The Facts
Grisebach announced its Winter Auctions 2026 in Berlin, held November 26–27, 2026, featuring 275 works with a combined low estimate of about €15 million. The lead lot is Yves Klein's 1960 'Untitled Shroud Anthropometry (ANT SU 30)', estimated at €2–3 million. The sale includes 107 works from the Wulf Herzogenrath Collection, median total estimate €1.7 million, with artists such as Gerhard Richter, Sigmar Polke, Nam June Paik, and Marcel Duchamp. Other top lots: Andy Warhol's Lenin portrait (€350,000–450,000), Lucio Fontana's 'Concetto spaziale' (€300,000–400,000), and works by Marianne von Werefkin, Ewald Mataré, Bernar Venet, and Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann.
The Signal
This auction signals Grisebach's strategic pivot toward contemporary and international works, with over half the lots created after 1945 for the first time. The Herzogenrath Collection, assembled by a renowned curator and documenta veteran, adds curatorial weight that may appeal to institutions. The Klein Anthropometry, a rare static example from a famed series, represents a blue-chip opportunity. The breadth—from Latin American kinetic art to Eastern European abstraction and rediscovered 19th-century works—positions Grisebach as a competitor in the global market for modern and contemporary art.
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- Artists: Per Kirkeby, Wojciech Fangor, Bernar Venet, František Kupka, Maurizio Cattelan, Jesús Rafael Soto, Andy Warhol, Yves Klein, Lucio Fontana, Marianne von Werefkin, Ewald Mataré, Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann, Gerhard Richter, Sigmar Polke, John Cage, Nam June Paik, Paula Modersohn-Becker, Arthur Segal, László Péri, Marcel Duchamp
- People: Wulf Herzogenrath, Yvan Butler, Katharina Hegewisch
- Auction Houses: Grisebach
- Museums: Museum Haus Lange, Kölnischer Kunstverein, Berlin National Gallery, Kunsthalle Bremen
- Locations: Berlin
- Prices: €2,000,000–€3,000,000, €1,700,000, €350,000–€450,000, €300,000–€400,000, €400,000–€600,000, €200,000–€300,000, €250,000–€350,000, €250,000–€400,000, €15,000,000
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