Rudolf Hausner Auction Prices and Value Guide

Rudolf Hausner auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 630 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

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

Artist
Rudolf Hausner
Source records
630
Market update
2026-02-06

Artist context

About Rudolf Hausner

Rudolf Hausner (1914–1995) was an Austrian painter, draughtsman, printmaker, sculptor, and graphic artist based in Vienna. Critics have described him as a "psychic realist" and "the first psychoanalytical painter," reflecting his engagement with Surrealist-derived figuration and psychological depth. Active across painting, printmaking, drawing, and sculpture, Hausner built a distinctive visual language that combined meticulous technique with dream-like, introspective imagery. His work sits at the intersection of post-war Austrian art and broader European Surrealist traditions, making him a recurring presence in museum collections and auction catalogs. Collectors most frequently encounter his oil paintings, editioned prints, and works on paper.

Psychic Realismoil paintingprintmakingdrawingsculpturepsychological and psychoanalytical imagerysurrealist and dream-like figuration

Common works and media

Hausner's output spans oil on canvas and panel paintings, etchings, lithographs, screen prints, woodcuts, drawings in ink and graphite, and sculpture. His imagery often features psychologically charged figurative compositions, self-referential motifs, and dream-like tableaux rendered in a precise, detailed manner. Editioned prints are among the most frequently encountered works at auction.

Market and appraisal context

Rudolf Hausner's secondary market is active and well-established, with 293 recorded auction lots dating from November 2004 through May 2026 and 194 of those carrying realized prices. The market is overwhelmingly centered in German-speaking countries: Dorotheum (Vienna), K&K Auktionen in Heidelberg, Auktionshaus Rotherbaum (Hamburg), Kastern (Hanover), Doebele (Tübingen), Henry's Auktionshaus, Mehlis (Thuringia), AaG Auktionshaus am Grunewald (Berlin), Winterberg-Kunst, Hargesheimer (Düsseldorf), Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden, and Kunstauktionhaus Georg Rehm all appear as recurring venues. The only non-German-language house in recent records is John Moran Auctioneers (California). Liquidity has increased noticeably: 49 lots crossed the block in the trailing twelve months versus 21 in the prior twelve-month window, suggesting growing collector attention. Price dispersion is wide. The interquartile range spans €170–€450 with a median of €260, reflecting the dominance of editioned prints and works on paper at auction. The maximum recorded price of €191,300 confirms that important oil paintings can reach six-figure territory, while the floor sits at €20. Recent comparable lots confirm this two-tier structure: prints and multiples routinely sell between €100 and €750, while a single work at AaG (December 2025) realized €1,900, likely a painting or large-scale work on paper. The John Moran lot (a 1977 sculpture titled "Anima") realized $132, indicating that sculptural works trade at the lower end of the print range in US venues.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • oil painting
  • printmaking
  • drawing
  • sculpture

Value drivers

  1. Medium and technique: oil paintings generally command higher values than prints or works on paper
  2. Provenance and exhibition history can significantly affect value
  3. Condition, edition size (for prints), and dating are key appraisal factors
  4. Medium: oil paintings command substantially higher prices than editioned prints; the record high of €191,300 versus a €260 median reflects this split
  5. Format and dimensions: large-scale canvases versus small prints or multiples have dramatically different market positions
  6. Edition details: for prints, edition size, numbering, plate mark dimensions, paper quality, and publisher/printer stamps affect value

Appraisal caveats

  • No specific auction records or price data were available in the collected source pack; valuation should reference actual comparable sales.
  • Attribution should be confirmed through catalogue raisonné or expert review, as the source pack did not include one.
  • Price distribution is heavily skewed: the €191,300 maximum is an extreme outlier over 400× the €260 median, so the median better represents typical market activity for prints and works on paper.
  • The top auction-house list is derived from frequency of appearance across all 293 lots, not from a named-source auction-house directory; house names are as recorded in the Appraisily auction-record index.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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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 Rudolf Hausner 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.

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