Eduard Bargheer Auction Prices and Value Guide

Eduard Bargheer auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 1,368 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

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Artist
Eduard Bargheer
Source records
1,368
Market update
2026-02-06

Artist context

About Eduard Bargheer

Eduard Bargheer (1901–1979) was a German painter, printmaker, and mosaicist born in the Finkenwerder district of Hamburg. Active across more than four decades, he worked in oil, watercolor, etching, and wall and mosaic techniques. His early work is closely associated with German Expressionism, though his mature output expanded beyond any single movement. Bargheer taught at the Kunstschule Gerda Koppel in Hamburg from 1927 to 1940, served as a guest lecturer at the Hochschule der Bildenden Künste in 1957, and was appointed a professorship in 1958. He spent most of his life in Hamburg and died there in 1979. Today collectors encounter his work primarily through prints, watercolors, and paintings that appear in European and international auction circuits.

Expressionismpaintingprintmakingwatercolormosaic

Common works and media

Collectors and appraisers most commonly encounter Bargheer's etchings, watercolors, and oil paintings. He also produced wall paintings, mosaics, and drawings. Prints — particularly etchings — represent a significant portion of his auction presence. Subjects often reflect a Northern European sensibility rooted in his Hamburg upbringing, though specific subject-matter categories require further documentation. Works may be signed, dated, or numbered where applicable, especially in print editions.

Market and appraisal context

Eduard Bargheer maintains an active and well-documented secondary market spanning nearly three decades of recorded auction activity (1997–2026). The Appraisily auction-record index documents 583 total lots with 344 priced results, indicating healthy liquidity for a mid-20th-century German artist. Price dispersion is wide: the interquartile range runs from €180 (25th percentile) to €2,875 (75th percentile), with a median of €1,100 and a ceiling of €26,250. The most recent 12-month period saw 61 lots offered, essentially flat versus the prior 12-month period's 63 lots, suggesting stable demand without speculative surges. Sales are concentrated among German regional auction houses—Auktionshaus Stahl, Kunsthaus Lempertz KG, Hampel Fine Art Auctions, and Auktionshaus Rotherbaum OHG lead the frequency rankings—with occasional appearances at international platforms (Kavanagh Auctions in Canada). Works on paper, prints (especially etchings and woodcuts), and watercolors dominate auction volume. Oil paintings and larger-scale works command the upper end of the price range. Recent titled lots reference Italian subjects (Forio, Ischia), suggesting Mediterranean-themed works from Bargheer's mature period are actively traded.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Prints
  • Works on Paper
  • Paintings
  • Watercolor
  • Etching

Value drivers

  1. Medium and technique (oil, watercolor, etching, mosaic) significantly affect value
  2. Period of work (early Expressionist-affiliated output vs. later mature style) may influence collector interest
  3. Provenance and exhibition history are important given the artist's long teaching career in Hamburg
  4. Medium is the strongest price driver: prints and etchings cluster at the lower end (€80–€750), while oil paintings and larger watercolors reach €1,900–€3,900+
  5. Subject matter affects value—recent lots titled with Italian locations (Forio, Ischia, Calabrien) suggest Bargheer's Mediterranean-period works are a distinct and marketable category
  6. Size and scale matter; mural-scale or mosaic-related works are rarer at auction and may exceed the typical price range

Appraisal caveats

  • No major auction-house results were available in the collected source pack; comparable sale data should be reviewed from additional databases before appraisal conclusions.
  • The 1,368 auction-lot count from the Invaluable/Appraisily pipeline suggests active secondary-market circulation, but specific price ranges could not be confirmed from the sources collected.
  • All prices are in EUR unless otherwise noted; one recent lot was denominated in CAD (Kavanagh Auctions), indicating occasional international circulation with currency-adjusted valuation
  • Of 583 total lots, only 344 (59%) have recorded prices; unsold or price-not-disclosed lots are excluded from the distribution and may indicate reserve failures or post-auction private sales

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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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

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