Lot 13 · Modern & Contemporary Art
Der bleichen Wölbung Nähe: Lächeln, Narcissus und Traum (Close to the Pale Bulge: Smile, Narcissus and Dream)
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- Estimate
- €8,000–€12,000 hammer ≈ $9,424–$14,136
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern & Contemporary Art, Cologne · 17 September 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4953181
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Gerhard Altenbourg, Der bleichen Wölbung Nähe: Lächeln, Narcissus und Traum (Close to the Pale Bulge: Smile, Narcissus and Dream). Sotheby's, 17 Sep 2021, lot 13. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4953181.
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Gerhard Altenbourg, Der bleichen Wölbung Nähe: Lächeln, Narcissus und Traum (Close to the Pale Bulge: Smile, Narcissus and Dream). Sotheby's, 17 Sep 2021, lot 13. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4953181.
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From the same sale Modern & Contemporary Art · Sep 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kodu-Stuhl (Kodu-Chair) | Franz West | €8,000–€12,000 | |
| Kopf-Torso I (Head-Torso I) | Walter Stöhrer | €35,000–€45,000 | |
| Herbstschatten (Autumn shade) | Max Pechstein | €120,000–€180,000 | |
| Untitled (Selfportrait) | Christoph Ruckhäberle | €4,000–€6,000 | |
| Collages - Objects | Herbert Zangs | €10,000–€15,000 | |
| Akte mit Leiter (Nudes with Ladder) | Paul Klee | €15,000–€20,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerhard Altenbourg | Der Schoß der Berge, 1968 | $11,476 | Ketterer Kunst, Apr 2013 | |
| Gerhard Altenbourg | „Die lachende Maske des Melancholikers“. 1962 | Grisebach, May 2024 | ||
| Gerhard Altenbourg | „Kämpferische Unsinnigkeit.“. 1964 | Grisebach, Jun 2023 | ||
| Gerhard Altenbourg | „Der Schoß der Berge“. 1968 | Grisebach, Dec 2021 | ||
| Gerhard Altenbourg | „Figuren im Feuerlaub“. 1955 | Grisebach, Nov 2025 | ||
| Gerhard Altenbourg | „Frau Dr. Mock“. 1952 | Grisebach, Nov 2015 | ||
| Gerhard Altenbourg | Wund-Denkmale, 1982-1986 | Ketterer Kunst, May 2019 | ||
| Gerhard Altenbourg | Häupterbekrönt, 1985 | Ketterer Kunst, Apr 2012 |
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.