▣ Anselm Kiefer (안젤름 키퍼) - 47 Artworks - Auction Prices

Anselm Kiefer (German, b. 1945)

The World Record Price for Anselm Kiefer at auction is 3,554,500 USD for "Dem Unbekannten Maler (To the Unknown Painter)", sold at Christie's New York on 11 May 2011.

Anselm Kiefer Auction Results.

Price High to Low (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium).

Lot Sold. USD 3,554,500
Christie's New York, 11 May 2011
< Dem Unbekannten Maler (To the Unknown Painter) >

[ 1983, Oil, emulsion, shellac, latex and straw on canvas, 74¾ x 102½ in. (189.9 x 260.4 cm.) ]

① Lot Sold. GBP 1,202,500 (USD 1,934,341)
Christie's London, 16 Oct 2014
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② Lot Sold. GBP 1,812,000 (USD 3,548,440)
Christie's London, 08 Feb 2007
< Laßt tausend Blumen blühen! (Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom) >

[ 1999, Oil, shellac, acrylic and emulsion on photo on canvas, 74 ¾ x 89 ¾ in. (190 x 280 cm.) ]

Lot Sold. GBP 2,405,000 (USD 2,966,933)
Christie's London, 06 Oct 2016
< Grab des unbekannten Malers (Tomb of the Unknown Painter) >

[ 1983, Oil, emulsion, shellac and latex on canvas, 52¾ x 90 in. (134 x 228.5 cm.) ]

① Lot Sold. GBP 2,228,750 (USD 2,709,937)
Sotheby's London, 08 Mar 2017
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② Lot Sold. GBP 959,650 (USD 1,550,794)
Christie's London, 16 Feb 2011
< Athanor >

[ 1991, Oil, sand, ash, gold leaf and lead foil on canvas, 281.9 x 381.6 cm. 111 x 150 1/4 in. ]

Lot Sold. GBP 1,988,750 (USD 2,598,314)
Christie's London, 06 Oct 2017
< Laßt tausend Blumen Blühen (Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom) >

[ 2012, Oil, acrylic, shellac, charcoal and photographic paper on canvas, in three parts, overall: 98 3/8 x 230 3/8 x 3 7/8 in. (252 x 585 x 10 cm.) ]

Lot Sold. GBP 1,809,000 (USD 2,497,324)
Phillips's London, 08 Mar 2018
< Die Meistersinger >

[ 1981-82, Oil, emulsion, sand and collage elements on canvas, 280 x 380 cm (110 1/4 x 149 5/8 in.) ]

Lot Sold. USD 2,407,500
Christie's New York, 17 May 2017
< Malen = Verbrennen >

[ 1974, Oil on burlap, 86 3/4 x 118 in. (220.3 x 300 cm.) ]

Lot Sold. USD 2,112,500
Sotheby's New York, 17 Nov 2016
< Dein Aschenes Haar, Sulamith >

[ 1981, Oil and straw on canvas, 130.2 x 170.2 cm. 51 1/4 x 67 in. ]

Lot Sold. USD 1,874,500
Christie's New York, 14 Nov 2012
< Eisen-Steig >

[ 1986, Oil, acrylic, olive branches, lead, iron, gold leaf and emulsion on canvas, 86 5/8 x 149 5/8 x 11 in. (220 x 380 x 27.9 cm.) ]

Lot Sold. USD 1,833,000
Phillips's New York, 15 May 2008
< The Secret Life of Plants >

[ 2001, Oil and acrylic on lead, wire, and plaster coated branches on canvas in two parts, 110 1/2 x 347 x 7 1/2 in. (280.7 x 881.4 x 19 cm). ]

Lot Sold. GBP 1,451,250 (USD 1,789,899)
Christie's London, 04 Oct 2019
< Le Dormeur du Val (The Sleeper in the Valley) >

[ 2010, Mixed media on canvas, 76 3/8 x 220 7/8 in. (194 x 561 cm.) ]

Lot Sold. USD 1,762,500
Christie's New York, 08 May 2012
< Lilith's Tochter (Lilith's Töchter) >

[ 1990, Sand, oil emulsion, silver gelatin prints, wire, fabric, hair, snake skin and lead on canvas, 380.4 x 280 cm. (149.8 x 110.2 in.) ]

Lot Sold. GBP 1,085,000 (USD 1,679,689)                   
Sotheby's London, 15 Oct 2015
< Die Ungeborenen >

[ 2013, Acrylic, emulsion, oil, shellac and photographic paper laid down on canvas, 190.5 x 281.5 cm. 75 1/8 x 110 3/4 in. ]

Lot Sold. USD 1,594,500
Sotheby's New York, 10 May 2011
< Dein Goldenes Haar, Margarethe!! >

[ 1981, Oil and mixed media on burlap, 170 x 190 cm. 67 x 74 3/4 in. ]

Lot Sold. GBP 989,000 (USD 1,507,632)                    
Sotheby's London, 10 Feb 2015
< Des Herbstes Runengespinst, für Paul Celan >

[ 2005, Oil, emulsion, acrylic, plaster, lead, straw, branches and charcoal on canvas, overall 280.5 x 380 cm.; 110 1/2 x 149 5/8 in. ]

① Lot Sold. GBP 825,250 (USD 1,424,318)                    
Sotheby's London, 17 Oct 2008
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② Lot Sold. GBP 475,650
Christie's London, 26 Jun 2003
< The Ridge Way >

[ 1983, Oil, emulsion, shellac and straw on burlap, 134 x 228 cm. 52 3/4 x 89 3/4 in. ]

Lot Sold. USD 1,360,000
Christie's New York, 15 Nov 2006
< Balders Träume >

[ 1982, Oil, acrylic, emulsion, straw and mistletoe on photo on canvas, 108 x 144 in. (274 x 376 cm.) ]

Lot Sold. GBP 679,650 (USD 1,335,451)                    
Phillips's London, 29 Jun 2008
< Deine Haare >

[ 2005, Oil, emulsion, acrylic, charcoal, plaster, wooden chair, metal and branches on burlap, 285 x 344 x 46 cm. (112 1/4 x 135 1/2 x 18 1/8 in). ]

Lot Sold. GBP 1,020,000 (USD 1,332,610)

Sotheby's London, 09 Oct 2024

< Der Morgenthau Plan >

[ 2014, oil, acrylic, emulsion, shellac and resin on photograph mounted on canvas, in three parts, 280 x 570 cm. 110 x 224⅜ in. ]

Lot Sold. USD 1,330,000
Sotheby's New York, 12 May 2015
< Le Dormeur du Val >

[ 2014, Oil, acrylic, emulsion, shellac and sediment of electrolysis on photograph mounted on canvas, 190 × 330 cm. 74 3/4 x 129 7/8 in. ]

Lot Sold. GBP 1,184,500 (USD 1,323,323)                   
Sotheby's London, 14 Oct 2022
< Laßt tausend Blumen blühen! (Let a thousand flowers bloom!) >

[ 1998, oil, emulsion, acrylic and shellac on photograph on canvas, 190 x 280 cm. 74¾ x 110¼ in. ]

Lot Sold. GBP 818,500 (USD 1,301,415)            
Phillips's London, 15 Oct 2014
< Für Paul Celan >

[ 2004, Oil, emulsion, acrylic, charcoal, plaster, resin, branches on canvas, 190 x 330 cm (74 3/4 x 129 7/8 in.) ]

Lot Sold. GBP 825,250 (USD 1,300,759)                   
Sotheby's London, 13 Oct 2011
< Melancholia >

[ 2004, Mixed media on canvas w/glass polyhedron, 280 x 381 x 57 cm. 110 1/4 x 150 x 22 1/2 in. ]

Lot Sold. GBP 702,400 (USD 1,296,560)                 
Sotheby's London, 21 Jun 2006
< Descent of the Soul >

[ 1996, Emulsion, acrylic, shellac, chalk, charcoal and sunflower seeds on canvas, 190 x 280 cm. 74 3/4 x 110 1/4 in. ]

Lot Sold. GBP 992,750 (USD 1,286,703)                     
Sotheby's London, 28 Jun 2017
< Dem Unbekannten Maler (To the Unknown Painter) >

[ 1982, Acrylic and shellac on woodcut on paper laid down on canvas, 245 x 379 cm. 96 1/2 x 149 1/4 in. ]

Lot Sold. GBP 990,600 (USD 1,268,760)
Phillips's London, 07 Mar 2024
< Ich Bin, Der Ich Bin >

[ 2008, oil, emulsion, acrylic and shellac on canvas, 193 x 332.5 x 7.2 cm (75 7/8 x 130 7/8 x 2 7/8 in.) ]

Lot Sold. USD 1,258,500
Christie's New York, 08 Nov 2011
< Urd, Werdandi, Skuld >

[ 2004, Oil, emulsion, shellac, lead, wire, clay dust and oil stick on canvas, 76 x 131 x 2½ in. (193 x 332.7 x 6.4 cm.) ]

Lot Sold. USD 1,215,000
Phillips's New York, 17 May 2018
< Laßt 1000 Blumen blühen (Let 1000 Flowers bloom) >

[ 1999-2007, Emulsion, oil, acrylic, shellac, paper collage, straw and wire on canvas, 112 1/4 x 224 3/4 in. (285.1 x 570.9 cm.) ]

Lot Sold. USD 1,205,000
Christie's New York, 13 May 2014
< Beschwert sind die östlichen Himmel mit Seidengewebe... The Eastern Skies are Laden with Silk... >

[ 2004, Oil, emulsion, shellac, resin, ashes, hair and coated branches on lead laid down on canvas, 82 5/8 x 220 3/8 in. (209.8 x 559.7 cm.) ]

Lot Sold. GBP 908,750 (USD 1,183,576)
Christie's London, 04 Oct 2018
< Die Ungeborenen (The Unborn) >

[ 1978, Acrylic, shellac emulsion and lead on paper collage laid on canvas, 66 7/8 x 74 3/8 in. (170 x 189 cm.) ]

Lot Sold. GBP 735,650 (USD 1,178,360)                     
Sotheby's London, 15 Oct 2010
< Böhmen liegt am Meer >

[ 1989–1998, Mixed media on paper laid down on canvas, 106 x 304 x 10 cm. 41 3/4 x 119 1/2 x 3 7/8 in. ]

Lot Sold. EUR 980,000 (USD 1,146,208)
Christie's Paris, 27 Sep 2021
< für Paul Celan >

[ 2006, oil, emulsion, acrylic, branches, metal, wood, and chalk on canvas mounted on board, 110 ½ x 224 3/8 x 19 5/8 in. 280 x 570 x 50 cm. ]

Lot Sold. USD 1,145,000
Sotheby's New York, 14 Nov 2013
< Unternehmen Barbarossa >

[ 1975, Oil and acrylic on canvas, 120 x 150.2 cm. 47 1/4 x 59 1/8 in. ]

Lot Sold. GBP 713,250 (USD 1,119,803)
Christie's London, 14 Feb 2012
< The Woman of Antiquity >

[ 1999-2000, Oil, shellac, emulsion, sand, ashes and pastel on photographic paper laid down on paper, 110½ x 75 in. (280.5 x 190.5 cm.) ]

Lot Sold. USD 1,095,000
Christie's New York, 13 Nov 2019
< Die Fünftörichten Jungfrauen [The Five Foolish Virgins] >

[ 1983, oil, acrylic, emulsion, shellac and mirror fragments on photo paper mounted on canvas, 93 ¼ x 134 in. (237 x 340 cm.) ]

Lot Sold. USD 1,082,500
Sotheby's New York, 11 Nov 2009
< Ausgießung >

[ 1986–1991, Oil, acrylic, emulsion and shellac on canvas, 260 x 329.9 cm. 102 3/8 x 129 7/8 in. ]

Lot Sold. USD 1,032,500
Christie's New York, 16 Nov 2017
< Makulisten, Immakulisten >

[ 2008, Oil, emulsion, acrylic, shellac and burnt books on canvas, 75 x 130 ½ x 29 ½ in. (190.5 x 331.5 x 74.9 cm.) ]

Lot Sold. USD 1,030,000
Sotheby's New York, 13 May 2015
< Wassermann (Aquarius, The Constellation) >

[ 2001, Wood, acrylic, fabric, steel wire and mixed media on lead on canvas, 212 x 332 x 40 cm. 83 1/2 x 130 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. ]

Lot Sold. USD 1,027,500
Christie's New York, 17 May 2017
< Dein Goldenes Haar, Margarete >

[ 1981, Oil, charcoal, shellac and straw on canvas, 46 1/2 x 57 1/8 in. (118 x 145 cm.) ]

Lot Sold. USD 1,025,000
Phillips's New York, 14 May 2015
< San Loretto >

[ 2009, Oil on canvas, 75 x 130 in. (190.5 x 330.2 cm) ]

① Lot Sold. USD 980,000
Sotheby's New York, 29 Jun 2020

② Lot Sold. USD 1,025,000
Christie's New York, 10 Nov 2015
< Der Ölberg >

[ 1981, oil on canvas, 86 3/4 x 118 3/8 in. (220.3 x 300.7 cm.) ]

Lot Sold. EUR 954,600 (USD 1,023,045)
Sotheby's Paris, 08 Jun 2022
< Für Andrea Emo >

[ 2015-2017, oil, emulsion, acrylic, shellac, lead, metal and clay on canvas on wood, 280 x 380 x 34 cm ; 110¼ x 149⅝ x 13⅜ in. ]

Lot Sold. GBP 662,500 (USD 1,019,544)
Phillips's London, 12 Feb 2015
< Die Argonauten >

[ 2008, Oil, emulsion, acrylic, shellac, branches, lead, gold paint, charcoal, fabric, ashes, sand, metal, ceramic, ceramic teeth, plaster on canvas, in artist's glass and steel frame, 282 × 192 × 35 cm (111 × 75 5/8 × 13 3/4 in). ]

Lot Sold. EUR 865,000 (USD 1,009,282)
Grisebach's Berlin, 01 Jun 2018
< Für Velimir Chlebnikow >

[ 2004-05, Acrylic, oil, lacquer, resin, chalk, lead and mixed media on canvas, 190 × 330 cm. ]

Lot Sold. USD 970,000
Phillips's New York, 18 May 2017
< Merkaba >

[ 2002, Oil, emulsion, acrylic, charcoal, plaster, wire and lead objects on canvas, 74 1/2 x 110 1/4 x 11 1/2 in. (189.2 x 280 x 29.2 cm.) ]

Lot Sold. GBP 756,000 (USD 968,285)
Christie's London, 07 Mar 2024
< Schlange (Snake) >

[ 2017, oil, emulsion, acrylic, shellac, gold leaf, clay and metal on canvas, in two parts, overall: 149 5⁄8 x 110 ¼ x 10 in. (380 x 280 x 25.4 cm.) ]

Lot Sold. GBP 693,000 (USD 929,174)
Sotheby's London, 02 Mar 2022
< Wundtau Regnet >

[ 2011, Oil, emulsion, acrylic, coal and lead on canvas, 380 x 380 cm. 149⅝ x 149⅝ in. ]

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