Lot 386 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale
Die Argonauten
Anselm Kiefer · charcoal and sand on black and white photograph on paper, in artist's frame
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- Estimate
- $70,000–$100,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 17 May 2024
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale , New York · 17 May 2024
- Dimensions
- overall: 48 ¾ x 87 ¾ in. (123.8 x 223 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3261509
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3261509 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3261509
Anselm Kiefer, Die Argonauten. Christie's, 17 May 2024, lot 386. estimate $70,000–$100,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3261509.
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93% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
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Anselm Kiefer, Die Argonauten. Christie's, 17 May 2024, lot 386. estimate $70,000–$100,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3261509.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anselm Kiefer | Sternenfall | $79,501 | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 | |
| Anselm Kiefer | der Morgenthau-Plan (The Morgenthau Plan) | Phillips, Mar 2022 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Das Goldene Kalb | Phillips, Nov 2021 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Das Rote Meer | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Rapunzel | Phillips, Apr 2021 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Tönend wie des Kalbs Haut die Erde | Christie's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Johannes Nacht | Christie's, May 2001 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Lieber rot als tot | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 |
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.