Lot 26 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction
Laßt tausend Blumen blühen (Let a thousand flowers bloom)
Anselm Kiefer · oil, acrylic, shellac, charcoal and photographic paper on canvas, in three parts
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- Estimate
- £800,000–£1,200,000 hammer ≈ $1,046,027–$1,569,040
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction, London · 6 October 2017
- Dimensions
- overall: 98 3/8 x 230 3/8 x 3 7/8in. (252 x 585 x 10cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3893475
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3893475 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3893475
Anselm Kiefer, Laßt tausend Blumen blühen (Let a thousand flowers bloom). Christie's, 6 Oct 2017, lot 26. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3893475.
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Anselm Kiefer, Laßt tausend Blumen blühen (Let a thousand flowers bloom). Christie's, 6 Oct 2017, lot 26. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3893475.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anselm Kiefer | Die Meistersinger | $2,511,551 | Phillips, Mar 2018 | |
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| Anselm Kiefer | Athanor | Sotheby's, Mar 2017 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Die Ungeborenen | Sotheby's, Oct 2015 | ||
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