Christian Hesse Auktionen: Modern Art, Valuable Books, Special: Artists’ Books of the 20th Century, 33, Hamburg
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 30, 2026 - May 30, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 495 | Gerhard Richter | Insel-Bucherei – Gerhard Richter. Abstraktes Bild 825–11. 69 Details. 1996 |
Frankfurt und Leipzig | 1996 | EUR 300.00 - 450.00 | EUR 372.00 |
| 496 | Herbert Kastner | Insel-Bucherei – Herbert Kastner. Von A bis Zweitausend. 1999 |
Frankfurt am Main und Leipzig | 1999 | EUR 280.00 - 400.00 | EUR 1,178.00 |
| 497 | Karl-Hartmut Kull | Insel-Bucherei – Karl-Hartmut Kull. Meine Sammlung der Insel-Bucherei. 1998 |
Dusseldorf | 1998 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 372.00 |
| 498 | Anton Kippenberg | Insel Verlag – [Anton Kippenberg]. [Schuttelreime]. Drei Ausgaben. 1939 |
Leipzig | N/A | EUR 350.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 499 | Friedrich Michael | Insel Verlag – Friedrich Michael. Nachtgesichter oder Katz und Maus. 1945 |
Wiesbaden | 1945 | EUR 350.00 - 500.00 | EUR 434.00 |
| 500 | Insel Verlag – Worte sind der Seele Bild. 1949 |
Leipzig | 1949 | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 1,488.00 | |
| 501 | Patrick Storrs Fox | Insel Verlag – Patrick Storrs Fox. A Book of Insel Ships. – A second Book of Insel Ships. 2003 |
Thornton-Cleveleys | N/A | EUR 650.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 1,240.00 |
| 502 | Jacobus de Voragine | Kelmscott Press – Jacobus de Voragine. The Golden Legend 1892 |
Hammersmith | 1892 | EUR 2,800.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 6,820.00 |
| 503 | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe | Maximilian-Gesellschaft – [Johann Wolfgang von] Goethe. Wilhelm Meisters theatralische Sendung. 1921 |
Berlin | 1921 | EUR 260.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 504 | Georg Muller Verlag – Die Bucher der Abtei Thelem. 1910–1923 |
Munchen und Leipzig | N/A | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 297.60 | |
| 505 | Platon | Officina Serpentis – Platon. Tres Epistolae Platonis. 1926 |
Berlin | 1926 | EUR 280.00 - 400.00 | EUR 347.20 |
| 506 | Hugo von Hofmannsthal | Heinrich Vogeler – Hugo von Hofmannsthal. Der Kaiser und die Hexe. 1900 |
Berlin | 1900 | EUR 2,800.00 - 4,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 507 | Robert de Flers | Alfons Mucha – Robert de Flers. Ilsee. 1901 |
Prag | 1901 | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 2,976.00 |
| 508 | Edvard Munch | Edvard Munch. Eigenhandige Fotopostkarte mit Unterschrift. 1910 |
Bergen | 1910 | EUR 650.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 2,976.00 |
| 509 | Edvard Munch | Edvard Munch. Eigenhandige Fotopostkarte mit Unterschrift. 1913 |
1913 | EUR 650.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 3,100.00 | |
| 510 | Edvard Munch | Edvard Munch. Fotografie mit eigenhandiger Anmerkung. 1920 |
1920 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 2,108.00 | |
| 511 | Thomas Theodor Heine | Thomas Theodor Heine – Friedrich Hebbel. Judith. 1908 |
Munchen | 1908 | EUR 500.00 - 750.00 | EUR 1,240.00 |
| 512 | Kay Nielsen | Kay Nielsen. In Powder & Crinoline. 1913 |
London | 1913 | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 1,860.00 |
| 513 | Francis Picabia | Kunstismen – 391 1917 |
Barcelona | 1917 | EUR 1,300.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 3,968.00 |
| 514 | Francis Picabia | Kunstismen – 391 1920 |
Paris | 1920 | EUR 500.00 - 750.00 | EUR 1,488.00 |
| 515 | Tristan Tzara | Kunstismen – Dada 3. 1918 |
Zurich | 1918 | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 1,116.00 |
| 516 | R. Hausmann | Kunstismen – Der Dada. 1919 |
Berlin | 1919 | EUR 350.00 - 500.00 | EUR 3,968.00 |
| 517 | Walter Serner | Walter Serner. Letzte Lockerung. Manifest Dada. 1920 |
Hannover | 1920 | EUR 350.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 518 | Tristan Tzara | Kunstismen – Dadaphone. 1920 |
Paris | 1920 | EUR 500.00 - 750.00 | EUR 2,232.00 |
| 519 | Kunstismen – Excursions & visites Dada. 1921 |
Paris | 1921 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 868.00 |
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