Lot 67 · Post-War and Contemporary Evening Sale
Beschwert sind die östlichen Himmel mit Seidengewebe... The Eastern Skies are Laden with Silk...
Anselm Kiefer · oil, emulsion, shellac, resin, ashes, hair and coated branches on lead laid down on canvas
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- Estimate
- $2,000,000–$3,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Evening Sale, New York · 13 May 2014
- Dimensions
- 82 5/8 x 220 3/8 in. (209.8 x 559.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4286044
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Anselm Kiefer, Beschwert sind die östlichen Himmel mit Seidengewebe... The Eastern Skies are Laden with Silk. Christie's, 13 May 2014, lot 67. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4286044.
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Anselm Kiefer, Beschwert sind die östlichen Himmel mit Seidengewebe... The Eastern Skies are Laden with Silk. Christie's, 13 May 2014, lot 67. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4286044.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Plane Image | Brice Marden | $5,000,000–$7,000,000 | |
| Box #102 | Lucas Samaras | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Untitled [Snow Maiden] | Joseph Cornell | $800,000–$1,200,000 | |
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| Barons Moon | David Smith | $900,000–$1,200,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anselm Kiefer | Freia's Garden | $1,163,493 | Phillips, Mar 2022 | |
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| Anselm Kiefer | Für Andrea Emo | Sotheby's, Jun 2022 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Wundtau regnet | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
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| Anselm Kiefer | Wölund-Lied [Wayland's Song] | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | des herbstes runengespinst | Sotheby's, Jun 2019 | ||
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