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Over the last 24 months the median price was $316 including buyer’s premium (middle half $201–$385, n=7). The auction record is $6,767 for 16 illustrations of Andersen's fairytales from Gerlach’s Jugendbücherei (2020, im Kinsky Auktionshaus). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.","title":"Franz Wacik value: auction records & prices (updated Nov 2026)"}}