Heinz Kreutz Auction Prices and Value Guide

Heinz Kreutz auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 260 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Heinz Kreutz auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Heinz Kreutz
Source records
260
Market update
2026-02-06

Heinz Kreutz market snapshot

Heinz Kreutz shows thin auction liquidity with 2 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $6,100. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 0 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2021-09-29.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (0.0% · 0 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (100.0% · 1 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$0
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
0
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2021-09-29

Artist context

About Heinz Kreutz

Born

1923

Died

2016

Nationality

German

Heinz Kreutz (1923–2016) was a German painter and printmaker born in Frankfurt am Main. He is identified with Informel, the postwar European approach that emphasized spontaneous gesture, material effects, and non-geometric abstraction. Bibliographic records also place him among the painters of Quadriga, alongside Otto Greis, Karl Otto Götz, and Bernard Schultze. Kreutz's documented practice was broader than painting alone: public sources also describe woodcuts, watercolors, pastels, and pottery. That range means collectors may encounter his name on both unique works and graphic material rather than in a single uniform category. His association with German postwar abstraction provides the central context for understanding his work, while the specific medium and date remain important when distinguishing one object from another. Authority records from Wikidata and IdRef establish the core identity, with additional public identifiers connecting Kreutz to international library and art-research databases.

InformelPaintingWoodcut printmakingWatercolorPastel

Common works and media

Public sources describe Kreutz as a painter and printmaker and specifically document woodcuts. They also identify watercolor, pastel, and pottery within his practice. In auction or appraisal contexts, these categories should be kept distinct: a unique painting or work on paper is not directly comparable to a woodcut or ceramic object, and the present source pack does not establish edition details for graphic works.

Market and appraisal context

Appraisal research should begin by identifying the object's medium and technique, since paintings, woodcuts, watercolors, pastels, and pottery require different comparison sets. The work's date and its relationship to Kreutz's Informel and Quadriga context can also help determine which records are genuinely comparable. When public auction data are available, comparisons should stay close to the same work type and consider the sale date, lot description, and realized price. The collected evidence does not include detailed condition reports, provenance, dimensions, edition data, or lot-level results, so it does not support a price range or market-trend claim. A defensible valuation requires examination of the individual object and relevant comparable sales.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Paintings
  • Woodcuts and other prints
  • Watercolors and pastels
  • Pottery and ceramic works

Value drivers

  1. Medium and technique should be matched closely because Kreutz worked across painting, printmaking, watercolor, pastel, and pottery.
  2. The work's date and relationship to Kreutz's Informel and Quadriga context can guide the selection of relevant comparables.
  3. Comparable public auction records should be evaluated by work type, sale date, lot description, and realized price when those details are available.

Appraisal caveats

  • The collected source pack does not provide detailed lot-level results, price ranges, condition reports, provenance histories, or edition information.
  • No price trend, market direction, or value conclusion should be inferred from the directory record count alone.
  • Watercolor, pastel, and pottery classifications rely principally on a Wikipedia biography and therefore carry low confidence.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.

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Recent sale records

Selected public auction records currently in the Appraisily lot index. Use them as market context, then request a formal appraisal before you sell, insure, or donate.

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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 Heinz Kreutz 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 Heinz Kreutz artwork?

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