Lot 19 B · Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale
Malen = Verbrennen
Anselm Kiefer · oil on burlap
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- Estimate
- $1,200,000–$1,800,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, New York · 17 May 2017
- Dimensions
- 86 3/4 x 118 in. (220.3 x 300 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3932733
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Anselm Kiefer, Malen = Verbrennen. Christie's, 17 May 2017, lot 19 B. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3932733.
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Anselm Kiefer, Malen = Verbrennen. Christie's, 17 May 2017, lot 19 B. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3932733.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anselm Kiefer | Die Meistersinger | $2,511,551 | Phillips, Mar 2018 | |
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