Ulrich Erben
German · b. 1940 · Painter
Ulrich Erben is a German painter. From 1980 to 2005, he was a Professor of Painting at the Kunstakademie Münster. He is known as a master of the color field style of abstract… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Farben der ErinnerungGrisebach · €75,000≈ $85,193≈ £66,802Sign up to see
Rot und BlauGrisebach · €75,000≈ $83,633≈ £66,518Sign up to see
Ohne Titel (Farben der Erinnerung)Grisebach · €52,500≈ $59,278≈ £44,650Sign up to see
Ulrich Erben’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).
Lots sold
109
of 113 offered · 2002–2026
Sell-through
96%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 100 | 97 | 97% | $16.7kSign up | $12.4kSign up | $85.2kSign up |
| Oil | 45 | 45 | 100% | $13kSign up | $11.5kSign up | $39.8kSign up |
| Acrylic | 50 | 47 | 94% | $21.5kSign up | $17.8kSign up | $85.2kSign up |
| Mixed media | 5 | 5 | 100% | $4.2kSign up | $3.7kSign up | $6.2kSign up |
| Works on paper | 6 | 5 | 83% | $5.8kSign up | $7.3kSign up | $9.2kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1kSign up | $1kSign up | $1kSign up |
| Gouache | 2 | 2 | 100% | $8.2kSign up | $8.2kSign up | $9.2kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 5 | 5 | 100% | $797Sign up | $928Sign up | $1.4kSign up |
| Lithograph | 3 | 3 | 100% | $556Sign up | $461Sign up | $982Sign up |
| Screenprint | 2 | 2 | 100% | $1.2kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $1.4kSign up |
| Other | 2 | 2 | 100% | $9kSign up | $9kSign up | $9.8kSign 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 | 1 | 1 | $14.5kSign up |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | $18kSign up |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | $3.2kSign up |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | $20.4kSign up |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2021 | 6 | 5 | $35.8kSign up |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | $20.5kSign up |
| 2019 | 14 | 14 | $16.4kSign up |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 | $6.2kSign up |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | $13kSign up |
| 2016 | 13 | 10 | $10.7kSign up |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | $14.5kSign up |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | $10.5kSign up |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | $5.7kSign up |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | $4.4kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $7.2kSign up |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | $4.6kSign up |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | $7.6kSign up |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 | $7.9kSign up |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | $4.2kSign up |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 | $4kSign up |