pen | Henry's Auktionshaus | €260
7. 2024-09-28 | Otto Waalkes \(Emden 1948\). Touched a thousand times. | Auktionshaus Stahl | €1,700
8. 2024-06-07 | Otto WAALKES \(1948\), ''Bin ein kleiner Friesenjung...'', sign.. | Auktionshaus Königstein GmbH | €8,000
9. 2021-07-01 | OTTO WAALKES \(1948 EMDEN\), 'BE DIFFERENT \(BRITTOFANT\)', 2017 | Quittenbaum Kunstauktionen GmbH | N/A
10. 2020-11-28 | Otto Waalkes \(Emden 1948\). Friends Forever. | Auktionshaus Stahl | €4,400
11. 2020-11-28 | Otto Waalkes \(Emden 1948\). Flut Ebbe Klarinette Krummhörn. | Auktionshaus Stahl | €8,800
12. 2020-11-28 | Otto Waalkes \(Emden 1948\). Cognac ergo sum. | Auktionshaus Stahl | €5,200
13. 2020-11-28 | Otto Waalkes \(Emden 1948\). 1000 Mal berührt. | Auktionshaus Stahl | €5,200
14. 2020-11-28 | Otto Waalkes \(Emden 1948\). Packed and ready for Shipping. | Auktionshaus Stahl | €3,300
15. 2020-11-28 | Otto Waalkes \(Emden 1948\). Be different. | Auktionshaus Stahl | €5,700
16. 2020-11-28 | Otto Waalkes \(Emden 1948\). Ominoes. | Auktionshaus Stahl | €9,000
17. 2020-11-28 | Otto Waalkes \(Emden 1948\). We love Otto. | Auktionshaus Stahl | €3,900
18. 2020-03-27 | Otto Waalkes, Otifant, Farbserigrafie auf Leinwand, gerahmt | K&K – Auktionen in Heidelberg | €330

## Comparable Artists To Watch
- [Claes Oldenburg](https://appraisily.com/artist/claes-oldenburg/): Comparable demand and auction cadence make this artist a useful benchmark.
- [John Olsen](https://appraisily.com/artist/john-olsen/): Comparable demand and auction cadence make this artist a useful benchmark.
- [Richard Orlinski](https://appraisily.com/artist/richard-orlinski/): Comparable demand and auction cadence make this artist a useful benchmark.

## Related Artists
- [Claes Oldenburg](https://appraisily.com/artist/claes-oldenburg/)
- [John Olsen](https://appraisily.com/artist/john-olsen/)
- [Richard Orlinski](https://appraisily.com/artist/richard-orlinski/)
- [Julian Opie](https://appraisily.com/artist/julian-opie/)
- [Adriaen van Ostade](https://appraisily.com/artist/adriaen-van-ostade/)
- [Emil Orlik](https://appraisily.com/artist/emil-orlik/)
- [Abraham Ortelius](https://appraisily.com/artist/abraham-ortelius/)
- [Rafal Olbinski](https://appraisily.com/artist/rafal-olbinski/)

## JSON Source
https://appraisily.com/api/scraper-search/artists/otto-1948/seo-profile