# Willy Seiler - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-05T00:27:05.318Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 57
- Lots with prices: 32
- First auction date: 1988-08-22
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-23
- Median realised price: $80
- Price range: $10 to $550

## Market Takeaway
Willy Seiler has 57 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $80. Category concentration is still broad. Last 12 months recorded 6 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 \($80\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($40 to $130\) 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: 100% (32 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 0% (0 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 6
- Previous 12 months sales: 3
- Recent 12 months median: $50
- Previous 12 months median: $40
- Median shift: 25%
- Latest sale date: 2026-04-23
- Days since latest sale: 11
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Eldred's: 15 lots
- Weschler's: 4 lots
- Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates: 3 lots
- Leland Little Auctions: 3 lots
- Cordier Auctions & Appraisals: 2 lots
- Floating World Auctions: 2 lots
- Hughes Auctions: 2 lots
- Locati LLC: 2 lots
- Monarch Auction and Estate Services: 2 lots
- RoGallery: 2 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2023-11-28 | WILLY SEILER \(Germany/Japan, 1903\-1985\), Two figural landscapes: “Ochoa Party” and “The Farm”., Hand\-colored etchings, 8.25” x 11” to the plate lines. Sheets 12” x 15”. Unframed. | Eldred's | $80 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-willy-seiler-germany-japan-1903-1985-two-figural-landscapes-ochoa-party-and-the-farm-hand-colored-etchings-8-25-x-11-to-the-plate-lines-sheets-12-x-15-unframed-8077-c-92b49cc9db
2. 2023-06-27 | WILLY SEILER \(Germany/Japan, 1903\-1985\), Two figural landscapes: “Ochoa Party” and “The Farm”., Hand\-colored etchings, 8.25” x 11” to the plate lines. Sheet sizes 12” x 15”. | Eldred's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-willy-seiler-germany-japan-1903-1985-two-figural-landscapes-ochoa-party-and-the-farm-hand-colored-etchings-8-25-x-11-to-the-plate-lines-sheet-sizes-12-x-15-203l-c-06f4830bf1
3. 2026-04-23 | WILLY SEILER \(GERMAN, 1903\-1988\) ASIAN SMOKING ETCHINGS, LOT OF TWO | Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-willy-seiler-german-1903-1988-asian-smoking-etchings-lot-of-two-1638-c-436530a4d0
4. 2026-03-29 | Willy Seiler \(1903\-1997\) Etching On Paper, Chinese Junks, Ed 31/250 | Hughes Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-willy-seiler-1903-1997-etching-on-paper-chinese-junks-ed-31-250-206-c-3f132215d2
5. 2026-02-22 | Willy Seiler \(1903\-1997\) Etching On Paper, Chinese Junks, Ed 31/250 | Hughes Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-willy-seiler-1903-1997-etching-on-paper-chinese-junks-ed-31-250-171-c-de152a6cb2
6. 2025-06-27 | WILLY SEILER \(GERMAN, 1903\-1985\) | Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers | $50 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-willy-seiler-german-1903-1985-153-c-a0b454c9f1
7. 2025-06-08 | Signed Willy Seiler “Farmer & Mt. Fuji" Etching | Monarch Auction and Estate Services | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-signed-willy-seiler-farmer-mt-fuji-etching-1078-c-e464efabd2
8. 2025-06-08 | Signed Willy Seiler “Japanese Rice Farmer" Etching | Monarch Auction and Estate Services | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-signed-willy-seiler-japanese-rice-farmer-etching-1076-c-b0a417bbd9
9. 2025-02-22 | Willy Seiler \(DE 1903\-1985\) Hand Painted Etchings | Keystone Auctions LLC | $40
10. 2024-11-05 | Willy Seiler \(German 1903\-1985\), Japanese Rice Farmer, Etching, Unframed: 11 3/4 x 15 1/4 in. \(29.8 x 38.7 cm.\) | Weschler's | $10 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-willy-seiler-german-1903-1985-japanese-rice-farmer-etching-unframed-11-3-4-x-15-1-4-in-29-8-x-38-7-cm-183-c-5434c73a0b
11. 2024-05-21 | Willy Seiler, Five Japanese Theme Etchings | Schwenke Auctioneers | $50 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-willy-seiler-five-japanese-theme-etchings-128-c-af943c5924
12. 2024-04-14 | Willy Seiler \(1903\-1988\) Lot of 2 Etchings | World Auction Gallery | N/A
13. 2024-02-08 | WILLY SEILER \(Germany, 1903\-1985\), Figures in two boats in open water., Oil on board, 24" x 36". Framed 34" x 45". | Eldred's | $400
14. 2023-11-29 | WILLY SEILER \(Germany/Japan, 1903\-1988\), Three etchings depicting rural life | Eldred's | $100
15. 2023-06-15 | WILLY SEILER \(Germany/Japan, 1903\-1988\), Three etchings depicting rural life., Original folders, smallest two numbered 114 and 121, largest 50. | Eldred's | N/A
16. 2023-01-22 | WILLY SEILER ETCHINGS | Burchard Galleries Inc | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-willy-seiler-etchings-1339-c-dac4e92bab
17. 2022-12-08 | WILLY SEILER \(Germany/Japan, 1903\-1985\), Two figural landscapes:, Hand\-colored etchings, 8.25” x 11” to the plate line. Sheet sizes 12” x 15”. | Eldred's | N/A
18. 2022-11-04 | WILLY SEILER ETCHING CHINESE SMOKER | Davis Brothers Auction | $30
19. 2021-06-29 | Willy Seiler, Chinese Smoker and Lighting Up, Two Etchings, each Signed and Titled in Pencil, 18 x 14 inches | Weschler's | $20
20. 2021-06-22 | Willy Seiler, Chinese Smoker and Lighting Up, Two Etchings, each Signed and Titled in Pencil, 18 x 14 inches | Weschler's | N/A
21. 2021-06-15 | Willy Seiler, Chinese Smoker and Lighting Up, Two Etchings, each Signed and Titled in Pencil, 18 x 14 inches | Weschler's | N/A
22. 2019-10-27 | Willy Seiler "Lake Hakone" Hand Embellished Etching | Bradford's | $10
23. 2019-08-04 | WILLY SEILER ETCHING "LIGHTING UP" | THOS. CORNELL GALLERIES, LTD. | N/A
24. 2019-08-04 | WILLY SEILER ETCHING "VILLAGE ELDER" | THOS. CORNELL GALLERIES, LTD. | $40

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