Georg Schrimpf Auction Prices and Value Guide
Georg Schrimpf auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 232 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Georg Schrimpf auction prices: quick answer
Georg Schrimpf auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Georg Schrimpf
- Source records
- 232
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Georg Schrimpf market snapshot
Georg Schrimpf shows solid auction liquidity with 77 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,100. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 2 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-15.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (48.8% · 21 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (16.3% · 7 sales)
- $10,000+ (34.9% · 15 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $0
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 2
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-11-15
Artist context
About Georg Schrimpf
Born
1889
Died
1938
Nationality
German
Also known as
Georg Gerhard Schrimpf
Georg Schrimpf (1889–1938) was a German painter, graphic artist, and engraver associated with Neue Sachlichkeit, or New Objectivity. Born in Munich and later dying in Berlin, he worked during the period in which this movement emerged in Weimar Germany. Museum and library authority records consistently identify him as both a painter and a maker of graphic work, while bibliographic evidence also documents his activity as an engraver and illustrator. Schrimpf is therefore encountered through more than one collecting category: paintings may appear alongside prints, drawings, and other works on paper. His established association with New Objectivity is central to identifying and contextualizing his work, although the source pack does not document individual subjects or named series in enough detail to summarize them safely. Collectors researching a work attributed to Schrimpf should distinguish the object's medium and type before comparing it with public records.
Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity)PaintingGraphic artEngraving and printmakingChalk drawing
Common works and media
Works encountered in auction and appraisal contexts may include paintings, prints or engravings, drawings, and other graphic works. The authority evidence also documents chalk drawings connected with Schrimpf's work as an illustrator. The collected sources do not provide enough detail to identify recurring subjects, named series, edition sizes, or print techniques more narrowly.
Market and appraisal context
Schrimpf's market record should be interpreted by work category rather than as a single undifferentiated body of sales. The collected authorities describe him as a painter, graphic artist, and engraver, so a painting should be compared with paintings, while prints, engravings, and drawings require their own relevant comparables. Appraisily's source input associates 232 auction records with the artist, but the present research pack does not include the underlying lot descriptions or realized-price data needed to characterize price levels or trends. Any appraisal should therefore verify the object's medium and attribution and then examine matching public auction records without inferring value from the artist name alone.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Paintings
- Prints and other graphic works
- Drawings
Value drivers
- Work type and medium should be matched carefully because Schrimpf is documented as a painter, graphic artist, and engraver.
- Comparable records should be separated by category, particularly paintings versus prints, engravings, and drawings.
Appraisal caveats
- The collected source pack establishes Schrimpf's identity, dates, occupations, and movement, but it does not provide lot-level descriptions, realized prices, edition details, condition reports, or provenance histories.
- No price trend, market direction, or value range can be supported from this source pack alone.
- The Appraisily input reports 232 associated auction records, but those records were not included in the research pack for individual verification.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
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 Georg Schrimpf 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 Georg Schrimpf artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.