Photo © Lempertz — view this lot on Lempertz ↗Borcke, 1986
Oil · Canvas
Lempertz · Jun 5, 2026€533,400 ≈ $620,878 ≈ £461,036Sign up free to see price
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Auction result
Der Brief von der Front (Laktionov)
Georg Baselitz (German, 1938–2026)
$508,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ £401,042≈ €480,970
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed, titled, inscribed and dated “G. Baselitz 3.VI.98 Laktionov 'Letter from the Front' [in Russian] ‘der Brief von der Front’ Laktionov” on the reverse
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 79 1/2 x 63 3/4 in. (202 x 162 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session (NY010924)
- Date
- November 20, 2024
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 320
- Estimate
- $400,000 – $600,000 (≈ £315,781 – £473,672) (≈ €378,716 – €568,074)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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