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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 545 | Marcus Behmer | Marcus Behmer. Der Prophet Jona 1920/1930 |
Leipzig | 1930 | EUR 600.00 - 900.00 | EUR 744.00 |
| 546 | Johannes Auerbach | Marcus Behmer – Johannes Auerbach. Der Selbstmorderwettbewerb. 1921 |
Berlin | 1921 | EUR 280.00 - 400.00 | EUR 620.00 |
| 547 | Enno Littmann | Marcus Behmer – Enno Littmann. Vom morgenlandischen Floh. 1925 |
Leipzig | 1925 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 496.00 |
| 548 | Gottfried Benn | Gottfried Benn. Morgue [1912] |
Berlin | 1912 | EUR 600.00 - 900.00 | EUR 2,728.00 |
| 549 | Gottfried Benn | Gottfried Benn. Morgue 1923 |
Munchen | 1923 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 992.00 |
| 550 | Gottfried Benn | Gottfried Benn. Sohne. [1913] |
Berlin | 1913 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 558.00 |
| 551 | Gottfried Benn | Gottfried Benn. Fleisch. 1917 |
Berlin-Wilmersdorf | 1917 | EUR 300.00 - 450.00 | Not Sold |
| 552 | Gottfried Benn | Gottfried Benn. Schutt. 1924 |
Berlin | 1924 | EUR 500.00 - 750.00 | EUR 930.00 |
| 553 | Gottfried Benn | Gottfried Benn. Betaubung. 1925 |
Berlin | 1925 | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 1,364.00 |
| 554 | Gottfried Benn | Gottfried Benn. Spaltung. 1925 |
Berlin | 1925 | EUR 500.00 - 750.00 | EUR 806.00 |
| 555 | Rudolf Huch | Gottfried Benn – Rudolf Huch. Israel und Wir. 1934 |
Berlin | 1934 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 556 | Gottfried Benn | Gottfried Benn. Drei alte Manner. 1949 und 1955 |
Wiesbaden | 1949 und 1955 | EUR 350.00 - 500.00 | EUR 434.00 |
| 557 | Gottfried Benn | Gottfried Benn. Gesammelte Gedichte. 1956 |
Wiesbaden und Zurich | 1956 | EUR 650.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 1,612.00 |
| 558 | Bertolt Brecht | Bertolt Brecht. Svendborger Gedichte. 1939 |
London | 1939 | EUR 300.00 - 450.00 | EUR 682.00 |
| 559 | Richard Dehmel | Richard Dehmel. Gesammelte Werke 1906–1909 |
Berlin | 1906-1909 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 347.20 |
| 560 | Otto Dix | Otto Dix. Das Evangelium nach Matthaus. 1960 |
Berlin | 1960 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold |
| 561 | Hans Fallada | Hans Fallada. Der eiserne Gustav. 1938 |
Berlin | 1938 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 248.00 |
| 562 | George Grosz | George Grosz – Alfred Richard Meyer. Lady Hamilton 1923 |
Berlin | 1923 | EUR 2,800.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 6,820.00 |
| 563 | Max Ernst | Max Ernst – Les malheurs des immortels. 1945 |
Paris | 1945 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 322.40 |
| 564 | Max Ernst | Max Ernst – Kurt Schwitters. La loterie du jardin zoologique. 1951 |
Paris | 1951 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 565 | Paul Poiret | Les Robes de Paul Poiret. 1908 |
Paris | 1908 | EUR 600.00 - 900.00 | EUR 1,240.00 |
| 566 | Pierre Louys | Pierre Louys. Les Chansons de Bilitis. 1913 |
Paris | 1913 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold |
| 567 | Jean Gabriel Daragnes | [Jean Gabriel] Daragnes – Paul Verlaine. Femmes. 1917 |
Paris | 1917 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 496.00 |
| 568 | Jacques Dresa | [Jacques] Dresa – Henri de Regnier. Le bon plaisir. 1919 |
Paris | 1919 | EUR 280.00 - 400.00 | EUR 347.20 |
| 569 | Charles Baudelaire | Art Deco – Charles Baudelaire. Les fleurs du mal. 1920 |
Paris | 1920 | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 1,860.00 |
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