Adolf Schreyer Auction Prices and Value Guide

Adolf Schreyer auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 666 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

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Artist
Adolf Schreyer
Source records
666
Market update
2026-02-16

Artist context

About Adolf Schreyer

Adolf Schreyer (1828–1899) was a German painter and draftsman best known for his dynamic equestrian and military scenes. Born Christian Adolf Schreyer, he trained in the tradition of the Düsseldorf school of painting, where his curriculum included horseback riding and equine anatomy—a foundation that shaped his lifelong specialization. In 1854 he served as an official war artist with the Austrian army, an experience that gave him direct access to cavalry and battle subjects. He later traveled extensively through the Middle East and North Africa, producing Orientalist compositions that broadened his reputation. Appointed court painter to the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg and elected to the academies of Amsterdam and Rotterdam, Schreyer enjoyed institutional recognition throughout his career. His paintings are held in major European collections, and his work continues to appear regularly at international auction.

Düsseldorf school of paintingoil paintingdrawingmilitary and battle sceneshorses and equestrian subjectsOrientalist scenes

Common works and media

Schreyer's output spans oil paintings and works on paper. Common subjects include cavalry charges, military encampments, Arab horsemen, and Orientalist genre scenes. His paintings range from large-scale battle compositions to smaller equestrian studies and landscape sketches. Works on paper include preparatory drawings and figure studies, primarily in graphite and ink. Auction records indicate that oil-on-canvas paintings dominate the market for his work, with equestrian and Orientalist themes appearing most frequently.

Market and appraisal context

Adolf Schreyer maintains an active and well-documented secondary market spanning more than three decades, with 246 recorded auction lots of which 143 carry realized prices. The auction record begins in 1992 and runs through April 2026, indicating sustained and continuous market participation. Sale prices exhibit wide dispersion: the recorded minimum is $10, the 25th percentile is $3,000, the median is $10,158, the 75th percentile reaches $37,500, and the maximum stands at $464,000. This spread reflects the range from smallattributed or follower works and studies to large-scale signed Orientalist oils. Blue-chip houses—Christie's, Sotheby's, and Bonhams—anchor the top of the market, while strong mid-tier representation from Kunsthaus Lempertz, Koller Auctions, and Sloans & Kenyon indicates healthy European and North American demand. Liquidity is moderate: 9 lots appeared in the most recent 12-month window (down from 21 in the prior 12 months), suggesting a cooling but still present supply. Recent highlights include an $80,000 result at Albahie (Feb 2026) and a $48,000 sale at Sloans & Kenyon (Mar 2025, "The Chase"), confirming that major signed works continue to achieve five-figure and occasionally six-figure results. Smaller works,attributed pieces, and works on paper routinely trade between $300 and $10,000.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • 19th-century European painting
  • Orientalist art
  • Old Master paintings
  • equestrian art
  • works on paper

Value drivers

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Appraisal caveats

  • Market values depend heavily on subject, condition, provenance, and whether the work can be securely attributed to Schreyer's hand versus his workshop or followers
  • 666 auction records in the Appraisily/Invaluable dataset indicate a substantial auction history, but price ranges vary widely by medium and subject
  • The 12-month lot count declined from 21 to 9, a 57% drop that may reflect market softening, reduced consignments, or normal fluctuation in a small-sample dataset
  • Several recent Sloans & Kenyon listings for the same works (The Lion Hunt, The Chase, The Standard Bearer) appeared across multiple sale dates without recorded prices, suggesting they may have been bought-in or withdrawn

Evidence

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Data basis

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