Albert Birkle
German · 1900–1986 · Painter, Printmaker
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Record prices
IrrsinnLempertz · €900,000≈ $961,470≈ £774,942Sign up to see
Der BahnwärterLempertz · €824,000≈ $923,704≈ £745,765Sign up to see
Kreuztragung (Friedrichstraße)Grisebach · €275,000≈ $334,153≈ £248,477Sign up to see
Albert Birkle’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).
Lots sold
99
of 111 offered · 2001–2025
Sell-through
89%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 66 | 60 | 91% | $77.7kSign up | $30.5kSign up | $961kSign up |
| Oil | 63 | 57 | 90% | $80.9kSign up | $31.3kSign up | $961kSign up |
| Tempera | 1 | 1 | 100% | $44.4kSign up | $44.4kSign up | $44.4kSign up |
| Mixed media | 2 | 2 | 100% | $3.1kSign up | $3.1kSign up | $3.9kSign up |
| Works on paper | 44 | 38 | 86% | $12.6kSign up | $3.6kSign up | $192kSign up |
| Watercolor | 3 | 3 | 100% | $67.8kSign up | $10kSign up | $192kSign up |
| Pastel | 3 | 1 | 33% | $15.4kSign up | $15.4kSign up | $15.4kSign up |
| Drawing | 30 | 28 | 93% | $8.2kSign up | $3.2kSign up | $75.8kSign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.5kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $1.5kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | $24.3kSign up |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | $9.1kSign up |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 | $2kSign up |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 | $30.7kSign up |
| 2020 | 10 | 8 | $21.3kSign up |
| 2019 | 6 | 4 | $9.8kSign up |
| 2018 | 10 | 9 | $12.8kSign up |
| 2017 | 11 | 9 | $15.6kSign up |
| 2016 | 5 | 4 | $10.9kSign up |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | $39.7kSign up |
| 2014 | 5 | 4 | $29kSign up |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 | $42.6kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $159kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $8kSign up |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | $9kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $38.5kSign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | $110kSign up |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | $47.3kSign up |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 | $10.2kSign up |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 | $4.8kSign up |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | $7.4kSign up |
| 2002 | 4 | 4 | $9.5kSign up |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | $2.5kSign up |