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Volker Tannert, a German painter, sculptor and draughtsman, was born on 19 March 1955 in Recklinghausen. A biographical note mentions New York and Paris for the years 1979–1980, as well as Italy and Cologne. It states that he lives and works in Cologne, Bonn and Liguria, near Rapallo.
A work from 1981, Ohne Titel (Selbsthilfe I), is a painting in acrylic and synthetic resin on cotton canvas, measuring 220 × 160 cm. Its provenance is given as a private collection in North Rhine-Westphalia; it was on long-term loan to the Kunstpalast in Düsseldorf from 1983 to 2010.
This profile brings together identity references for Volker Tannert and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
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Acrylic and synthetic resin on linen
Ohne Titel (Selbsthilfe I)
Acryl und Kunstharz auf Nessel
Auction date : 2023-12-02
Published result : 4158 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 4000
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Acrylic and synthetic resin on linen
Feuchte Adressen
Acryl und Kunstharz auf Nessel
Auction date : 2023-12-02
Published result : 4158 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 4000
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Acrylic and synthetic resin on linen
Organverschiebung
Acryl und Kunstharz auf Nessel
Auction date : 2023-12-02
Published result : 4158 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 4000
View the lot at the auction house ↗Gouache
Ohne Titel
gouache
Catalogue period : 2023-06-02
Published result : 400 CHF
Hammer price, excluding fees
Estimate : CHF 500
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Oil on canvas
Ohne Titel, 1984
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2022-06-22
Published result : 1237 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 1000–1500
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Charcoal on paper
Was machst du Held der Arbeit nach der Arbeit?, 1984
Kohle auf Papier
Catalogue period : 2022-06-22
Published result : 495 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 400–600
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Farbstift auf Papier
Catalogue period : 2022-06-22
Published result : 742 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 300–400
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Oil on canvas
Ohne Titel
Öl auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2021-12-04
Published result : 5000 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 4000
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Oil on canvas
Ohne Titel
Öl auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2018-06-02
Published result : 9300 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 6000
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Oil on canvas
Ohne Titel (Unsere Wünsche wollen Kathedralen bauen)
Öl auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2015-11-28
Published result : 13640 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 5000
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Mixed media on paper
Ohne Titel
Mischtechnik auf Papier
Catalogue period : 2014-12-12
Published result : 800 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 400–600
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Mixed media on paper
Ohne Titel
Mischtechnik auf Papier
Catalogue period : 2014-09-19
Published result : 340 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 300–400
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Mixed media and collage on paper.
Ohne Titel
Mischtechnik und Collage auf Papier.
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
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