Ernst Morgenthaler Auction Prices and Value Guide

Ernst Morgenthaler auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 227 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Ernst Morgenthaler auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Ernst Morgenthaler
Source records
227
Market update
2026-02-06

Artist context

About Ernst Morgenthaler

Ernst Morgenthaler (1887–1962) was a Swiss painter, graphic artist, and printmaker active in the first half of the twentieth century. Born in Ursenbach in the canton of Bern, he spent much of his working life in Zürich, where he died in 1962. Morgenthaler worked across oil painting, printmaking, and graphic art, contributing to the Swiss visual-arts scene during a period of significant modernist development. He is recorded in major art-historical authority files including the Getty Union List of Artist Names, the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD), and the Virtual International Authority File (VIAF). His wife, Sasha Morgenthaler, was a celebrated Zürich doll maker, and his son Fritz Morgenthaler became known as a psychoanalyst and painter. With over 220 documented lots, Morgenthaler's work continues to appear at auction.

paintingprintmaking / engravinggraphic art

Common works and media

Morgenthaler is associated with paintings in oil, watercolors, graphic works, and engravings. Collectors and appraisers may encounter landscape subjects, figurative compositions, and still-life works typical of early- and mid-twentieth-century Swiss painting, as well as prints and editioned graphic works. His output spans canvas, paper, and print matrices.

Market and appraisal context

Ernst Morgenthaler's work appears regularly in the European and Swiss auction market across paintings, prints, and works on paper. Key factors influencing appraisal include the specific medium and support, the date of execution, subject matter, provenance, and condition. For prints, edition size and numbering are relevant. Collectors should note that no catalogue raisonné has been identified in public sources, so attribution and dating benefit from expert review. Comparable public auction records provide the most reliable value context.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Paintings
  • Prints and Multiples
  • Works on Paper

Value drivers

  1. Medium and support (oil on canvas, watercolor, print, drawing) affect value considerably
  2. Subject matter, date of execution, and provenance are relevant appraisal factors
  3. Condition, edition details for prints, and exhibition or collection history can influence appraisal outcomes

Appraisal caveats

  • No catalogue raisonné or published auction-result analysis was found in the source pack; appraisal should rely on comparable public auction records when available.

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 Ernst Morgenthaler 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 Ernst Morgenthaler artwork?

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