Gottfried Helnwein
Austrian · b. 1948 · Painter, Photographer
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Record prices
Epiphany 2B (Die Anbetung der Hirten)Van Ham · €154,800≈ $175,141≈ £131,576Sign up to see
Auktion 419, Los 157Van Ham · €141,900≈ $160,120≈ £125,221Sign up to see
Selbstportrait 5, 6, 7Van Ham · €132,000≈ $143,418≈ £112,317Sign up to see
Gottfried Helnwein’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
86
of 97 offered · 2003–2026
Sell-through
89%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 25 | 23 | 92% | $67.2kSign up | $63.5kSign up | $175kSign up |
| Oil | 20 | 19 | 95% | $56.9kSign up | $58.2kSign up | $137kSign up |
| Acrylic | 2 | 1 | 50% | $160kSign up | $160kSign up | $160kSign up |
| Mixed media | 3 | 3 | 100% | $102kSign up | $124kSign up | $175kSign up |
| Works on paper | 17 | 15 | 88% | $19.8kSign up | $20kSign up | $43.8kSign up |
| Watercolor | 8 | 7 | 88% | $23.8kSign up | $21.7kSign up | $43.8kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 1 | 100% | $11.9kSign up | $11.9kSign up | $11.9kSign up |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | 100% | $12kSign up | $9.1kSign up | $23.3kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 30 | 27 | 90% | $2.7kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $5.5kSign up |
| Lithograph | 5 | 5 | 100% | $2.1kSign up | $3kSign up | $3.4kSign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $941Sign up | $941Sign up | $941Sign up |
| Print (other) | 24 | 21 | 88% | $2.9kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $5.5kSign up |
| Photography | 19 | 15 | 79% | $3.9kSign up | $3.8kSign up | $10.6kSign up |
| Photograph | 19 | 15 | 79% | $3.9kSign up | $3.8kSign up | $10.6kSign up |
| Other | 6 | 6 | 100% | $26.9kSign up | $2.3kSign up | $143kSign 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 | 6 | 5 | $3.4kSign up |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | $24.4kSign up |
| 2024 | 21 | 18 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2023 | 14 | 12 | $7.4kSign up |
| 2022 | 14 | 13 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | $3.9kSign up |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | $12.1kSign up |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 | $26.5kSign up |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | $58.2kSign up |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 | $12.6kSign up |
| 2016 | 4 | 2 | $72.9kSign up |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | $13.2kSign up |
| 2014 | 7 | 5 | $23.2kSign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | $82.5kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $6.5kSign up |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | $11.3kSign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $260Sign up |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | $941Sign up |