Günther Förg

German · 1952–2013 · Painter, Printmaker

Günther Förg was a German painter, graphic designer, sculptor and photographer. His style was influenced by American abstract painting. (Wikipedia)

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£869,500≈ $1,163,478≈ €1,050,450Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumOhne titelPhillips2022720lots offered2002–2026years recorded91%sold (645)$7.5kSign up free to seemedian price

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Ohne Titel
Oil · Panel
67 x 52cm
Van Ham · Nov 26, 2014 · Lot 234
€11,156≈ $13,917≈ £8,824Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €6,000–View at Van Ham ↗
Edition 2
Acrylic · Panel
23 x 17 x 2cm
Van Ham · Nov 26, 2014 · Lot 755
€1,419≈ $1,770≈ £1,122Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €600–View at Van Ham ↗
Farbfeld, 1986
Oil · Panel
12 1/2 x 40 1/4 in. (31.8 x 102.2 cm)
Phillips · Nov 14, 2014 · Lot 196
$93,750≈ £59,885≈ €75,386Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
Berliner Serie (portfolio of four works), 2001
Lithograph · Paper
19½ h x 13¾ w in (50 x 35 cm)
Wright · Sep 23, 2014 · Lot 221
$4,375≈ £2,667≈ €3,394Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
Ohne Titel (2A, orange mit grün), 1988
Gouache
49,5 x 34,6 cm (19,4 x 13,6 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Jun 7, 2014 · Lot 519
€7,500≈ $10,232≈ £6,081Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Ohne Titel (5B, schwarz mit orange), 1988
Gouache
49,5 x 34,8 cm (19,4 x 13,7 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Jun 7, 2014 · Lot 520
€6,250≈ $8,526≈ £5,068Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Ohne Titel, 2001
Gouache
22 × 16,5 cm
Grisebach · May 31, 2014 · Lot 1383
€4,000≈ $5,443≈ £3,252Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–1,500View at Grisebach ↗
Aus: „Bad Honnef Multiple, 1998
Acrylic
40,1 × 30,5 × 3,2 cm
Grisebach · May 31, 2014 · Lot 1385
€7,500≈ $10,205≈ £6,098Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–3,000View at Grisebach ↗
Untitled, 2000
Acrylic · Canvas
120 x 100.5 cm
Lempertz · May 31, 2014 · Lot 649
€58,560≈ $79,683≈ £47,614Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €30,000–View at Lempertz ↗
Ohne Titel, 2005
Acrylic · Board
55 × 45 cm
Grisebach · May 30, 2014 · Lot 818
€13,750≈ $18,710≈ £11,180Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–12,000View at Grisebach ↗

Also offered, result not published (8)

Lots by Günther Förg that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

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Günther Förg signature

473 catalogued lots by Günther Förg record a signature line. The most common placement is on the reverse (42% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed and dated.

Placement

on the reverse73
upper right72
upper left16
lower right9
lower left2

Form

signed and dated282
signed150
signed in pencil33
monogrammed7
initialled1

(i) signed and dated '29/10/89 Günther Förg' lower right (ii) signed and dated '29/10/89 Günther Förg' lower left — Untitled, Phillips, Apr 16, 2026
Signed and dated 'Förg 08' upper right; numbered '86' lower left — Aller Retour, Phillips, Apr 16, 2026
Signiert und nummeriert verso auf Editionsetikett: Förg 10/30 — Mr Blue, Mr Orange, Mr Green, Mr Brown, Van Ham, Dec 3, 2025

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About Günther Förg

Günther Förg was a German painter, graphic designer, sculptor and photographer. His style was influenced by American abstract painting.

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In museum collections

Tor und Stele, 1994
International Sculpture Collection · Public domain
untitled artwork, 2000
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

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