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1901–1976

Heisenberg, Werner. 1901-1976 And Wolfgang Pauli. 1900-1958.

4results on record
67%sell-through
$3,500median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$40,510record in our coverage

Drawn from 4 recorded results (3 sold · 1 passed) across 3 auction houses, 2017–2025. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer method · log scale

$11K$22K$33K2017: $3.5K median, 1 sold2020: $2.3K median, 1 sold2022: $41K median, 1 sold201720182019202020212022

Compared with Darwin Heisenberg, Werner. 1901-1976 And Wolfgang Pauli. 1900-1958. Darwin

$11K$22K$33K1998: $7.4K median2012: $1.2K median2013: $1.4K median2014: $3.2K median2015: $12K median2016: $8.0K median2017: $3.1K median2018: $4.8K median2019: $9.2K median2020: $5.7K median2021: $7.7K median2022: $5.0K median2023: $7.8K median2024: $6.5K median2025: $8.2K median2026: $5.1K median2017: $3.5K median2020: $2.3K median2022: $41K median19982005201220192026
MetricHeisenberg, Werner. 1901-1976 And Wolfgang Pauli. 1900-1958.Darwin
Median result$3,500$5,120
Record price $40,510 $500,075
Results on record4246
Years active at auction 2017–2025 1998–2026

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Where this artist sells best

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Bonhams 2 50% $3,500 1.12×
Ketterer Kunst 1 $2,265
Christie's 1 100% $40,510

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 A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal.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 4 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 1 passed lots

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
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2025·10 (1) Zur Quantendynamik der Wellenfelder. (2) Zur Quantentheorie der Wellenfelder. II. Offprint from Zeitschrift für Physik 56, 1929 and 59, 1930. $4,000–$6,000 Bonhams
2022·12 Typed letter signed (‘Werner Heisenberg’) to H.A. Kramers, Kaiser Wilhelm-Institut für Physik, Berlin, 10 January 1944; [ enclosing :] Typed manuscript draft for ‘Die beobachtbaren Grössen in der Theorie der Elementarteilchen III‘, [1943-44], with autograph emendations and annotations. $24,731–$37,097 Christie's
2020·07 Max Ernst, Die Bedeutung des Schönen, 1971 $2,038–$2,038 Ketterer Kunst
2017·12 Über quantentheoretische Umdeutung kinematischer und mechanischer Beziehungen. Pp 879-893 $2,000–$3,000 Bonhams

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