Bernhard Heisig

German · 1925–2011 · Painter, Printmaker

Bernhard Heisig was a German painter and graphic artist. Long-time director of the Leipzig Academy and a leading figure in East Germany's Leipzig School, which included… (Wikipedia)

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Kurt MasurGrisebach · Jun 2010€58,310≈ $70,322≈ £48,248Sign up to see
Die SeeräuberjennyKetterer Kunst · Jun 2011€35,380≈ $51,259≈ £31,399Sign up to see
Nächtliches Trompetenkonzert am Gülper SeeGrisebach · Nov 2009€29,750≈ $44,381≈ £27,045Sign up to see

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ArtSell has recorded 71 auction results for Bernhard Heisig between 2005 and 2026, of which 68 sold (96%). Recorded sale prices range from $87Sign up free to see to $70.3kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $70.3kSign up free to see for Kurt Masur at Grisebach in June 2010. The most common medium is oil paintings (56 lots). Most results come from Grisebach (26), Ketterer Kunst (16) and Van Ham (14).

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Atelierszene, 1992
Oil · Canvas
80 x 100 cm (31.4 x 39.3 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Jul 15, 2026 · Lot 124
€8,442≈ $9,629≈ £7,184Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €7,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Alte Trompete, 1972
Oil
49 × 70,5 cm
Grisebach · Jun 5, 2026 · Lot 442
€9,030≈ $10,511≈ £7,805Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–12,000View at Grisebach ↗
Alte Trompete vor altem Spiegel, 1997
Oil
90 × 70 cm
Grisebach · Jun 5, 2026 · Lot 443
€9,030≈ $10,511≈ £7,805Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €7,000–9,000View at Grisebach ↗
Ausblick in Warnau, 1978
Oil
80,5 × 65,2 cm
Grisebach · Jun 5, 2026 · Lot 444
€10,062≈ $11,712≈ £8,697Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–15,000View at Grisebach ↗
Allee, 2003
Oil
49 × 69 cm
Grisebach · Jun 5, 2026 · Lot 445
€20,640≈ $24,025≈ £17,840Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–15,000View at Grisebach ↗
Hexenküche, 1989
Oil · Canvas
100 x 80cm
Van Ham · Dec 3, 2025 · Lot 654
€10,560≈ $12,321≈ £9,257Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–View at Van Ham ↗
"Würfelspiel", 1989
Oil · Canvas
151 x 71cm
Van Ham · Dec 3, 2025 · Lot 655
€10,560≈ $12,321≈ £9,257Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–View at Van Ham ↗
Das Würfelspiel, 1989
Oil
100 × 80 cm
Grisebach · Nov 28, 2025 · Lot 474
€25,400≈ $29,378≈ £22,231Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €20,000–30,000View at Grisebach ↗
zwei Blätter aus dem Zyklus "Krieg"
Lithograph · Board
Auktionshaus Mehlis · Aug 30, 2025 · Lot 4127
€150≈ $175≈ £130HammerSign up free to seeView at Auktionshaus Mehlis ↗
Mephisto: „Und heute Nacht?“ Faust: „Was gehts dich an?“ Mephisto: „Hab ich doch meine Freude dran, 2003
Oil
69,8 × 49,7 cm
Grisebach · Jun 6, 2025 · Lot 479
€17,780≈ $20,289≈ £14,981Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–15,000View at Grisebach ↗

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Bernhard Heisig: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Bernhard Heisig at auction?

$70,322Sign up free to see, for Kurt Masur at Grisebach (June 2010) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Bernhard Heisig?

The median sale price is $18.1kSign up free to see across 68 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Bernhard Heisig have sold at auction?

68 of 71 recorded lots sold between 2005 and 2026.

Which auction houses sell Bernhard Heisig?

Grisebach, Ketterer Kunst and Van Ham account for the most recorded results. Grisebach · Ketterer Kunst · Van Ham

About Bernhard Heisig

Bernhard Heisig was a German painter and graphic artist. Long-time director of the Leipzig Academy and a leading figure in East Germany's Leipzig School, which included Wolfgang Mattheuer and Werner Tübke, he painted in the tradition of Max Beckmann, Otto Dix, and Oskar Kokoschka. His experiences from World War II on both the western and eastern fronts were a recurring subject in his art beginning in the late 1960s, and it is for these works that he is best known in the West. Highly regarded on both sides of the Berlin Wall in the 1980s, he was at the center of controversy after German unification when his painting Time and Life was selected to hang in the German parliament. The painting is a panorama of German history and hangs in the cafeteria on the first floor of the Reichstag building. The controversy was part of the larger German-German Bilderstreit over what role East German art and artists should be allowed to play in the new Germany.

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