Thomas Schütte, Großer Geist

Thomas Schütte

German · b. 1954 · Painter, Sculptor

Thomas Schütte is a German contemporary artist. He sculpts, creates architectural designs, and draws. He lives and works in Düsseldorf. (Wikipedia)

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131auction results2002–2026years recorded88%sold (115)$9.9kSign up free to seemedian price

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Record prices

  1. Thomas Schütte, Großer Geist Nr. 9, 1998, Cor-Ten steelGroßer Geist Nr. 9Phillips · $4,085,000≈ £2,679,567≈ €3,169,123Sign up to see
  2. Thomas Schütte, Großer Geist Nr. 9, 1998, Cor-Ten steelGroßer Geist Nr. 9Phillips · $3,375,000≈ £2,557,012≈ €2,867,216Sign up to see
  3. Thomas Schütte, Maschine, 1993, 4 wax figures, wood, fabric, metal armature, electric motor and rubber gasketMaschinePhillips · $1,805,000≈ £1,196,156≈ €1,675,019Sign up to see

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Average price
median $9.9kfree account
High
auction record in database
Lots sold
115
of 131 offered · 2002–2026
Sell-through
88%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$100$1k$10k$100k$1M$10M200520082011201420172020202320262002-12-03 · $12,1142002-12-03 · $17,0542004-06-05 · $6,6802005-06-11 · $5,8212006-12-01 · $3,9402007-11-30 · $6,0222007-11-30 · $31,8842008-05-30 · $9,3052008-05-30 · $12,0962008-05-30 · $26,0532009-05-29 · $6,0902010-12-04 · $7,9482011-05-07 · $1,8132013-05-16 · $4,085,0002013-10-16 · $1,004,3422013-10-17 · $12,0892014-05-30 · $13,6072014-06-12 · $23,1392014-06-12 · $10,5182014-11-28 · $16,3842014-11-28 · $29,6472015-06-05 · $8,4142015-11-08 · $1,805,0002016-06-04 · $6,9152016-10-05 · $158,9632017-02-28 · $23,1252017-04-30 · $9872017-05-31 · $5,7902017-06-29 · $504,5722017-10-26 · $3032017-10-26 · $5,3062017-11-16 · $3,375,0002017-12-02 · $6,1902018-01-25 · $1,6042018-03-09 · $141,7272018-04-11 · $31,8962019-01-24 · $32,5582019-02-27 · $10,0002019-02-27 · $15,0002019-06-01 · $24,8892019-10-02 · $1,491,8992019-10-03 · $431,6902019-12-04 · $9622019-12-04 · $9622019-12-04 · $8242020-01-23 · $2,4612020-02-14 · $68,4082020-06-20 · $2,1012020-07-17 · $11,4282020-07-17 · $121,4232020-09-26 · $60,0312020-10-16 · $5312020-10-16 · $2,8782021-06-02 · $5,9742021-06-11 · $13,6412021-06-16 · $5482022-02-20 · $6,1032022-06-03 · $1042022-06-09 · $3,8802022-06-09 · $53,8872022-06-09 · $17,0172022-06-09 · $7,0902022-06-09 · $10,6362022-06-09 · $7,0902022-06-09 · $6,0982022-06-09 · $6,0982022-06-09 · $3,1202023-01-18 · $3,1212023-01-18 · $2582023-06-02 · $8,0722023-06-05 · $98,7762023-10-31 · $9812024-03-08 · $65,2072024-03-08 · $114,1122024-05-31 · $11,0262024-06-05 · $13,0142024-06-07 · $20,7612024-06-27 · $41,7542024-09-22 · $15,5992024-09-22 · $9,9272024-09-22 · $8,5082024-09-26 · $1,1782024-09-26 · $9572024-09-26 · $8102024-10-01 · $146,3352024-10-01 · $38,0472024-10-23 · $5,6852024-11-01 · $8192024-11-28 · $214,2132024-11-29 · $6,7072024-12-02 · $3,0482025-01-15 · $4082025-01-15 · $4082025-01-15 · $4082025-01-15 · $9522025-01-15 · $5442025-01-15 · $7482025-01-23 · $6,5702025-02-07 · $10,1602025-02-26 · $5,0802025-03-07 · $49,1912025-03-07 · $73,7862025-06-04 · $57,1022025-09-12 · $1,5722025-11-27 · $143,7452025-11-28 · $14,6892025-12-03 · $46,2052025-12-05 · $1,788,6722026-06-05 · $75,0782026-06-12 · $149,2142026-07-15 · $9,1702026-07-15 · $11,4632026-09-03 · $3,4822026-09-03 · $4,8752026-09-13 · $11,963
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.

By medium

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
202697$11.5kSign up
20251817$6.6kSign up
20242019$11kSign up
202355$3.1kSign up
20221111$6.1kSign up
202143$6kSign up
202098$7.2kSign up
2019169$15kSign up
201833$31.9kSign up
201788$6kSign up
201622$82.9kSign up
201542$907kSign up
201455$16.4kSign up
201343$1MSign up
201111$1.8kSign up
201011$7.9kSign up
200911$6.1kSign up
200833$12.1kSign up
200722$19kSign up
200611$3.9kSign up
200511$5.8kSign up
200411$6.7kSign up
200222$14.6kSign up

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