Gerhard Altenbourg
German · 1926–1989 · Painter, Printmaker
Gerhard Ströch, better known as Gerhard Altenbourg was an East German painter, sculptor, and poet. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Garten an der SpinnbahnGrisebach · €116,100≈ $135,140≈ £100,416Sign up to see
Jahrmarkt und EinsamkeitKetterer Kunst · €90,000≈ $102,852≈ £81,973Sign up to see
Auch ein MikrophonKetterer Kunst · €67,100≈ $89,807≈ £57,245Sign up to see
Gerhard Altenbourg’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
125
of 148 offered · 2001–2026
Sell-through
84%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 12 | 12 | 100% | $17.5kSign up | $12.6kSign up | $67.2kSign up |
| Oil | 5 | 5 | 100% | $25.5kSign up | $13.9kSign up | $67.2kSign up |
| Mixed media | 7 | 7 | 100% | $11.8kSign up | $7.8kSign up | $31.9kSign up |
| Works on paper | 81 | 76 | 94% | $15.2kSign up | $7.9kSign up | $135kSign up |
| Watercolor | 34 | 30 | 88% | $21.1kSign up | $10.1kSign up | $135kSign up |
| Gouache | 12 | 12 | 100% | $10.8kSign up | $7.8kSign up | $23.8kSign up |
| Pastel | 4 | 4 | 100% | $6kSign up | $5.3kSign up | $9.4kSign up |
| Drawing | 28 | 27 | 96% | $13.1kSign up | $7.3kSign up | $67.8kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 54 | 36 | 67% | $2.9kSign up | $929Sign up | $28.9kSign up |
| Etching | 4 | 3 | 75% | $564Sign up | $507Sign up | $976Sign up |
| Drypoint | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Lithograph | 24 | 19 | 79% | $4.6kSign up | $836Sign up | $28.9kSign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Woodcut / linocut | 14 | 8 | 57% | $1.3kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $2.3kSign up |
| Print (other) | 10 | 6 | 60% | $870Sign up | $795Sign up | $2kSign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $8kSign up | $8kSign up | $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 | 5 | 4 | $6.1kSign up |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | $13.8kSign up |
| 2023 | 5 | 4 | $876Sign up |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | $8.5kSign up |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | $640Sign up |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | $65.7kSign up |
| 2019 | 15 | 9 | $4.5kSign up |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | $7.2kSign up |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | $5.9kSign up |
| 2016 | 12 | 10 | $8.6kSign up |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 | $8.5kSign up |
| 2014 | 6 | 5 | $23kSign up |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 | $10.5kSign up |
| 2012 | 8 | 7 | $6.9kSign up |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | $13.9kSign up |
| 2010 | 7 | 5 | $4.2kSign up |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | $7.3kSign up |
| 2008 | 10 | 7 | $8.4kSign up |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 | $805Sign up |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 | $3.4kSign up |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | $3.2kSign up |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | $9.8kSign up |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | $5.7kSign up |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | $843Sign up |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | $209Sign up |