Gottfried Helnwein: career timeline
Austrian · b. 1948 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 58 of 97 lots (60% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | 5 | $21.7kSign up | Drawing |
| 1980s | 27 | 23 | $10.3kSign up | Photograph |
| 1990s | 10 | 9 | $21.3kSign up | Photograph |
| 2000s | 11 | 9 | $10.6kSign up | Oil |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | $72.3kSign up | Oil |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | $117kSign up | Oil |
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1970s 5 works
- Sold
- 5 of 5
- Median
- $21.7kSign up
- Average
- $20.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 17.5 × 22.5 in (45 × 57 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (3), Watercolor (2)
- Subjects
- —
1974 Untitled$21.7kSign up
1977 Grubenunglück$23.3kSign up
1978 Mohren$9.1kSign up
1979 Untitled (Hämischer Arzt und Patient$43.8kSign up
1979 Blindflug$3.5kSign up
1980s 27 works
- Sold
- 23 of 27
- Median
- $10.3kSign up
- Average
- $22.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 29.5 × 23 in (75 × 58 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (10), Mixed media (5), Watercolor (4)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1), Figures & portraits (1)
1980 Niki LaudaUnsold
1980 Untitled (landscape)$12.3kSign up
1981 Untitled$19kSign up
1982 Boulevard of Broken Dreams (James Dean)$3.4kSign up
1982 Mick Jagger II$10.3kSign up
1982 Gleichgewicht des Schreckens$10.6kSign up
1982 E.T$11.9kSign up
1983 The Winner (from Sarajevo 1984 Winter Olympics portfolio)$625Sign up
1985 Triumph of sciences$23.4kSign up
1986 Selbstportrait 5, 6, 7$143kSign up
1986 Ohne Titel (Tod des Marat)$6.5kSign up
1987 Untitled$732Sign up
Show 12 more (1980s)
1987 Untitled (Clown)$3.4kSign up
1987 Untitled (Self-Portrait)$5.5kSign up
1987 Deng XiaopingUnsold
1987 Gottfried Helnwein mit Medizinbesteck$7.4kSign up
1987 Bewunderung$20kSign up
1988 Arno Breker, Düsseldorf$685Sign up
1988 Michael Jackson, Gelsenkirchen$6.1kSign up
1988 Michael Jackson I$4.7kSign up
1988 Verliebter Kardinal$23.7kSign up
c. 1989 Liegendes Kind$27kSign up
1989 Keith HaringUnsold
1989 Untitled (Ulrike Meinhof)$18.2kSign up
…and 3 more works from this group in the full results list.
1990s 10 works
- Sold
- 9 of 10
- Median
- $21.3kSign up
- Average
- $42.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 39.5 × 27.5 in (100 × 70 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (3), Oil (3), Other (1)
- Subjects
- —
1990 Auktion 401, Los 185$15.3kSign up
1990 Andy Warhol$941Sign up
1991 Charles Bukowski, Los Angeles$1.6kSign up
1991 Auktion 419, Los 158$58.2kSign up
1994 Arnold Schwarzenegger, Los Angeles 1994Unsold
1994 Arnold Schwarzenegger, Los Angeles 1994$4.3kSign up
1994 "Heinrich Heine"$21.3kSign up
1994 Helmut Kohl$23.2kSign up
1995 Donald Duck$86.3kSign up
1997 Epiphany 2B (Die Anbetung der Hirten)$175kSign up
2000s 11 works
- Sold
- 9 of 11
- Median
- $10.6kSign up
- Average
- $31.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 41 × 41.5 in (104 × 106 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (6), Photograph (2), Print (other) (1)
- Subjects
- —
2000 American Prayer$1.1kSign up
2000 American Madonna (Epiphany IV)$88.3kSign up
2000 Chief Red Fox$10kSign up
2000 The Red Gun$82.5kSign up
2002 Downtown (8)$24.9kSign up
2003 The Golden Age 37 (Marilyn Manson)$10.6kSign up
2003 Dark Hour$3.6kSign up
2003 Dark hour$1.7kSign up
2003 Danae Waiting for the Rain IIUnsold
2007 The Disasters of War 6Unsold
2008 Untitled (Red Gun II)$63.5kSign up
2010s 4 works
- Sold
- 4 of 4
- Median
- $72.3kSign up
- Average
- $70.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 78 × 99.5 in (198 × 252 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (4)
- Subjects
- —
2010 Untitled (The Disasters of War 24)$63.5kSign up
2014 Grey Mouse 16$98.9kSign up
2014 Gray Mouse 6$81.1kSign up
2016 The Disasters of War 50$38.1kSign up
2020s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $117kSign up
- Average
- $117kSign up
- Typical size
- 68.5 × 49.5 in (175 × 126 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
c. 2025 The Child Dreams$117kSign up
Creation date not recorded
39 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2000s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $260Sign up
- Average
- $260Sign up
- Typical size
- 14 × 17.5 in (36 × 45 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2005 Leitartikel Erdbeben$260Sign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 4 works
- Sold
- 4 of 4
- Median
- $77.6kSign up
- Average
- $75.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 39.5 × 31 in (100 × 79 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (3), Mixed media (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2013 Ohne Titel$124kSign up
sold 2016 James Dean$137kSign up
sold 2016 "Mishima"$8.6kSign up
sold 2019 Buddha$31.7kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 34 works
- Sold
- 30 of 34
- Median
- $2.5kSign up
- Average
- $4.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 24.5 × 28.5 in (62 × 73 cm)
- Mediums
- Print (other) (23), Photograph (4), Other (3)
- Subjects
- Sunsets & night (3)
sold 2021 Red Mouse$3.9kSign up
sold 2021 In the heat of the night$3.9kSign up
sold 2022 Ohne Titel (Barschel)$24.7kSign up
sold 2022 THE DISASTERS OF WAR 13Unsold
sold 2022 In the heat of the night$2.5kSign up
sold 2022 Konvolut von 2 Offsets$1.8kSign up
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2022 Mickey$2.1kSign up
sold 2022 Midnight Mickey$2.5kSign up
sold 2022 L.A. Confidential$1.7kSign up
sold 2022 Untitled$2.1kSign up
sold 2022 Donald Duck$4.1kSign up
sold 2022 Mickey$4.1kSign up
…and 22 more works from this group in the full results list.
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Gottfried Helnwein auction results →