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Selected Works369

Museum Acquisitions

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Previous Sales 237

Sotheby's
Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
€26,000 ($29k USD)
Jun 2026
Sotheby's
An Meine Grüne Seite C 07-10 (To my green side C 07-10)
An Meine Grüne Seite C 07-10 (To my green side C 07-10) , 2007
€7,000 ($10k USD)
Jun 2025
Sotheby's
LUEB Go 4050
LUEB Go 4050, 2013
€76,775 ($77k USD)
Nov 2024
Sotheby's
Anima Mundi 5
Anima Mundi 5
€30,000 ($40k USD)
May 2024
Sotheby's
Portrait F2
Portrait F2, 1992
€38,000 ($42k USD)
Nov 2023
Sotheby's
Portrait F1
Portrait F1, 1992
€35,000 ($39k USD)
Nov 2023
Sotheby's
Ody F
Ody F, 1995
CHF 32,000 ($36k USD)
Mar 2023
Christie's
Face 42
Face 42, 2003
£69,300 ($91k USD)
Mar 2023
Sotheby's
Untitled
Untitled, 1977
$22,000
Dec 2022
Sotheby's
Abstract Painting (three works)
Abstract Painting (three works), 1990
€48,000 ($53k USD)
Dec 2022
Sotheby's
Untitled
Untitled , 1994
€10,000 ($14k USD)
Jun 2022
Sotheby's
Portrait II-2
Portrait II-2, 1995
€55,000 ($61k USD)
Dec 2021
Christie's
O.T. No. 5, 1990
O.T. No. 5, 1990
€200,000 ($220k USD)
Nov 2021
Sotheby's
AMINA MUNDI 2014-1
AMINA MUNDI 2014-1
€26,000 ($36k USD)
Sep 2021
Sotheby's
Pinguin
Pinguin, 1992
£3,200 ($5k USD)
Aug 2021
Christie's
Figur H113
Figur H113, 1987
£150,000 ($198k USD)
Jul 2021
Christie's
Grünes Siebenec k
Grünes Siebenec k, 1975
£23,750 ($31k USD)
Mar 2021
Christie's
Kreuz und quer 8
Kreuz und quer 8, 2007
€112,500 ($124k USD)
Dec 2020
Christie's
Face 57
Face 57, 2003
€6,875 ($8k USD)
Jun 2020
Christie's
Anima Mundi 62-4
Anima Mundi 62-4, 2015
£118,750 ($157k USD)
Feb 2020
Christie's
Fishing blue III E
Fishing blue III E, 2007
€13,750 ($15k USD)
Dec 2019
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1985
€150,000 ($165k USD)
Nov 2019
Christie's
Stand by Me
Stand by Me, 1993
€137,500 ($151k USD)
Nov 2019
Christie's
LUEB Go 1276w
LUEB Go 1276w, 2013
€97,500 ($107k USD)
Nov 2019
Christie's
ODYSHAPE Gelb 4 (ODYSHAPE Yellow 4)
ODYSHAPE Gelb 4 (ODYSHAPE Yellow 4), 1995
€68,750 ($76k USD)
Nov 2019

Upcoming Auctions 1

Peter Karbstein - Kunst und Auktionshaus
Knoebel, Imi: Ghost dog
Knoebel, Imi: Ghost dog
Est. €1,000–€1,500
Jul 4, 2026

For Sale 5

Galerie Christian Lethert · Artsy
BIG GIRL X.2
BIG GIRL X.2, 2019
€40,000–€50,000
Acrylic on aluminum
De Brock Gallery · Artsy
Mia Donna I
Mia Donna I, 2016
€195,000
Acrylic on aluminum
Galerie Christian Lethert · Artsy
Tafel 629 DCXXIX
Tafel 629 DCXXIX, 2017
€15,000–€18,000
Acrylic on aluminum, wood
Lougher Contemporary · 1stDibs
Gartenbild 9: Mixed Media Collage, Acrylic on Foil, Signed Art
Gartenbild 9: Mixed Media Collage, Acrylic on Foil, Signed Art
$15,434
MLTPL · 1stDibs
Imi Knoebel, Gelbe Fahne - 1999, Abstract Art, Minimalism, Signed Print
Imi Knoebel, Gelbe Fahne - 1999, Abstract Art, Minimalism, Signed Print
$4,513
Screenprint on rag paper
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$35.1K
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Jun 2026 · $41.8K
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Paintings: $35.1K medianSculpture/objects: $54.7K medianWorks on paper: $1.9K medianPhotographs: $675 medianUnclassified lots: $8.8K medianBooks/portfolios: $2.5K medianEditioned prints: $2.8K medianPosters/ephemera: $722 median
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Galleries3

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Education1

Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, Germany
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Publications9

Monograph 3

Imi Knoebel Author
Hatje Cantz · 2021
Imi Knoebel: Zu Hilfe, zu Hilfe ...
Hatje Cantz · 2019
Help, Oh, Help ... Author
Hatje Cantz · 2018

Exhibition Catalog 4

Candida Höfer Liechtenstein
Hatje Cantz · 2023
Guten Morgen, weisses Kätzchen
Hatje Cantz · 2018
Through the Looking Brain: Eine Schweizer Sammlung konzeptueller Fotografie
Hatje Cantz · 2011
Imi Knoebel
Hatje Cantz · 2009

Group Catalog 2

Zusammen / Together: Ausgewählte Gespräche und Texte / Selected talks and texts
Hatje Cantz · 2022
Malerei und Plastik
Hatje Cantz · 2015
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Current Exhibitions1

#4,882 PalaisPopulaire

Seeing Words, Reading Images: The Written Art Collection in dialogue with the Deutsche Bank Collection

Etel Adnan, Mounira Al Solh, Joseph Beuys, Osman Bozkurt, Hoy Wong Cheong, Natalie Czech, Claudia Comte, Marcel Dzama, Larissa Fassler, Meschac Gaba, Ellen Gallagher, Jenny Holzer, Annette Kelm, William Kentridge, Imi Knoebel, Ahmed Mater, Ahmad Moualla, Farhad Moshiri, Herta Müller, Shiryû Morita, Shirin Neshat, Zhijie Qiu, Karin Sander, Viviane Sassen, Yinka Shonibare, Slavs and Tatars, Agathe Snow, Evelyn Taocheng Wang, Lawrence Weiner, Yang Jiechang, Inoue Yū-ichi, Charles Hossein Zenderoudi

Unter den Linden 5, 10117 Berlin, Germany

Mar 20, 2026 — Jun 18, 2026

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'20 Years' at Dep Art Gallery, Milan, Italy on 24 Jun–19 Sep 2026
Dep Art Gallery in Milan, Italy, is presenting the exhibition '20 Years' from 24 June to 19 September 2026, marking two decades of the gallery's activ…
exhibitionsJun 1, 2026
'Cunningham Capsule' at Knust Kunz Gallery Editions, Munich, Germany on 15 May–6 Jun 2026
Knust Kunz Gallery Editions in Munich, Germany, will host 'Cunningham Capsule,' an exhibition running from 15 May to 6 Jun 2026. The gallery, founded …
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claire tabouret criticism notre dame cathedral commission
French figurative painter Claire Tabouret has been awarded the commission to create new stained glass windows for Notre-Dame Cathedral, replacing 19th…
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The 10 Best Booths at Art Basel 2025
Art Basel 2025 opened on June 17 with its VIP preview at Messeplatz in Basel, Switzerland, under intense heat. The 55th edition of the fair features 2…
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Past Exhibitions29

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#6,171 Designer´s Gallery

IMI KNOEBEL – ANIMA MUNDI, Alte Liebe, Neue Liebe, Gartenbild, Cut-up ...

Imi Knoebel

Drususgasse 7-11, 50667 Köln, Germany

Mar 21, 2026 — Apr 18, 2026

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#2,701 Dep Art Gallery

IMI KNOEBEL Dorme un canto in ogni cosa

Imi Knoebel

Mar 3, 2026 — May 30, 2026

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#2,701 Dep Art Gallery

Imi Knoebel solo show 2026

Imi Knoebel

Jan 1, 2026 — Apr 1, 2026

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#5,577 Galerie Fetzer

Imi Knoebel

Imi Knoebel

Sontheimer Str. 18, 89567 Sontheim an der Brenz, Germany

Jan 1, 2026

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#1,194 Duarte Sequeira Seoul

Etcetera

Imi Knoebel

1F & 3F, 61-17, Hannam-daero 20-gil Yongsan-gu

Sep 2, 2025 — Oct 25, 2025

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#9 Thaddaeus Ropac

Imi Knoebel etcetera

7 Rue Debelleyme, 75003 Paris, France

Jun 4, 2025 — Jul 26, 2025

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#249 von Bartha

Imi Knoebel

Imi Knoebel

Kannenfeldpl. 6, 4056 Basel, Switzerland

Nov 8, 2024 — Feb 6, 2025

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#5 White Cube

Green Flags

Imi Knoebel

7 Rue Charlot, 75003 Paris, France

Jan 18, 2023 — Mar 11, 2023

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#9 Thaddaeus Ropac

Imi Knoebel love child

Mirabellplatz 2, 5020 Salzburg, Austria

Oct 1, 2022 — Dec 30, 2022

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#399 NINO MIER GALLERY

Imi Knoebel

Imi Knoebel

Sep 29, 2022 — Oct 29, 2022

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#399 NINO MIER GALLERY

1000 Hasen

Imi Knoebel

Jun 6, 2021 — Jul 10, 2021

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#5 White Cube

Recent Works

Imi Knoebel

7 Rue Charlot, 75003 Paris, France

Nov 20, 2020 — Feb 18, 2021

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#9 Thaddaeus Ropac

Imi Knoebel Was Machen Sie Denn

Imi Knoebel

7 Rue Debelleyme, 75003 Paris, France

Nov 23, 2019 — Jan 18, 2020

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#399 NINO MIER GALLERY

Works from the Seventies

Imi Knoebel

62 Crosby St, New York, NY 10012, United States

Nov 9, 2019 — Dec 21, 2019

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#9 Thaddaeus Ropac

Imi Knoebel New Works

Imi Knoebel

Mirabellplatz 2, 5020 Salzburg, Austria

Jul 29, 2017 — Aug 26, 2017

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#9 Thaddaeus Ropac

Imi Knoebel Liaison Astéroïde

Imi Knoebel

Mirabellplatz 2, 5020 Salzburg, Austria

Jul 29, 2016 — Aug 27, 2016

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#9 Thaddaeus Ropac

Imi Knoebel Das Und Das

Imi Knoebel

Mirabellplatz 2, 5020 Salzburg, Austria

Jan 25, 2013 — Mar 16, 2013

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#9 Thaddaeus Ropac

Anima Mundi

Imi Knoebel

7 Rue Debelleyme, 75003 Paris, France

Jun 25, 2011 — Jul 29, 2011

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#9 Thaddaeus Ropac

Imi Knoebel Weiss—Schwarz

Imi Knoebel

Mirabellplatz 2, 5020 Salzburg, Austria

Mar 25, 2010 — May 15, 2010

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#4,882 PalaisPopulaire

Imi Knoebel: Ich Nicht / Imi Knoebel: Enduros

Imi Knoebel

Unter den Linden 5, 10117 Berlin, Germany

May 23, 2009 — Aug 2, 2009

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Kunstmuseum Luzern

Projection Chan, EXPORT, Fischli/Weiss, Gander, Gillick, Graham, Knoebel, Parker, Streuli

Paul Chan, VALIE EXPORT, Peter Fischli, David Weiss, Ryan Gander, Liam Gillick, Dan Graham, Imi Knoebel, Cornelia Parker, Beat Streuli, Maria Pininska-Beres, Brian Dawn Chalkley

Jan 1, 2006

09.09.29.11.2006 Projection Chan, EXPORT, Fischli/Weiss, Gander, Gillick, Graham, Knoebel, Parker, Streuli

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#9 Thaddaeus Ropac

Kuckucke

Imi Knoebel

7 Rue Debelleyme, 75003 Paris, France

May 5, 2001 — Jun 16, 2001

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#9 Thaddaeus Ropac

Bays & Beaches

Imi Knoebel

Mirabellplatz 2, 5020 Salzburg, Austria

Oct 24, 1998 — Nov 28, 1998

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#2,080 Galerie Christian Lethert

20 Jahre Galerie Christian Lethert

Imi Knoebel

Antwerpener Str. 52, 50672 Köln, Germany

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#2,080 Galerie Christian Lethert

Imi Knoebel

Imi Knoebel

Antwerpener Str. 52, 50672 Köln, Germany

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#5,325 Galería La Caja Negra

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Fernando VI, 17 - 2 Izq

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#3,308 AOA;87

Viele Schichten

Imi Knoebel

Sophienstraße 5, 10178 Berlin, Germany

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#4,321 Dia: Beacon

Imi Knoebel

Imi Knoebel

3 Beekman St, Beacon, NY 12508, USA

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#5,106 Dan Flavin Institute

Imi Knoebel

Imi Knoebel

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Art Fair Appearances34

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ARCOmadrid — Madrid
2026
TEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2026
Art Basel — Basel
2025
Art Basel Paris — Paris
2025
artgenève — Geneva
2025
Frieze Los Angeles — Los Angeles
2025
Miart — Milan
2025
The Armory Show — New York
2025
Art Basel — Basel
2024
artgenève — Geneva
2024
EXPO CHICAGO — Chicago
2024
Frieze Seoul — Seoul
2024
TEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2024
The Armory Show — New York
2024
ARCOmadrid — Madrid
2023
Art Basel — Basel
2023
artgenève — Geneva
2023
ART SG — Singapore
2023
The Armory Show — New York
2023
Art Basel — Basel
2022
Miart — Milan
2022
The Armory Show — New York
2022
The Armory Show — New York
2021
ARCOmadrid — Madrid
2020
Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2020
artgenève — Geneva
2020
The Armory Show — New York
2020
ARCOmadrid — Madrid
2019
Miart — Milan
2019
The Armory Show — New York
2019
ZONAMACO — Mexico City
2018
ZONAMACO — Mexico City
2017
Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2015
Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2014
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Recent Activity20

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20 Jahre Galerie Christian Lethert
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'Cunningham Capsule' at Knust Kunz Gallery Editions, Munich, Germany on 15 May–6 Jun 2026
May 7, 2026
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Exhibition
IMI KNOEBEL – ANIMA MUNDI, Alte Liebe, Neue Liebe, Gartenbild, Cut-up ...
Mar 21, 2026
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Exhibition
Seeing Words, Reading Images: The Written Art Collection in dialogue with the Deutsche Bank Collection
Mar 20, 2026
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Art Fair
TEFAF Maastricht 2026
Mar 14, 2026
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Art Fair
ARCOmadrid 2026
Mar 4, 2026
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IMI KNOEBEL Dorme un canto in ogni cosa
Mar 3, 2026
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claire tabouret criticism notre dame cathedral commission
Feb 6, 2026
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Exhibition
Imi Knoebel solo show 2026
Jan 1, 2026
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Exhibition
Imi Knoebel
Jan 1, 2026
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Art Fair
Art Basel Paris 2025
Oct 24, 2025
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Art Fair
The Armory Show 2025
Sep 4, 2025
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Etcetera
Sep 2, 2025
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Art Fair
Art Basel 2025
Jun 19, 2025
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