Imi Knoebel
German · b. 1940 · Painter, Sculptor
Imi Knoebel is a German artist. Knoebel is known for his minimalist, abstract painting and sculpture. The "Messerschnitt" or "knife cuts," is a recurring technique he employs,… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Auktion 411, Los 178Van Ham · €322,500≈ $375,132≈ £282,181Sign up to see
ZwillingKornfeld · CHF 320,000≈ $320,576≈ £241,398≈ €276,454Sign up to see
LILOLAKetterer Kunst · €275,000≈ $310,008≈ £234,730Sign up to see
Imi Knoebel’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
670
of 703 offered · 2001–2026
Sell-through
95%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
Showing 556 of 670 priced sales (evenly sampled; every year’s high and low included). Medians use all sales.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 492 | 465 | 95% | $34.8kSign up | $13.7kSign up | $375kSign up |
| Oil | 13 | 13 | 100% | $48.6kSign up | $13.3kSign up | $321kSign up |
| Acrylic | 451 | 424 | 94% | $35.8kSign up | $14kSign up | $375kSign up |
| Mixed media | 17 | 17 | 100% | $16.7kSign up | $12kSign up | $58.2kSign up |
| Works on paper | 33 | 29 | 88% | $12.8kSign up | $8.8kSign up | $50.1kSign up |
| Watercolor | 8 | 7 | 88% | $5.8kSign up | $4.4kSign up | $15.6kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 118 | 117 | 99% | $5.4kSign up | $2.3kSign up | $160kSign up |
| Aquatint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.3kSign up | $2.3kSign up | $2.3kSign up |
| Lithograph | 11 | 10 | 91% | $2.2kSign up | $2.2kSign up | $5.4kSign up |
| Screenprint | 97 | 97 | 100% | $5.6kSign up | $2.3kSign up | $160kSign up |
| Print (other) | 2 | 2 | 100% | $807Sign up | $807Sign up | $1.3kSign up |
| Multiple | 7 | 7 | 100% | $8.1kSign up | $7.6kSign up | $22.8kSign up |
| Photography | 2 | 1 | 50% | $927Sign up | $927Sign up | $927Sign up |
| Photograph | 2 | 1 | 50% | $927Sign up | $927Sign up | $927Sign up |
| Sculpture | 6 | 6 | 100% | $9.3kSign up | $3.7kSign up | $37.5kSign up |
| Other | 52 | 52 | 100% | $14.3kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $130kSign 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 | 12 | 11 | $12kSign up |
| 2025 | 47 | 47 | $38.1kSign up |
| 2024 | 31 | 27 | $7.3kSign up |
| 2023 | 37 | 35 | $8.2kSign up |
| 2022 | 29 | 24 | $6.4kSign up |
| 2021 | 70 | 69 | $8.5kSign up |
| 2020 | 65 | 61 | $9.8kSign up |
| 2019 | 79 | 76 | $9.6kSign up |
| 2018 | 85 | 77 | $8.8kSign up |
| 2017 | 54 | 51 | $13.3kSign up |
| 2016 | 33 | 32 | $14.5kSign up |
| 2015 | 35 | 35 | $11.7kSign up |
| 2014 | 14 | 13 | $13.7kSign up |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | $6.5kSign up |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2011 | 10 | 10 | $18.1kSign up |
| 2010 | 9 | 9 | $34.4kSign up |
| 2009 | 14 | 14 | $32.8kSign up |
| 2008 | 14 | 14 | $23.6kSign up |
| 2007 | 17 | 17 | $5.2kSign up |
| 2006 | 13 | 13 | $6.9kSign up |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | $5.8kSign up |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 | $7.3kSign up |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | $5.5kSign up |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | $5.9kSign up |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | $330Sign up |