# Hans Meid artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-05-10T15:04:00.000Z
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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1883-06-03
- Death date: 1957-01-06
- Nationality: German
- Common media: painting, lithography, etching, printmaking, illustration

## About Hans Meid

Hans Meid (1883–1957) was a German painter, lithographer, etcher, and illustrator born in Pforzheim, Germany. Active during the first half of the twentieth century, Meid built a versatile practice spanning fine-art painting and graphic media. He is recognized as a printmaker and illustrator by multiple library authority systems, including the Library of Congress, the Getty Union List of Artist Names, and the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD). His work is represented in the collection of The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Meid's career bridged fine art and applied illustration, reflecting the broad role that print media and graphic arts played in German visual culture during his lifetime. Collectors today most often encounter his prints, lithographs, and illustrated works through auction and appraisal channels.

## Common works and media

Meid is best known for lithographs, etchings, and other printmaking media, as well as paintings and illustrations. Works on paper — including original prints, book illustrations, and graphic designs — are the most frequently encountered categories in auction and appraisal settings. Collectors may also find drawings, watercolors, and illustrated book plates attributed to him.

## Market and appraisal context

Hans Meid's auction market centers on German and Central European regional houses, with 145 recorded lots spanning 2004 to mid-2025 and 47 lots carrying realized prices. The recorded price range is broad — from €5 to €6,500 — with a median of €100 and an interquartile spread of €60–€250, indicating that most offerings are modestly priced prints and works on paper. The upper end of the market (€2,000–€6,500) is reached by larger groups, signed lithograph sets, or scarcer early works such as the 1911 Othello series. Etchings and drypoint prints dominate recent offerings, with lithographs, pencil sketches, and illustrated folios appearing regularly. Notable auction houses include Auction Partners, Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden, Dannenberg, Auktionshaus HanseArt, and Karl & Faber. Market liquidity has softened: only 3 lots appeared in the most recent 12-month window versus 15 in the prior 12 months, and many recent lots carry no realized price, suggesting they may have passed unsold. Overall, Meid's market is active but narrow — sustained interest from German print specialists rather than broad international demand.

## Auction-house-backed market evidence

Hans Meid's auction market centers on German and Central European regional houses, with 145 recorded lots spanning 2004 to mid-2025 and 47 lots carrying realized prices. The recorded price range is broad — from €5 to €6,500 — with a median of €100 and an interquartile spread of €60–€250, indicating that most offerings are modestly priced prints and works on paper. The upper end of the market (€2,000–€6,500) is reached by larger groups, signed lithograph sets, or scarcer early works such as the 1911 Othello series. Etchings and drypoint prints dominate recent offerings, with lithographs, pencil sketches, and illustrated folios appearing regularly. Notable auction houses include Auction Partners, Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden, Dannenberg, Auktionshaus HanseArt, and Karl & Faber. Market liquidity has softened: only 3 lots appeared in the most recent 12-month window versus 15 in the prior 12 months, and many recent lots carry no realized price, suggesting they may have passed unsold. Overall, Meid's market is active but narrow — sustained interest from German print specialists rather than broad international demand.

### Appraisal notes

Appraisily would use these 145 auction records as comparable-lot evidence when a collector submits a Hans Meid work for appraisal. Key variables to match include medium (etching versus lithograph versus original drawing), date of execution (early 1910s prints tend to carry a premium over later works), edition size or uniqueness, signature type (hand-signed versus plate-signed), paper quality and sheet dimensions, and provenance history. The price distribution (P25 €60, median €100, P75 €250, max €6,500) gives a useful benchmark range, but the appraiser must weigh condition, rarity of the specific image, and whether the work appears in the standard catalogue raisonné (Jentsch references appear in lot titles). The significant gap between median and maximum prices means that grouping and attribution errors can materially affect appraised value — a misattributed later print should not be compared against the €6,500 top-end result without confirming medium, edition, and provenance.

### Valuation factors

- Medium: etchings and drypoints are most common at auction; original lithographs and unique drawings or paintings are scarcer and may command higher prices
- Date of execution: early works from the 1910s–1920s (e.g., Othello series, Ansicht von Höchst) tend to appear with higher estimates than undated or later prints
- Edition size and catalogue reference: lots citing Jentsch catalogue numbers provide verifiable rarity context
- Signature type: hand-signed prints versus plate or stone signatures affect collector value
- Condition: paper tone, margins, foxing, tears, and framing condition are critical for works on paper in the €50–€250 range where condition-driven price swings are proportionally large
- Grouping: multi-piece lots (e.g., 6 etchings, 11 lithographs) can reach €360–€2,000 but the per-sheet value may be lower than equivalent single-sheet sales
- Provenance and exhibition history: documented provenance or museum exhibition records can push results above the typical P75 threshold
- Auction-house tier: results from established German houses (Karl & Faber, Schmidt Kunstauktionen) may provide more reliable comparables than less familiar regional houses

### Collector notes

- Collectors considering a Hans Meid purchase or sale should expect the work to fall in the €50–€250 range for individual etchings and prints, with lithograph sets and early series pieces reaching €360–€2,000. The market is concentrated in German-speaking countries; collectors outside that region may find fewer comparable results and should account for currency and buyer-premium differences. Many recent lots appear to have passed unsold, which suggests that realistic reserve pricing is important for sellers. For buyers, the soft current market may present opportunities to acquire signed prints below the historical median. Always confirm attribution against the Jentsch catalogue raisonné when possible, and verify that the signature is hand-applied rather than part of the printing plate. Works with full margins, good paper condition, and clear provenance will hold value better than trimmed or damaged impressions.

### Market caveats

- Price data covers 47 of 145 recorded lots; the remaining 98 lots lack realized prices, many likely unsold, which means the median and distribution figures are biased toward successfully sold works
- Recent 12-month activity (3 lots) is substantially below the prior 12-month period (15 lots), indicating a potential decline in market liquidity that may not be fully captured by historical aggregates
- The €6,500 maximum is an outlier well above the P75 of €250 and may represent a unique painting, large group lot, or otherwise atypical offering; it should not be used as a benchmark for standard prints
- All prices are predominantly in EUR from German and Central European auction houses; USD results (e.g., DuMouchelles, Antique Arena) are limited and may not reflect the primary market
- Attribution in auction titles varies in specificity; some lots identify medium and date while others list only the artist name, making exact comparable matching imperfect
- The source pack does not include private-sale or gallery pricing, which may differ materially from auction realizations
- No art-movement affiliation is established in the collected sources, which limits contextual positioning relative to peers

### Market evidence sources

- Appraisily auction record index: https://appraisily.com/api/scraper-search/artists/hans-meid/seo-profile?recentLimit=24&relatedLimit=0
- Invaluable / Antique Arena Inc: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-german-drypoint-etching-on-paper-by-hans-meid-8-c-fb3439286e

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine identity research from library authority files and museum records with available auction-house data, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots. For Hans Meid, this page draws on the Library of Congress Name Authority File, the Getty Union List of Artist Names, VIAF, RKD, and MoMA collection records. When auction records are available, they supplement this research with market-specific evidence.

## Sources

- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82277245
- RKD: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/54884
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/7423979/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500016885
- The Museum of Modern Art: https://www.moma.org/artists/3908
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1558798