Lot 247 · Contemporary Art Day Sale
laßt tausend blumen blühen (let a thousand flowers bloom)
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- Estimate
- $200,000–$300,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Sale, New York · 15 May 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4261734
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Anselm Kiefer, laßt tausend blumen blühen (let a thousand flowers bloom). Sotheby's, 15 May 2014, lot 247. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4261734.
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Anselm Kiefer, laßt tausend blumen blühen (let a thousand flowers bloom). Sotheby's, 15 May 2014, lot 247. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4261734.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Sale · May 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (Merchant's Row) | Gregory Crewdson | $35,000–$45,000 | |
| Bobby Fischer | Adam Mcewen | $120,000–$180,000 | |
| Untitled | Philip Guston | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Untitled | Rudolf Stingel | $500,000–$700,000 | |
| Untitled | Sam Francis | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Escutcheon | Alexander Calder | $300,000–$400,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anselm Kiefer | Skylla Charybdis | $225,291 | Phillips, Oct 2025 | |
| Anselm Kiefer | Schwarze Galle | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Weichsel (Vistula) | Christie's, Jun 2019 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Lead Star Book (Secret Life of Plants for Robert Fludd) | Christie's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | How to Paint | Christie's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Johannisnacht | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Palette mit Fl ü geln (Palette with Wings) | Christie's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Liliths Tochter | Sotheby's, May 2021 |
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.