# Walter Spitzer - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-04T21:57:48.778Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 141
- Lots with prices: 68
- First auction date: 1999-03-15
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-26
- Median realised price: $150
- Price range: $10 to $2,600

## Market Takeaway
Walter Spitzer shows solid auction liquidity with 139 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $150. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 25 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-26.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($150\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $50 and $700.
- 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: 80.6% (54 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 19.4% (13 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 25
- Previous 12 months sales: 11
- Recent 12 months median: $55
- Previous 12 months median: $140
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-26
- Days since latest sale: 23
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Ader: 24 lots
- Weschler's: 23 lots
- Artcurial: 16 lots
- Global Auctions Company: 7 lots
- Taylor & Harris: 5 lots
- Yair Art Gallery: 5 lots
- Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery: 4 lots
- Hammersite: 4 lots
- Ishtar Auctions Ltd: 4 lots
- Skinner: 4 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-09-20 | Walter Spitzer \(Polish 1927\) Watercolor Gouache on Paper Two Women in the Garden | Carnegie's Auction Gallery | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-walter-spitzer-polish-1927-watercolor-gouache-on-paper-two-women-in-the-garden-260-c-42a42988b9
2. 2025-01-25 | Walter Spitzer \(Polish 1927\) Watercolor Gouache on Paper Two Women in the Garden | Carnegie's Auction Gallery | $600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-walter-spitzer-polish-1927-watercolor-gouache-on-paper-two-women-in-the-garden-217-c-d7a4e45af9
3. 2026-01-26 | Walter Spitzer \(1927\-2021\), Coastal Scene | Hammersite | N/A
4. 2026-01-26 | Walter Spitzer \(1927\-2021\), Notre\-Dame Cathedral | Hammersite | N/A
5. 2025-12-07 | Walter Spitzer \(Polish 1927\) Watercolor Gouache on Paper Two Women in the Garden | Taylor & Harris | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-walter-spitzer-polish-1927-watercolor-gouache-on-paper-two-women-in-the-garden-794-c-cee5ccdfd5
6. 2025-11-19 | Walter Spitzer \(Polish 1927\-2021\), Bouc, Lithograph in Color, Signed l.r. and numbered 11/40 l.l., Frame: 36 1/2 x 25 in. \(92.7 x 63.5 cm.\) | Weschler's | $65 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-walter-spitzer-polish-1927-2021-bouc-lithograph-in-color-signed-l-r-and-numbered-11-40-l-l-frame-36-1-2-x-25-in-92-7-x-63-5-cm-502-c-97099b8f38
7. 2025-11-19 | Walter Spitzer \(Polish 1927\-2021\), Agar and Ismael, Lithograph in Color, Signed in plate l.r., Frame: 45 x 39 in. \(114.3 x 99.1 cm.\) | Weschler's | $35 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-walter-spitzer-polish-1927-2021-agar-and-ismael-lithograph-in-color-signed-in-plate-l-r-frame-45-x-39-in-114-3-x-99-1-cm-497-c-83b91a5d08
8. 2025-11-19 | Walter Spitzer \(Polish 1927\-2021\), Peasants, Two Lithographs in Color, Larger Frame: 40 x 31 1/2 in. \(101.6 x 80 cm.\) | Weschler's | $70 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-walter-spitzer-polish-1927-2021-peasants-two-lithographs-in-color-larger-frame-40-x-31-1-2-in-101-6-x-80-cm-480-c-8ba671de90
9. 2025-11-11 | Walter Spitzer \(Polish 1927\-2021\), Peasant Man, Lithograph in Color, Signed l.r., titled l.c. and numbered 117/120 l.l., Frame: 50 3/4 x 38 3/4 in. \(128.9 x 98.4 cm.\) | Weschler's | $35 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-walter-spitzer-polish-1927-2021-peasant-man-lithograph-in-color-signed-l-r-titled-l-c-and-numbered-117-120-l-l-frame-50-3-4-x-38-3-4-in-128-9-x-98-4-cm-606-c-db47ba8849
10. 2025-11-11 | Walter Spitzer \(Polish 1927\-2021\), The Artist, Artists Proof Lithograph in Color, Signed l.r., and titled l.c., Frame: 30 3/4 x 39 in. \(78.1 x 99.1 cm.\) | Weschler's | $45 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-walter-spitzer-polish-1927-2021-the-artist-artists-proof-lithograph-in-color-signed-l-r-and-titled-l-c-frame-30-3-4-x-39-in-78-1-x-99-1-cm-600-c-326ca9cfb7
11. 2025-11-02 | Walter Spitzer \(1927\-2021\), Tevye the Dairyman | Hammersite | N/A
12. 2025-10-21 | Walter Spitzer \(Polish 1927\-2021\), The Musicians, Lithograph in Color, Signed and inscribed l.r., Frame: 31 3/4 x 40 1/4 in. \(80.6 x 102.2 cm.\) | Weschler's | $20 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-walter-spitzer-polish-1927-2021-the-musicians-lithograph-in-color-signed-and-inscribed-l-r-frame-31-3-4-x-40-1-4-in-80-6-x-102-2-cm-570-c-a681901850
13. 2025-10-21 | Walter Spitzer \(Polish 1927\-2021\), Bride and Groom, Mixed Media on Black Paper, Signed and dated 5.7.77 l.l., Frame: 35 1/4 x 29 1/4 in. \(89.5 x 74.3 cm.\) | Weschler's | $200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-walter-spitzer-polish-1927-2021-bride-and-groom-mixed-media-on-black-paper-signed-and-dated-5-7-77-l-l-frame-35-1-4-x-29-1-4-in-89-5-x-74-3-cm-563-c-a680e4a80c
14. 2025-10-21 | Walter Spitzer \(Polish 1927\-2021\), Musicians, Artists Proof Lithograph in Color, Signed l.r., Frame: 30 1/2 x 37 3/4 in. \(77.5 x 95.9 cm.\) | Weschler's | $55 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-walter-spitzer-polish-1927-2021-musicians-artists-proof-lithograph-in-color-signed-l-r-frame-30-1-2-x-37-3-4-in-77-5-x-95-9-cm-559-c-a67f88ad1b
15. 2025-10-21 | Walter Spitzer \(Polish 1927\-2021\), "La Nef des Fous" \(Ship of Fools\), Oil on canvas, Frame: 38 x 48 in. \(96.5 x 121.9 cm.\) | Weschler's | $1,300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-walter-spitzer-polish-1927-2021-la-nef-des-fous-ship-of-fools-oil-on-canvas-frame-38-x-48-in-96-5-x-121-9-cm-545-c-a67db9ff2a
16. 2025-10-21 | Walter Spitzer \(Polish 1927\-2021\), Man Playing the Flute, Etching and Aquatint, Signed l.r. and numbered 5/30 l.l. | Weschler's | $40 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-walter-spitzer-polish-1927-2021-man-playing-the-flute-etching-and-aquatint-signed-l-r-and-numbered-5-30-l-l-335-c-ef4f9ae6be
17. 2025-10-21 | Walter Spitzer \(Polish 1927\-2021\), Be Careful! Lithograph, Signed l.r., titled l.c. and numbered 18/25 l.l., Frame: 22 1/4 x 17 1/4 in. \(56.5 x 43.8 cm.\) | Weschler's | $50 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-walter-spitzer-polish-1927-2021-be-careful-lithograph-signed-l-r-titled-l-c-and-numbered-18-25-l-l-frame-22-1-4-x-17-1-4-in-56-5-x-43-8-cm-266-c-ef4532e69f
18. 2025-10-21 | Walter Spitzer \(Polish 1927\-2021\), Study of Female Nude, Etching, Signed l.r. and numbered 5/30 l.l., Frame: 25 x 29 in. \(63.5 x 73.7 cm.\) | Weschler's | $50 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-walter-spitzer-polish-1927-2021-study-of-female-nude-etching-signed-l-r-and-numbered-5-30-l-l-frame-25-x-29-in-63-5-x-73-7-cm-251a-c-ef432f65a2
19. 2025-10-21 | Walter Spitzer \(Polish 1927\-2021\), Peasant Man, Artist's Proof Lithograph in Color, Signed l.r., Frame: 41 x 29 in. \(104.1 x 73.7 cm.\) | Weschler's | $10 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-walter-spitzer-polish-1927-2021-peasant-man-artist-s-proof-lithograph-in-color-signed-l-r-frame-41-x-29-in-104-1-x-73-7-cm-235-c-ef41314946
20. 2025-10-14 | Walter Spitzer \(Polish 1927\-2021\), Yom Kippur Warrior, Artist's Proof Lithograph, Signed l.r., Frame: 45 1/4 x 33 1/4 in. \(114.9 x 84.5 cm.\) | Weschler's | $125 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-walter-spitzer-polish-1927-2021-yom-kippur-warrior-artist-s-proof-lithograph-signed-l-r-frame-45-1-4-x-33-1-4-in-114-9-x-84-5-cm-629-c-a54479f912
21. 2025-10-14 | Walter Spitzer \(Polish 1927\-2021\), Bouc, Lithograph in Color, Frame: 36 1/2 x 25 in. \(92.7 x 63.5 cm.\) | Weschler's | $20 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-walter-spitzer-polish-1927-2021-bouc-lithograph-in-color-frame-36-1-2-x-25-in-92-7-x-63-5-cm-351-c-ed69a6353d
22. 2025-10-14 | Walter Spitzer \(Polish 1927\-2021\), Artist on Horseback, Lithograph in Color, Signed and inscribed l.r., Frame: 28 x 35 3/4 in. \(71.1 x 90.8 cm.\) | Weschler's | $150 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-walter-spitzer-polish-1927-2021-artist-on-horseback-lithograph-in-color-signed-and-inscribed-l-r-frame-28-x-35-3-4-in-71-1-x-90-8-cm-158-c-253ed4b9df
23. 2025-09-15 | Walter Spitzer \(1927\-2021\), Tevye the Dairyman | Hammersite | $1,400
24. 2025-08-17 | Walter Spitzer \(Polish 1927\) Watercolor Gouache on Paper Two Women in the Garden | Taylor & Harris | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-walter-spitzer-polish-1927-watercolor-gouache-on-paper-two-women-in-the-garden-796-c-62445d7a0b

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