Alexander Rothaug Auction Prices and Value Guide

Alexander Rothaug auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 319 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Alexander Rothaug auction prices: quick answer

Alexander Rothaug auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Alexander Rothaug
Source records
319
Market update
2026-02-16

Artist context

About Alexander Rothaug

Alexander Rothaug (1870–1946) was an Austrian painter and illustrator who spent his life working in Vienna. Active from the late Austro-Hungarian period through the interwar years, Rothaug produced genre paintings and illustrative works that reflected the visual culture of his native city. He is recorded as a teacher of the painter Rudolf Blum, indicating a role in Vienna's early-twentieth-century artistic community. Rothaug's biography appears in the standard reference Thieme/Becker and he is catalogued by multiple international authority files including VIAF, Wikidata, and the RKD (Netherlands Institute for Art History). His work is represented in at least 207 documented images in the RKD collection, suggesting a substantial body of surviving art.

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Common works and media

Rothaug is recorded primarily as a painter and illustrator of genre subjects. Collectors are most likely to encounter oil paintings on canvas or panel, watercolors and drawings on paper, and printed illustrations. His genre pictures often depict narrative or figural scenes consistent with the Viennese pictorial traditions of his era. Works may appear in European auction catalogues under categories such as Old Masters, 19th-Century Paintings, or Works on Paper, depending on dating and cataloguing conventions.

Market and appraisal context

Alexander Rothaug's works appear with some regularity in the auction market, with over 300 recorded lots in the Invaluable database. Collectors evaluating a Rothaug painting or illustration should consider the medium (oil, watercolor, or print), the subject matter, the work's condition, and the strength of its provenance. Comparable results from Austrian and Central European auction houses provide the most useful pricing benchmarks. Attribution should be confirmed through cataloguing or expert review, as Rothaug's illustrations may sometimes be reproduced or attributed imprecisely in secondary-market listings.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Appraisal caveats

  • No specific movement or school association was identified in the available authority sources; this may limit comparability with better-documented Austrian Modernist peers.
  • 319 auction records referenced in the Invaluable dataset suggest moderate market presence; individual lot values vary widely by medium, size, subject, and condition.
  • The Getty ULAN record (500071375) was unavailable at research time and could not be cross-referenced.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.

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Data basis

This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Alexander Rothaug worth?

Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.

Can Appraisily value my Alexander Rothaug artwork?

Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.