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- Estimate
- £180,000–£250,000 hammer ≈ $331,694–$460,686
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Evening, London · 21 June 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3453315
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Anselm Kiefer, dem unbekannten maler (to the unknown painter). Sotheby's, 21 Jun 2006, lot 44. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3453315.
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Anselm Kiefer, dem unbekannten maler (to the unknown painter). Sotheby's, 21 Jun 2006, lot 44. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3453315.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Evening · Jun 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deux oiseaux sur fond de fleurs | — | £250,000–£350,000 | |
| John Deakin | Lucian Freud | £1,500,000–£2,000,000 | |
| Reclining Head of Julia | Frank Auerbach | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| Four Multicoloured Marilyns (Reversal Series) | Andy Warhol | £1,000,000–£1,500,000 | |
| Caress | Sean Scully | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| Sir Henry | Albert Oehlen | £100,000–£150,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anselm Kiefer | Das Balder Lied | $680,400 | Christie's, Nov 2022 | |
| Anselm Kiefer | Für Ossip Mandelstamm das Rauschen der Zeit | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Urim and Tumim | Bonhams, Oct 2025 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Das einzige Licht | Phillips, Oct 2023 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Die Ungeborenen | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Kranke Kunst | Sotheby's, Apr 2024 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Alpenglühen | Sotheby's, Jan 2023 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | für Paul Celan - Buch | Phillips, Oct 2024 |
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.