Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.
- Estimate
- £300,000–£500,000 hammer ≈ $456,176–$760,294
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Contemporary Art Evening Sale, London · 13 October 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-270222
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-270222 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-270222
Anselm Kiefer, The Secret Life of Plants. Phillips, 13 Oct 2015, lot 31. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-270222.
Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable
Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-270222.
Anselm Kiefer, The Secret Life of Plants. Phillips, 13 Oct 2015, lot 31. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-270222.
The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.
From the same sale Contemporary Art Evening Sale · Oct 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (Blue Eyes Brown Hanging Perforated Mark M3.d) | Mark Grotjahn | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| Study for Old Friend | Rosemarie Trockel | £150,000–£250,000 | |
| Bird House | Peter Doig | £200,000–£300,000 | |
| Untitled (Cowboy) | Richard Prince | £500,000–£700,000 | |
| Untitled (Three-Tiered Perspective) | Mark Grotjahn | £700,000–£1,000,000 | |
| Untitled | Christopher Wood | £1,500,000–£2,500,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anselm Kiefer | Dein und mein Alter und das Alter der Welt | $545,964 | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | |
| Anselm Kiefer | Alpenglühen | Sotheby's, Jan 2023 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Die Ungeborenen | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Ich halte alle Indien in meiner hand | Sotheby's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | herr und leander | Sotheby's, Mar 2019 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Geheimnis der Farne (Secret of the Ferns) | Christie's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Für Paul Celan: Kenotaph 2012 | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Was Sagte Odin Zum Toten Balder Als Dieser Auf Dem Holzstoβ | Sotheby's, May 2022 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.