Dorothea Maetzel-Johannsen Auction Prices and Value Guide

Dorothea Maetzel-Johannsen auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 209 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

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Artist
Dorothea Maetzel-Johannsen
Source records
209
Market update
2026-02-06

Artist context

About Dorothea Maetzel-Johannsen

Dorothea Maetzel-Johannsen (1886–1930) was a German painter associated with the early twentieth-century avant-garde. Born in Lensahn, Schleswig-Holstein, on 6 February 1886, she was active in Hamburg and became part of the city's modern art scene. She was married to the architect and designer Emil Maetzel, and together they were connected to the broader European modernist current. Her work centered on still-life compositions and portraiture. She is recognized in major art-historical reference works including the Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon and the Bénézit dictionary of artists. Her career was cut short by her death in Hamburg on 8 February 1930, at the age of forty-four. Despite her relatively brief output, her paintings appear periodically in the European auction market, and she is documented by the Getty Union List of Artist Names, the Netherlands Institute for Art History (RKD), and VIAF.

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Common works and media

Maetzel-Johannsen primarily worked in oil on canvas and board. Her most frequently encountered subjects include still-life compositions—often floral or tabletop arrangements—and portraiture. Works are generally modest in scale, consistent with her Hamburg studio practice during the 1910s and 1920s. Collectors may also encounter works on paper such as drawings or watercolors connected to her preparatory process.

Market and appraisal context

Dorothea Maetzel-Johannsen's works appear at European auctions from time to time, with still-life and portrait paintings being the most commonly encountered types. Collectors assessing her work should consider medium, subject matter, dimensions, date of execution, provenance, and condition. Because she died at forty-four, her overall body of work is limited, which can affect availability. Attribution should be confirmed through expert review, as her name may appear in variant forms including "Dora Maetzel-Johannsen." Comparable auction results from German and Northern European houses provide the most relevant market benchmarks.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • European paintings

Value drivers

  1. Limited total output due to death at age 44
  2. Subject matter (still life and portraiture) affects collector demand
  3. Attribution may require expert review due to variant name forms (Dora vs Dorothea)

Appraisal caveats

  • No major auction-house catalog essay or sale result was available in the source pack; market commentary is general and should be supplemented with specific comparable lot data.
  • The artist's association with a specific avant-garde movement is documented only by Wikipedia; a more precise school or group affiliation was not found in the authority-file sources.

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

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