German & Austrian Art
Christie's sales in this category cover the history of modern German and Austrian art, from Romanticism to Abstraction, and from Expressionism to the Neue Sachlichkeit. Since the first sale in 1993, Christie's has achieved numerous world auction records, including record prices in 2006 for Gustav Klimt with Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II ($87.9 million), Ernst Ludwig Kirchner with Berliner Strassenszene ($38.1 million) and Egon Schiele with Einzelne Häuser (Häuser mit Bergen) ($22.4 million). German & Austrian art sales are held alongside the London Impressionist & Modern Art auctions in February and June.
UPCOMING SALES FROM THIS DEPARTMENT
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This department is currently seeking consignments for its upcoming auction. For a free valuation or more information on consignment opportunities, please contact one of our specialists below.
RELATED PRESS RELEASES
- 20 June 2006
- 20 June 2006
Top Ten: Impressionist and Modern Art including German and Austrian Art
- 2 May 2006
- 28 April 2006
Dr Frederick Gerstel's Private Collection For Sale At Christie's This June
- 28 April 2006
Dr Frederick Gerstel's Private Collection For Sale At Christie's This June
EXCEPTIONAL PRICES
Berliner Strassenszene (recto); Bäume (verso), 1913-1914
oil on canvas
Price realized: $38,096,000
Nov 2006, New York, Rockefeller Center
World auction record for the artist
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II, 1912
oil on canvas
Price realized: $87,936,000
Nov 2006, New York, Rockefeller Center
World auction record for the artist
EMIL NOLDE (1867-1957)
Rotblondes Mädchen, 1919
oil on board
Price realized: £2,080,000
Jun 2006, London, King Street
Birch Forest, 1903
oil on canvas
Price realized: $40,336,000
Nov 2006, New York, Rockefeller Center
Dunkle Augen, 1912
oil on board
Price realized: £3,144,000
Feb 2006, London, King Street
Einzelne Häuser (Häuser mit Bergen) (recto); Monk I (verso), 1915
oil on canvas
Price realized: $22,416,000
Nov 2006, New York, Rockefeller Center
World auction record for the artist
Houses at Unterach on the Attersee, c. 1916
oil on canvas
Price realized: $31,376,000
Nov 2006, New York, Rockefeller Center
Herbstsonne, 1914
oil on canvas
Price realized: £11,768,000
Jun 2006, London, King Street
Stehendes Mädchen, Karyatide, 1909-1910
carved and painted wood
Price realized: £1,464,000
Jun 2006, London, King Street
World auction record for a sculpture by the artist
Kniender Halbakt nach links gebeugt, 1917
gouache, watercolor and black crayon on paper
Price realized: $11,216,000
Nov 2006, New York, Rockefeller Center
World auction record for a work on paper by the artist
Frauenbildnis in weissem Kleid (recto), 1908; Adam und Eva (verso), 1911
oil on canvas
Price realized: £4,936,000
Feb 2006, London, King Street
Kniender weiblicher Halbakt, 1917
gouache, black crayon, wash and pencil on paper
Price realized: £4,152,000
Feb 2006, London, King Street
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