Lucebert

Dutch | 1924 - 1994

Lucebert was a Dutch Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1924.

How much does a Lucebert cost?

Lucebert's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices of up to 177,970 USD for paintings, and 39,411 USD for works on papers.In the past 12 months, their paintings have averaged 4,700 USD, while their works on paper have sold for an average of 1,072 USD.

What is Lucebert's most expensive painting?

Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 177,970 USD for dorfsscène, sold at Sotheby's Amsterdam in 2007.

Numerous key galleries and museums such as Sfeir-Semler Gallery, Hamburg have featured Lucebert's work in the past.

Lucebert in the news

Lucebert has been featured in articles for Financial Times, Broward - Palm Beach New Times and ArtDaily. The most recent article is Cobra: Dream, Play, Reality written for e-flux in December 2023. The artist died in 1994.

Artist's alternative names: Lubertus Jacobus Swaanswijk

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At Auction

Notable Lots

Two figures , 1960

By Lucebert

-7%

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SPAANSE DANS

By Lucebert

-10%

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De voetballers , 1959

By Lucebert

-7%

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Recent Auction Results

A surreal, textured painting featuring a skeletal figure with a halo and a blue fish in the foreground.

Untitled (Figures with Fish)

By Lucebert

-54%

below mid-estimate

Clars Auction Gallery

A surreal composition featuring a winged figure hovering over a reclining nude subject against a textured blue background.

Untitled

By Lucebert

-50%

below mid-estimate

Bruun Rasmussen Bredgade

Portret van mogelijk Lodewijk van Deyssel , 61

By Lucebert

De Eland Auction House

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Past Exhibitions

Zeitraffer 1985–2005

Sfeir-Semler Gallery, Hamburg

Hamburg | Germany

Sep 04, 2025 - Nov 01, 2025

The Body in Pieces

Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum

St. Louis | Missouri | USA

Feb 16, 2024 - Apr 01, 2024

Lucebert. A Poet Photographer

The Hague Museum of Photography

The Hague | Netherlands

Oct 28, 2023 - Apr 07, 2024

VIEW 17 EXHIBITIONS

Articles

Cobra: Dream, Play, Reality

e-flux Dec 14, 2023

In Paris on November 8, 1948, there is a spontaneous meeting of the artists Asger Jorn (Denmark), Christian Dotremont and Joseph Noiret (Belgium) as well as Karel Appel, Constant and Corneille (The Netherlands).

Sale of the week: The BAT Artventure Collection

Financial Times Feb 27, 2010

Need to know: This is the largest and most valuable collection of postwar and contemporary art ever to have come to auction in the Netherlands.

The Complete Calendar to Broward and Palm Beach Arts for 2009-2010

Broward - Palm Beach New Times Oct 01, 2009

Arts 9 Muses Art Center 7139 W. Oakland Park Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. Call 954-746-2055. Daily: Created to give those suffering from psychological

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Coverage

“ ..Sixty years ago the experimental CoBrA artists were described as 'Scribblers, Daubers, Cheaters'... ”
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Cobra Museum voor Moderne Kunst

“ ..Then why, lost in this worthless destiny, doesn’t Sisyphus consider suicide? Camus’ answer is given only at the end of his essay, with this quote:‘The struggle itself [...] is enough to fill a man's heart... ”
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Galerie Gabriel Rolt

“ ..For them, participation in what has come to be known as the Albisola Conference gave new impulse to their work in ceramics... ”
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Cobra Museum voor Moderne Kunst

Lucebert

How much does a Lucebert cost?

What is Lucebert's most expensive painting?

Lucebert in the news

At Auction

Notable Lots

Recent Auction Results

Past Exhibitions

Articles

Artist Performance at Auction

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Average Price YOY Growth 2024 - 2025

Average Lot Values (and YOY change) 2025

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All Lot Performance Against Estimates
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Average Price YOY Growth
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