Paul Klee Work Sells for $4.63m to Deliver a 8% Annualized Return
3 min read · 20 May 2026
Gartenfigur (Garden Figure). Image courtesy of Sotheby's
Paul Klee, Gartenfigur (Garden Figure) (1932), sold for $4.63m, more than twice the low estimate at Sotheby's in New York on May 19.
The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $4.52m, equivalent to an annualized return of 8%. It last sold at auction in 1980 for $110,000 at Doyle New York.
Oil on burlap, 81.0 x 61.5cm. The work has been traded 12 times in the past.
Sale Date | Price | Price Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 19, 2026 | $4.63m | 4113 % | Sotheby's | New York |
September 24, 1980 | $110,000 | - | Doyle New York | New York |
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