Thilo Maatsch Auction Prices and Value Guide

Thilo Maatsch auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 610 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

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Artist
Thilo Maatsch
Source records
610
Market update
2026-02-06

Artist context

About Thilo Maatsch

Thilo Friedrich Maatsch (1900–1983) was a German painter recognized as an exponent of abstract art, constructivism, and concrete art. Born in Braunschweig on August 13, 1900, he developed a practice centered on geometric and non-objective visual languages that aligned him with the broader European constructivist tradition emerging from Bauhaus and De Stijl circles. His work emphasizes formal clarity, structured composition, and pure abstraction over representational subject matter. Maatsch remained active in Germany throughout his career and died in Königslutter in 1983. He is documented in major institutional authority files including the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD), the Getty Union List of Artist Names, and the Library of Congress Name Authority File, confirming his standing as a recognized figure in twentieth-century German abstract painting. The RKD records 37 works attributed to him in its image database.

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Common works and media

Maatsch is documented primarily as a painter working in oil on canvas and on paper. His output consists largely of abstract geometric compositions, constructivist arrangements, and concrete art forms — structured works built from shape, color, and spatial relationships rather than figurative imagery. Works on paper, including drawings and prints, may also surface in auction and collection contexts.

Market and appraisal context

Thilo Maatsch has a well-established secondary-market presence spanning 185 recorded auction lots dating from 1999 to May 2026, with 96 lots carrying realized prices. His work trades almost exclusively through German and Central European auction houses — Historia Auctionata, Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden, Auktionshaus Kloss, Auktionshaus Rotherbaum, Kunst- und Auktionshaus Quedlinburg, and Kastern among them — with occasional appearances at Adams Amsterdam Auctions and Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer. Liquidity is steady: 21 lots appeared in the most recent 12 months (down modestly from 25 the prior year), indicating consistent but moderate supply. Prices cluster tightly in the three-digit EUR range: the interquartile spread runs from €150 (P25) to €600 (P75) with a median of €240. The ceiling sits at €4,125, reached by a single outlying lot. The floor is €40, typically for small works on paper or prints. Oil paintings and geometric/abstract compositions in oil dominate the higher end of the range, while prints, woodcuts, and smaller works on paper trade at the lower end. Sculpture also appears occasionally (e.g., a 1972-era untitled sculpture realizing €600 in May 2026). The market is predominantly EUR-denominated with a single CHF-denominated lot from Germann Auction House (Switzerland).

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • oil painting
  • works on paper
  • prints (woodcut)
  • sculpture

Value drivers

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Appraisal caveats

  • No published catalogue raisonné or dedicated artist estate website was identified in the source pack; attribution should be confirmed through institutional records or expert review.
  • The exact day of death is not specified in available sources, only the year 1983.
  • Auction frequency and price-depth data are limited in the collected sources; collectors should consult live auction databases for current realized prices.
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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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Artist value FAQ

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