German/Austrian, b. 1945
Anselm Kiefer
518results on record
85%sell-through
$229,914median result (USD, incl. premium; 99% observed, 1% estimated from hammer)
$3,554,500record in our coverage
Drawn from 518 recorded results (486 sold · 32 passed) across 13 auction houses, 1998–2026. 5 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 99% observed, 1% estimated from hammer method · log scale
Where does a value land in this market?
The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.
Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.
By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line
| Medium | Results | Sell-through | Median result (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| photography | 93 | 83% | $110,823 |
| painting | 82 | 92% | $402,468 |
| works on paper | 19 | 100% | $94,266 |
| prints | 15 | 100% | $281,070 |
| other | 6 | 100% | $193,891 |
| sculpture | 3 | 0% | $129,105 |
Medium is recorded for 218 of 518 results (42%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Andy Warhol Anselm Kiefer Andy Warhol
| Metric | Anselm Kiefer | Andy Warhol |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $229,914 | $32,500 |
| Record price | $3,554,500 | $195,040,000 |
| Results on record | 518 | 15,103 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Andy WarholGerhard RichterDamien HirstJean Dubuffet
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
81/ 100
- Sell-through85%
- Meets estimate68%
- Market depth518 results
How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →
Where this artist sells best
| House | Results | Sell-through | Median | vs. estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sotheby's | 221 | 85% | $314,500 | 0.87× |
| Christie's | 208 | 88% | $175,000 | — |
| Phillips | 56 | 82% | $241,035 | — |
| Grisebach | 7 | — | $157,865 | — |
| Bonhams | 6 | 100% | $385,170 | 0.90× |
| Lempertz | 7 | 67% | $52,090 | — |
| Dorotheum | 6 | 83% | $58,242 | — |
| Ketterer Kunst | 4 | — | $105,709 | — |
| Kruso Art | 2 | 100% | $116 | 0.42× |
| Rago | 1 | 100% | $38,100 | — |
| Wright | 1 | 100% | $390 | — |
| VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | 1 | 100% | $13,178 | 0.80× |
| SBI Art Auction | 1 | 0% | — | — |
The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →
Prices realized 526 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 32 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2015·12 | Blutblume | $131,316–$196,974 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·12 | Die Ungeborenen | $437,720–$656,580 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·11 | CH. D. Grabbe-Wald | graphite on paper | $12,042–$18,062 | Unsold listing | Christie's | |
| 2015·11 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2015·11 | étroits sont les vaisseaux | $150,000–$200,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·11 | The Palm | $400,000–$600,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·11 | maria descendant le 3ème jour | $500,000–$700,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·11 | Midgard Utgard | sand and graphite on black and white photograph in artist's frame | $100,000–$150,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·11 | Todtnauberg | oil on canvas | $300,000–$500,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·11 | Wege der Weltweisheit: Napoleon und Königin Luise v. Preußen | gouache and graphite on paper | $60,000–$80,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·11 | Der Ölberg | oil on canvas | $400,000–$600,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·11 | Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom | $200,000–$300,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·11 | Dūrchzūg dūrch das Rote Meer | $32,805–$54,675 | Christie's | |||
| 2015·10 | Lilith | oil, emulsion, acrylic, charcoal and lead on photograph on cardboard | $138,989–$185,318 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·10 | Lorelei | $92,659–$123,545 | Christie's | |||
| 2015·10 | Winter (Nebel) (Winter (Fog)) | watercolour and gouache on paper | $123,545–$185,318 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·10 | Sommer (Summer) | watercolour, gouache and pencil on paper | $92,659–$123,545 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·10 | Die Ungeborenen | $541,253–$695,897 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·10 | The Secret Life of Plants | $456,176–$760,294 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·10 | Paete non Dolet | $304,118–$456,176 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·07 | Maria durch den Dornwald ging 2005 | $391,369–$547,916 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·07 | Dat Rosa Mel Apibus | $626,190–$939,285 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·07 | Brünhilde | oil and woodcut on paper laid down on burlap | $234,821–$391,369 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·06 | Die Argonauten (The Argonauts) | $23,227–$30,969 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·06 | Das Rheingold. 1976 | Watercolour, India ink and pencil on four sheets of paper, glued together | $22,436–$33,654 | Grisebach | ||
| 2015·05 | San Loretto | $600,000–$800,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·05 | Wassermann (Aquarius, the constellation) | $500,000–$700,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·05 | Paete | $400,000–$600,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·05 | Le dormeur du val | $600,000–$800,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·03 | Sefiroth | $119,735–$179,602 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·03 | die himmelsplaste | $523,840–$673,509 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·03 | Am Anfang | $449,006–$598,674 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·02 | Die Argonauten | $921,475–$1,228,633 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·02 | des herbstes runengespinst – für paul celan | $609,003–$913,504 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·12 | Wurzel Jesse (Arbre de Jesse) | $221,598–$307,775 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | „Dein blondes Haar, Margarete“. 1981 | Acrylic, shellac, emulsion and straw on canvas | $312,075–$436,905 | Grisebach | ||
| 2014·11 | dein aschenes haar sulamith | $70,000–$90,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | helgoland - hoffmann von fallersleben | $50,000–$70,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·10 | Für Paul Celan | $636,677–$955,016 | Phillips | |||
| 2014·07 | Die Donauquelle (The source of the Danube) | $102,961–$137,281 | Phillips | |||
| 2014·07 | Die Ordnung der Engel | $343,015–$514,522 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·07 | Alexandria | $343,015–$514,522 | Phillips | |||
| 2014·06 | siegfried’s difficult way | $426,014–$596,419 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·06 | Wege | $852,027–$1,192,838 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·06 | Ragnarök, 1989 | Object | $170,525–$170,525 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2014·06 | Ohne Titel, 1977 | Photography | $8,185–$8,185 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2014·05 | Der Tod Des Vergil (The Death of Vergil) | $250,000–$350,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·05 | laßt tausend blumen blühen (let a thousand flowers bloom) | $200,000–$300,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·05 | Beschwert sind die östlichen Himmel mit Seidengewebe... The Eastern Skies are Laden with Silk... | oil, emulsion, shellac, resin, ashes, hair and coated branches on lead laid down on canvas | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·03 | Nidhogger | $250,000–$350,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·02 | The Secret Life of Plants: Star Painting | oil, acrylic, charcoal, wire and plaster coated branches on lead laid down on canvas | $300,757–$417,718 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·02 | Dein aschenes Haar Sulamith | $199,757–$299,635 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·02 | Laßt Tausend Blumen Blühen | $991,212–$1,321,616 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·01 | Domenica delle Palme | $257,787–$386,681 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·12 | domenica in ramis palmarum | $203,880–$271,840 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·11 | ragnarök | $100,000–$125,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·11 | Die Drei Nornen (Urd Werdandi Skuld) | $300,000–$400,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·11 | Unternehmen Barbarossa | $400,000–$500,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·10 | die himmelspaläste | $145,721–$194,294 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·10 | Grane | $194,294–$291,442 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·10 | Aaron's rod turning into a snake | $80,157–$112,220 | Phillips | |||
| 2013·10 | Samson and Delilah | $956,555–$1,275,406 | Phillips | |||
| 2013·06 | Es Ist Einer der Tragt Mein Haar | $122,208–$183,313 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·06 | johannisnacht (midsummer night) | $327,950–$459,130 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·05 | Lilith | $100,000–$150,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2013·05 | Die Klugen Jungfrauen | acrylic, dried branch, plaster emulsion, glue, wire, lead on cardboard mounted on canvas | $200,000–$300,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·05 | des malers atelier | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·05 | Grosse Eisenfaust Deutschland | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·02 | Brunhildes Seele (Brunhilde's Soul) | graphite, acrylic and gouache | $54,276–$69,783 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·02 | Johannis-Nacht (Midsummer-Night) | acrylic and straw on gelatin silver print | $77,537–$124,059 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·02 | Untitled | woodcut, shellac and acrylic on paper laid down on canvas | $263,625–$465,220 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·02 | Ich Halte alle Indien in meiner Hand (I Hold All the Indias in My Hand) | gouache and graphite on gelatin silver print | $23,261–$34,116 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·02 | Untitled | $280,185–$389,146 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·02 | ritt an die weichsel (ride to the vistula) | $155,658–$233,487 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·02 | frauen der antike - phyrne | $389,146–$544,804 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·11 | Pillar of Clouds (Wolkensäule) | acrylic, emulsion, shellac and lead on photograph and wood pulp board | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2012·11 | Noch ist Polen nicht verloren IV | $500,000–$700,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·11 | Dimanche des Rameaux | $450,000–$650,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·11 | todtnauberg | $30,000–$40,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·10 | 20 jahre einsamkeit (20 years of solitude) | $289,473–$402,046 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·06 | Untitled (Young Mao) | $936,093–$1,248,124 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·06 | Untitled (monument on river) | $780,078–$1,092,109 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·05 | Untitled | $450,000–$650,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·05 | zugbrücke | $200,000–$300,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·03 | Gilgamesch im Zedernwald | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·02 | johannis nacht (midsummer night) | $156,702–$235,053 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·02 | Olympia | acrylic, emulsion, ashes and lead on gelatin silver print and panel | $282,290–$345,022 | Christie's | ||
| 2012·02 | Durch das Rote Meer (Through the Red Sea) | silver leaf on gelatin silver prints mounted in book form, comprising seventeen spreads | $94,097–$125,462 | Christie's | ||
| 2012·02 | Gebirgslandschaft (Mountainscape) | oil on canvas | $109,780–$156,828 | Christie's | ||
| 2012·02 | die ordnung der engel | $705,726–$1,019,382 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·02 | Thora | $392,070–$548,898 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·02 | Die Frauen der Antike (The Woman of Antiquity) | oil, shellac, emulsion, sand, ashes and pastel on photographic paper laid down on paper | $943,282–$1,257,709 | Christie's | ||
| 2012·02 | Der Rhein | oil, woodcut, paper collage and soil on paper laid down on canvas | $471,641–$628,855 | Christie's | ||
| 2012·02 | For Robert Fludd the Secret Life of Plants | $555,884–$873,531 | Christie's | |||
| 2012·02 | Die Grosse Fracht (The Heavy Cargo) | $952,943–$1,270,591 | Christie's | |||
| 2011·11 | Das Hyndla Lied | acrylic on canvas | $100,000–$150,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2011·11 | Untitled | — | Unsold listing | Sotheby's | ||
| 2011·11 | Der Rhein | $150,000–$250,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·11 | Cosmos and Demian | $180,000–$220,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·11 | Lilith | $250,000–$350,000 | Sotheby's | |||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.