Georg Tappert Auction Prices and Value Guide
Georg Tappert auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 435 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Georg Tappert auction prices: quick answer
Georg Tappert auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Georg Tappert
- Source records
- 435
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Artist context
About Georg Tappert
Georg Tappert (1880–1957) was a German Expressionist painter and printmaker recognized for his contributions to early twentieth-century German modernism. Born on October 20, 1880, Tappert trained under Paul Schultze-Naumburg at the Kunstschule Burg Saaleck with the support of Max Liebermann before launching his independent career around 1905. His first public showing took place at the renowned Paul Cassirer gallery in Berlin. After a formative stay at the Worpswede artists' colony, he returned to Berlin in 1909 and became an active figure in the city's Expressionist circles. Tappert taught graphic art in Berlin from 1913 and held a university professorship from 1921. His work spans oil painting, woodcut, linocut, etching, and lithography, and is represented in institutional collections including the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
German Expressionismoil paintingwoodcutlinocutetchingfigurative compositions
Common works and media
Georg Tappert produced oil paintings, woodcuts, linocuts, etchings, lithographs, and drawings. His graphic output — particularly woodcuts and linocuts — is the most frequently seen category at auction. Subjects include figurative compositions and scenes influenced by his Expressionist milieu. He also contributed literary writing to the art journal Kunst und Künstler. Collectors evaluating a Tappert work should identify the specific print medium, check for edition numbering, and assess paper condition, as these factors vary widely across his graphic oeuvre.
Market and appraisal context
Georg Tappert has a well-established secondary market spanning over two decades, with 155 auction lots recorded since 2001 and 87 lots carrying realized prices. Trading activity is centered on German and Central European auction houses, with Grisebach, Christie's, Kunsthaus Lempertz, and Dorotheum among the top houses handling his work. The price distribution is wide: the interquartile range runs from approximately €480 to €3,420, with a median near €937, while the recorded maximum reaches €709,000 — indicating that exceptional paintings from his early Expressionist period command significant premiums over the more routinely encountered prints and later works. Recent twelve-month volume (13 lots) is down from the prior twelve-month period (21 lots), suggesting a modest contraction in market liquidity. Oil paintings such as a work at Dorotheum (May 2025, €12,000) and another at Kastern (March 2025, €7,000) illustrate the upper tier of recent results, while prints and works on paper more typically realize between €200 and €1,200.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- oil painting
- woodcut
- linocut
- etching
- lithography
Value drivers
- Medium: woodcuts, linocuts, and etchings are his most commonly encountered print types
- Provenance: works with documented exhibition history or gallery provenance (e.g., Paul Cassirer) carry premium
- Period: early Expressionist works from the 1905–1920 period are scarcer and more sought after
- Attribution: confirmation of authenticity through catalogue raisonné or expert opinion is recommended
- Institutional holdings: MoMA and RKD holdings support long-term collector confidence
- Medium: oil paintings trade at a substantial premium to prints; within prints, woodcuts and linocuts from the early Expressionist period are the most sought after.
Appraisal caveats
- Print editions and edition sizes should be verified; condition heavily affects value for works on paper.
- No single public catalogue raisonné was identified in the source pack; attribution questions should be referred to RKD or a specialist.
- Price distribution is highly skewed: the median of approximately €937 and the maximum of €709,000 indicate that most lots are modestly priced prints while a small number of exceptional paintings drive the upper range. Average or mean price figures would be misleading.
- Lot count declined from 21 (prior 12 months) to 13 (recent 12 months); this may indicate reduced supply, market softening, or simply normal fluctuation. The trend should be monitored over a longer window.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- Wikidata library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Library of Congress library authority
- The Museum of Modern Art museum or university
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 Tappert worth?
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