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.
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Department Contact Info
Specialist Profiles
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London, King Street
Jussi PylkkänenPresident, Christie's Europe
International Director, Impressionist & Modern Art
Dusseldorf Contacts
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Andreas Rumbler
arumbler@christies.com Tel: +49 (0)211 491 5930
London, King Street Contacts
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Jussi Pylkkänen
Tel: +44 (0)20 7389 2442
New York Contacts
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New York
Tel: +1 212 636 2050
Exceptional Prices
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938)
Berliner Strassenszene (recto); Bäume (verso), 1913-1914
oil on canvas
Price realized: $38,096,000
November 2006, New York
World auction record for the artist
Berliner Strassenszene (recto); Bäume (verso), 1913-1914
oil on canvas
Price realized: $38,096,000
November 2006, New York
World auction record for the artist
Gustav Klimt (1862-1918)
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II, 1912
oil on canvas
Price realized: $87,936,000
November 2006, New York
World auction record for the artist
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II, 1912
oil on canvas
Price realized: $87,936,000
November 2006, New York
World auction record for the artist
Emil Nolde (1867-1957)
Rotblondes Mädchen, 1919
oil on board
Price realized: £2,080,000
June 2006, London, King Street
Rotblondes Mädchen, 1919
oil on board
Price realized: £2,080,000
June 2006, London, King Street
Gustav Klimt (1862-1918)
Birch Forest, 1903
oil on canvas
Price realized: $40,336,000
November 2006, New York
Birch Forest, 1903
oil on canvas
Price realized: $40,336,000
November 2006, New York
Alexej von Jawlensky (1864-1941)
Dunkle Augen, 1912
oil on board
Price realized: £3,144,000
February 2006, London, King Street
Dunkle Augen, 1912
oil on board
Price realized: £3,144,000
February 2006, London, King Street
Egon Schiele (1890-1918)
Einzelne Häuser (Häuser mit Bergen) (recto); Monk I (verso), 1915
oil on canvas
Price realized: $22,416,000
November 2006, New York
World auction record for the artist
Einzelne Häuser (Häuser mit Bergen) (recto); Monk I (verso), 1915
oil on canvas
Price realized: $22,416,000
November 2006, New York
World auction record for the artist
Gustav Klimt (1862-1918)
Houses at Unterach on the Attersee, c. 1916
oil on canvas
Price realized: $31,376,000
November 2006, New York
Houses at Unterach on the Attersee, c. 1916
oil on canvas
Price realized: $31,376,000
November 2006, New York
Egon Schiele (1890-1918)
Herbstsonne, 1914
oil on canvas
Price realized: £11,768,000
June 2006, London, King Street
Herbstsonne, 1914
oil on canvas
Price realized: £11,768,000
June 2006, London, King Street
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938)
Stehendes Mädchen, Karyatide, 1909-1910
carved and painted wood
Price realized: £1,464,000
June 2006, London, King Street
World auction record for a sculpture by the artist
Stehendes Mädchen, Karyatide, 1909-1910
carved and painted wood
Price realized: £1,464,000
June 2006, London, King Street
World auction record for a sculpture by the artist
Egon Schiele (1890-1918)
Kniender Halbakt nach links gebeugt, 1917
gouache, watercolor and black crayon on paper
Price realized: $11,216,000
November 2006, New York
World auction record for a work on paper by the artist
Kniender Halbakt nach links gebeugt, 1917
gouache, watercolor and black crayon on paper
Price realized: $11,216,000
November 2006, New York
World auction record for a work on paper by the artist
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938)
Frauenbildnis in weissem Kleid (recto), 1908; Adam und Eva (verso), 1911
oil on canvas
Price realized: £4,936,000
February 2006, London, King Street
Frauenbildnis in weissem Kleid (recto), 1908; Adam und Eva (verso), 1911
oil on canvas
Price realized: £4,936,000
February 2006, London, King Street
Egon Schiele (1890-1918)
Kniender weiblicher Halbakt, 1917
gouache, black crayon, wash and pencil on paper
Price realized: £4,152,000
February 2006, London, King Street
Kniender weiblicher Halbakt, 1917
gouache, black crayon, wash and pencil on paper
Price realized: £4,152,000
February 2006, London, King Street
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