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- Estimate
- £1,500,000–£2,500,000 hammer ≈ $1,825,182–$3,041,970
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Evening Auction, London · 8 March 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4547687
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Anselm Kiefer, Athanor. Sotheby's, 8 Mar 2017, lot 18. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4547687.
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Anselm Kiefer, Athanor. Sotheby's, 8 Mar 2017, lot 18. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4547687.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Evening Auction · Mar 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fn 32 | Albert Oehlen | £800,000–£1,200,000 | |
| Gebirge | Gerhard Richter | £2,500,000–£3,500,000 | |
| Self Portrait as Charles Darwin | Adrian Ghenie | £2,000,000–£3,000,000 | |
| Freischwimmer 119 | Wolfgang Tillmans | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Ein Grosser Hund | Georg Baselitz | £800,000–£1,200,000 | |
| Self-Portrait | Alex Israel | £150,000–£200,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anselm Kiefer | Laßt tausend Blumen blühen (Let a thousand flowers bloom) | $2,600,357 | Christie's, Oct 2017 | |
| Anselm Kiefer | Grab des unbekannten Malers (Tomb of the Unknown Painter) | Christie's, Oct 2016 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Dein Aschenes Haar, Sulamith | Sotheby's, Nov 2016 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Für Velimir Chlebnikov: Lehre vom Krieg: Seeschlachten | Sotheby's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Die Meistersinger | Phillips, Mar 2018 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Laßt tausend Blumen blühen! | Christie's, Feb 2007 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Die Ungeborenen | Sotheby's, Oct 2015 | ||
| Anselm Kiefer | Der Morgenthau Plan | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 |
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