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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Ohne Titel, 1972
Watercolor
14,7 × 21 cm
Grisebach · Nov 29, 2008 · Lot 443
€4,760≈ $6,058≈ £3,950Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at Grisebach ↗
Ohne Titel (Pouf), 2002
Stahl, Schaumstoff, Leinen, Frottee, Baumwolle
80 × 220 × 150 cm
Grisebach · Nov 29, 2008 · Lot 444
€20,230≈ $25,747≈ £16,788Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €16,000–20,000View at Grisebach ↗
Buchstütze, 1996
Sculpture
88,5 cm
Lempertz · May 30, 2008 · Lot 843
€3,000≈ $4,652≈ £2,358Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–View at Lempertz ↗
Light, 1991
Object
Ketterer Kunst · Apr 4, 2008 · Lot 1099
€10,200≈ $16,036≈ £8,012Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Privat-Lampe des Künstlers (II), 1989
Object
Ketterer Kunst · Dec 5, 2007 · Lot 480
€11,400≈ $16,781≈ £8,235Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
OHNE TITEL
Gouache
31 x 23,5 cm
Lempertz · Nov 30, 2007 · Lot 1144
€9,000≈ $13,285≈ £6,431Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–4,000View at Lempertz ↗
hanging lamp, 1988
Sculpture
71 w in (180 cm)
Wright · Mar 25, 2007 · Lot 116
$8,400≈ £4,283≈ €6,303Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Wright ↗
floor lamp, 1988
Sculpture
70 h x 14 w in (178 x 36 cm)
Wright · Mar 25, 2007 · Lot 119
$6,000≈ £3,059≈ €4,502Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Wright ↗
Komposition, 1989
Mixed media
63,2 x 122 cm ( 24,8 x 48 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Jun 2, 2006 · Lot 74
€39,270≈ $50,325≈ £26,972Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €20,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Komposition, 1989
Mixed media
63,2 x 122 cm ( 24,8 x 48 in)
Ketterer Kunst · May 14, 2004 · Lot 267
€25,740≈ $30,378≈ £17,346Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €19,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗

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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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