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- Estimate
- £30,000–£40,000 hammer ≈ $47,349–$63,132
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Sale, London · 14 October 2011
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4038968
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Anselm Kiefer, die donauquelle (the source of the danube). Sotheby's, 14 Oct 2011, lot 169. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4038968.
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Anselm Kiefer, die donauquelle (the source of the danube). Sotheby's, 14 Oct 2011, lot 169. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4038968.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Sale · Oct 2011
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Sea, Isle of Man I | Hiroshi Sugimoto | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| Wwf | Inka Essenhigh | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Wavy Vertical Brushstrokes | Sol Lewitt | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Untitled (All you need is dynamite) | Rirkrit Tiravanija | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Self portrait II | Leon Kossoff | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Harmony | Anselm Reyle | £60,000–£80,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anselm Kiefer | Hero und Leander | $92,924 | Christie's, Apr 2025 | |
| Anselm Kiefer | Sternenfall | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Cosmos und Demian | Christie's, Feb 2024 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Das Goldene Kalb | Phillips, Nov 2021 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Étroits sont les vaisseaux | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Rapunzel | Phillips, Apr 2021 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Waterloo Bridge | Christie's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Sans titre (Dem Unbekannten Maler) | Christie's, Jun 2026 |
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.