Otto Gutfreund Auction Prices and Value Guide

Otto Gutfreund auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 238 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Otto Gutfreund auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Otto Gutfreund
Source records
238
Market update
2026-02-06

Otto Gutfreund market snapshot

Otto Gutfreund shows deep auction liquidity with 167 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,250. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 7 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-06.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (22.2% · 22 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (61.6% · 61 sales)
  • $10,000+ (16.2% · 16 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$8,890
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
7
Median shift vs prior year
+100.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-12-06

Artist context

About Otto Gutfreund

Otto Gutfreund portrait
Anonymous Unknown author , uploader: Diligent · Public domain · Source

Born

1889

Died

1927

Nationality

Czech

Also known as

Oto Gutfreund

Otto Gutfreund (1889–1927) was a Czech sculptor associated especially with Czech Cubism. After studying art in Prague and Paris, he developed a Cubist sculptural approach during the 1910s. Following the First World War, his practice moved toward a more realistic mode. His later output included small polychrome ceramic figures and architectural decoration, widening the range of objects through which collectors may encounter his work. Gutfreund’s relatively short career therefore spans materially and stylistically distinct phases: early Cubist sculpture, postwar realist work, and later decorative or ceramic production. For appraisal and cataloguing, an object’s medium, date, and relationship to these phases should be considered rather than treating every work under a single stylistic label. Authority records maintained by Wikidata, VIAF, and Getty ULAN help establish his identity and distinguish him from similarly named artists.

CubismCzech CubismSculpturePolychrome ceramic figuresArchitectural decoration

Common works and media

Collectors may encounter Gutfreund’s sculpture from Cubist and realist phases, small polychrome ceramic figures, and works related to architectural decoration. The collected source pack does not establish recurring titles, specific edition structures, foundry information, or a documented print market, so those details should be verified object by object.

Market and appraisal context

Works connected with Otto Gutfreund may require comparison across distinct categories, including sculpture, small polychrome ceramic figures, and architectural or decorative work. Date and stylistic phase are especially relevant because the available biography distinguishes his 1910s Cubist production from a more realistic postwar period. Comparisons should therefore use records that align with the object’s documented medium, type, date, and style. The collected sources do not provide a major-auction-house result analysis or a lot-level breakdown by medium, so they do not justify predictions about price direction, rarity, or category premiums. Realized prices should be interpreted through closely comparable public sales when those records are available.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Sculpture
  • Polychrome ceramic figures
  • Architectural or decorative sculptural work

Value drivers

  1. Medium and object type, particularly the distinction between sculpture, small polychrome ceramic figures, and architectural decoration
  2. Date and stylistic phase, including the distinction between 1910s Cubist work and postwar realist production

Appraisal caveats

  • The collected source pack contains no successfully fetched major-auction-house analysis or lot-level result breakdown, so it does not support claims about price trends, scarcity, or category premiums.
  • Any appraisal should compare the object with records matching its documented medium, object type, date, and stylistic phase.

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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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.

LLM-readable Markdown summary for Otto Gutfreund

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Artist value FAQ

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