Norbert Prangenberg
German · 1949–2012 · Painter, Printmaker
Norbert Prangenberg was an abstract painter, sculptor, and engraver who was born in Nettseheim, just outside of Cologne, Germany. Though he had no formal training and did not… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
FigurVan Ham · €30,960≈ $37,536≈ £26,572Sign up to see
VANIKUMLempertz · €5,160≈ $7,617≈ £3,687Sign up to see
Auktion 442, Los 1371Van Ham · €6,694≈ $7,418≈ £5,664Sign up to see
Norbert Prangenberg’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).
ArtSell has recorded 24 auction results for Norbert Prangenberg between 2007 and 2025, of which 24 sold (100%). Recorded sale prices range from $250Sign up free to see to $37.5kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $37.5kSign up free to see for Figur at Van Ham in June 2021. Most results come from Van Ham (19), Rago Auctions (2) and Grisebach (1).
24 results
- Ohne Titel, 1996€3,929≈ $4,245≈ £3,279Sign up free to see
- Ohne Titel, 1994€3,023≈ $3,170≈ £2,505Sign up free to see
- Ohne Titel, 1988€831≈ $866≈ £690Sign up free to see
- €330≈ $361≈ £287Sign up free to see
- Ohne Titel, 1998€2,508≈ $2,659≈ £2,164Sign up free to see
- €792≈ $854≈ £689Sign up free to see
- Landschaft, 2012$1,000≈ £821≈ €950Sign up free to see
- Ohne Titel, 1987€396≈ $398≈ £348Sign up free to see
- €6,450≈ $7,298≈ £5,482Sign up free to see
- Ohne Titel, 2006€2,112≈ $2,441≈ £1,807Sign up free to see
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Norbert Prangenberg: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Norbert Prangenberg at auction?
$37,536Sign up free to see, for Figur at Van Ham (June 2021) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Norbert Prangenberg?
The median sale price is $1.6kSign up free to see across 24 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Norbert Prangenberg have sold at auction?
24 of 24 recorded lots sold between 2007 and 2025.
Which auction houses sell Norbert Prangenberg?
Van Ham, Rago Auctions and Grisebach account for the most recorded results. Van Ham · Rago Auctions · Grisebach
Norbert Prangenberg signature
12 catalogued lots by Norbert Prangenberg record a signature line. The most common placement is on the reverse (100% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Signiert und datiert verso: Prangenberg 96. Sowie erneut signiert auf der umgeschlagenen Leinwand sowie signiert und datiert auf dem Keilrahmen. Hier zudem bezeichnet
— Ohne Titel, Van Ham, Apr 2, 2025Signiert, datiert und bezeichnet verso: Norbert Prangenberg 1994 Rote Haus (?)
— Ohne Titel, Van Ham, Feb 26, 2025Jeweils: signiert, datiert und nummeriert (verso)
— Ohne Titel, Van Ham, Nov 9, 2022
About Norbert Prangenberg
Norbert Prangenberg was an abstract painter, sculptor, and engraver who was born in Nettseheim, just outside of Cologne, Germany. Though he had no formal training and did not fully engage with art until his 30s, Prangenberg did finally come up with a style that was uniquely his own, not fitting comfortably into the neo-expressionist or neo-geo movements of his time, in the 1970s and 1980s. At this time, he was considered a major figure in contemporary German art. Though he got his start with abstract paintings, he also became known for making sculptures of all sizes; and while his work initially appears abstract, the titles given sometimes allude to the human body or a landscape. As a trained gold- and silversmith, as well as a glassblower, he always showed an attention to materials and how they could be physically engaged with. He was interested in how his own two hands could affect the painting or sculpture's surface. Traces of the artist's hand appear literally throughout his entire oeuvre, before he lost the battle with liver cancer in 2012.
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