# Stephan Balkenhol - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-04T12:54:03.964Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 582
- Lots with prices: 400
- First auction date: 1998-04-22
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-10
- Median realised price: $12,000
- Price range: $80 to $700,000

## Market Takeaway
Stephan Balkenhol shows deep auction liquidity with 467 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $12,600. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 57 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-16.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($12,600\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $900 and $35,000.
- 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: 26% (83 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 19.4% (62 sales)
- $10,000\+: 54.5% (174 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 57
- Previous 12 months sales: 35
- Recent 12 months median: $2,600
- Previous 12 months median: $1,000
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-16
- Days since latest sale: 64
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 98 lots
- Sotheby's: 46 lots
- Kunsthaus Lempertz KG: 45 lots
- Van Ham Kunstauktionen: 44 lots
- Grisebach: 41 lots
- Henry's Auktionshaus: 26 lots
- Historia Auctionata: 22 lots
- Karl & Faber: 20 lots
- Phillips: 20 lots
- Koller Auctions: 19 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-10-15 | STEPHAN BALKENHOL \(Fritzlar, Hesse, Germany, 1957\). "Unicorn" 2020. Patinated bronze. Ed. 24\+VI A.P. | Setdart Auction House | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-stephan-balkenhol-fritzlar-hesse-germany-1957-unicorn-2020-patinated-bronze-ed-24-vi-a-p-12-c-09a43e9a1e
2. 2025-05-31 | Stephan Balkenhol, Stehender Mann mit Maske, 2020 | Lempertz | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-stephan-balkenhol-stehender-mann-mit-maske-2020-556-c-a894f84a82
3. 2025-02-20 | STEPHAN BALKENHOL \(Fritzlar, Hesse, Germany, 1957\). "Gedrehter Mann I & II", 2002. Pair of plaster sculptures. Exhibitions: Stephan Balkenhol, Deweer Art Gallery, Otegem, , 2002 | Setdart Auction House | N/A
4. 2023-11-29 | Stephan Balkenhol \* | Dorotheum | N/A
5. 2026-04-10 | STEPHAN BALKENHOL \(\*1957\), REVER | Historia Auctionata | €600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-stephan-balkenhol-1957-rever-2307-c-87fa588dda
6. 2026-03-21 | Stephan Balkenhol | Das Kunst\- und Auktionshaus Kastern GmbH & Co KG | €400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-stephan-balkenhol-24-c-bad78ed8e7
7. 2026-03-09 | Stephan Balkenhol \(German 1957\). Untitled, from the portfolio 'Eclips', 2004. | Adams Amsterdam Auctions | €300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-stephan-balkenhol-german-1957-untitled-from-the-portfolio-eclips-2004-62-c-61281e5984
8. 2026-02-16 | Stephan BALKENHOL \(1957\), woodcut Untitled \(2008\), numbered 12/48 and signed | Maison Jules Veilinghuis | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-stephan-balkenhol-1957-woodcut-untitled-2008-numbered-12-48-and-signed-1268-c-a17603126c
9. 2026-01-28 | STEPHAN BALKENHOL \(\*1957\), ''STEHENDER MAN | Historia Auctionata | €390 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-stephan-balkenhol-1957-stehender-man-8106-c-05ac623d21
10. 2026-01-24 | STEPHAN BALKENHOL \(\*1957\), STANDING WOMAN, AN | Historia Auctionata | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-stephan-balkenhol-1957-standing-woman-an-3948-c-4c366376ea
11. 2025-12-16 | STEPHAN BALKENHOL \(B. 1957\). Sailor. painted linden wood61 ¾ x 19 ¼ x 11 ½ | Christie's | $35,560
12. 2025-12-06 | Stephan Balkenhol \(1957 Fritzlar – lebt in Karlsruhe und Berlin\) R | AaG Auktionshaus am Grunewald | €550
13. 2025-12-06 | Stephan Balkenhol \(1957 Fritzlar – lebt in Karlsruhe und Berlin\) | AaG Auktionshaus am Grunewald | €1,400
14. 2025-12-06 | Stephan Balkenhol \(b. 1957, Fritzlar\) | Auktionshaus HanseArt | €18,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-stephan-balkenhol-b-1957-fritzlar-351-c-22a30a95a7
15. 2025-12-05 | Stephan Balkenhol \(1957 Fritzlar\) – Katzenfrau \(Cat Woman\) | Karl & Faber | N/A
16. 2025-12-05 | Stephan Balkenhol \(1957 Fritzlar\) – Hamlet \(Mann mit Weltkugel\) \(Hamlet \(man with globe\)\) | Karl & Faber | €12,000
17. 2025-12-05 | Stephan Balkenhol \(1957 Fritzlar\) – Sitzender Mann \(Seated man\) | Karl & Faber | N/A
18. 2025-12-05 | Stephan Balkenhol \(1957 Fritzlar\) – Frau mit rotem Kleid \(Woman with a red dress\) | Karl & Faber | €8,000
19. 2025-12-05 | Stephan Balkenhol \(1957 Fritzlar\) – Paar \(Pair\) | Karl & Faber | N/A
20. 2025-12-04 | Stephan Balkenhol: Denker | Van Ham Kunstauktionen | €28,000
21. 2025-12-04 | Stephan Balkenhol: Engelmann | Van Ham Kunstauktionen | €18,000
22. 2025-12-04 | Stephan Balkenhol: Sackhüpfer | Van Ham Kunstauktionen | €25,000
23. 2025-12-04 | Stephan Balkenhol \(1957 Fritzlar\) – Mann mit schwarzer Hose auf Sockel \(Man with black trousers on a plinth\) | Karl & Faber | €24,000
24. 2025-12-04 | Stephan Balkenhol \(1957 Fritzlar\) – Mann mit schwarzer Hose \(Man with black trousers\) | Karl & Faber | €27,000

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