Danish, 1938–2018
Per Kirkeby
202results on record
83%sell-through
$36,088median result (USD, incl. premium; 97% observed, 3% estimated from hammer)
$613,868record in our coverage
Drawn from 202 recorded results (186 sold · 16 passed) across 17 auction houses, 1999–2026. 4 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 97% observed, 3% 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| painting | 70 | 95% | $75,298 |
| works on paper | 28 | 100% | $9,440 |
| prints | 12 | 60% | $6,175 |
Medium is recorded for 110 of 202 results (54%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Andy Warhol Per Kirkeby Andy Warhol
| Metric | Per Kirkeby | Andy Warhol |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $36,088 | $32,500 |
| Record price | $613,868 | $195,040,000 |
| Results on record | 202 | 15,103 |
| Years active at auction | 1999–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Andy WarholGerhard RichterDamien HirstGünther Förg
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
82/ 100
- Sell-through83%
- Meets estimate73%
- Market depth202 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christie's | 71 | 96% | $66,408 | — |
| Sotheby's | 41 | 85% | $56,950 | 1.24× |
| Grisebach | 28 | — | $16,046 | — |
| Lempertz | 13 | 100% | $11,062 | — |
| Phillips | 10 | 90% | $107,100 | — |
| Ketterer Kunst | 9 | — | $3,130 | — |
| Rago | 4 | 100% | $7,375 | — |
| Bonhams | 3 | 100% | $10,311 | 0.72× |
| Historia Auktionshaus | 3 | 67% | $231 | — |
| Dorotheum | 2 | 100% | $3,049 | — |
| VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | 4 | 50% | $25,278 | 0.95× |
| Artcurial | 1 | — | $2,266 | 1.40× |
| Wright | 9 | 11% | $3,000 | — |
| Stockholms Auktionsverk Fine Art | 1 | — | $53,470 | 1.04× |
| Koller | 1 | — | $3,551 | — |
| Galerie Bassenge | 1 | — | $263 | — |
| Finarte | 1 | 100% | $285 | 0.67× |
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 206 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 16 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2026·06 | Untitled. 1983. | Gouache, acrylic, graphite and pastel chalk on paper. | $1,853–$3,088 | Koller | ||
| 2026·06 | Blumenstrasse, 1982 | $344–$573 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·06 | Flußlandschaft | $58,200–$81,480 | Lempertz | |||
| 2026·04 | “Brick | lithograph | — | Historia Auktionshaus | ||
| 2026·02 | Untitled | $20,000–$30,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·10 | Skovsøen (The Forest Lake) | oil, acrylic and graphite on Masonite | $46,993–$73,847 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·10 | Untitled | oil on canvas | $335,667–$469,934 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·09 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2025·09 | hand-sig | lithograph | — | Historia Auktionshaus | ||
| 2025·06 | signed co | lithograph | — | Historia Auktionshaus | ||
| 2025·06 | Sans titre | $4,603–$6,905 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·05 | Die Grönlandfahrt | $17,008–$22,678 | Lempertz | |||
| 2025·05 | Ohne Titel - 9-teilige Mappe, 2003 | Aquatint | $3,414–$3,414 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2025·05 | Blatt I aus der Folge "5 Radierungen", 1989-90 | Drypoint | $2,845–$2,845 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2025·02 | Untitled | $80,000–$120,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·11 | Untitled | Mixed media | $6,325–$8,434 | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | ||
| 2024·11 | Untitled | $21,084–$31,626 | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | |||
| 2024·11 | Utan titel (hästhuvud). | $36,405–$45,506 | Stockholms Auktionsverk Fine Art | |||
| 2024·11 | Athos | $700–$900 | Rago | |||
| 2024·10 | Herbst (Autumn) | $196,010–$261,346 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·09 | Ohne Titel. 2001 | Watercolour, chalk and pencil on wove paper | $8,933–$11,166 | Grisebach | ||
| 2024·06 | Sans titre | huile sur toile | $32,694–$54,490 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·06 | Sans titre | acrylique sur toile | $414,124–$490,410 | upcoming | Christie's | |
| 2024·05 | „Arm und Kopf III“. 1983 | Bronze, patinated, on wooden base | $32,556–$43,408 | Grisebach | ||
| 2024·03 | Untitled | $4,000–$6,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·12 | Untitled (Frankfurt) | $62,948–$88,128 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·12 | Wut (Rage) | tempera et huile sur toile | $183,226–$237,116 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·11 | Serge Poliakoff: Composition | $21,862–$32,793 | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | |||
| 2023·11 | Feldbuch | $8,745–$13,117 | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | |||
| 2023·11 | Untitled & Untitled & Untitled | $6,547–$8,729 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·11 | Chac på und flugt (Chac on a trip) (Modification) | oil on canvas on found painting, in artist's frame | $16,432–$21,910 | upcoming | Christie's | |
| 2023·11 | Damen med skæg (The bearded lady) | oil, cotton wool, printed paper collage and hair on plywood | $7,668–$9,860 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·11 | Tube-Mejsel-Knækket søjle (Tube-Chisel-Broken column) | oil, acrylic, enamel and pencil on masonite, in artist's frame | $13,146–$19,719 | upcoming | Christie's | |
| 2023·10 | Inferno VII | oil on canvas | $121,784–$182,677 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·09 | Tor | $10,605–$15,908 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·06 | Untitled | oil on canvas | $227,875–$316,493 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·06 | Ohne Titel, 1982 | Oil on canvas | $32,340–$32,340 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2023·06 | Ohne Titel, 1983 | Oil on canvas | $43,120–$43,120 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2023·05 | „Læsø“. 1983 | Chalk and watercolour on paper | $5,446–$7,624 | Grisebach | ||
| 2023·05 | Sans titre | peinture émaillée et craie sur tableau noir et isorel monté sur panneau | $27,685–$38,759 | upcoming | Christie's | |
| 2023·04 | Et Europæisk Maleri (A European painting) | oil on canvas on found painting, in artist frame | $19,840–$27,555 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·04 | Arkitektur (Architecture) (Modification) | enamel, silver paint, acrylic and découpage on canvas on found painting, in artist's frame | $16,533–$22,044 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·04 | Blomsternes farver I (The colours of the flowers I) | oil, chalk, découpage and printed paper collage on masonite, in artist's frame | $22,044–$33,066 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·04 | Till Thorvald (Bindesbøll) | acrylic, enamel and leafs on cardboard laid on masonite, in artist's frame | $33,066–$55,110 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·04 | Den blå time (The Blue Hour) (Modification) | oil on canvas on found painting, in artist's frame | $4,409–$6,613 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·03 | Læsø-Hoved I | $53,956–$65,947 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·03 | Herbst III | $83,932–$107,913 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·12 | „4 Radierungen für Wittgenstein“. 1997 | 4-part: aquatint on Japan paper, in the original portfolio | $5,269–$7,377 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·12 | Ohne Titel | — | Galerie Bassenge | |||
| 2022·10 | Diastole Systole | oil on canvas | $89,534–$134,301 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·09 | Grün Winter | $120,000–$180,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·09 | Untitled | $1,977–$2,965 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·07 | Et minde om gamle dage (A Memory of Old Days) | oil on cardboard laid on board, in artist's frame | $30,079–$42,110 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·07 | Sous les arbes (efter Monticelli) (Under the Trees (after Monticelli))(Modification) | oil and silver paint on found painting, in artist's frame | $54,141–$66,173 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·07 | Neid (Envy) | oil on canvas | $120,314–$180,472 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·06 | „4 Radierungen für Wittgenstein“. 1997 | 4-part: aquatint on Japan paper | $4,292–$6,438 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·05 | Ohne Titel. 1981 | Watercolour and chalk on paper | $3,116–$4,154 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·04 | Tavle. Palæzoikum (Board. Paleozoic) | chalk and blackboard paint on masonite | $25,618–$37,359 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·04 | Blomsternes farver II (The colours of the flowers II) | oil, chalk, découpage and printed paper collage on masonite, in artist's frame | $21,348–$32,022 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·04 | Vov (Woof) | acrylic, enamel, silver paint ballpoint and pencil on masonite, in artist's frame | $25,618–$37,359 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·04 | Badende Kvinder (Bathing Women) (Modification) | oil on canvas on found painting, in artist's frame | $10,674–$16,011 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·04 | Magdalene in der Höhle (Magdalene in the Cave) | oil on canvas, in artist's frame | $74,718–$96,066 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·04 | Untitled | watercolour, ink, silver paint and pencil on paper | $1,601–$2,135 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·04 | Dameforløb. Model Dorte (Sequence of Ladies. Model Dorte) | silver paint, acrylic, enamel, graphite, ink and metal on masonite | $106,740–$160,110 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·04 | Untitled | pencil, charcoal, tape and enamel on photo collage on tracing paper | $3,202–$5,337 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·04 | Untitled | $19,649–$27,290 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·03 | Holz I | oil on canvas | $106,640–$159,960 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·12 | „7 Radierungen“. 1987 | 7 etchings with aquatint and drypoint on wove paper, in original linen portfolio | $13,549–$16,936 | Grisebach | ||
| 2021·12 | Initial II | huile sur toile de jute | $56,455–$79,037 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·11 | Ohne Titel. 1979 | Watercolour and oil crayon on paper | $3,434–$4,579 | Grisebach | ||
| 2021·10 | Untitled | $30,000–$40,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·09 | Untitled | $2,000–$3,000 | Rago | |||
| 2021·09 | Untitled | $3,000–$5,000 | Rago | |||
| 2021·09 | Untitled | $3,000–$5,000 | Rago | |||
| 2021·07 | Untitled | each: graphite and watercolour on paper | $10,998–$16,497 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·07 | Ohne Titel (Untitled) | oil, enamel and graphite on masonite | $82,483–$109,978 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·06 | Paravent | oil on canvas, in three parts | $249,300–$304,700 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·06 | Untitled | $3,569–$4,759 | Lempertz | |||
| 2021·06 | „Vibeke“. 1991 | Red chalk, black chalk and watercolour on slightly textured wove paper | $6,062–$8,488 | Grisebach | ||
| 2021·06 | Ohne Titel. 1977 | Charcoal and chalk on brown paper | $24,250–$36,375 | Grisebach | ||
| 2021·06 | „Skowhegan VI“. 1991 | Oil on canvas | $60,625–$84,875 | Grisebach | ||
| 2021·05 | Untitled | monotype | $15,000–$20,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·03 | Tor Sommer II | $137,796–$206,694 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·03 | Untitled | 《無題》 | $274,248–$411,372 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·03 | Untitled | $25,000–$35,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·12 | Untitled (Læsø) | $4,844–$7,265 | Lempertz | |||
| 2020·12 | Untitled (Læsø) | $4,844–$7,265 | Lempertz | |||
| 2020·12 | Untitled | $18,164–$24,218 | Lempertz | |||
| 2020·12 | Untitled | $18,164–$24,218 | Lempertz | |||
| 2020·12 | Untitled | $25,000–$35,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·12 | Untitled | $40,000–$60,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·12 | Ohne Titel. 2006 | Oil on canvas | $364,770–$486,360 | Grisebach | ||
| 2020·12 | Untitled | oil, lacquer, oilstick, graphite and printed paper collage on Masonite | $40,000–$60,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2020·11 | Untitled | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·11 | Entwurf für Etikett von Mouton Rothschild. 1994 | Gouache, pastel, charcoal and India ink on paper | $5,908–$8,270 | Grisebach | ||
| 2020·10 | Untitled | oil, wax crayon and graphite on masonite | $91,527–$130,753 | Christie's | ||
| 2020·10 | Die Zeit Nagt III (The Time Gnaws III) | oil on canvas | $130,947–$196,421 | Christie's | ||
| 2020·10 | untitled | $59,260–$82,964 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·10 | untitled | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·07 | Ohne Titel, 2005 | Oil on canvas | $102,852–$102,852 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.