Lot 18 · Post-War & Contemporary Art Evening Auction
Grab des unbekannten Malers (Tomb of the Unknown Painter)
Anselm Kiefer · oil, emulsion, shellac and latex on canvas
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- Estimate
- £700,000–£1,000,000 hammer ≈ $886,462–$1,266,375
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War & Contemporary Art Evening Auction, London · 6 October 2016
- Dimensions
- 52¾ x 90in. (134 x 228.5cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4001452
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-4001452 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4001452
Anselm Kiefer, Grab des unbekannten Malers (Tomb of the Unknown Painter). Christie's, 6 Oct 2016, lot 18. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4001452.
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Anselm Kiefer, Grab des unbekannten Malers (Tomb of the Unknown Painter). Christie's, 6 Oct 2016, lot 18. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4001452.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (Fold) | Tauba Auerbach | — | upcoming |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anselm Kiefer | Für Velimir Khlebnikov: Die Lehre vom Krieg: Seeschlachten | $3,273,892 | Phillips, Jun 2016 | |
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| Anselm Kiefer | Dein Aschenes Haar, Sulamith | Sotheby's, Nov 2016 | ||
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