Franz West

Austrian · 1947–2012 · Sculptor, Draughtsman

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FloraGrisebach · Jun 2025€571,500≈ $652,824≈ £481,150Sign up to see
Untitled (Two heads)Phillips · May 2013$461,000≈ £302,394≈ €357,642Sign up to see
UntitledPhillips · Jun 2019£350,000≈ $444,990≈ €391,372Sign up to see

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Untitled, 1984
paper mâché, disperion paint on canvas · Canvas
54 × 39.5 cm, d. 26.5 cm
im Kinsky · Oct 7, 2014 · Lot 0309
€55,440≈ $69,893≈ £43,466Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €20,000–40,000View at im Kinsky ↗
Passstück
h. 34.5 cm, w. 54 cm, d. 47 cm
im Kinsky · Oct 7, 2014 · Lot 0310
€101,370≈ $127,797≈ £79,476Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €25,000–50,000View at im Kinsky ↗
Studentenkritik, 1982
Mixed media · Paper
16 × 23 cm
im Kinsky · Oct 7, 2014 · Lot 0311
€15,840≈ $19,969≈ £12,419Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–10,000View at im Kinsky ↗
Symbole der Unsittlichkeit Wandel, 1982
Mixed media · Paper
20 × 20 cm
im Kinsky · Oct 7, 2014 · Lot 0312
€19,800≈ $24,962≈ £15,524Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €7,000–14,000View at im Kinsky ↗
Doku-chair (Documenta X), 1997
Sculpture
h. 83 cm
im Kinsky · Oct 7, 2014 · Lot 0314
€7,260≈ $9,153≈ £5,692Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–10,000View at im Kinsky ↗
Dokustuhl (Documenta X), 1997
Sculpture
h. 83 cm
im Kinsky · Oct 7, 2014 · Lot 0315
€6,600≈ $8,321≈ £5,175Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–10,000View at im Kinsky ↗
Lackierte Makulatur, 1982
Mixed media · Paper
ca. 28 × 40 cm (image-size)
im Kinsky · Oct 7, 2014 · Lot 0316
€17,160≈ $21,634≈ £13,454Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–20,000View at im Kinsky ↗
Voyage, 1972
Mixed media · Paper
15 × 21 cm
im Kinsky · Oct 7, 2014 · Lot 0318
€15,840≈ $19,969≈ £12,419Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–20,000View at im Kinsky ↗
Privat Lampe II, 1989
Sculpture
71 h x 13 dia in (180 x 33 cm)
Wright · Sep 23, 2014 · Lot 163
$5,715≈ £3,484≈ €4,433Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
Paravents, 2010
Acrylic · Panel
184.5 x 219.5 x 54 cm (72 5/8 x 86 3/8 x 21 1/4 in.)
Phillips · Jul 3, 2014 · Lot 166
£17,500≈ $29,981≈ €21,971Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗

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Franz West signature

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

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

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