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Michael Buthe #3,770

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personGerman, 1944–1994
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Selected Works35

Museum Acquisitions

6 Institutions
MoMA
MoMA
Harvard Art Museums
Pompidou
Tate Britain
Berlin State Museums
Berlin State Museums
Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art

Previous Sales 21

Christie's
Sans titre
Sans titre
€2,000 ($2k USD)
May 2016
Dr. Andreas Sturies Moderne Kunst & Auktionen
Michael Buthe – Ohne Titel
Michael Buthe – Ohne Titel
Bought In
Nov 2024
Christie's
Sidne Rome
Sidne Rome, 1981
$14,200
Nov 2022
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1991
$6,197
Nov 2022
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled
$5,422
Nov 2022
Christie's
Nasobehm
Nasobehm, 1984
$33,531
May 2021
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1977
$4,877
May 2021
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1983
$3,353
May 2021
Christie's
Tausendundeine Nacht (Thousand and One Night)
Tausendundeine Nacht (Thousand and One Night), 1979
$3,353
May 2021
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1974
$1,981
May 2021
Lempertz
Minotaurus
Minotaurus, 1984
$14,298
May 2025
Lempertz
Reise nach Zagora
Reise nach Zagora, 1986
$6,005
May 2025
Lempertz
Untitled
Untitled, 1981
Bought In
May 2025
Lempertz
Untitled (Landschaft)
Untitled (Landschaft), 1990
Bought In
Jun 2024
Ketterer Kunst
Ohne Titel (Landschaft)
Ohne Titel (Landschaft), 1978
$5,384
Apr 2025
Ketterer Kunst
Gabriel
Gabriel, 1989
Bought In
Apr 2025
Villa Grisebach
Untitled
Untitled, 1972
Bought In
Mar 2025
Villa Grisebach
Untitled (Torn Canvas)
Untitled (Torn Canvas), 1969
Bought In
Sep 2023
Villa Grisebach
Untitled
Untitled, 1968
$7,398
Jun 2023
Villa Grisebach
Untitled (Die Sonne, Marrakesch)
Untitled (Die Sonne, Marrakesch), 1974
$10,528
Dec 2022
Heritage Auctions · Artsy
Colonia Grill
Colonia Grill, 1982
Bidding closed
Painted wood and glass, metal, collage

Upcoming Auctions 1

Peter Karbstein - Kunst und Auktionshaus
Buthe, Michael: Die Heilige Nacht der Jungfräulichkeit
Buthe, Michael: Die Heilige Nacht der Jungfräulichkeit
Est. €2,000–€3,000
Jul 4, 2026

For Sale 5

Galerie Georg Nothelfer · Artsy
Aus dem Leben eines Bienenkönigs
Aus dem Leben eines Bienenkönigs, 1975
€2,100
Mixed media/collage/paper
Kolumba Kunstmuseum · Artsy
Diary
Diary, 1979
For sale
Kolumba Kunstmuseum · Artsy
Untitled
Untitled, 1992
For sale
Kolumba Kunstmuseum · Artsy
The Wanderer
The Wanderer, 1972
For sale
Kolumba Kunstmuseum · Artsy
Holy Night of Virginity
Holy Night of Virginity, 1992
For sale
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Market295 auction results

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$2.0K – $33.5K
6 of 12 paintings lots with prices
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$10.0K
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$8.4K
6 priced paintings lots
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May 2025 · $6.0K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
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Paintings: $8.4K medianWorks on paper: $5.4K medianSculpture/objects: $3.4K medianUnclassified lots: $7.4K medianEditioned photos: — median
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Publications2

Exhibition Catalog 2

Michael Buthe und Ingvild Goetz: Eine Freundschaft
Hatje Cantz · 2016
Michael Buthe - Retrospektive Author
Hatje Cantz · 2015
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Past Exhibitions4

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#311 Galerie Judin

Zerrissene Leinwände Das konzeptuelle Frühwerk

Michael Buthe

Potsdamer Str. 83 (Hof, 10785 Berlin, Germany

Jul 2, 2022 — Aug 20, 2022

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#311 Galerie Judin

Die Tagebücher und Buchobjekte 1963–1994

Michael Buthe

Potsdamer Str. 83 (Hof, 10785 Berlin, Germany

Dec 1, 2018 — Feb 16, 2019

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Kunstmuseum Luzern

70er Jahre aus der Sammlung

Alighiero e Boetti, Gilberto Zorio, Giuseppe Penone, Luciano Fabro, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Mario Merz, Michael Buthe, Balthasar Burkhard, Markus Raetz

Jan 1, 2001

05.05.09.09.2001 70er Jahre aus der Sammlung

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#2,512 Galerie Georg Nothelfer

Untitled (die Möglichkeiten einer Technik)

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

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Recent Activity6

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Exhibition
Untitled (die Möglichkeiten einer Technik)
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Exhibition
Zerrissene Leinwände Das konzeptuelle Frühwerk
Jul 2, 2022
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Exhibition
Die Tagebücher und Buchobjekte 1963–1994
Dec 1, 2018
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Exhibition
70er Jahre aus der Sammlung
Jan 1, 2001
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Michael Buthe dies
Jan 1, 1994
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birth
Michael Buthe born
Jan 1, 1944
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Related News5

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