Konrad Kujau
1938–2000 · Painter, Illustrator
Konrad Paul Kujau was a German illustrator and forger. He became famous in 1983 as the creator of the so-called Hitler Diaries, for which he received DM 2.5 million from a… (Wikipedia)
Record prices
Der letzte Band der sog. Hitler-Tagebücher (ab 15. April 1945)Grisebach · €3,750≈ $4,387≈ £3,288Sign up to see
Konrad Kujau’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).
Konrad Kujau has appeared at auction 1 time in ArtSell’s records in 2018; 1 sold, a sell-through rate of 100%. The auction record in our data is Der letzte Band der sog. Hitler-Tagebücher (ab 15. April 1945), sold at Grisebach in May 2018 for $4.4kSign up free to see. Sales were recorded mainly at Grisebach (1).
Konrad Kujau at auction: key figures
- Auction results
- 1
- Sold rate
- 100%
- Active at auction
- 2018
- Median price
- $4.4kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $4.4kSign up free to see Der letzte Band der sog. Hitler-Tagebücher (ab 15. April 1945), Grisebach, May 2018
Top auction houses: Grisebach (1)
Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
1 result
- €3,750≈ $4,387≈ £3,288Sign up free to see
Konrad Kujau: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Konrad Kujau at auction?
$4,387Sign up free to see, for Der letzte Band der sog. Hitler-Tagebücher (ab 15. April 1945) at Grisebach (May 2018) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Konrad Kujau?
The median sale price is $4.4kSign up free to see across 1 priced sale. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Konrad Kujau have sold at auction?
1 of 1 recorded lots sold in 2018.
Which auction houses sell Konrad Kujau?
Grisebach accounts for the most recorded results. Grisebach
About Konrad Kujau
Konrad Paul Kujau was a German illustrator and forger. He became famous in 1983 as the creator of the so-called Hitler Diaries, for which he received DM 2.5 million from a journalist, Gerd Heidemann, who in turn sold it for DM 9.3 million to the magazine Stern, resulting in a net profit of DM 6.8 million for Heidemann. The forgery resulted in a four-and-half-year prison sentence for Kujau.
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