Martin Kippenberger
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personGerman, 1953–1997
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Selected Works696

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18 Institutions
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Previous Sales 178

Sotheby's
Ohne Titel (Untitled, Hôtel Le Bristol)
Ohne Titel (Untitled, Hôtel Le Bristol), 1996
Unknown
Jun 2026
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1986
£22,680 ($30k USD)
Jun 2025
Christie's
Japanese Motor 1
Japanese Motor 1, 1990
Bought In
Apr 2025
Christie's
Man möge mir den Rest geben (Couldn't Someone Push Me Over The Edge)
Man möge mir den Rest geben (Couldn't Someone Push Me Over The Edge), 1983
£163,800 ($216k USD)
Jun 2024
Sotheby's
Untitled
Untitled, 1992
$3,000,000
Nov 2023
Christie's
Frühlingssalat (i) Eva Braun am Königssee (ii) Markus (iii) Bloss keine Kapern
Frühlingssalat (i) Eva Braun am Königssee (ii) Markus (iii) Bloss keine Kapern, 1981
£100,800 ($133k USD)
Oct 2023
Sotheby's
This side up
This side up, 1989
Unknown
Sep 2023
Christie's
Untitled (Hotel am Stephansplatz)
Untitled (Hotel am Stephansplatz), 1988
£71,820 ($95k USD)
Jun 2023
Christie's
Ohne Titel ( Krieg Böse ) ( Untitled ( War Wicked))
Ohne Titel ( Krieg Böse ) ( Untitled ( War Wicked)), 1992
£40,320 ($53k USD)
Jun 2023
Christie's
Copa XII
Copa XII, 1986
€40,320 ($44k USD)
Jun 2023
Christie's
Uno di voi, un tedesco in Firenze (One of You, a German in Florence) [Five Works]
Uno di voi, un tedesco in Firenze (One of You, a German in Florence) [Five Works], 1976
Bought In
May 2023
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1984
$504,000
Nov 2022
Sotheby's
Untitled
Untitled
Bought In
Sep 2022
Christie's
Untitled (from the series Hand Painted Pictures )
Untitled (from the series Hand Painted Pictures ), 1992
$3,780,000
May 2022
Sotheby's
Stay Baby
Stay Baby
$19,000
Oct 2021
Sotheby's
Hotelzeichnung (Jebel Ali Hotel Dubai) (Hotel Drawing (Jebel Ali Hotel Dubai))
Hotelzeichnung (Jebel Ali Hotel Dubai) (Hotel Drawing (Jebel Ali Hotel Dubai)) , 1992
€8,500 ($12k USD)
Sep 2021
Sotheby's
Nur Batiken ist Schöner
Nur Batiken ist Schöner, 1989
Bought In
Jul 2021
Sotheby's
Model Toscana
Model Toscana, 1989
£6,500 ($11k USD)
May 2021
Christie's
Oldtimer
Oldtimer, 1982
£75,000 ($99k USD)
Feb 2020
Christie's
Untitled (from the series Hand Painted Pictures)
Untitled (from the series Hand Painted Pictures), 1992
€237,500 ($261k USD)
Nov 2019
Christie's
Ohne Titel aus der Serie Krieg Böse (Untitled from the Series War Wicked)
Ohne Titel aus der Serie Krieg Böse (Untitled from the Series War Wicked), 1991
£848,750 ($1.1M USD)
Oct 2018
Christie's
Ohne Titel (Untitled)
Ohne Titel (Untitled), 1975
£248,750 ($328k USD)
Oct 2018
Christie's
Ohne Titel (Krieg Böse) (Untitled (War Wicked))
Ohne Titel (Krieg Böse) (Untitled (War Wicked)), 1991
£560,750 ($740k USD)
Jun 2018
Christie's
UNO-Gebäude - Haus per la Pax (U.N. Building - The Home of Peace)
UNO-Gebäude - Haus per la Pax (U.N. Building - The Home of Peace), 1984
£440,750 ($582k USD)
Mar 2018
Christie's
Untitled (Peter)
Untitled (Peter), 1983
£81,250 ($107k USD)
Sep 2017

Upcoming Auctions 1

Christie's
Blutiger Capri Nr. 9 (Bloody Capri no. 9)
Blutiger Capri Nr. 9 (Bloody Capri no. 9), 1981
Est. £60,000–£80,000
Jun 25, 2026

For Sale 2

Artelier Contemporary · Artsy
Schon wieder 1 Kippenberger 5x
Schon wieder 1 Kippenberger 5x , 1991
For sale
Alpha 137 Gallery · 1stDibs
Martin Kippenberger - WALL STREET, lithograph, social commentary, Signed, Framed
Martin Kippenberger - WALL STREET, lithograph, social commentary, Signed, Framed
$15,000
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Market1,386 auction results

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$6.9K – $23M
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$1.4M
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$133K
34 priced paintings lots
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May 2026 · $19.8K
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Paintings: $133K medianWorks on paper: $10.3K medianSculpture/objects: $43.9K medianPhotographs: $6.3K medianUnclassified lots: $3.7K medianEditioned prints: $2.3K medianPosters/ephemera: $16.1K medianDecorative/non-core: $1.3M median
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Publications7

Catalogue Raisonné 1

Martin Kippenberger Vol. 4
Thames & Hudson · 2014

Monograph 1

Martin Kippenberger: The Last Stop West
Hatje Cantz · 1998

Exhibition Catalog 3

Die 80er: Figurative Malerei in der BRD
Hatje Cantz · 2015
Through the Looking Brain: Eine Schweizer Sammlung konzeptueller Fotografie
Hatje Cantz · 2011
Martin Kippenberger
Hatje Cantz · 2006

Survey 2

Der Künstlernachlass
Hatje Cantz · 2016
The Artist's Estate: A Handbook for Artists, Executors, and Heirs
Hatje Cantz · 2016
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Current Exhibitions1

#212 Skarstedt

Eric Fischl, Martin Kippenberger, Chantal Joffe, Sue Williams

Eric Fischl, Martin Kippenberger, Chantal Joffe, Sue Williams

2 Av. Matignon, 75008 Paris, France

Jun 3, 2026

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Past Exhibitions17

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#212 Skarstedt

Martin Kippenberger: The Late Paintings

Martin Kippenberger

19 East 64th Street

May 7, 2025 — Jun 28, 2025

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#212 Skarstedt

Martin Kippenberger Paintings 1984-1996

Martin Kippenberger

19 East 64th Street

Mar 9, 2023 — May 6, 2023

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#212 Skarstedt

Martin Kippenberger De Lumière et Sentiments

Martin Kippenberger

2 Av. Matignon, 75008 Paris, France

May 19, 2022 — Jul 23, 2022

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#212 Skarstedt

Martin Kippenberger Hand Painted Pictures

Martin Kippenberger

2 Av. Matignon, 75008 Paris, France

Nov 11, 2017 — Dec 16, 2017

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#212 Skarstedt

Martin Kippenberger: Raft of the Medusa In collaboration with the Estate of Martin Kippenberger, Galerie Gisela Capitain, Cologne

Martin Kippenberger

2 Av. Matignon, 75008 Paris, France

Mar 3, 2014 — Apr 26, 2014

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#55 Luhring Augustine

Martin Kippenberger “I Had A Vision”

17 White St, New York, NY 10013, USA

May 7, 2011 — Jun 18, 2011

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#262 David Nolan Gallery

Martin Kippenberger - Mut zum Druck: The Complete Poster Portfolios

Martin Kippenberger

Mar 5, 2011 — Apr 19, 2011

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#212 Skarstedt

Martin Kippenberger Eggman II

2 Av. Matignon, 75008 Paris, France

Mar 3, 2011 — Apr 16, 2011

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#311 Galerie Judin

Mut zum Druck

Martin Kippenberger

Potsdamer Str. 83 (Hof, 10785 Berlin, Germany

Jan 15, 2011 — Feb 19, 2011

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#212 Skarstedt

Martin Kippenberger The Raft of Medusa

Martin Kippenberger

2 Av. Matignon, 75008 Paris, France

Jun 28, 2006 — Jul 31, 2006

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#55 Luhring Augustine

Martin Kippenberger Self-Portraits

Martin Kippenberger

531 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Mar 5, 2005 — Apr 30, 2005

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#262 David Nolan Gallery

MARTIN KIPPENBERGER Drawing and Collage

Martin Kippenberger

Dec 8, 1999 — Feb 4, 2000

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#262 David Nolan Gallery

MARTIN KIPPENBERGER 3 x 3 Drawings, Multiples, Sculpture

MARTIN KIPPENBERGER

24 E 81st St 4th floor, New York, NY 10028, USA

May 2, 1997 — Jun 26, 1997

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#262 David Nolan Gallery

A Man and His Golden Arm

MARTIN KIPPENBERGER

Oct 28, 1994 — Dec 2, 1994

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#262 David Nolan Gallery

MARTIN KIPPENBERGER The Canary Searching for a Port in the Storm and Das Goldene Tor

MARTIN KIPPENBERGER

24 E 81st St 4th floor, New York, NY 10028, USA

Oct 9, 1991 — Nov 8, 1991

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#262 David Nolan Gallery

MARTIN KIPPENBERGER Collages

MARTIN KIPPENBERGER

24 E 81st St 4th floor, New York, NY 10028, USA

Sep 19, 1989 — Oct 17, 1989

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#5,636 Cahiers d'Art

Martin Kippenberger

Martin Kippenberger

15 rue du Dragon

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Art Fair Appearances3

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Art Basel — Basel
2026
TEFAF New York — New York
2026
Art Basel — Basel
2025
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Jun 3, 2026
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Apr 25, 2026
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Apr 23, 2026
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