Franz Ackermann
German · b. 1963 · Painter, Draughtsman
Franz Ackermann is a German painter and installation artist based in Berlin. He makes cartoonish abstraction. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Clear DayGrisebach · €96,250≈ $109,330≈ £85,729Sign up to see
Helicopter XVIII (reality check)Phillips · $93,750≈ £55,774≈ €68,451Sign up to see
Rupalee: former cultural centerPhillips · £52,920≈ $73,083≈ €60,973Sign up to see
Franz Ackermann’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
37
of 47 offered · 2009–2026
Sell-through
79%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
2 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.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 20 | 14 | 70% | $48.3kSign up | $40.7kSign up | $109kSign up |
| Oil | 17 | 13 | 76% | $49.4kSign up | $41.8kSign up | $109kSign up |
| Acrylic | 2 | 1 | 50% | $33.5kSign up | $33.5kSign up | $33.5kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Works on paper | 15 | 14 | 93% | $10.2kSign up | $7.4kSign up | $55.4kSign up |
| Watercolor | 6 | 6 | 100% | $6.7kSign up | $6.7kSign up | $9.6kSign up |
| Gouache | 5 | 5 | 100% | $6.6kSign up | $8.1kSign up | $10.8kSign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Prints & multiples | 6 | 4 | 67% | $1kSign up | $908Sign up | $2.1kSign up |
| Etching | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Screenprint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up |
| Print (other) | 4 | 3 | 75% | $928Sign up | $555Sign up | $2.1kSign up |
| Photography | 6 | 5 | 83% | $18kSign up | $6.1kSign up | $54.8kSign up |
| Photograph | 6 | 5 | 83% | $18kSign up | $6.1kSign up | $54.8kSign 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 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | $2kSign up |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | $22.9kSign up |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | $4.8kSign up |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | $54.8kSign up |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | $36.9kSign up |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | $14kSign up |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 | $33.5kSign up |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | $55.8kSign up |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | $5kSign up |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | $38.4kSign up |
| 2015 | 4 | 2 | $53.2kSign up |
| 2014 | 4 | 3 | $10.8kSign up |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | $41.2kSign up |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 | $7.4kSign up |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | $8.1kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $6.1kSign up |