Franz West signature

Austrian · 1947–2012

67 catalogued lots by Franz West record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (47% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed and dated.

Placement

lower right15
lower left6
lower centre4
upper right3
on the reverse3
upper left1

Form

signed and dated39
signed20
monogrammed4
signed in pencil3
stamped signature1

Signature as written

Forms quoted in the catalogue entries (how often each appears).

West 77×4
F. West 81×3
F West 81×3
F. West 77×2
F West 90×2
ein grusz an dich, F West, 81×1
F. West, 81×1
9/30×1
Städtisches Bad bei Wien F. West 82×1
West 76, West 81×1
F.W. 74×1
F West 84×1

Catalogue signature lines

Inscribed and signed in the upper centre: ein grusz an dich, F West, 81 — ein grusz an dich, im Kinsky, Dec 3, 2025
Signed and dated on the upper right: F. West, 81 — Le comfort d'une voyage maritime, im Kinsky, Dec 3, 2025
Signed, titled and dated 'Venus von Willendorf: Ich will eine Villa im Westen Wiens F West 84' lower centre — Venus von Willendorf: Ich will eine Villa im Westen Wiens, Phillips, Oct 11, 2024
Signed and dated on the lower right: F. West 81 — Quo Vadis?, im Kinsky, Jun 20, 2024
Monogrammed and dated on the lower left: F.W. 74 — Problem, im Kinsky, Jun 30, 2022
Signed and dated "F West 84" lower right — Untitled (Rasenmacher No. 80), Phillips, May 19, 2022
Inscribed, signed and dated at the bottom: Manhattan F West 88 — Manhattan, im Kinsky, Apr 6, 2022
Inscribed, numbered, signed and dated on the lower left: Vorstudie zu Plakatentwurf 1/9, F. West 87 — Study for poster draft, im Kinsky, Mar 9, 2022
Signed and dated on the lower right: West 77 — Untitled, im Kinsky, Mar 9, 2022
Signed and dated "West 76–77" in the right elephant in the lower right quadrant — Untitled (Dancing Elephants), Phillips, Nov 18, 2021
Signed and dated in the lower center: F. West — Untitled, im Kinsky, Jul 8, 2021
Signed and dated on the bottom: West 76-77 — Untitled, im Kinsky, Dec 17, 2020
Signed and dated on bottom: F. West 77 — Untitled, im Kinsky, Dec 17, 2020
Signed and dated on the lower right: F. West 81 — Lunedi con Samuel, im Kinsky, Mar 4, 2020
Inscribed, signed and dated in the upper part: D'Godln West 81 — D'Godln, im Kinsky, Jun 18, 2019
Signed and dated on the lower right: FWest 72 — Untitled, im Kinsky, Jun 18, 2019
Monogrammed on the lower right: FW — Platonic Moon, im Kinsky, Jun 18, 2019
Signed and dated on the lower right: FWest 99 — Untitled, im Kinsky, Dec 1, 2018
Signed at the lower center: Franz West — Untitled, im Kinsky, Jun 20, 2018
Signed and dated on the lower right: F. West 80 — Franz's moon, im Kinsky, Jun 20, 2018
Signed and dated on the lower left: F. West 77 — Untitled, im Kinsky, Dec 6, 2017
Signed and dated on the lower center: West 77 — Ihr neues Herbstkostüm, im Kinsky, Dec 6, 2017
Signed and dated on the lower left: F West 81 — Beuys' Hüte I, im Kinsky, Dec 6, 2017
Signed and dated on the reverse: F West 76 — Untitled, im Kinsky, Jun 21, 2017
Signed and dated on the lower right: F West 90 — Sculptor photograph (with Octavian Trautmansdorff and Günther Förg), im Kinsky, Nov 30, 2016
Signed, dated and titled on the reverse: Inspiration unter anderem durch Brodar F. West 75 — Untitled (Inspiration), im Kinsky, Nov 30, 2016
Signed und dated in the lower left centre: F West 81 — Dame mit Hottendottenschürze, im Kinsky, Jan 26, 2016
Signed and dated lower right: F West 90 — Bildhauerphotographien (mit Octavian Trautmansdorff und Günther Förg), im Kinsky, Jan 26, 2016
Signed and dated lower right: Franz West 81-82 — Gute Godeln Gunst, im Kinsky, Nov 26, 2015
Signed and dated lower right: West 81 — Untitled (der Schüler Gerber), im Kinsky, Nov 26, 2015
Signed and dated on the upper right: F West 72 — Untitled, im Kinsky, Oct 6, 2015
Signed and dated upper left: West 77 — Untitled, im Kinsky, Oct 6, 2015
Signed and dated upper right: West 77 — Untitled, im Kinsky, Oct 6, 2015
Signed, dated and designated on the lower left: Franz West 87 Vorstudie zu Plakatentwurf 1/9 — Vorstudie zu Plakatentwurf, im Kinsky, Oct 6, 2015
Signed and numbered: 9/30 — Konventionelle Dichotomie, im Kinsky, Dec 5, 2024
Inscribed, signed and dated: Städtisches Bad bei Wien F. West 82 — Städtisches Bad bei Wien, im Kinsky, Nov 27, 2023
Signed and dated twice: West 76, West 81 — Body Typs * Feminin. Zu A. Kaprow's Typs, im Kinsky, Nov 27, 2023
Signiert und datiert: Also! F West 84. Werkverzeichnis: Das Werk ist dem Archiv der Franz West Privatstiftung bekannt — Also!, Grisebach, Jun 2, 2023
Signed, dated and numbered on edition badge: Metamemphis Franz West 1991 No. 173 — Pendant lamp, im Kinsky, Apr 6, 2022
Monogrammiert, bezeichnet und nummeriert auf der Plinthe: FW, ETK (2-fach), 11/100 — Elisabeth Thoman Leselampe, Van Ham, Jun 16, 2021

From the signature and inscription lines published by the auction houses in their lot descriptions. ArtSell does not authenticate signatures; a signature matching these descriptions is not evidence that a work is genuine. No house signature photographs are recorded for this artist yet. Back to Franz West auction results.