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Karl Gerstner

Swiss · 1930–2017 · Painter, Printmaker

Karl Gerstner was a Swiss designer, typographer, author, and artist. (Wikipedia)

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20lots offered2004–2026years recorded100%sold (19)$1.1kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Karl Gerstner, Color sound 15 margin intro version, 1973, Relief aus Nitrolack auf PhenolharzplattenColor sound 15 margin intro versionGrisebach · €11,875≈ $14,398≈ £10,178Sign up to see
  2. Karl Gerstner, Color Sound 15 Intro-Version, 1969-73, nitrocellulose lacquer on phenolic resin panelsColor Sound 15 Intro-VersionBonhams · $12,800≈ £9,538≈ €11,035Sign up to see
  3. Karl Gerstner, Prismen-Bild, 1958, Lichtobjekt in lackiertem HolzobjektkastenPrismen-BildGrisebach · €8,750≈ $9,880≈ £7,442Sign up to see

Karl Gerstner’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).

Lot images as published by each auction house (19 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Karl Gerstner, IBM Bodoni Manual (Part 1), 1984, bound printed paper
IBM Bodoni Manual (Part 1), 1984
Wright · Aug 20, 2026
$200Sign up free to see
Karl Gerstner, Color Sound 15 Intro-Version, 1969-73, nitrocellulose lacquer on phenolic resin panels
Color Sound 15 Intro-Version, 1969-73
Bonhams · May 21, 2026
$12,800Sign up free to see
Karl Gerstner, Colour Sounds Blue I, 1973, screenprint in colors
Colour Sounds Blue I, 1973
Rago Auctions · Mar 14, 2025
$381Sign up free to see
Karl Gerstner, Prismen-Bild, 1958, Lichtobjekt in lackiertem Holzobjektkasten
Prismen-Bild, 1958
Grisebach · Dec 3, 2021
€8,750Sign up free to see
Karl Gerstner, Metachrom 5.08, 1958/1972, Nitro lacquer on aluminium
Metachrom 5.08, 1958/1972
Kornfeld · Sep 16, 2021
CHF 4,900Sign up free to see
Karl Gerstner, Color sound 15 margin intro version, 1973, Relief aus Nitrolack auf Phenolharzplatten
Color sound 15 margin intro version, 1973
Grisebach · Jun 11, 2021
€11,875Sign up free to see
Karl Gerstner, Chromorphose 3.04, 1973, nitrocellulose lacquer on aluminum
Chromorphose 3.04, 1973
Rago Auctions · May 19, 2021
$5,000Sign up free to see
Karl Gerstner, Konkrete Komposition, Farbsiebdruck
Konkrete Komposition
Auktionshaus Mehlis · Nov 17, 2020
€220Sign up free to see
Karl Gerstner, Konkrete Komposition, Farbsiebdruck
Konkrete Komposition
Auktionshaus Mehlis · Nov 17, 2020
€130Sign up free to see
Karl Gerstner, Geometrische Komposition, Farbsiebdruck auf festem Karton
Geometrische Komposition
Auktionshaus Mehlis · Jun 25, 2020
€105Sign up free to see
Karl Gerstner, No. 3 from Color Sounds III, 1973, screenprint on paper
No. 3 from Color Sounds III, 1973
Wright · Jun 22, 2017
$813Sign up free to see
Karl Gerstner, Chromorphose 3.04, 1973, nitrocellulose lacquer on aluminum
Chromorphose 3.04, 1973
Wright · Apr 27, 2017
$6,250Sign up free to see
Karl Gerstner, Untitled (from the Color Levels portfolio), 1967, screenprint on paper
Untitled (from the Color Levels portfolio), 1967
Wright · Jan 26, 2017
$625Sign up free to see
Karl Gerstner, No. 1 from Color Sounds III, 1973, serigraph on paper
No. 1 from Color Sounds III, 1973
Wright · Jan 26, 2017
$1,063Sign up free to see
Karl Gerstner, Color Sound 2B Extra Version, 1972, nitro colour on phenol resin panels and wood collage
Color Sound 2B Extra Version, 1972
Wright · Sep 27, 2012
$5,000Sign up free to see
Karl Gerstner, Color Sound 1 D, 1968, Nitrolack auf Phenolharzplatten
Color Sound 1 D, 1968
Grisebach · May 28, 2011
€6,100Sign up free to see
Karl Gerstner, Struktur-Bild #4, 1958-1963, aluminum construction with plexiglass
Struktur-Bild #4, 1958-1963
Wright · May 16, 2004
$1,062Sign up free to see
Karl Gerstner, Carro 64, 1962, magnetized aluminum pieces in frame
Carro 64, 1962
Wright · May 16, 2004
$354Sign up free to see
Karl Gerstner, Carro 64, 1962, magnetized aluminum pieces in frame
Carro 64, 1962
Wright · May 16, 2004
$207Sign up free to see

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