Jeanne Mammen Auction Prices and Value Guide

Jeanne Mammen auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 197 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

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

Artist
Jeanne Mammen
Source records
197
Market update
2026-02-06

Artist context

About Jeanne Mammen

Jeanne Mammen (1890–1976) was a German painter, illustrator, printmaker, and graphic artist whose work captured the atmosphere of Weimar-era Berlin. Born in Berlin as Gertrud Johanna Louise Mammen, she is closely associated with the New Objectivity movement and also produced work reflecting Symbolist and Cubist influences. Mammen is best known for her vivid depictions of Berlin cabaret life, street scenes, and queer women — subjects that were radical for their time and have drawn renewed scholarly and collector attention. Her illustrations and graphic works appeared in books, journals, and exhibition posters throughout the 1920s and early 1930s. After the Nazi rise to power, much of her public work ceased, though she continued making art privately. Today her pieces are held by major institutions including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and she is recognized as a significant voice in modern German art.

New Objectivity (Neue Sachlichkeit)SymbolismCubismpaintingillustrationprintmakinggraphic artportraitsBerlin city life and cabaret culturequeer women and gender identity

Common works and media

Collectors and appraisers most frequently encounter Mammen's watercolors and gouaches of Berlin figures, ink and pencil drawings, lithographic prints, book and magazine illustrations, and poster designs. Portraits and genre scenes of urban life are recurring subjects. Later works include more abstract and Cubist-influenced compositions.

Market and appraisal context

Mammen's works appear at auction primarily as prints, watercolors, gouaches, and ink drawings. Pieces from her Weimar-period Berlin scenes tend to attract the strongest collector interest, especially those depicting nightlife or queer subjects. Condition, provenance, and secure attribution are important value factors, as she worked in a wide range of graphic styles that can complicate authentication. With nearly 200 lots recorded, her auction footprint is moderate but steady. No public catalogue raisonné is referenced in available sources, so specialist verification may be needed for unfamiliar works.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Value drivers

  1. Medium and technique: watercolors, gouaches, lithographs, and ink drawings are commonly encountered
  2. Period significance: works from the Weimar era are most sought after due to cultural-historical importance
  3. Subject matter: depictions of Berlin nightlife and queer themes carry added collector interest
  4. Attribution should be verified; Mammen worked across many graphic styles

Appraisal caveats

  • No catalogue raisonné is referenced in the collected sources; attribution and dating may require specialist confirmation.
  • With 197 works recorded in the Appraisily/Invaluable database, Mammen has a moderate auction presence, but results can vary widely by medium and period.

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

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