Albert Oehlen

German · b. 1954 · Painter, Printmaker

Albert Oehlen is a German painter, installation artist and musician. He lives and works in Bühler, Switzerland and Segovia, Spain. (Wikipedia)

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130auction results2002–2026years recorded86%sold (112)$18.8kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Albert Oehlen, Ohne Titel (Triptychon), 1988, Mixed media on panelOhne Titel (Triptychon)Ketterer Kunst · €3,600,000≈ $4,058,280≈ £3,072,825Sign up to see
  2. Albert Oehlen, Abyss, 1997, inkjet, oil, acrylic and spray enamel on canvasAbyssPhillips · £2,165,000≈ $2,808,222≈ €2,460,546Sign up to see
  3. Albert Oehlen, Retrospektiv, 1986, (i-iv, viii-xi, xiii, xv, xvi, xviii-xx) oil on canvas board (vi, vii) oil and mirror on canvas board (xii, xiv) oil, paper and cello tape on canvas board (iv, xvii) oil and collage on canvas boardRetrospektivPhillips · £1,353,500≈ $1,861,333≈ €1,604,321Sign up to see

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Average price
median $18.8kfree account
High
auction record in database
Lots sold
112
of 130 offered · 2002–2026
Sell-through
86%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$100$1k$10k$100k$1M$10M200520082011201420172020202320262002-03-23 · $11,1262002-12-03 · $17,6422002-12-03 · $17,6422003-12-05 · $11,8152004-06-05 · $18,1522004-06-05 · $7,5512005-12-03 · $4,7332005-12-03 · $3,8972005-12-03 · $32,0152005-12-03 · $6,2642005-12-03 · $2,9232006-06-02 · $19,8252006-12-09 · $1902007-06-02 · $7,0352007-06-02 · $3,1982007-06-02 · $6,3962008-05-30 · $2,4192010-06-04 · $330,0822010-06-05 · $5,1672011-05-27 · $382,8732012-04-28 · $4962012-12-01 · $4,4362013-02-14 · $262,4562013-03-07 · $362,5002013-04-20 · $3,1152013-10-16 · $388,7522013-10-16 · $196,3802013-11-12 · $12,5002013-11-28 · $43,1142014-05-31 · $5,9762014-10-07 · $16,6412014-10-16 · $63,9842014-10-16 · $51,9872014-11-29 · $8,2702015-02-12 · $612,0162015-06-02 · $2,8452015-06-17 · $28,5222015-09-30 · $19,9972015-10-14 · $465,3062015-10-15 · $23,1962016-04-13 · $13,3422016-05-08 · $845,0002016-06-11 · $33,9122016-06-28 · $26,7722016-10-05 · $342,0872016-10-06 · $9,4982016-10-26 · $1,1882017-06-02 · $7,0112017-06-02 · $30,8472017-06-07 · $2,0972017-06-07 · $5652017-06-07 · $8882017-06-29 · $2,808,2222017-10-06 · $953,1682018-03-08 · $478,9982018-03-08 · $645,6062018-06-01 · $21,8792018-06-06 · $3,0352018-11-14 · $32,5002018-11-15 · $1,515,0002018-11-30 · $19,8782018-12-01 · $295,7882019-05-31 · $19,9982019-11-29 · $16,4732020-07-02 · $560,0002020-07-10 · $42,2852020-07-17 · $171,4202020-09-11 · $1,5652020-10-20 · $614,2232020-10-20 · $1,046,1182020-12-09 · $27,2452021-04-15 · $573,7212021-04-28 · $3,7372021-06-17 · $59,6852021-10-15 · $1,861,3332021-12-10 · $4,058,2802022-04-28 · $14,0962022-05-15 · $8,3082022-06-03 · $33,5312022-06-10 · $152,0592023-03-02 · $1,285,8792023-03-08 · $2,0882023-06-14 · $1,1412023-10-18 · $1,1162023-10-31 · $1,1212023-12-01 · $48,3392023-12-07 · $1,5242023-12-08 · $30,1112024-01-17 · $6442024-01-17 · $8612024-05-30 · $82,4102024-09-04 · $1,6512024-10-22 · $2,5402024-11-01 · $5672024-11-27 · $19,4612024-11-27 · $38,9232024-12-02 · $10,1602024-12-04 · $67,5662025-01-15 · $7482025-04-16 · $1,2702025-06-03 · $395,7762025-06-05 · $1,7232025-06-06 · $289,8392025-07-01 · $5722025-08-15 · $3812025-10-21 · $7742025-11-27 · $220,7132025-12-03 · $20,6052025-12-05 · $52,8222025-12-16 · $4,0642026-03-07 · $464,4932026-09-21 · $12,900
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202155$574kSign up
202087$171kSign up
201922$18.2kSign up
201888$164kSign up
2017107$7kSign up
201687$26.8kSign up
201576$25.9kSign up
201475$16.6kSign up
201377$196kSign up
201222$2.5kSign up
201111$383kSign up
201022$168kSign up
200821$2.4kSign up
200733$6.4kSign up
200622$10kSign up
200555$4.7kSign up
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200233$17.6kSign up

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