# Robert Klippel - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-06-18T20:49:26.297Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 369
- Lots with prices: 264
- First auction date: 2001-05-08
- Latest auction date: 2026-05-17
- Median realised price: $3,200
- Price range: $40 to $507,800

## Market Takeaway
Robert Klippel shows deep auction liquidity with 338 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $3,360. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 7 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-09.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($3,360\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,600 and $12,000.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 12.4% (30 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 58.3% (141 sales)
- $10,000\+: 29.3% (71 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 7
- Previous 12 months sales: 11
- Recent 12 months median: $1,500
- Previous 12 months median: $28,000
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-09
- Days since latest sale: 71
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Shapiro Auctioneers: 92 lots
- Leonard Joel: 51 lots
- Christie's: 50 lots
- Menzies: 40 lots
- Bonhams: 25 lots
- Sotheby's: 19 lots
- Deutscher and Hackett: 16 lots
- Lawsons: 16 lots
- Deutscher Menzies: 12 lots
- Sydney Rare Book Auctions: 9 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-08-27 | Robert Klippel, No. 21, Pointed theme, 1945 | Deutscher and Hackett | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-klippel-no-21-pointed-theme-1945-34-c-ff94459900
2. 2024-12-03 | Robert Klippel \(1920\-2001\) No. 365, 1981 height: 134.4cm \(53 1/8in\). | Bonhams | A$54,000
3. 2024-04-24 | ROBERT KLIPPEL, NO. 448 BIRDBATH, 1982 | Deutscher and Hackett | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-klippel-no-448-birdbath-1982-33-c-6d244c5bf2
4. 2021-06-24 | Robert Klippel \- No. 932, 1998 | Cooee Art | N/A
5. 2026-05-17 | ROBERT KLIPPEL \(1920\-2001\), No.777, 1989\-1990 | Gibson's | A$7,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-klippel-1920-2001-no-777-1989-1990-131-c-895ae9f18c
6. 2025-12-09 | Robert Klippel, No. 401, 1981 | Deutscher and Hackett | A$4,000
7. 2025-10-19 | ROBERT KLIPPEL \(1920\-2001\), Untitled 1983 | Gibson's | N/A
8. 2025-07-29 | Robert Klippel, Australia 1920\-2001, Collage, 1993, watercolour, acrylic and collage on paper, Paper size: 57.5 x 68.5 cm. \(22.6 x 26.9 in.\), Frame: 81 x 91.5 cm. \(31.8 x 36.0 in.\) | Artvisory | A$1,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-klippel-australia-1920-2001-collage-1993-watercolour-acrylic-and-collage-on-paper-paper-size-57-5-x-68-5-cm-22-6-x-26-9-in-frame-81-x-91-5-cm-31-8-x-36-0-in-78-c-5f441299c5
9. 2025-06-03 | ROBERT KLIPPEL \(1920\-2001\) LS 59 1973 photo collage 49.5 x 60cm \(52 x 63cm framed\) | Leonard Joel | A$1,500
10. 2025-05-29 | ROBERT KLIPPEL, COLLAGE ON PAPER TITLED "MAGICIAN", 1981, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT CORNER RK 11 81 APPROX.18.7CM BY 24.5CM, PURCHASED WATTERS GALLERY EXHIBITION AT 123 CHARLOTTE STREET, BRISBANE, FROM THE ESTATE OF GLENN R. COOKE | Albion Antique Auction Centre | A$800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-klippel-collage-on-paper-titled-magician-1981-signed-lower-right-corner-rk-11-81-approx-18-7cm-by-24-5cm-purchased-watters-gallery-exhibition-at-123-charlotte-street-brisbane-from-the-estate-of-glenn-r-cooke-783-c-3db4d17b26
11. 2025-05-06 | Robert Klippel \(1920\-2001\) No. 478, 1983 height: 20.0cm \(7 7/8in\) including plinth | Bonhams | N/A
12. 2025-03-30 | ROBERT KLIPPEL | Sydney Rare Book Auctions | A$110 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-klippel-160-c-62040c9bb5
13. 2025-03-18 | ROBERT KLIPPEL \(1920\-2001\) No. 154 c.1962 welded metals \(brazed steel, bronze\) 33 x 40 x 10cm \(irregular\) | Leonard Joel | A$4,800
14. 2025-01-24 | ROBERT KLIPPEL, UNTITLED 1984, | Leonard Joel | A$800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-klippel-untitled-1984-25-c-c774702850
15. 2024-12-03 | Robert Klippel \(1920\-2001\) No. 372, 1981 height: 252.0cm \(99 3/16in\). | Bonhams | A$44,000
16. 2024-09-24 | Robert Klippel \(1920\-2001\) Rosemary Madigan \(1926\-2019\), No. 1033, 1998, wood assemblage, Height: 30 cm | Shapiro Auctioneers | A$1,300
17. 2024-09-17 | ROBERT KLIPPEL, NO. 434, 1982 | Deutscher and Hackett | A$28,000
18. 2024-08-25 | Robert Klippel | Sydney Rare Book Auctions | A$90
19. 2024-08-22 | ROBERT KLIPPEL, UNTITLED, | Leonard Joel | N/A
20. 2024-07-30 | ROBERT KLIPPEL, NO. 375, 1981 | Deutscher and Hackett | A$6,500
21. 2024-06-26 | Robert Klippel, Australian 1920\-2001, No. 774, 1989, wooden assemblage, 147cm wide 85cm deep 127cm high | Artvisory | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-klippel-australian-1920-2001-no-774-1989-wooden-assemblage-147cm-wide-85cm-deep-127cm-high-6-c-61c49ac9ad
22. 2024-05-07 | Robert Klippel \(1920\-2001\) No. 458, 1982 height: 113.0cm \(44 1/2in\). | Bonhams | N/A
23. 2024-03-27 | ROBERT KLIPPEL \(1920\-2001\), No. 372B 1981 | Menzies | A$40,000
24. 2024-03-08 | ROBERT KLIPPEL | Sydney Rare Book Auctions | A$70 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-klippel-230-c-4bd4dad8e6

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