Markus Lüpertz — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

Untitled (Yellow- Red Composition)

Sotheby's

Der Knochenmensch (Parsifal series)

Sotheby's

Untitled (Parsifal series)

Sotheby's

Der heilige Franziskus und die Ratten (Saint Francis and the Rats), 1987

Christie's

£37,500 ($50k USD)

Oct 2020

Christie's

Arrangement für eine Mütze I- dithyrambisch (Arrangement for a Cap I- dithyrambic), 1973

£300,000 ($396k USD)

Oct 2020

Christie's

Untitled (Architektur (Architecture)), 1980

£47,500 ($63k USD)

Mar 2019

Christie's

Weintraube (Dithyrambisch) (Grape (Dithyrambic)), 1970

Christie's

Christie's

Christie's

Hand + Feder (Hand + Feather), 2002

£11,250 ($15k USD)

Mar 2012

For Sale 13

Vanitas 3

Indian ink and pastel on paper

Korff Fine Art GmbH · Artsy

Untitled (Skull), 2006

Price on request

Etching

Ditesheim & Maffei Fine Art · Artsy

Sans titre, 1986

For sale

Vanitas 4

Etching on paper, handcolored

Korff Fine Art GmbH · Artsy

Herkules, 2018

€7,250

FRANK FLUEGEL GALERIE · Artsper

Elf and the dancing bear

$23,060

Sculpture

Korff Fine Art GmbH · Artsy

Untitled, 2009

On hold

Wax crayon on paper

FRANK FLUEGEL GALERIE · Artsper

Der Bär - Gold - The Bear Gold Leaf Edition

$18,206

Sculpture

Vanitas 6

Vanitas 1

Vanitas 2

$2,792

Herkules Entwurfsmodell 31, 2010

Wetterling Gallery · Artsy

€68,250

Coloured bronze, edition: 6+AP, # 1/6

Ditesheim & Maffei Fine Art · Artsy

Der Fischer (The Fischerman), 2017

For sale

Mixed media on canvas in artist's frame

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$3.0K – $396K

77 of 108 paintings lots with prices

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$54.5K

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$29.9K

77 priced paintings lots

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May 2026 · $16.5K

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Paintings: $29.9K medianWorks on paper: $3.4K medianSculpture/objects: $18.2K medianEditioned prints: $2.5K medianUnclassified lots: $822 median

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DorotheumSotheby'sGrisebachVan HamHampel Kunstauktionen

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Galleries2

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Publications9

Exhibition Catalog 6

40|10 Les 40 ans de la collection - les 10 ans du musée Frieder Burda

Hatje Cantz · 2014

Markus Lüpertz: Metamorphosen der Weltgeschichte

Hatje Cantz · 2010

Die Skulpturen der Maler: Malerei und Plastik im Dialog

Hatje Cantz · 2008

Les Peintres-Sculpteurs

Hatje Cantz · 2008

Markus Lüpertz Author

Prestel · 2006

Von Rodin bis Baselitz: Der Torso in der Skulptur der Moderne

Hatje Cantz · 2001

Survey 3

A National Gallery: Conversations about Indispensable Art

Hatje Cantz · 2026

National-Galerie Gespräche über notwendige Kunst

Hatje Cantz · 2026

Die 100 wichtigsten Dinge Author

Hatje Cantz · 2024

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Current Exhibitions0

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Recent News8

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Art Basel unveils Basel Exclusive and highlights for its flagship show

Art Basel has announced a new initiative called Basel Exclusive for its flagship fair in Basel, Switzerland, launching June 16, 2026. Participating ga…

exhibitionsMay 11, 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 …

exhibitionsMay 7, 2026

Why Is Beeple So Successful?

The article examines the meteoric rise of artist Mike Winkelmann, known as Beeple, who broke auction records in 2021 by selling an NFT for $69.3 milli…

exhibitionsMay 6, 2026

Art Basel unveils Basel Exclusive and further program highlights for its flagship show in June

Art Basel has announced new program highlights for its flagship fair in Basel this June, including a new initiative called Basel Exclusive. Developed …

exhibitionsApr 23, 2026

Only 11 days left until Berlin’s most important contemporary art event: Over 50 galleries are opening new exhibitions—free admission!

Gallery Weekend Berlin, one of Europe's most significant contemporary art events, is set to take place from May 1-3, 2026. Over 50 selected galleries …

exhibitionsApr 21, 2026

Conference: Baselitz, Immendorff, Lüpertz, Penck Group exhibition at the Kunstmuseum Schloss Derneburg

The Kunstmuseum Schloss Derneburg in Holle, Germany, has opened a major group exhibition titled "Konferenz: Baselitz, Immendorff, Lüpertz, Penck." The…

exhibitionsApr 21, 2026

michael werner gordon veneklasen end gallery partnership

Michael Werner and Gordon VeneKlasen, partners at Michael Werner Gallery for 35 years, are dissolving their partnership at the start of next year. Wer…

marketDec 1, 2025

14 best galleries in NYC to visit

This article lists 14 of the best art galleries to visit in New York City, highlighting major commercial spaces such as Hauser & Wirth, Gagosian Galle…

localApr 18, 2025

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Past Exhibitions13

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#1,729 Wetterling Gallery

Zwielicht

Markus Lüpertz

Nybrogatan 20

Apr 16, 2026 — May 24, 2026

Markus Lüpertz: Et in Arcadia ego

#117 Michael Werner

Markus Lüpertz

4 E 77th St # 2, New York, NY 10075, USA

Feb 16, 2023 — Apr 29, 2023

Hommes sans femmes. Parsifal

#344 Suzanne Tarasieve

Markus Lüpertz

7 rue Pastourelle

Dec 3, 2022 — Jan 28, 2023

#1,869 Daniel Blau Ltd.

Markus Lüpertz

3rd floor, 51 Hoxton Square, London N1 6PB, UK

May 19, 2022 — Jun 28, 2022

Markus Lüpertz: The grace of the twentieth century is rendered visible by the dithyramb I have invented. Paintings from 1963-1976

#117 Michael Werner

Markus Lüpertz

4 E 77th St # 2, New York, NY 10075, USA

Feb 14, 2022 — Apr 23, 2022

Markus Lüpertz Recent Paintings

#117 Michael Werner

Markus Lüpertz

4 E 77th St # 2, New York, NY 10075, USA

Jun 30, 2021 — Sep 11, 2021

Markus Lüpertz: Dans l’Atelier

#117 Michael Werner

Markus Lüpertz

4 E 77th St # 2, New York, NY 10075, USA

Apr 18, 2019 — Jun 22, 2019

Markus Lüpertz: Threads of History

Donald W. Reynolds Center

Markus Lüpertz

G St NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA

May 24, 2017 — Sep 10, 2017

Markus Lüpertz: Threads of History May 24, 2017 – September 10, 2017 Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden

Markus Lüpertz: Threads of History

Smithsonian Institution

Markus Lüpertz

May 24, 2017 — Sep 10, 2017

Markus Lüpertz: Threads of History May 24, 2017 – September 10, 2017 Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden

Markus Lüpertz Players Ball

#117 Michael Werner

Markus Lüpertz

22 Upper Brook St, London W1K 7PZ, UK

Jan 30, 2014 — Mar 15, 2014

MARKUS LÜPERTZ Bozzetti for Hercules

#117 Michael Werner

Markus Lüpertz

4 E 77th St # 2, New York, NY 10075, USA

Mar 13, 2013 — Apr 30, 2013

#117 Michael Werner

Pastoral Thoughts

Markus Lüpertz

4 E 77th St # 2, New York, NY 10075, USA

Nov 16, 2010 — Jan 22, 2011

Untitled (die Möglichkeiten einer Technik)

#2,489 Galerie Georg Nothelfer

Pierre Alechinsky, Peter Brüning, Michael Buthe, Eduardo Chillida, Christo, Jeanne-Claude, K.F. Dahmen, Damien Daufresne, Galli, K.O. Götz, Thomas Hartmann, Delia Jürgens, Markus Lüpertz, Robert Motherwell, Max Neumann, A.R. Penck, Markus Prachensky, Robert Rauschenberg, Emil Schumacher, Carolin Seeliger, Richard Serra, Kazuo Shiraga, K.R.H. Sonderborg, Walter Stöhrer, Antoni Tàpies, Fred Thieler, Wolfgang Troschke, Emilio Vedova, Jan Voss

Corneliusstraße 3, 10787 Berlin, Germany

Apr 11, 2026