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- Estimate
- £400,000–£600,000 hammer ≈ $737,097–$1,105,646
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Evening, London · 21 June 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3453329
- Record
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Anselm Kiefer, Descent of the Soul. Sotheby's, 21 Jun 2006, lot 24. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3453329.
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Anselm Kiefer, Descent of the Soul. Sotheby's, 21 Jun 2006, lot 24. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3453329.
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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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anselm Kiefer | Walhalla | $1,285,835 | Phillips, Mar 2023 | |
| Anselm Kiefer | des herbstes runengespinst | Sotheby's, Jun 2019 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Für Andrea Emo | Sotheby's, Jun 2022 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | des herbstes runengespinst – für paul celan | Sotheby's, Feb 2015 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Wundtau regnet | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Le Dormeur du val (The Sleeper in the Valley) | Christie's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Laßt tausend Blumen blühen! (Let a thousand flowers bloom!) | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Wölund-Lied [Wayland's Song] | Sotheby's, May 2022 |
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