Nils Burwitz Works on Paper: Auction Prices

German · b. 1940

ArtSell has recorded 12 auction results for Nils Burwitz works on paper between 2013 and 2026, of which 4 sold (33% sell-through). Prices realised range from $61 to $410, with a median of $85 across 4 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). The highest recorded price is $410 for “A Collection of Ten Pencil Sketches” at Strauss & Co in 2018.

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1. 
   Sketch for Those who Gutter with the Glory of the Hummingbird, Meaning Death

   Drawing · Paper

   27 by 36cm excluding frame; 46 by 55 by 3,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Aug 19, 2026 · Lot 32
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
2. 
   Portrait of Walter Battiss, 1978

   Drawing · Paper

   sheet size: 38 by 26cm, unframed

   Strauss & Co · Aug 18, 2026 · Lot 35
   ZAR 1,562≈ $96≈ £71≈ €83Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 800–1,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
3. 
   Cave Canon

   Drawing · Paper

   30,5 by 22cm excluding frame; 52,5 by 39,5 by 2,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Apr 22, 2025 · Lot 102
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
4. 
   Sketch for Those who Gutter with the Glory of the Hummingbird, Meaning Death

   Drawing · Paper

   27 by 36cm excluding frame; 46 by 55 by 3,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Apr 22, 2025 · Lot 101
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
5. 
   Abstract Composition

   Drawing · Paper

   30,5 by 21,5cm excluding frame; 53 by 41,5 by 2,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · May 15, 2023 · Lot 226
   ZAR 1,173≈ $61≈ £49≈ €57Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 2,000–3,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
6. 
   Explosive Force

   Drawing · Paper

   30 by 21cm excluding frame; 48 by 39,5 by 2cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · May 15, 2023 · Lot 225
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 1,000–2,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
7. 
   Demolition

   Drawing · Paper

   32 by 24cm excluding frame; 51 by 41,5 by 3cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · May 15, 2023 · Lot 224
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
8. 
   Rhino

   Drawing · Paper

   22,5 by 30,5cm excluding frame; 43 by 51 by 3cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · May 15, 2023 · Lot 187
   ZAR 1,407≈ $74≈ £59≈ €68Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 2,000–3,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
9. 
   Abstract

   Drawing · Paper

   22 by 31cm excluding frame; 40,5 by 49,5 by 2cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · May 15, 2023 · Lot 184
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 2,000–3,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
10. 
    Explosive Force

    Drawing · Paper

    30 by 21cm excluding frame; 48 by 39,5 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Oct 3, 2022 · Lot 362
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 2,000–3,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
11. 
    A Collection of Ten Pencil Sketches

    Drawing

    sizes vary, largest: 50 by 25cm, all unframed

    Strauss & Co · Oct 22, 2018 · Lot 385
    ZAR 5,863≈ $410≈ £316≈ €357Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 5,000–8,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
12. 
    A Collection of Ten Pencil Sketches

    Drawing

    sizes vary, largest: 50 by 25cm, all unframed

    Strauss & Co · Nov 15, 2013 · Lot 394
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗

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