Paul Klee Work Sells for $787,400 to Deliver a 4% Annualized Return
3 min read · 21 Nov 2025
Kopf (Head). Image courtesy of Sotheby's
Paul Klee, Kopf (Head) (1919) sold for $787,400, more than two and a half times the low estimate at Sotheby's in New York on November 20.
The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $587,400, equivalent to an annualized return of 4%. It last sold at auction in 1991 for $200,000 at Christie's.
Watercolor and chalk priming on gauze on card, 20.6 x 10.8cm. The work has been traded 8 times in the past.
Sale Date | Price | Price Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
November 20, 2025 | $787,400 | 294 % | Sotheby's | New York |
November 05, 1991 | $200,000 | - | Christie's | New York |
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