Rainer Fetting Auction Prices and Value Guide

Rainer Fetting auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 671 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Rainer Fetting auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Rainer Fetting
Source records
671
Market update
2026-02-06

Rainer Fetting market snapshot

Rainer Fetting shows deep auction liquidity with 355 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $8,190. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 23 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-06.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (30.9% · 64 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (21.7% · 45 sales)
  • $10,000+ (47.3% · 98 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$3,200
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
23
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-12-06

Artist context

About Rainer Fetting

Rainer Fetting (born 1949, Germany) is a painter, sculptor, and filmmaker recognized as a leading figure of the Neue Wilde (New Fauves) movement that emerged in West Berlin in the late 1970s. Known for bold color, expressive brushwork, and figurative subject matter, Fetting helped redefine German painting at a time when minimal and conceptual approaches dominated. He studied in Berlin from 1972 to 1978 and first traveled to New York in 1978, later dividing his time between the two cities from 1983 to 1994. His work spans oil painting, sculpture, watercolor, gouache, pastel, printmaking, photography, and film. Fetting's paintings often depict urban nightlife, the human figure, and cultural scenes drawn from his years in Berlin and Manhattan. His work is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, among other institutions.

Neue Wilde (New Fauves)Oil paintingSculptureWatercolorGouacheFigurative paintingUrban and nightlife scenes

Common works and media

Collectors and appraisers most frequently encounter Fetting's oil on canvas paintings, often depicting figurative, urban, or nightlife subjects rendered in vivid color and gestural brushwork. Works on paper — including watercolors, gouaches, pastels, and drawings — are also common in the market. He has produced prints and graphic editions. Bronze and other sculptural works appear less frequently but are documented. Photographs and film stills form a smaller portion of his market presence. Always verify medium, dimensions, dating, and edition details when attributing a work to Fetting.

Market and appraisal context

Rainer Fetting has a well-established and liquid secondary market with 395 catalogued auction lots spanning from February 1992 to May 2026, of which 231 carry recorded prices. Price dispersion is wide: the recorded range runs from €60 to €252,000, with a median of €5,500 and an interquartile spread of €650 (25th percentile) to €20,000 (75th percentile). This reflects the broad spectrum of media and scale in Fetting's output — prints, small works on paper, and decorative editions at the lower end; large-scale oil paintings from his Neue Wilde period at the upper end. His work trades at major international houses including Christie's (€52,920 for "Tuxedoman and doberman," May 2025), Sotheby's, Bonhams, and Grisebach, alongside a deep network of German and Swiss regional houses such as Kunsthaus Lempertz, AaG Auktionshaus am Grunewald, Germann Auction House (CHF 44,000 for "2 Tänzer I," November 2025), Kunstauktionshaus Leipzig, Auktionshaus Schwab, and Schuler Auktionen. The recent 12-month lot count (19) is down from the prior 12 months (33), indicating a moderate cooling in auction frequency, though prices at the top tier remain firm. The multi-currency presence (EUR, CHF, USD) confirms broad geographic demand across German-speaking Europe and secondary demand in the US and UK markets.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Post-War and Contemporary Art
  • Prints and Multiples
  • Works on Paper
  • Photographs
  • Decorative Art and Design

Value drivers

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Appraisal caveats

  • No specific auction price data was available in the collected source pack; market observations are based on medium, movement context, and general auction-house categories
  • Fetting works across a wide range of media; value varies significantly by medium, size, and period
  • Price data includes lots denominated in EUR, CHF, and USD; cross-currency comparisons should account for exchange rates at the time of sale.
  • Of 395 catalogued lots, 231 (58%) carry recorded prices; 164 lots have no price recorded, typically indicating either unsold (bought-in) lots or pre-sale estimates where the result was not captured.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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Data basis

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