Martin Kippenberger

German | 1953 - 1997

Martin Kippenberger was a German Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1953. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Hamburger Kunsthalle and will be on exhibit at Skarstedt, London on February 27, 2025. Numerous key galleries and museums such as PalaisPopulaire by Deutsche Bank have featured Martin Kippenberger's work in the past.Martin Kippenberger's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 3 USD to 22,565,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 22,565,000 USD for Untitled, sold at Christie's New York in 2014. In the past 12 months, his paintings have averaged 124,445 USD, while his works on paper have sold for an average of 7,194 USD.Martin Kippenberger has been featured in articles for ArtDaily, e-flux and ARTnews. The most recent article is Discover Seven Trailblazing Galleries Debuting at Art Basel Hong Kong 2025 written for Art Basel Stories in January 2025. The artist died in 1997.

Featured for Sale

Yeschen-Nochen-Vielleichtchen ,1991

By Martin Kippenberger

Ketterer Kunst Munich

WERNER BÜTTNER ,1954

By Martin Kippenberger

Leipzig Auction House

Scirocco ,1990

By Martin Kippenberger

Van Ham Fine Art Auctions

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At Auction

Notable Lots

Untitled ,1988

By Martin Kippenberger

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Ohne Titel (Meine Lügen sind ehrliche) - Martin Kippenberger

Ohne Titel (Meine Lügen sind ehrliche) ,1992

By Martin Kippenberger

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Fliegender Tanga (Flying Tanga) - Martin Kippenberger

Fliegender Tanga (Flying Tanga) ,1982

By Martin Kippenberger

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Upcoming Lots

WERNER BÜTTNER ,1954

By Martin Kippenberger

Leipzig Auction House

Yeschen-Nochen-Vielleichtchen - Martin Kippenberger

Yeschen-Nochen-Vielleichtchen ,1991

By Martin Kippenberger

Ketterer Kunst Munich

Untitled (Hotel Suecia - Martin Kippenberger

Untitled (Hotel Suecia ,1988

By Martin Kippenberger

Christie's New York

Post-Auction Lots for Sale

Claudia Skoda with her knitting machine. Taken at Kottbusser Tor underground station, Berlin - Martin Kippenberger

Claudia Skoda with her knitting machine. Taken at Kottbusser Tor underground station, Berlin ,1976

By Martin Kippenberger

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Claudia Skoda with her knitting machine. Taken at Kottbusser Tor underground station, Berlin

By Martin Kippenberger

Van Ham Fine Art Auctions

Untitled ,1985

By Martin Kippenberger

Koller Zurich

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Recent Auction Results

Anlehnungsbedürfnis - Martin Kippenberger

Anlehnungsbedürfnis ,1986

By Martin Kippenberger

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One Flew Over the Canarybirds Nest - Martin Kippenberger

One Flew Over the Canarybirds Nest ,1992

By Martin Kippenberger

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Grisebach

Capri bei Nacht ,1982

By Martin Kippenberger

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Current Exhibitions

Martin Kippenberger & Bruce Wilhelm: Stop-painting, keep-going-painting

COL Gallery

San Francisco | California | USA

Jan 24,2025 - Feb 28,2025

Self-Portraits

Skarstedt, Paris

8e | Paris | France

Feb 13,2025 - Mar 29,2025

In Sight: The Donation Schröder

Hamburger Kunsthalle

Hamburg | Germany

Nov 22,2024 - Apr 06,2025

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Articles

Discover Seven Trailblazing Galleries Debuting at Art Basel Hong Kong 2025

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Coverage

“ ..Known for his dispersion of output across a variety of media (painting, drawing, records, books, posters, architecture, performance), Kippenberger also relocated frequently... ”
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Luhring Augustine, Chelsea

“ ..Upon approaching the work one recognises glossy children's handwriting on the images, which quasi certifies Kippenberger's work by grading it throughout with the mark "very good" - of course on request... ”
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Hamburger Bahnhof, Museum of Contemporary Art

“ ..Kippenberger’s life and work were inextricably linked in an exceptional practice that centered on the role of the artist in the culture and within the system of art... ”
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MOCA Grand Avenue

“ ..Kippenberger’s complex work embracing painting, drawing, object art, writing, photography, installation and performance, also collecting and curatorial activities, leads all platitudes about being an artist... ”
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Bank Austria Kunstforum

“ ..Kippenberger drew from popular culture, art, architecture, music, politics, history, and his own life—no subject was sacred... ”
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MOCA Grand Avenue