Markus Lüpertz

German · b. 1941 · Painter, Printmaker

Markus Lüpertz is a German painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and writer. He also publishes a magazine, and plays jazz piano. He is one of the best-known German contemporary… (Wikipedia)

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603lots offered2001–2026years recorded94%sold (560)$9.7kSign up free to seemedian price

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Pietrasanta Bronzen: Frau mit Spiegel. Der Schauspieler. Mann mit blauem Ball. Der Gärtner. Odaliske, Akt mit SpielzeugLempertz · May 2014€292,800≈ $398,413≈ £238,072Sign up to see
WeintraubeGrisebach · Dec 2021€325,000≈ $368,518≈ £276,686Sign up to see
Baumstamm, dithyrambischGrisebach · Jun 2018€200,000≈ $233,380≈ £175,355Sign up to see

Markus Lüpertz’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).

Average price

$21.8kSign up free to see

median $9.7kfree account

High

$398kSign up free to see

auction record in database

Lots sold

560

of 597 offered · 2001–2026

Sell-through

94%

sold ÷ offered

Price trend

Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

6 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	214	195	91%	$33kSign up	$24.5kSign up	$233kSign up
Oil	170	156	92%	$34.9kSign up	$26.6kSign up	$172kSign up
Acrylic	16	15	94%	$33.3kSign up	$21.9kSign up	$233kSign up
Tempera	1	0	0%	—Sign up	—Sign up	—
Mixed media	26	23	88%	$13.8kSign up	$6.6kSign up	$62.6kSign up
Works on paper	156	152	97%	$8.5kSign up	$5.7kSign up	$58.7kSign up
Watercolor	37	37	100%	$10.4kSign up	$5.5kSign up	$58.7kSign up
Gouache	61	59	97%	$7.8kSign up	$5.6kSign up	$27.4kSign up
Pastel	9	9	100%	$6.5kSign up	$6.2kSign up	$12.6kSign up
Drawing	24	23	96%	$7.1kSign up	$4.3kSign up	$35.5kSign up
Prints & multiples	118	111	94%	$2.5kSign up	$853Sign up	$12kSign up
Etching	19	15	79%	$1.3kSign up	$755Sign up	$5.5kSign up
Aquatint	4	4	100%	$612Sign up	$644Sign up	$661Sign up
Drypoint	8	6	75%	$4.2kSign up	$4.4kSign up	$7.4kSign up
Lithograph	27	27	100%	$869Sign up	$600Sign up	$4.3kSign up
Screenprint	20	20	100%	$796Sign up	$482Sign up	$3.6kSign up
Woodcut / linocut	20	19	95%	$6.6kSign up	$6.6kSign up	$12kSign up
Print (other)	20	20	100%	$3.5kSign up	$1.9kSign up	$10.1kSign up
Sculpture	91	86	95%	$26.2kSign up	$13.1kSign up	$398kSign up
Other	18	16	89%	$120kSign up	$104kSign up	$369kSign 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	9	9	$22.5kSign up
2025	33	29	$7.5kSign up
2024	31	31	$7.3kSign up
2023	28	26	$5.2kSign up
2022	40	38	$8.3kSign up
2021	23	23	$11.4kSign up
2020	32	22	$5.4kSign up
2019	25	25	$9.9kSign up
2018	31	24	$9.9kSign up
2017	34	33	$9.6kSign up
2016	39	37	$10.1kSign up
2015	51	43	$15.7kSign up
2014	27	26	$10.6kSign up
2013	18	18	$23.8kSign up
2012	11	11	$6.8kSign up
2011	27	27	$16.7kSign up
2010	13	13	$8.3kSign up
2009	27	27	$15.2kSign up
2008	17	17	$9.3kSign up
2007	14	14	$8kSign up
2006	16	16	$14.2kSign up
2005	15	15	$3.9kSign up
2004	19	19	$6.1kSign up
2003	8	8	$4.1kSign up
2002	7	7	$9kSign up
2001	2	2	$838Sign up