# Hans Feibusch artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-05-26T14:15:00.000Z
Quality: high confidence, strong sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: German, British
- Common media: oil painting, mural, sculpture

## About Hans Feibusch

Hans Feibusch (1898–1998) was a German-born painter, sculptor, and muralist of Jewish heritage who settled in Britain in 1933 after fleeing the Nazi regime. Born in Frankfurt am Main, he trained as a painter in Germany before building a prolific second career in England. Feibusch is best known for his large-scale murals in Anglican churches — he worked in roughly thirty churches over several decades, producing what is widely regarded as the largest body of mural work by a single artist in the history of the Church of England. His work bridges continental European painting traditions and twentieth-century British religious art. He lived and worked in London until his death at the age of 100. His work is held by institutions including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and Tate in London.

## Common works and media

Feibusch's auction appearances typically include oil paintings, watercolours, drawings, and occasional sculptural pieces. Religious and biblical subjects dominate his output, reflecting his extensive ecclesiastical commissions. Collectors may also encounter preparatory sketches and studies related to his church mural projects. Portrait work and secular compositions from his earlier German period are less common at auction.

## Market and appraisal context

Feibusch's work appears at auction with some regularity, particularly oil paintings, preparatory studies, and works on paper. Site-specific church murals, which form the core of his reputation, are not portable and rarely come to market. Collectors and appraisers should consider medium, provenance links to known commissions, date of execution, and condition. Works with documented exhibition history or institutional provenance tend to carry stronger collector interest. Auction records for comparable lots — including sale date, realized price, and medium — provide the most reliable valuation benchmarks.

## Appraisily data basis

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## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q216193
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Feibusch
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500002508
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/95695908/
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no96001639
- The Museum of Modern Art: https://www.moma.org/artists/1826
- Tate: https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/hans-feibusch-1086
- RKD - Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/27541