Günter Grass
German · 1927–2015 · Painter, Printmaker
Günter Wilhelm Grass was a German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, sculptor, and recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Auktion 404, Los 640Van Ham · €2,193≈ $2,591≈ £1,937Sign up to see
Das HuhnVan Ham · €1,452≈ $1,760≈ £1,246Sign up to see
But i ryba, 1974 r.Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny · PLN 5,500≈ $1,415≈ £1,023≈ €1,199Sign up to see
Günter Grass’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
22
of 25 offered · 2007–2025
Sell-through
88%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
1 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works on paper | 1 | 1 | 100% | $175Sign up | $175Sign up | $175Sign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $175Sign up | $175Sign up | $175Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 19 | 16 | 84% | $457Sign up | $386Sign up | $1.4kSign up |
| Etching | 10 | 9 | 90% | $551Sign up | $429Sign up | $1.4kSign up |
| Drypoint | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Lithograph | 7 | 6 | 86% | $336Sign up | $225Sign up | $650Sign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $339Sign up | $339Sign up | $339Sign up |
| Sculpture | 4 | 4 | 100% | $1kSign up | $894Sign up | $1.8kSign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.6kSign up | $2.6kSign up | $2.6kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.