Lempertz · Lot 335
I fly
Öl und Feuerspuren auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2026-06-06
Published result : 27940 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 25000
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Otto Piene
Born : 1928Died : 2014Documented citizenships : Germany
Otto Piene, a German artist born in Bad Laasphe on 18 April 1928 and who died in Berlin on 17 July 2014, is particularly known as a co-founder of the ZERO group with Heinz Mack.
He studied at the Düsseldorf Academy of Fine Arts from 1950 to 1953, followed by the University of Cologne from 1953 to 1957.
The Art Institute of Chicago lists Fire Painting, a work dated 1967, under his name.
This profile brings together identity references for Otto Piene and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
48 references are documented at Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer, Sotheby’s, Dobiaschofsky, Germann, Lempertz. Each record links to its source; the amounts are not a general valuation of the artist’s work.
Works recorded at auction
Lempertz · Lot 336
Halo
Öl und Feuerspuren auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2026-06-06
Published result : 10795 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 7000
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Lempertz · Lot 461
SoSo
Gouache
Original catalogue wording
SoSo
gouache
Auction date : 2025-05-31
Published result : 7560 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 7000
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Lempertz · Lot 462
Untitled
Gouache
Original catalogue wording
Ohne Titel
gouache
Auction date : 2025-05-31
Published result : 8820 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 7000
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Lempertz · Lot 371
Untitled
Öl und Feuerspuren auf Leinwand
Original catalogue wording
Ohne Titel
Öl und Feuerspuren auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2024-11-30
Published result : 18900 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 15000
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Lempertz · Lot 337
Untitled
Gouache
Original catalogue wording
Ohne Titel
gouache
Auction date : 2024-06-05
Published result : 11340 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 10000
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Lempertz · Lot 339
Erdbild
Öl und Feuerspuren auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2024-06-05
Published result : 6930 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 7000
View the lot at the auction house ↗Sotheby’s · Lot 80
Untitled
Property from the Collection of Marisa Perret-Rezzonico Otto Piene 1928 - 2014 Untitled signed Piene and dated 66 (upper right) gouache, mixed media and traces of fire on cardboard 50 by 70 cm. 19¾ by 27½ in. Executed in 1966.
Catalogue period : 2023-12-05 — 2023-12-12
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : 1500 – 2000 CHF
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Lempertz · Lot 382
Red Turned Green
Gouache
Original catalogue wording
Red Turned Green
gouache
Auction date : 2023-12-02
Published result : 22680 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 15000
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Lempertz · Lot 383
Ohne Titel (Butterfly Silver)
Acryl und Feuerspuren auf Farbserigraphie auf Karton
Auction date : 2023-12-02
Published result : 18900 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 15000
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Lempertz · Lot 371
Untitled
Gouache
Original catalogue wording
Ohne Titel
gouache
Auction date : 2023-06-07
Published result : 10080 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 3000
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Lempertz · Lot 55
Untitled
Gouache
Original catalogue wording
Ohne Titel
gouache
Auction date : 2023-06-06
Published result : 32760 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 25000
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Lempertz · Lot 353
Meteor 3
Gouache
Original catalogue wording
Meteor 3
gouache
Auction date : 2022-12-03
Published result : 20160 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 15000
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Lempertz · Lot 355
Cracking Crust
Öl und Feuerspuren auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2022-12-03
Published result : 10080 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 10000
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Lempertz · Lot 7
Brown Poppy
Öl und Feuerspuren auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2022-12-02
Published result : 50400 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 40000
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Lempertz · Lot 342
Ikarus
Gouache
Original catalogue wording
Ikarus
gouache
Auction date : 2022-06-02
Published result : 3528 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 3000
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Lempertz · Lot 343
Black Secret
Gouache
Original catalogue wording
Black Secret
gouache
Auction date : 2022-06-02
Published result : 32760 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 15000
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Lempertz · Lot 343
Untitled
Gouache
Original catalogue wording
Ohne Titel
gouache
Auction date : 2021-12-04
Published result : 7500 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 4000
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Lempertz · Lot 343
The way flowers
Gouache
Original catalogue wording
The way flowers
gouache
Auction date : 2021-06-18
Published result : 13750 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 7000
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Lempertz · Lot 344
Untitled
Gouache
Original catalogue wording
Ohne Titel
gouache
Auction date : 2021-06-18
Published result : 25000 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 8000
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Lempertz · Lot 17
Untitled
Öl und Feuerspuren auf Leinwand
Original catalogue wording
Ohne Titel
Öl und Feuerspuren auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2021-06-17
Published result : 52500 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 30000
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Lempertz · Lot 18
Untitled
Gouache
Original catalogue wording
Ohne Titel
gouache
Auction date : 2021-06-17
Published result : 32500 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 30000
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Lempertz · Lot 655
Untitled
Gouache
Original catalogue wording
Ohne Titel
gouache
Auction date : 2020-12-09
Published result : 11250 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 10000
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Lempertz · Lot 656
Fire's Green
Gouache
Original catalogue wording
Fire's Green
gouache
Auction date : 2020-12-09
Published result : 21250 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 10000
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Lempertz · Lot 363
Untitled
Gouache
Original catalogue wording
Ohne Titel
gouache
Auction date : 2020-06-20
Published result : 9375 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 5000
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Lempertz · Lot 675
Leguan
Gouache
Original catalogue wording
Leguan
gouache
Auction date : 2019-11-30
Published result : 7440 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 8000
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Lempertz · Lot 625
Frau Komm
Gouache
Original catalogue wording
Frau Komm
gouache
Auction date : 2019-11-29
Published result : 19840 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 20000
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Lempertz · Lot 775
Light Rain
Gouache
Original catalogue wording
Light Rain
gouache
Auction date : 2019-06-01
Published result : 9300 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 8000
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Lempertz · Lot 624
Große Blume am Himmel
Öl und Feuerspuren auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2019-06-01
Published result : 40903 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 50000
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Lempertz · Lot 635
Untitled
Gouache
Original catalogue wording
Ohne Titel
gouache
Auction date : 2018-12-01
Published result : 14880 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 15000
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Lempertz · Lot 535
Untitled
Gouache
Original catalogue wording
Ohne Titel
gouache
Auction date : 2018-12-01
Published result : 32240 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 25000
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Lempertz · Lot 659
Untitled
Gouache
Original catalogue wording
Ohne Titel
gouache
Auction date : 2017-12-02
Published result : 37200 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 15000
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Lempertz · Lot 670
R.P.M.
Öl und Feuerspuren auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2017-12-02
Published result : 37200 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 30000
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Lempertz · Lot 672
Schwarzes Licht
Gouache
Original catalogue wording
Schwarzes Licht
gouache
Auction date : 2017-12-02
Published result : 11160 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 8000
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Lempertz · Lot 694
In the night
Gouache
Original catalogue wording
In the night
gouache
Auction date : 2017-06-01
Published result : 14880 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 15000
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Dobiaschofsky · Lot 551
"Sun of the Vikings".
Gouache
Original catalogue wording
"Sun of the Vikings".
gouache
Catalogue period : 2017-05-12
Published result : 22000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 22000
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Lempertz · Lot 614
Untitled
Mischtechnik und Feuerspuren auf Holz
Original catalogue wording
Ohne Titel
Mischtechnik und Feuerspuren auf Holz
Auction date : 2016-06-04
Published result : 235600 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 200000
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Lempertz · Lot 619
Untitled
Gouache
Original catalogue wording
Ohne Titel
gouache
Auction date : 2016-06-04
Published result : 37200 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 30000
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Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer · Lot 80
HOT BED, 1980
Oil and pigment on canvas.
Original catalogue wording
HOT BED, 1980
Öl u. Pigment auf Lwd.
Catalogue period : 2016-04-29
Published result : 40000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 40000–60000
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Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer · Lot 79
Sun of the Vikings, 1976
Feuergouache/Mischtechnik u. Pigmente auf Karton.
Catalogue period : 2016-04-29
Published result : 12500 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 10000–16000
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Lempertz · Lot 870
Peripherie
Öl und Feuerspuren auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2015-11-28
Published result : 14880 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 8000
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Lempertz · Lot 871
Black is Beautiful
Gouache
Original catalogue wording
Black is Beautiful
gouache
Auction date : 2015-11-28
Published result : 28520 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 15000
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Lempertz · Lot 632
Rain Forest
Gouache
Original catalogue wording
Rain Forest
gouache
Auction date : 2015-11-28
Published result : 27280 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 20000
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Lempertz · Lot 633
Untitled
Gouache
Original catalogue wording
Ohne Titel
gouache
Auction date : 2015-11-28
Published result : 37200 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 30000
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Lempertz · Lot 634
Soon Again
Gouache
Original catalogue wording
Soon Again
gouache
Auction date : 2015-11-28
Published result : 37200 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 20000
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Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer · Lot 38
Untitled, 1962
Oil and pigment on canvas.
Original catalogue wording
Ohne Titel, 1962
Öl u. Pigment auf Lwd.
Catalogue period : 2015-10-30
Published result : 165000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 60000–80000
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Germann
Ohne Titel, 1963
Mischtechnik mit Feuer-Gouache auf festem Papier.
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
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Germann
Anniversary Star, 1976
Öl und Gouache auf Leinwand.
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
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- Reference record
- ARTIC · Reference link only; institutional text and images are not reproduced.
- LoC · Reference link only; institutional text and images are not reproduced.
- MoMA · CC0
- Documentary source
- Documentary source
SwissArtGallery documentary note based on the cited sources. Titles, media and qualifications are provided in the profile language; the original catalogue wording remains available in each record.
Documentation updated : 2026-10-19