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Selected Works133

Museum Acquisitions

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Previous Sales 82

Sotheby's
Tower of the Socialist International I, Bent
Tower of the Socialist International I, Bent, 2013
Unknown
Sep 2023
Christie's
Avatar pre-departing
Avatar pre-departing, 2020
£31,500 ($42k USD)
Jun 2023
Sotheby's
Damper (25/99)
Damper (25/99), 2012
$2,500
Feb 2023
Sotheby's
Mutter
Mutter, 2014
$177,800
Feb 2023
Christie's
Elise
Elise, 2009
£23,940 ($32k USD)
Jul 2022
Phillips
Unterstützen Sie Hegel (Support Hegel)
Unterstützen Sie Hegel (Support Hegel)
$6,985
Swann Auction Galleries
Damper
Damper
$2,860
Jun 2025
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Ohne Titel (Rote Pullover)
Ohne Titel (Rote Pullover)
$5,805
Dec 2023
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled (from the Outdoor Sculpture - Cahors series)
Untitled (from the Outdoor Sculpture - Cahors series)
$2,016
Dec 2023
Doyle
Mr. Mutt
Mr. Mutt, 2010
$17,920
Wright
Suit (from the Philosophers series)
Suit (from the Philosophers series)
$40,000
Jan 1970
Wright
Selbstporträt als Essiggurkerl (self-portrait as a pickle)
Selbstporträt als Essiggurkerl (self-portrait as a pickle)
$8,750
Jan 1970
Wright
St. Paul's Pullover
St. Paul's Pullover
Bought In
Jan 1970
Christie's
Convertible Fat Car (Feuerrot 3000)
Convertible Fat Car (Feuerrot 3000), 2005
Bought In
Mar 2026
Christie's
Sans titre
Sans titre, 1991
$5,186
Dec 2025
Christie's
One Minute Sculpture
One Minute Sculpture, 1997
$3,265
Nov 2025
Christie's
The Artist Who Swallowed the World
The Artist Who Swallowed the World, 2006
$63,500
Sep 2025
Sotheby's
Psycho X
Psycho X, 2009
$27,940
Jul 2025
Bonhams
Fountain for Arthur Rimbaud
Fountain for Arthur Rimbaud, 2007
$18,499
Jun 2025
Christie's
Hypnosis
Hypnosis, 2008
$57,467
Oct 2024
Phillips
Phone
Phone, 2015
Bought In
Oct 2024
Phillips
Fountain for Arthur Rimbaud
Fountain for Arthur Rimbaud, 2007
$32,118
Jun 2024
Phillips
Little Big Earth House
Little Big Earth House, 2005
$22,860
Dec 2023
Phillips
Mies van der Rohe—melting
Mies van der Rohe—melting, 2005
$53,340
Nov 2023
Christie's
Fat Car
Fat Car, 2000
$106,934
Oct 2023

For Sale 8

Hieronymus · Artsy
Walther PPK
Walther PPK, 2019
US$18,000
Painted bronze and steel
Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman · Artsy
Jakob und Ich
Jakob und Ich, 2011
Price on request
Aluminium casting varnished
Lehmann Maupin · Artsy
Tall bag YSL
Tall bag YSL, 2019
€120,000–€140,000
Bronze
Weng Contemporary (ArtXX AG) · 1stDibs
Light, by Erwin Wurm, 2023, Flat Sculptures, Limited Editions on canvas
Light, by Erwin Wurm, 2023, Flat Sculptures, Limited Editions on canvas
$9,279
Weng Contemporary (ArtXX AG) · 1stDibs
Melt, by Erwin Wurm, 2023, Flat Sculptures, Limited Editions on canvas
Melt, by Erwin Wurm, 2023, Flat Sculptures, Limited Editions on canvas
$9,264
Weng Contemporary (ArtXX AG) · 1stDibs
Flat Sculptures Shine, Light, Wobbly and Melt by Erwin Wurm, Contemporary Art
Flat Sculptures Shine, Light, Wobbly and Melt by Erwin Wurm, Contemporary Art
$22,270
Weng Contemporary (ArtXX AG) · 1stDibs
Wobbly, by Erwin Wurm, 2023, Flat Sculptures, Limited Editions on canvas
Wobbly, by Erwin Wurm, 2023, Flat Sculptures, Limited Editions on canvas
$9,264
Weng Contemporary (ArtXX AG) · 1stDibs
Shine, by Erwin Wurm, 2023, Flat Sculptures, Limited Editions on canvas
Shine, by Erwin Wurm, 2023, Flat Sculptures, Limited Editions on canvas
$11,599
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Market472 auction results

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$1.4K – $112K
17 of 22 paintings lots with prices
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$26.3K
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$21.2K
17 priced paintings lots
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Sep 2025 · $63.5K
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Paintings: $21.2K medianSculpture/objects: $32.4K medianPhotographs: $3.4K medianWorks on paper: $3.5K medianUnclassified lots: $24.5K medianEditioned objects: $3.2K medianEditioned prints: — median
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Galleries2

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Education3

Alberta University of the Arts
Calgary, AB, Canada
Umeå Academy of Fine Arts
Umeå, Sweden
University Applied Arts Vienna
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Publications17

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Catalogue Raisonné 1

Erwin Wurm One Minute Sculptures. Werkverzeichnis 1988-1998
Hatje Cantz · 1999

Monograph 2

The artist who swallowed the world: Erwin Wurm. Exhibition, Aachen (September 23, 2006 - November 26, 2006)
Hatje Cantz · 2006
Erwin Wurm Author
Hatje Cantz · 2004

Exhibition Catalog 10

Erwin Wurm Author
Hatje Cantz · 2022
Erwin Wurm: One Minute Forever
Hatje Cantz · 2022
Erwin Wurm Author
Hatje Cantz · 2017
Erwin Wurm One Minute Sculptures 1997-2017
Hatje Cantz · 2017
Erwin Wurm
Prestel · 2016
Atelier + Küche = Labore der Sinne
Hatje Cantz · 2012
Erwin Wurm: De Profundis
Hatje Cantz · 2012
Alexandra Vogt Author
Hatje Cantz · 2011
Polaroid als Geste: Über die Gebrauchsweisen einer fotografischen Praxis
Hatje Cantz · 2005
Erwin Wurm
Hatje Cantz · 2002

Group Catalog 1

A Man Walks Into a Bar: Jokes & Postcards
Hatje Cantz · 2014

Survey 1

Zeitgenössische Skulptur: Künstlertexte und Interviews
Hatje Cantz · 2019

Artist Book 2

Erwin Wurm Author
Hatje Cantz · 2024
Erwin Wurm: Wear Me Out
Hatje Cantz · 2011
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Current Exhibitions1

#7,121 Venice

Dreamers

Erwin Wurm

Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy

May 6, 2026 — Aug 4, 2026

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Here You Have the Feeling That Reality Is a Different One
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Past Exhibitions35

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#15 Lehmann Maupin

Erwin Wurm: Double Dream

Erwin Wurm

501 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, United States

Apr 23, 2026 — Jun 6, 2026

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#9 Thaddaeus Ropac

Erwin Wurm : Tomorrow: Yes

Erwin Wurm

7 Rue Debelleyme, 75003 Paris, France

Jan 17, 2026 — Apr 11, 2026

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#9 Thaddaeus Ropac

Erwin Wurm Mindset

Mirabellplatz 2, 5020 Salzburg, Austria

Jul 27, 2025 — Oct 4, 2025

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#1,080 Geuer & Geuer Art

Erwin Wurm "DEEP“

Erwin Wurm

Sep 27, 2024 — Nov 24, 2024

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#9 Thaddaeus Ropac

Erwin Wurm Surrogates

Erwin Wurm

Ely House, 37 Dover St, London W1S 4NJ, United Kingdom

Feb 15, 2024 — Apr 13, 2024

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Albertina

Erwin Wurm

Erwin Wurm

Albertinapl. 1, 1010 Wien, Austria

Jan 1, 2024

Erwin Wurm — 13 September 2024

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#66 Patricia Low Contemporary

IN FOCUS

Erwin Wurm

Feb 19, 2023 — Apr 1, 2023

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#1,080 Geuer & Geuer Art

Avatars

Erwin Wurm

Oct 8, 2022 — Nov 13, 2022

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#9 Thaddaeus Ropac

Skins

Erwin Wurm

7 Rue Debelleyme, 75003 Paris, France

Mar 1, 2022 — Apr 23, 2022

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#66 Patricia Low Contemporary

Erwin Wurm

Erwin Wurm

Dec 27, 2021 — Feb 12, 2022

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#4,373 Helmuts Art Club

Erwin Wurm thinking about

Erwin Wurm

Kirchengasse 41

May 29, 2021 — Jul 24, 2021

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#66 Patricia Low Contemporary

Peep Show

Erwin Wurm

Feb 5, 2021 — Mar 6, 2021

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#9 Thaddaeus Ropac

Erwin Wurm Home Sweet Home

Mirabellplatz 2, 5020 Salzburg, Austria

Oct 5, 2019 — Jan 3, 2020

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Vancouver Art Gallery

Offsite: Erwin Wurm

Erwin Wurm

750 Hornby St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2H7, Canada

Sep 20, 2019 — Jun 26, 2020

Offsite: Erwin Wurm September 20, 2019–June 26, 2020 Learn More

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#9 Thaddaeus Ropac

Erwin Wurm New Work

Erwin Wurm

Ely House, 37 Dover St, London W1S 4NJ, United Kingdom

Feb 19, 2019 — Mar 23, 2019

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Albertina

Erwin Wurm

Erwin Wurm

Albertinapl. 1, 1010 Wien, Austria

Jan 1, 2018 — Jan 1, 2019

Erwin Wurm — 21. November 2018 – 10. February 2019

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#15 Lehmann Maupin

Erwin Wurm Ethics demonstrated in geometrical order

Erwin Wurm

501 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, United States

Mar 30, 2017 — May 26, 2017

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Leopold Museum

Carl Spitzweg – Erwin Wurm

Carl Spitzweg, Erwin Wurm

Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Wien, Austria

Jan 1, 2017

Carl Spitzweg – Erwin Wurm Hilarious! Hilarious? 25th March to 19th June 2017

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#9 Thaddaeus Ropac

Erwin Wurm Zwielicht

Erwin Wurm

Mirabellplatz 2, 5020 Salzburg, Austria

Aug 29, 2016 — Nov 17, 2016

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#9 Thaddaeus Ropac

Erwin Wurm Lost

Erwin Wurm

7 Rue Debelleyme, 75003 Paris, France

Jan 14, 2016 — Mar 5, 2016

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#9 Thaddaeus Ropac

Erwin Wurm Angst / Lache Hochgebirge

Erwin Wurm

Mirabellplatz 2, 5020 Salzburg, Austria

Jan 24, 2015 — Mar 14, 2015

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#15 Lehmann Maupin

Erwin Wurm Synthesa

Erwin Wurm

501 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, United States

Feb 28, 2014 — Apr 19, 2014

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#9 Thaddaeus Ropac

Erwin Wurm Grammaire Wittgensteinienne de la Culture Physique

Erwin Wurm

7 Rue Debelleyme, 75003 Paris, France

Mar 3, 2013 — Jun 1, 2013

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#9 Thaddaeus Ropac

Erwin Wurm Samurai & Zorro

Erwin Wurm

Mirabellplatz 2, 5020 Salzburg, Austria

Aug 31, 2012 — Nov 17, 2012

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#9 Thaddaeus Ropac

Yes Biological

Erwin Wurm

7 Rue Debelleyme, 75003 Paris, France

Jan 11, 2011 — Feb 12, 2011

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Leopold Museum

Magic of the Object

Fritz Simak, Robert Zahornicky, Elsa Thiemann, Edward Weston, Erwin Wurm, Berenice Abbott, Ansel Adams, Herbert Bayer, Harry Callahan, Giovanni Castell, Madame D´Ora, Alfred Ehrhardt

Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Wien, Austria

Jan 1, 2011

Magic of the Object Three Centuries of Photography 6 June 2011 - 3 October 2011 extended until 10 October 2011!

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#6,161 Autoren Galerie 1

Erwin Wurm

Erwin Wurm

Luisenstraße 33, 80333 München, Germany

Oct 17, 2009 — Jan 15, 2010

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#9 Thaddaeus Ropac

Erwin Wurm Desperate Philosophers

Erwin Wurm

Mirabellplatz 2, 5020 Salzburg, Austria

Aug 29, 2009 — Oct 2, 2009

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#9 Thaddaeus Ropac

Erwin Wurm Hypnosis

Erwin Wurm

Mirabellplatz 2, 5020 Salzburg, Austria

Jan 26, 2008 — Mar 8, 2008

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#9 Thaddaeus Ropac

Erwin Wurm Tell

Erwin Wurm

Mirabellplatz 2, 5020 Salzburg, Austria

Oct 4, 2007 — Jan 2, 2008

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#9 Thaddaeus Ropac

Dignity

Erwin Wurm

Mirabellplatz 2, 5020 Salzburg, Austria

Aug 31, 2021

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Maison européenne de la photographie

Erwin Wurm – Photographs

Erwin Wurm

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#5,902 Albion Barn

Erwin Wurm Melting House (Ex-Wife) 2010

Erwin Wurm

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Erwin Wurm Fat Convertible (Silver) 2019

Erwin Wurm

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#5,902 Albion Barn

Erwin Wurm Cucumber 2020

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Art Fair Appearances30

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ARCOmadrid — Madrid
2025
Art Basel — Basel
2025
Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2025
Art Basel Paris — Paris
2025
ART SG — Singapore
2025
Frieze Los Angeles — Los Angeles
2025
Frieze Seoul — Seoul
2025
ARCOmadrid — Madrid
2024
Art Basel — Basel
2024
Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2024
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2024
ART SG — Singapore
2024
Frieze Seoul — Seoul
2024
Art Basel — Basel
2023
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2023
ART SG — Singapore
2023
Frieze London — London
2023
Frieze Seoul — Seoul
2023
Taipei Dangdai — Taipei
2023
Art Basel — Basel
2022
Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2022
Frieze Seoul — Seoul
2022
ARCOmadrid — Madrid
2019
Art Basel — Basel
2019
Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2019
ARCOmadrid — Madrid
2018
Art Basel — Basel
2018
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2018
ARCOmadrid — Madrid
2017
Art Basel — Basel
2017
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Dreamers
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