Emil Schumacher
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Emil Schumacher #1,173Blue-Chip

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personGerman, 1912–1999
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Selected Works117

Museum Acquisitions

11 Institutions
MoMA
Met
NGA Washington
NGA Washington
NGA Washington
SFMOMA
Cleveland Museum of Art
Tate
Tate
Tate
Tate
Harvard Art Museums
Harvard Art Museums
Yale University Art Gallery
Williams College Museum of Art
Berlin State Museums
Berlin State Museums
Berlin State Museums
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen

Previous Sales 83

Sotheby's
G-25/1959
G-25/1959, 1959
Bought In
Dec 2025
Sotheby's
OSSIP
OSSIP
€40,000 ($55k USD)
Sep 2022
Christie's
GG-11/1994
GG-11/1994, 1994
€10,000 ($11k USD)
Oct 2021
Christie's
Sintra
Sintra, 1958
€48,750 ($54k USD)
Nov 2018
Christie's
Heku
Heku, 1959
€47,100 ($52k USD)
Apr 2015
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled
€35,000 ($39k USD)
Apr 2013
Christie's
Piacenza
Piacenza, 1962
€79,000 ($87k USD)
Oct 2012
Christie's
Timra
Timra, 1989
£18,750 ($25k USD)
Feb 2012
Christie's
G-77
G-77, 1984
£8,750 ($12k USD)
Feb 2012
Christie's
Bu Loo Wu
Bu Loo Wu
€61,000 ($67k USD)
Jun 2010
Christie's
Barein
Barein, 1960
£168,000 ($222k USD)
Feb 2007
Christie's
Monzuba
Monzuba, 1959
£53,775 ($71k USD)
Feb 2003
Christie's
Bolo
Bolo, 1959
£41,825 ($55k USD)
Jun 2002
Christie's
Figur
Figur, 1959
£29,375 ($39k USD)
Feb 2002
Christie's
Terrassengarten
Terrassengarten, 1953
£21,150 ($28k USD)
Jun 2001
Ketterer Kunst
Necho
Necho, 1981
Unknown
Jun 2026
Ketterer Kunst
Kalil
Kalil, 1989
Unknown
Jun 2026
Ketterer Kunst
Afri
Afri, 1962
Unknown
Jun 2026
Ketterer Kunst
Tastobjekt 24/1957
Tastobjekt 24/1957, 1957
Unknown
Jun 2026
Ketterer Kunst
Verni Mou
Verni Mou, 1958
Unknown
Jun 2026
Ketterer Kunst
Zargala
Zargala, 1976
Unknown
Jun 2026
Christie's
Ergste
Ergste, 1974
$10,639
Dec 2024
Sotheby's
Abstract Figures
Abstract Figures, 1960
$69,850
May 2023
Bonhams
Rotes Bild
Rotes Bild, 1967
$107,646
Jun 2022
Christie's
G-15/
G-15/, 1963
$4,904
Nov 2021

Upcoming Auctions 5

Peter Karbstein - Kunst und Auktionshaus
Schumacher, Emil: Ohne Titel
Schumacher, Emil: Ohne Titel
Est. €400–€600
Jul 4, 2026
Peter Karbstein - Kunst und Auktionshaus
Schumacher, Emil: aus: Schein und Gegenschein
Schumacher, Emil: aus: Schein und Gegenschein
Est. €300–€400
Jul 4, 2026
Ketterer Kunst
Arbo I
Arbo I, 1998
Estimate on request
Jul 15, 2026
Ketterer Kunst
GE-24/1991
GE-24/1991
Estimate on request
Jul 15, 2026
Ketterer Kunst
GG-9/1992 (Dohlen)
GG-9/1992 (Dohlen)
Estimate on request
Jul 15, 2026

For Sale 8

Ludorff · Artsy
Banga
Banga, 1964
€245,000
Oil on canvas
Galerie Ostendorff · Artsy
GG-10/1994
GG-10/1994, 1994
For sale
Gouache on paper
Galerie Ostendorff · Artsy
GE-6/1995
GE-6/1995, 1995
For sale
Gouache on paper
Galerie Ostendorff · Artsy
GB-29/1995
GB-29/1995, 1995
For sale
Gouache on paper
Ludorff · Artsy
G-4/1967
G-4/1967, 1967
€85,000
Gouache and Indian ink on handmade paper
Galerie Ostendorff · Artsy
GE-13/1998
GE-13/1998, 1998
For sale
Gouache on paper
Galerie Ostendorff · Artsy
GE-13/1998
GE-13/1998, 1998
For sale
Gouache on paper
Galerie Ostendorff · Artsy
GE-9/1997
GE-9/1997, 1997
For sale
Gouache on paper
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Market950 auction results

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$4.9K – $262K
36 of 60 paintings lots with prices
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$57.7K
Object-type specific
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$44.4K
36 priced paintings lots
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Jun 2026 · $12.2K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
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Paintings: $44.4K medianWorks on paper: $7.2K medianEditioned prints: $909 medianEditioned objects: $13.9K medianUnclassified lots: $69.9K median
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Prizes & Awards1

August Macke Prize
Winner 1978
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Education1

University Applied Arts Vienna
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Publications5

Monograph 1

Emil Schumacher
Hatje Cantz · 2012

Exhibition Catalog 3

Bilderstrom: Der Rhein und die Fotografie 2016-1853
Hatje Cantz · 2016
Zaha Hadid und Suprematismus Author
Hatje Cantz · 2012
Zaha Hadid Architektur Author
Hatje Cantz · 2003

Survey 1

Women in Architecture: Past, Present, and Future Author
Hatje Cantz · 2021
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Recent News2

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The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) Miami has opened "Mildred Thompson: Frequencies," the first comprehensive retrospective of the late artist Mil…
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German collector Reinhard Ernst, 79, opened Museum Reinhard Ernst in Wiesbaden last year to house his collection of nearly 1,000 abstract works. The m…
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Past Exhibitions3

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#6,171 Designer´s Gallery

EMIL SCHUMACHER - Malerei und Graphik

Emil Schumacher

Drususgasse 7-11, 50667 Köln, Germany

Aug 31, 2012 — Oct 6, 2012

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#6,171 Designer´s Gallery

EMIL SCHUMACHER (Hagen 1912 – 1999 San José/Ibiza) Radierungen und Arbeiten auf Papier

Emil Schumacher

Drususgasse 7-11, 50667 Köln, Germany

Sep 4, 2009 — Oct 10, 2009

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#2,512 Galerie Georg Nothelfer

Untitled (die Möglichkeiten einer Technik)

Pierre Alechinsky, Peter Brüning, Michael Buthe, Eduardo Chillida, Christo, Jeanne-Claude, K.F. Dahmen, Damien Daufresne, Galli, K.O. Götz, Thomas Hartmann, Delia Jürgens, Markus Lüpertz, Robert Motherwell, Max Neumann, A.R. Penck, Markus Prachensky, Robert Rauschenberg, Emil Schumacher, Carolin Seeliger, Richard Serra, Kazuo Shiraga, K.R.H. Sonderborg, Walter Stöhrer, Antoni Tàpies, Fred Thieler, Wolfgang Troschke, Emilio Vedova, Jan Voss

Corneliusstraße 3, 10787 Berlin, Germany

Apr 11, 2026

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Untitled (die Möglichkeiten einer Technik)
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mildred thompson retrospective ica miami
Jun 28, 2025
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collector reinhard ernst on championing the legacy of helen frankenthaler
May 2, 2025
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Exhibition
EMIL SCHUMACHER - Malerei und Graphik
Aug 31, 2012
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EMIL SCHUMACHER (Hagen 1912 – 1999 San José/Ibiza) Radierungen und Arbeiten auf Papier
Sep 4, 2009
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Emil Schumacher dies
Jan 1, 1999
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August Macke Prize 1978
Dec 1, 1978
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Emil Schumacher born
Jan 1, 1912
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