Curt Querner Auction Prices and Value Guide
Curt Querner auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 223 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Curt Querner auction prices: quick answer
Curt Querner auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Curt Querner
- Source records
- 223
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Curt Querner market snapshot
Curt Querner shows solid auction liquidity with 123 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 12 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-08.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (21.7% · 15 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (76.8% · 53 sales)
- $10,000+ (1.4% · 1 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $3,800
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 12
- Median shift vs prior year
- +100.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-11-08
Artist context
About Curt Querner
Born
1904
Died
1976
Nationality
German
Curt Querner (1904–1976) was a German painter whose work, according to the available biographical sources, remained grounded in realism. He is associated with Neue Sachlichkeit, or New Objectivity, although the collected institutional authority records establish his identity more clearly than they document that movement affiliation. Landscape watercolor is described as the center of his artistic output, making works on paper an especially relevant part of his profile. Born in Börnchen near Possendorf and later dying in Kreischa, Querner belonged to the twentieth-century German art context and retained a commitment to observed subjects rather than abstraction. Collectors encounter his name through paintings and watercolors offered in the secondary market, with Appraisily's artist page aggregating auction records under the public identity. Authority records from Wikidata, VIAF, and Getty ULAN help distinguish him from similarly named makers and connect variant catalogue records to the same artist.
New Objectivity (Neue Sachlichkeit)RealismWatercolorPaintingLandscapes
Common works and media
Landscape watercolors are the strongest-supported common work type and are described as central to Querner's output. Paintings and other works on paper may also appear under his name, but the collected sources do not establish recurring series or a substantial practice in editioned prints, sculpture, ceramics, or posters. Appraisal comparisons should therefore keep medium, subject, dimensions, date, condition, inscriptions, and provenance distinct.
Market and appraisal context
An appraisal of a work attributed to Curt Querner should separate identity evidence from object-specific evidence. Medium and subject are especially relevant because the available biography identifies landscape watercolor as central to his output. Attribution, date, dimensions, condition, inscriptions, provenance, and the quality of photographs should be documented before comparing the object with public auction results. Comparable lots are most useful when they match the work type, subject, scale, period, and condition; realized prices remain historical observations, not forecasts. The collected source pack contains authority records and an Appraisily auction index, but no major-auction-house analysis, catalogue raisonné, or public authentication guide, so it does not support a price trend or authenticity conclusion on its own.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Landscape watercolors
- Paintings and works on paper
Value drivers
- Medium and subject, particularly whether the object is a landscape watercolor consistent with the best-documented part of Querner's output
- Comparison with relevant public auction records matched by work type, subject, dimensions, date, and condition
- Documented attribution, provenance, inscriptions, condition, and sale date when interpreting comparable realized prices
Appraisal caveats
- The collected source pack contains no detailed major-auction-house biography or market analysis.
- No catalogue raisonné, signature guide, edition information, or public authentication resource was collected.
- Available auction records should be treated as historical comparables rather than price forecasts or proof of authenticity.
- The association with New Objectivity and the characterization of landscape watercolor as Querner's principal output are supported only by a discovery-tier biographical source in this pack.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
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.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Curt Querner 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 Curt Querner artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.