Markus Oehlen
German · b. 1956 · Painter, Sculptor
Markus Oehlen is a German painter, sculpture and musician. In the 1970s and 80s he was a founding member of the influential neo-expressionist art movement Neue Wilde in… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Sanatorium RotorLempertz · €62,500≈ $70,569≈ £53,155Sign up to see
VomatLempertz · €30,000≈ $35,694≈ £25,735Sign up to see
OHNE TITEL (PNAKT)Lempertz · €22,800≈ $33,655≈ £16,292Sign up to see
Markus Oehlen’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).
Price trend
3 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 | 36 | 34 | 94% | $15.5kSign up | $15.4kSign up | $70.6kSign up |
| Oil | 19 | 18 | 95% | $15.4kSign up | $13.8kSign up | $70.6kSign up |
| Acrylic | 11 | 10 | 91% | $14.8kSign up | $16.2kSign up | $25kSign up |
| Mixed media | 5 | 5 | 100% | $13.3kSign up | $10.7kSign up | $27.5kSign up |
| Works on paper | 6 | 5 | 83% | $7.3kSign up | $4.9kSign up | $19.6kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.6kSign up | $2.6kSign up | $2.6kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 1 | 100% | $3.1kSign up | $3.1kSign up | $3.1kSign up |
| Drawing | 3 | 2 | 67% | $12.9kSign up | $12.9kSign up | $19.6kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 7 | 7 | 100% | $1.6kSign up | $563Sign up | $5.5kSign up |
| Etching | 2 | 2 | 100% | $2.9kSign up | $2.9kSign up | $5.5kSign up |
| Lithograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $3.6kSign up | $3.6kSign up | $3.6kSign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $563Sign up | $563Sign up | $563Sign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 1 | 1 | 100% | $94Sign up | $94Sign up | $94Sign up |
| Print (other) | 2 | 2 | 100% | $615Sign up | $615Sign up | $802Sign up |
| Other | 9 | 9 | 100% | $19.8kSign up | $16.1kSign up | $33.7kSign 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 | 2 | 2 | $16.2kSign up |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | $23.3kSign up |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | $29.6kSign up |
| 2023 | 8 | 7 | $18.3kSign up |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | $35.7kSign up |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | $4.9kSign up |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | $10.1kSign up |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 | $9.9kSign up |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | $18.1kSign up |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | $5.5kSign up |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | $15.6kSign up |
| 2013 | 5 | 4 | $10.3kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $4.5kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $19.6kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $9.3kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $3.6kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 | $28.3kSign up |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | $16.1kSign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $4.4kSign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 | $3.1kSign up |