Waldemar Otto Auction Prices and Value Guide

Waldemar Otto auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 178 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Waldemar Otto auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Waldemar Otto
Source records
178
Market update
2026-02-16

Waldemar Otto market snapshot

Waldemar Otto shows solid auction liquidity with 80 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $900. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 41 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-29.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (55.9% · 33 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (44.1% · 26 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$1,000
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
41
Median shift vs prior year
+100.0%
Latest recorded sale
2026-01-29

Artist context

About Waldemar Otto

Waldemar Otto portrait
SpreeTom · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Born

1929

Died

2020

Nationality

German

Waldemar Otto (1929–2020) was a German sculptor and university teacher associated with modern figurative sculpture in Germany after 1945. Public identity records consistently classify him as a sculptor, while biographical summaries especially connect his work with studies of the human torso. A German-language overview places his figurative practice within the broader existentialist discussion that shaped strands of postwar European art. This context helps distinguish Otto from artists working primarily in abstraction: the human body remained central to the way his work was described and understood. Collectors are therefore most likely to encounter his name in connection with sculpture, particularly torso-centered or otherwise figurative objects. The available source pack establishes this broad artistic identity but does not document individual materials, editions, foundries, dates, or catalogue references, so any specific object requires separate examination and comparison with securely identified works.

Modern figurative sculpture in post-1945 GermanyExistentialist context in postwar figurative artSculptureTorso studiesHuman figure

Common works and media

The collected sources most clearly support sculpture focused on the human figure, with torso studies identified as a notable part of Otto’s practice. They do not establish which materials, casting methods, edition formats, sizes, or other sculptural categories appear most often at auction, so those details should be confirmed from the individual object and relevant sale records.

Market and appraisal context

Appraisal should begin by determining whether an object is consistent with Otto’s documented sculptural and figurative practice. A torso subject may help identify relevant comparisons, but it cannot by itself establish authorship. Work-specific evidence—including material, dimensions, date, inscriptions, edition or casting information, foundry marks, provenance, and condition—was not supplied by the collected identity sources and should be verified separately. Public auction records can provide useful comparisons when the artist identity, object type, sale date, and lot details align. Because the Appraisily auction page was rate-limited during source collection, this profile does not make price, trend, scarcity, or liquidity claims.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Sculpture
  • Figurative and torso sculpture

Value drivers

  1. Work type and subject, including whether a sculpture belongs to the documented torso-focused or broader figurative practice
  2. Comparison with verified public auction records assigned to the same artist identity

Appraisal caveats

  • The collected source pack does not establish materials, dimensions, edition sizes, casting or foundry details, condition, provenance, inscriptions, or individual realized prices.
  • The Appraisily artist page was rate-limited during collection, so its underlying auction records could not be inspected for this profile.
  • A torso or figurative subject may help identify relevant comparisons, but subject matter alone does not establish authorship or authenticity.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, thin 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 Waldemar Otto

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Waldemar Otto 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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