Schang Hutter Auction Prices and Value Guide

Schang Hutter auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 174 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Schang Hutter auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Schang Hutter
Source records
174
Market update
2026-02-06

Schang Hutter market snapshot

Schang Hutter shows solid auction liquidity with 54 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $250. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 5 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-08-30.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (75.0% · 30 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (20.0% · 8 sales)
  • $10,000+ (5.0% · 2 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$4,600
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
5
Median shift vs prior year
+100.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-08-30

Artist context

About Schang Hutter

Born

1934

Died

2021

Nationality

Swiss

Also known as

Jean Albert Hutter

Schang Hutter (1934–2021), born Jean Albert Hutter, was a Swiss figurative sculptor whose practice also included graphic art. His human-centered work used elongated, puppet-like figures to address vulnerability, isolation, and political violence. These themes place his sculpture within a postwar humanist context, although the collected sources do not assign him to a specific named movement. Hutter received a prize at the Florence Biennale in 1975 and the Art Prize of the Canton of Solothurn in 1986. His sculpture Shoah became the focus of public debate after its placement and removal outside Switzerland's Federal Palace in Bern in 1998. Collectors may encounter his work through sculpture, public-art documentation, and graphic works, with his identity reinforced by Wikidata and VIAF authority records. Appraisily's current artist input associates 174 auction records with his name, but the supplied source pack does not expose the underlying lots or realized prices.

Figurative artSculptureGraphic artHuman vulnerabilityIsolationPolitical violence

Common works and media

Public sources identify Hutter primarily with figurative sculpture and also describe him as a graphic artist. His sculpture is associated with elongated, puppet-like human forms and humanist subjects involving vulnerability, isolation, and political violence. The collected evidence does not establish particular sculptural materials, edition practices, print techniques, or a complete catalogue of recurring work types, so those details should be verified object by object.

Market and appraisal context

The available evidence supports separating Schang Hutter's sculpture from his graphic work and comparing like objects with like. Subject matter may also provide useful context when a work relates to his documented concern with vulnerability, isolation, or political violence. The present source pack does not provide lot-level materials, dimensions, edition information, condition, provenance, sale dates, or realized prices. Those details should be established from the object and checked against accessible public auction records before drawing a valuation conclusion. The record count associated with this artist page indicates auction activity, but it is not by itself evidence of price level, demand, scarcity, or market direction.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Figurative sculpture
  • Graphic art

Value drivers

  1. Work type and medium, particularly the distinction between sculpture and graphic work
  2. Subject matter and its relationship to the artist's documented humanist themes
  3. Identity and attribution matching against established authority records
  4. Comparable public auction records, including sale dates and realized prices when accessible

Appraisal caveats

  • The collected pack contains an Appraisily auction-record signal but no accessible lot descriptions, sale dates, estimates, realized prices, provenance, condition reports, dimensions, materials, or edition details.
  • No major-auction-house result was available in the collected source pack, so the market context does not support price predictions or claims about market trends.
  • Sculpture and graphic art should not be treated as interchangeable comparison categories.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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

Source-grounded artist Markdown

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 Schang Hutter

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Schang Hutter 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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