Anselm Kiefer
German · b. 1945 · Painter, Printmaker
Anselm Kiefer is a German painter and sculptor. He studied with Peter Dreher and Horst Antes at the end of the 1960s. His works incorporate materials such as straw, ash, clay,… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Für Velimir Khlebnikov: Die Lehre vom Krieg: SeeschlachtenPhillips · £2,389,000≈ $3,150,374≈ €2,864,497Sign up to see
Die MeistersingerPhillips · £1,809,000≈ $2,511,616≈ €2,022,072Sign up to see
Für Paul CelanPhillips · £818,500≈ $1,302,888≈ €1,028,650Sign up to see
Anselm Kiefer’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).
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Price trend
5 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
1 sold lot(s) are awaiting a USD exchange rate and are excluded from averages.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 49 | 44 | 90% | $623kSign up | $445kSign up | $3.2MSign up |
| Oil | 30 | 26 | 87% | $770kSign up | $694kSign up | $2.5MSign up |
| Acrylic | 13 | 13 | 100% | $312kSign up | $154kSign up | $1.2MSign up |
| Mixed media | 4 | 4 | 100% | $88.7kSign up | $45.6kSign up | $225kSign up |
| Works on paper | 18 | 17 | 94% | $133kSign up | $75.1kSign up | $523kSign up |
| Watercolor | 7 | 6 | 86% | $46.2kSign up | $50.8kSign up | $75.1kSign up |
| Gouache | 3 | 3 | 100% | $88.9kSign up | $60.9kSign up | $169kSign up |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | 100% | $227kSign up | $212kSign up | $294kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 2 | 2 | 100% | $8.9kSign up | $8.9kSign up | $16.8kSign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1kSign up | $1kSign up | $1kSign up |
| Multiple | 1 | 1 | 100% | $16.8kSign up | $16.8kSign up | $16.8kSign up |
| Photography | 28 | 23 | 82% | $100kSign up | $86.5kSign up | $255kSign up |
| Photograph | 28 | 23 | 82% | $100kSign up | $86.5kSign up | $255kSign up |
| Sculpture | 10 | 9 | 90% | $243kSign up | $72.1kSign up | $825kSign up |
| Other | 5 | 3 | 60% | $121kSign up | $126kSign up | $216kSign 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | $117kSign up |
| 2025 | 14 | 13 | $97.1kSign up |
| 2024 | 10 | 8 | $249kSign up |
| 2023 | 7 | 5 | $825kSign up |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | $100kSign up |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 | $65.1kSign up |
| 2020 | 8 | 7 | $86.5kSign up |
| 2019 | 5 | 3 | $154kSign up |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | $99.4kSign up |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | $123kSign up |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | $769kSign up |
| 2015 | 11 | 10 | $354kSign up |
| 2014 | 9 | 7 | $216kSign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | $134kSign up |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | $38kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $158kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $255kSign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | $96.1kSign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $67.2kSign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $18.2kSign up |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | $36.5kSign up |