# Georg Tappert artist context and auction value notes Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/georg-tappert/ Profile generated: 2026-05-10T12:48:00.000Z Quality: high confidence, strong sources ## Artist identity - Birth date: 1880-10-20 - Death date: 1957-11-16 - Nationality: German - Movements: German Expressionism - Common media: oil painting, woodcut, linocut, etching, lithography, graphic art ## About Georg Tappert Georg Tappert (1880–1957) was a German Expressionist painter and printmaker recognized for his contributions to early twentieth-century German modernism. Born on October 20, 1880, Tappert trained under Paul Schultze-Naumburg at the Kunstschule Burg Saaleck with the support of Max Liebermann before launching his independent career around 1905. His first public showing took place at the renowned Paul Cassirer gallery in Berlin. After a formative stay at the Worpswede artists' colony, he returned to Berlin in 1909 and became an active figure in the city's Expressionist circles. Tappert taught graphic art in Berlin from 1913 and held a university professorship from 1921. His work spans oil painting, woodcut, linocut, etching, and lithography, and is represented in institutional collections including the Museum of Modern Art in New York. ## Common works and media Georg Tappert produced oil paintings, woodcuts, linocuts, etchings, lithographs, and drawings. His graphic output — particularly woodcuts and linocuts — is the most frequently seen category at auction. Subjects include figurative compositions and scenes influenced by his Expressionist milieu. He also contributed literary writing to the art journal Kunst und Künstler. Collectors evaluating a Tappert work should identify the specific print medium, check for edition numbering, and assess paper condition, as these factors vary widely across his graphic oeuvre. ## Market and appraisal context Georg Tappert has a well-established secondary market spanning over two decades, with 155 auction lots recorded since 2001 and 87 lots carrying realized prices. Trading activity is centered on German and Central European auction houses, with Grisebach, Christie's, Kunsthaus Lempertz, and Dorotheum among the top houses handling his work. The price distribution is wide: the interquartile range runs from approximately €480 to €3,420, with a median near €937, while the recorded maximum reaches €709,000 — indicating that exceptional paintings from his early Expressionist period command significant premiums over the more routinely encountered prints and later works. Recent twelve-month volume (13 lots) is down from the prior twelve-month period (21 lots), suggesting a modest contraction in market liquidity. Oil paintings such as a work at Dorotheum (May 2025, €12,000) and another at Kastern (March 2025, €7,000) illustrate the upper tier of recent results, while prints and works on paper more typically realize between €200 and €1,200. ## Auction-house-backed market evidence Georg Tappert has a well-established secondary market spanning over two decades, with 155 auction lots recorded since 2001 and 87 lots carrying realized prices. Trading activity is centered on German and Central European auction houses, with Grisebach, Christie's, Kunsthaus Lempertz, and Dorotheum among the top houses handling his work. The price distribution is wide: the interquartile range runs from approximately €480 to €3,420, with a median near €937, while the recorded maximum reaches €709,000 — indicating that exceptional paintings from his early Expressionist period command significant premiums over the more routinely encountered prints and later works. Recent twelve-month volume (13 lots) is down from the prior twelve-month period (21 lots), suggesting a modest contraction in market liquidity. Oil paintings such as a work at Dorotheum (May 2025, €12,000) and another at Kastern (March 2025, €7,000) illustrate the upper tier of recent results, while prints and works on paper more typically realize between €200 and €1,200. ### Appraisal notes An Appraisily appraisal for a Georg Tappert work would start by establishing medium (oil painting, woodcut, linocut, etching, lithograph, or drawing), dimensions, signature presence, and condition — since the price spread between paintings and prints is substantial. The auction record base of 87 priced lots provides comparable-sale evidence: Appraisily would filter comparables by medium, period, size, and condition to bracket value. For prints, edition number, edition size, and paper condition are critical data points that can shift value by a factor of several times. Provenance from historically significant galleries such as Paul Cassirer or documented exhibition history would be noted as a value-enhancing factor. Because no single public catalogue raisonné was identified, Appraisily would recommend expert or RKD-based authentication for higher-value attributions and would flag any attribution uncertainty in the final report. ### Valuation factors - Medium: oil paintings trade at a substantial premium to prints; within prints, woodcuts and linocuts from the early Expressionist period are the most sought after. - Period: works from circa 1905–1920 (early Expressionist Berlin period) are scarcer and command higher prices than later works. - Condition: for works on paper, foxing, trimming, staining, or fading can materially reduce value; full margins and strong impressions are preferred. - Edition details: numbered impressions, edition size, and whether the work is a trial proof or regular edition impression affect value. - Provenance: documented gallery provenance (e.g., Paul Cassirer) or exhibition history adds measurable premium. - Attribution: authenticity confirmed through RKD records, expert opinion, or published catalogue references strengthens confidence and value. - Size: larger oil paintings and ambitious compositions trade well above small-format prints and studies. - Market liquidity: the pool of active buyers is concentrated in German-speaking markets; demand outside that region is thinner. ### Collector notes - Georg Tappert's market is liquid but bifurcated: prints and small works on paper appear regularly at regional German auction houses (Kastern, Stahl, Rotherbaum, Dannenberg) in the €200–€1,200 range, making them accessible entry points for collectors of German Expressionism. Oil paintings are far less frequent at auction and can reach five or six figures, particularly when the subject, provenance, and period align with his early Expressionist output. The recent drop in annual lot volume (from 21 to 13) may reflect tightening supply rather than declining demand. Buyers should verify print edition details and paper condition before purchasing, as the wide price dispersion within his print market suggests meaningful quality and rarity differences between lots that appear superficially similar. Sellers of paintings or rare early prints should ensure professional photography, clear provenance documentation, and ideally a specialist authentication to maximize realized price. ### Market caveats - Price distribution is highly skewed: the median of approximately €937 and the maximum of €709,000 indicate that most lots are modestly priced prints while a small number of exceptional paintings drive the upper range. Average or mean price figures would be misleading. - Lot count declined from 21 (prior 12 months) to 13 (recent 12 months); this may indicate reduced supply, market softening, or simply normal fluctuation. The trend should be monitored over a longer window. - Many recent lots lack category or medium classification in the auction records, so filtering by medium relies on lot-title parsing rather than structured data. - Several recent lots (about 40% of the recent sample) have no recorded price realized, likely indicating unsold lots. Unsold rates should be considered when assessing market health. - No public catalogue raisonné was identified; attribution should be verified through RKD or a specialist before significant purchase or sale. - All price data is sourced from Appraisily's auction-record index derived from public auction feeds; private sales and gallery prices are not represented. ### Market evidence sources - Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/api/scraper-search/artists/georg-tappert/seo-profile?recentLimit=24&relatedLimit=0 - Invaluable: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-georg-tappert-berlin-1880-1957-berlin-802-c-262f5f93af - Invaluable: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-georg-tappert-berlin-1880-berlin-1957-stormy-atmosphere-316-c-bbd4d928ea - Invaluable: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-georg-tappert-berlin-1880-berlin-1957-the-beach-315-c-fb84490a33 - Invaluable: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-georg-tappert-berlin-1880-berlin-1957-red-roses-314-c-d15478fad7 - Invaluable: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-georg-tappert-berlin-1880-berlin-1957-roses-313-c-3044b329d4 ## Appraisily data basis Appraisily artist pages combine structured identity research from authority files and museum records with auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. For Georg Tappert, this page draws on Getty ULAN, VIAF, the Library of Congress authority file, the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD), and the Museum of Modern Art collection records. ## Sources - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q828591 - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_Tappert - Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500023870 - VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/32004797/ - Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81022632 - The Museum of Modern Art: https://www.moma.org/artists/36726 - RKD: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/76495