Lucebert
Dutch · 1924–1994 · Painter, Printmaker
Lubertus Jacobus Swaanswijk, known professionally as Lucebert, was a Dutch artist who first became known as the poet of the COBRA movement. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
ConquistadorLempertz · €33,320≈ $44,769≈ £22,632Sign up to see
In de Stal IIIVan Ham · €39,600≈ $43,025≈ £33,695Sign up to see
De GelenksvogelLempertz · €24,000≈ $33,835≈ £20,949Sign up to see
Lucebert’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
34
of 44 offered · 2004–2026
Sell-through
77%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
1 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 | 17 | 12 | 71% | $16.7kSign up | $11.3kSign up | $44.8kSign up |
| Oil | 15 | 11 | 73% | $18.1kSign up | $11.8kSign up | $44.8kSign up |
| Acrylic | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Works on paper | 15 | 14 | 93% | $2.4kSign up | $2.2kSign up | $5.3kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.6kSign up | $2.6kSign up | $2.6kSign up |
| Gouache | 4 | 4 | 100% | $3.6kSign up | $3.3kSign up | $5.3kSign up |
| Drawing | 5 | 5 | 100% | $1.8kSign up | $2kSign up | $2.4kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 9 | 7 | 78% | $107Sign up | $112Sign up | $171Sign up |
| Engraving | 1 | 1 | 100% | $53Sign up | $53Sign up | $53Sign up |
| Lithograph | 5 | 3 | 60% | $149Sign up | $162Sign up | $171Sign up |
| Print (other) | 3 | 3 | 100% | $82Sign up | $85Sign up | $112Sign up |
| Sculpture | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Other | 2 | 1 | 50% | $1.2kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $1.2kSign 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 | 1 | 1 | $112Sign up |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | $68Sign up |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | $171Sign up |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | $6.2kSign up |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 | $314Sign up |
| 2021 | 5 | 3 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | $116Sign up |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | $8.2kSign up |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $9kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $33.8kSign up |
| 2008 | 5 | 3 | $2kSign up |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | $25kSign up |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | $3.3kSign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $791Sign up |