Price databaseBrowseSell your artworkAppraisals
Watchlist

A. R. Penck

German · 1939–2017 · Painter, Printmaker

Ralf Winkler was a German painter, printmaker, sculptor, and jazz drummer. A neo-expressionist, he became known for his visual style, reminiscent of the influence of primitive art. (Wikipedia)

£369,000≈ $482,468≈ €412,119Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumAli Alpha TorPhillips791lots offered2002–2026years recorded91%sold (711)$7.4kSign up free to seemedian price

6 works by A. R. Penck with an auction history (offered more than once) →

2 works by A. R. Penck coming up at auction · bid with the house ↓

Record prices

  1. Ali Alpha Tor by A. R. Penck, 1975, dispersion paint on canvas, sold Oct 2017Ali Alpha TorPhillips · £369,000≈ $482,468≈ €412,119Sign up to see
  2. Roter Planet by A. R. Penck, 1999, Acrylic on canvas, sold Jun 2022Roter PlanetKetterer Kunst · €375,000≈ $396,675≈ £318,922Sign up to see
  3. Landung auf einem Planeten by A. R. Penck, 1983, oil and acrylic on canvas, sold Jun 2017Landung auf einem PlanetenPhillips · £281,000≈ $364,682≈ €319,560Sign up to see

A. R. Penck’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

Coming up at auction

2 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house

Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.

All filters
Longest side–Reset

786 results · page 4 of 20

Sign up free to see all prices. You’ve seen the free realized prices for this month. Artist, title, date, house, medium, size and estimates stay visible to everyone. Create a free account · Sign in
  1. Untitled by A. R. Penck, 1989, acrylic on canvas, sold Oct 2023
    Untitled, 1989
    Acrylic · Canvas
    40.3 x 50.1 cm (15 7/8 x 19 3/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 184
    £22,860≈ $28,141≈ €26,500Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Wächter by A. R. Penck, Farbradierung auf Bütten, sold Oct 2023
    Wächter
    Etching · Paper · ed. 14/50
    90 x 65,5cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 74
    €990≈ $1,039≈ £857Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €700–View at Van Ham ↗
  3. Dani by A. R. Penck, watercolor and gouache on paper, sold Sep 2023
    Dani
    Watercolor · Paper
    11 3/4 x 16 3/8 in. (29.8 x 41.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 110
    $4,064≈ £3,335≈ €3,832Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Moderner Krieg bunt A“. 1970er Jahre by A. R. Penck, Acryl auf Leinwandkarton, sold Sep 2023
    Moderner Krieg bunt A“. 1970er Jahre
    Acrylic
    25,5 × 36 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 1245
    €23,495≈ $25,015≈ £20,459Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–12,000View at Grisebach ↗
  5. Ohne Titel by A. R. Penck, Um 1979, Holz, sold Sep 2023
    Ohne Titel, Um 1979
    Holz
    28,5 × 12,5 × 10,5 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 1246
    €19,685≈ $20,959≈ £17,141Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €6,000–8,000View at Grisebach ↗
  6. Ohne Titel by A. R. Penck, 1983, Öl auf Papier, sold Sep 2023
    Ohne Titel, 1983
    Oil
    56,4 × 76 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 1247
    €15,240≈ $16,226≈ £13,271Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–15,000View at Grisebach ↗
  7. Venedig by A. R. Penck, 1984, Bronze, sold Sep 2023
    Venedig, 1984
    Sculpture
    11,7 × 3,9 × 3,7 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 1248
    €7,937≈ $8,451≈ £6,911Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at Grisebach ↗
  8. Figurative Komposition by A. R. Penck, Farbsiebdruck, sold Sep 2023
    Figurative Komposition
    Screenprint
    Falzmaße ca. 60 x 80,5 cm
    Auktionshaus Mehlis · · Lot 3764
    €400≈ $425≈ £347HammerSign up free to seeView at Auktionshaus Mehlis ↗
  9. Nashorn und Frau by A. R. Penck, Farbsiebdruck, sold Sep 2023
    Nashorn und Frau
    Screenprint
    Auktionshaus Mehlis · · Lot 3975
    €600≈ $638≈ £520HammerSign up free to seeView at Auktionshaus Mehlis ↗
  10. Stehender Elefant by A. R. Penck, Farbsiebdruck, sold Sep 2023
    Stehender Elefant
    Screenprint
    Auktionshaus Mehlis · · Lot 3976
    €600≈ $638≈ £520HammerSign up free to seeView at Auktionshaus Mehlis ↗
Also offered, result not published (7)

Lots by A. R. Penck that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

A. R. Penck paintings (241)A. R. Penck oil paintings (47)A. R. Penck acrylic paintings (183)A. R. Penck mixed media (8)A. R. Penck works on paper (130)A. R. Penck watercolors (21)A. R. Penck gouaches (45)A. R. Penck drawings (41)A. R. Penck prints (282)A. R. Penck etchings (43)A. R. Penck aquatints (20)A. R. Penck drypoints (3)A. R. Penck lithographs (74)A. R. Penck screenprints (115)A. R. Penck woodcuts & linocuts (8)A. R. Penck sculpture (71)

A. R. Penck signature

528 catalogued lots by A. R. Penck record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (49% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

  • lower right66
  • lower left30
  • lower centre20
  • on the reverse7
  • upper left4
  • upper right3

Form

  • signed434
  • signed in pencil62
  • signed and dated15
  • monogrammed15
  • initialled2
  • Signed on the lower left: ar penck — Untitled, im Kinsky, Oct 6, 2026
  • Signed "AR Penck" upper center — O.T, Phillips, May 21, 2026
  • Betitelt und signiert verso auf dem Keilrahmen oben: the future of the soldier ar. penck — "The Future of the Soldier", Van Ham, Dec 3, 2025

A. R. Penck signature: all forms and examples →

About A. R. Penck

Ralf Winkler was a German painter, printmaker, sculptor, and jazz drummer. A neo-expressionist, he became known for his visual style, reminiscent of the influence of primitive art.

From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related artists — German, born 1914–1964

More German artists of the same period