Wolf Vostell
German · 1932–1998 · Painter, Printmaker
Wolf Vostell was a German painter and sculptor, considered one of the early adopters of video art, street art and installation art and pioneer of Happenings and Fluxus.… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
B 52 LippenstiftbomberVan Ham · €56,760≈ $59,774≈ £47,338Sign up to see
Auktion 401, Los 297Van Ham · €25,800≈ $30,514≈ £22,780Sign up to see
Alabama BurningGrisebach · €18,750≈ $25,513≈ £15,245Sign up to see
Wolf Vostell’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
4 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 | 22 | 19 | 86% | $7kSign up | $6.1kSign up | $17.5kSign up |
| Oil | 6 | 5 | 83% | $13.1kSign up | $14.9kSign up | $17.5kSign up |
| Acrylic | 9 | 7 | 78% | $6.7kSign up | $6.1kSign up | $14.3kSign up |
| Mixed media | 7 | 7 | 100% | $3kSign up | $2.8kSign up | $7.7kSign up |
| Works on paper | 16 | 16 | 100% | $2.6kSign up | $767Sign up | $22.5kSign up |
| Gouache | 3 | 3 | 100% | $9.9kSign up | $5.6kSign up | $22.5kSign up |
| Drawing | 9 | 9 | 100% | $658Sign up | $563Sign up | $1.4kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 33 | 31 | 94% | $5.2kSign up | $552Sign up | $59.8kSign up |
| Etching | 1 | 1 | 100% | $204Sign up | $204Sign up | $204Sign up |
| Aquatint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $471Sign up | $471Sign up | $471Sign up |
| Lithograph | 3 | 1 | 33% | $424Sign up | $424Sign up | $424Sign up |
| Screenprint | 19 | 19 | 100% | $5.9kSign up | $630Sign up | $59.8kSign up |
| Print (other) | 9 | 9 | 100% | $5.1kSign up | $552Sign up | $25.5kSign up |
| Photography | 4 | 3 | 75% | $4.7kSign up | $3kSign up | $9.8kSign up |
| Photograph | 4 | 3 | 75% | $4.7kSign up | $3kSign up | $9.8kSign up |
| Sculpture | 2 | 1 | 50% | $4kSign up | $4kSign up | $4kSign up |
| Other | 11 | 10 | 91% | $8kSign up | $2.6kSign up | $30.5kSign 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 | 4 | 2 | $508Sign up |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 | $263Sign up |
| 2023 | 5 | 4 | $895Sign up |
| 2022 | 8 | 7 | $437Sign up |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2018 | 10 | 9 | $563Sign up |
| 2017 | 7 | 6 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | $2kSign up |
| 2015 | 6 | 5 | $3kSign up |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | $9.8kSign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | $15.3kSign up |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | $3.4kSign up |
| 2011 | 10 | 10 | $12.1kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $7.7kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $4kSign up |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | $4.5kSign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | $424Sign up |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | $4.1kSign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $7kSign up |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 | $471Sign up |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | $557Sign up |