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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| 2002·09 | Die Himmelspaláste | $25,000–$35,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·05 | Sieben Himmelspaläste (Seven Places of Heaven) | $70,000–$90,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·05 | 20 Jahre Einsamkeit | $40,000–$60,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·11 | Sonnenblumen I | $350,000–$450,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·11 | Sonnenblumen II | $350,000–$450,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·05 | Johannes Nacht | $80,000–$120,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·05 | Die Drei Nornen: Urd, Werdandi, Skuld (The Three Fates: Urd, Werdandi, Skuld) | $80,000–$120,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·05 | Dien Golden Haar Magaretha | $15,000–$20,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·05 | Untitled (Dein Aschenes Haar, Sulamith) | $100,000–$150,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·05 | Der Engel der Geschichte | $35,000–$45,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·05 | Astralschlange | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·11 | Der Tod des Virgil | $70,000–$90,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·11 | Die Donauquelle (The Source of the Danube) | $15,000–$20,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·11 | Wurzel Jesse (Tree of Jesse) | $150,000–$200,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·11 | Erzmutter | $25,000–$35,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·06 | Der Rhein | $194,576–$284,380 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·12 | Die Klage der heiligen Zeder (The Lament of the Sacred Cedars) | oil, watercolor and varnish on gelatin silver print collage on board | $100,000–$150,000 | Christie's | ||
| 1999·11 | Dem Unbekannten Maler (To the Unknown Painter) | oil, emulsion, shellac, latex and straw on canvas | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 | Christie's | ||
| 1999·11 | Grab des unbekannten Malers | $350,000–$450,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·11 | Wolkensaule | $25,000–$35,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·10 | Grab | $68,120–$102,180 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·10 | Gebrochene Blumen und Gras | $17,030–$25,545 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·10 | Des Malers Atelier | $425,750–$596,050 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·05 | Dein und mein Alter und das Alter der Welt (Your age and my age and the age of the world) | $491,400–$655,200 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·04 | Velimir Chlebnikov | oil, emulsion, shellac and soil collage on gelatin silver print | $50,490–$67,320 | Christie's | ||
| 1998·01 | H.v.KL./L.SCHL. (Heinrich von Kleist und Leo Schlageter) | oil on burlap | $163,000–$244,500 | Christie's | ||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.