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Auction result

Tulpen

Otto Modersohn (German, 1865–1943) · 1937

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate €8,000 – €12,000 (≈ $8,977 – $13,465) (≈ £6,989 – £10,484)

Offered at Lempertz and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

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Medium
Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “Oil on canvas”
Support
Canvas
Signed / inscribed
Monogrammed and dated
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
40 x 50.5 cm
Auction house
Lempertz
Sale
Auction 1090 Modern Art (1090-1)
Date
May 31, 2017
Location
31.05.2017 18:00, Cologne
Lot
393
Estimate
€8,000 – €12,000 (≈ $8,977 – $13,465) (≈ £6,989 – £10,484)
Source
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Retrieved Sep 25, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2017 and 2018 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1

  1. Tulpen, Lempertz 2017

    May 31, 2017 · Lempertz this result

    Auction 1090 Modern Art, lot 393

    Bought in / unsold · est. €8,000 – €12,000

    As catalogued

    Otto Modersohn, “Tulpen”, 1937

    Oil on canvas

    40 x 50.5 cm

  2. Tulpen, Lempertz 2018

    Jun 1, 2018 · Lempertz

    Auction 1110 Modern Art, lot 476

    Sold €5,580Sign up to see · est. €6,000 – €8,000

    As catalogued

    Otto Modersohn, “Tulpen”, 1937

    Oil on canvas

    40 x 50.5 cm

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