Hermann Nitsch
Austrian · 1938–2022 · Painter, Printmaker
Hermann Nitsch was an Austrian contemporary artist and composer. His art encompassed wide-scale performances incorporating theater, multimedia, rituals and acted violence. He… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Ohne Titel (Schüttbild)Ketterer Kunst · €600,000≈ $727,620≈ £553,744Sign up to see
Ohne Titel (Schüttbild)Grisebach · €387,500≈ $415,788≈ £331,015Sign up to see
Bodenschüttbild (38. Malaktion 1996)Ketterer Kunst · €200,000≈ $237,960≈ £171,565Sign up to see
Hermann Nitsch’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).
Price trend
38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 192 | 174 | 91% | $44.1kSign up | $28.5kSign up | $416kSign up |
| Oil | 75 | 70 | 93% | $55.2kSign up | $29.7kSign up | $416kSign up |
| Acrylic | 70 | 59 | 84% | $46.5kSign up | $38.2kSign up | $158kSign up |
| Mixed media | 40 | 39 | 98% | $21.2kSign up | $11.3kSign up | $99kSign up |
| Works on paper | 59 | 55 | 93% | $8kSign up | $4.6kSign up | $36.2kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 1 | 100% | $33.3kSign up | $33.3kSign up | $33.3kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 128 | 120 | 94% | $4.6kSign up | $2kSign up | $44.7kSign up |
| Etching | 30 | 29 | 97% | $2.7kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $27.3kSign up |
| Lithograph | 27 | 23 | 85% | $4.3kSign up | $2.7kSign up | $33.3kSign up |
| Screenprint | 16 | 13 | 81% | $15.9kSign up | $11.6kSign up | $44.7kSign up |
| Print (other) | 54 | 54 | 100% | $3kSign up | $1kSign up | $34.5kSign up |
| Multiple | 1 | 1 | 100% | $790Sign up | $790Sign up | $790Sign up |
| Photography | 18 | 9 | 50% | $6.7kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $36.2kSign up |
| Photograph | 18 | 9 | 50% | $6.7kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $36.2kSign up |
| Sculpture | 2 | 1 | 50% | $5.9kSign up | $5.9kSign up | $5.9kSign up |
| Other | 91 | 56 | 62% | $41kSign up | $15.3kSign up | $728kSign 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 | 39 | 30 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2025 | 35 | 26 | $13kSign up |
| 2024 | 43 | 39 | $4.2kSign up |
| 2023 | 32 | 29 | $35.9kSign up |
| 2022 | 83 | 82 | $5.5kSign up |
| 2021 | 43 | 42 | $4.3kSign up |
| 2020 | 38 | 29 | $17.6kSign up |
| 2019 | 27 | 25 | $14.8kSign up |
| 2018 | 21 | 18 | $22.7kSign up |
| 2017 | 23 | 16 | $11kSign up |
| 2016 | 28 | 21 | $11.3kSign up |
| 2015 | 17 | 11 | $7.4kSign up |
| 2014 | 25 | 19 | $13.2kSign up |
| 2013 | 10 | 5 | $14.3kSign up |
| 2012 | 4 | 2 | $18kSign up |
| 2011 | 7 | 6 | $18.2kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $22.3kSign up |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | $47.4kSign up |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 | $13.7kSign up |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 | $6.2kSign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $11kSign up |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | $4.9kSign up |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | $366Sign up |