# Otto Baumberger - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-06-16T10:46:05.870Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 188
- Lots with prices: 112
- First auction date: 2003-12-06
- Latest auction date: 2026-05-02
- Median realised price: $1,200
- Price range: $10 to $9,600

## Market Takeaway
Otto Baumberger shows deep auction liquidity with 181 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,200. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 6 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-13.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,200\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $687 and $2,200.
- 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: 38% (41 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 62% (67 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 6
- Previous 12 months sales: 10
- Recent 12 months median: $687
- Previous 12 months median: $812
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-13
- Days since latest sale: 36
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Swann Auction Galleries: 73 lots
- Poster Auctions International Inc: 46 lots
- Christie's: 20 lots
- Guido Tön AG: 6 lots
- Lyon & Turnbull: 6 lots
- Aste Bolaffi: 5 lots
- Artprecium: 3 lots
- DuMouchelles: 3 lots
- Van Sabben Auctions: 3 lots
- Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer: 2 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2024-09-05 | Otto Baumberger \(Swiss, 1889\-1961\) Hotel St. Gotthard Poster | Akiba Galleries | $250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-otto-baumberger-swiss-1889-1961-hotel-st-gotthard-poster-201-c-f11491a98f
2. 2026-05-02 | Otto Baumberger \(Swiss 1889\-1961\), "The Electric St. Gotthard Line", circa 1935, Swiss railroad travel poster, Lithograph printed in Switzerland, 40" x 25", Provenance: Property from a Private Collection | Nadeau's Auction Gallery | $150 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-otto-baumberger-swiss-1889-1961-the-electric-st-gotthard-line-circa-1935-swiss-railroad-travel-poster-lithograph-printed-in-switzerland-40-x-25-provenance-property-from-a-private-collection-98-c-f8f54f3afb
3. 2026-04-07 | Otto Baumberger, Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 1928. | Swann Auction Galleries | $3,302 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-otto-baumberger-neue-zurcher-zeitung-1928-60-c-c1fbf1e244
4. 2026-02-26 | Otto Baumberger, To Blue Lake / the Jewel of the Bernese Alps. 1934. | Swann Auction Galleries | $1,905 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-otto-baumberger-to-blue-lake-the-jewel-of-the-bernese-alps-1934-229-c-740da8d531
5. 2026-01-13 | OTTO BAUMBERGER \(1889–1961\) | Lyon & Turnbull | N/A
6. 2025-11-19 | Otto Baumberger, Militar Flugtage 1939 Dubendorf vintage poster | Poster Auctions International Inc | $1,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-otto-baumberger-militar-flugtage-1939-dubendorf-vintage-poster-265-c-384c6ebef4
7. 2025-03-06 | OTTO BAUMBERGER 1889\-1961 PKZ / Qualität 1921 | Aste Bolaffi | €350
8. 2025-02-20 | OTTO BAUMBERGER \(1889\-1961\). ZURICH. Circa 1916. 50¼x35½ inches, 127½x90¼ cm. J.E. Wolfensberger, Zurich. | Swann Auction Galleries | $4,500
9. 2025-02-20 | OTTO BAUMBERGER \(1889\-1961\). PKZ / REGENTROTZ. 1924. 51x35¾ inches, 129½x91 cm. Wolfsberg, Zurich. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
10. 2025-02-20 | OTTO BAUMBERGER \(1889\-1961\). PKZ. Window card, with photos & documents. Circa 1923. Window card: 17¾x12½ inches, 45x31¾ cm. Wolfsberg, | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
11. 2025-02-20 | OTTO BAUMBERGER \(1889\-1961\). PKZ / QUALITÄT. 1921. 50x35 inches, 127x89 cm. Wolfsberg, Zurich. | Swann Auction Galleries | $687
12. 2024-10-10 | OTTO BAUMBERGER \(1889\-1961\). DAVOS. 1932. 40x25 inches, 101½x63½ cm. Orell Fussli, Zurich. | Swann Auction Galleries | $3,000
13. 2024-10-10 | OTTO BAUMBERGER \(1889\-1961\). BLAUSEE / SWITZERLAND. 1934. 40x25½ inches, 101½x64¾ cm. Gebr. Fretz, Zurich. | Swann Auction Galleries | $1,187
14. 2024-10-10 | OTTO BAUMBERGER \(1889\-1961\). TO BLUE LAKE / THE JEWEL OF THE BERNESE ALPS. 1934. 49½x34¾ inches, 125¾x88¼ cm. Fretz Frères, Zurich. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
15. 2024-10-10 | OTTO BAUMBERGER \(1889\-1961\). SWITZERLAND / THE ELECTRIC SIMPLON LINE. 1935. 40½x25½ inches, 102¾x64¾ cm. Fretz Brothers Ltd., Zurich. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
16. 2024-08-08 | OTTO BAUMBERGER \(1889\-1961\). THE ELECTRIC ST. GOTTHARD LINE. 1935. 40½x25½ inches, 102¾x64¾ cm. Wolfsberg, Zurich. | Swann Auction Galleries | $531
17. 2024-06-26 | Otto Baumberger, 1889\-1961, Poster. Hotel St. Gotthard Zürich | Germann Auction House Ltd | CHF 750
18. 2024-02-29 | OTTO BAUMBERGER \(1889\-1961\). HÖLL \- GROTTEN. 1931. 50½x36 inches, 128¼x91½ cm. Orell\-Füssli, Zurich. | Swann Auction Galleries | $812
19. 2024-02-29 | OTTO BAUMBERGER \(1889\-1961\). ORESTEIA. 1917. 50¾x35¾ inches, 129x91 cm. J.E. Wolfenberger, Zurich. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
20. 2024-02-29 | OTTO BAUMBERGER \(1889\-1961\). JELMOLI / SPIELWAREN AUSSTELLUNG. 1915. 50½x35¾ inches, 128½x91 cm. J.E. Wolfensberger, Zurich. | Swann Auction Galleries | $845
21. 2023-12-12 | Schweizerferien | Guido Tön AG | N/A
22. 2023-11-09 | OTTO BAUMBERGER \(1889\-1961\). LAKE OF THUN / BERNESE OBERLAND SWITZERLAND. 1936. 39x25 inches, 99x63½ cm. Fretz, Zurich. | Swann Auction Galleries | $1,625
23. 2023-05-18 | OTTO BAUMBERGER \(1889\-1961\). BRAK LIQUEUR. 1937. 50¼x36 inches, 127¾x91½ cm. A. Trüb & Cie., Aarau. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
24. 2023-05-18 | OTTO BAUMBERGER \(1889\-1961\). MARQUE PKZ. 1923. 50x35¼ inches, 127x89½ cm. Wolfsberg, Zurich. | Swann Auction Galleries | $4,000

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