Alexander Koester
German · 1864–1932 · Painter
Alexander Max Koester was a German landscape and animal painter. He specialized in scenes with ducks. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Erpel mit Enten und Küken am SeeuferKetterer Kunst · €106,250≈ $118,618≈ £75,842Sign up to see
Enten, ReichenauKetterer Kunst · €100,000≈ $111,870≈ £88,316Sign up to see
Ans Ufer (Enten) To the Shore (Ducks)Smith & Singer · A$109,800≈ $103,090≈ £60,831≈ €76,767Sign up to see
Alexander Koester’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Lots sold
125
of 132 offered · 2002–2026
Sell-through
95%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 102 | 96 | 94% | $28.4kSign up | $24kSign up | $119kSign up |
| Oil | 102 | 96 | 94% | $28.4kSign up | $24kSign up | $119kSign up |
| Works on paper | 29 | 28 | 97% | $4.6kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $17.8kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $3.1kSign up | $3.1kSign up | $3.1kSign up |
| Gouache | 2 | 2 | 100% | $8.2kSign up | $8.2kSign up | $11.9kSign up |
| Pastel | 3 | 3 | 100% | $12kSign up | $9.8kSign up | $16.8kSign up |
| Drawing | 20 | 19 | 95% | $2.2kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $12.2kSign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $19.5kSign up | $19.5kSign up | $19.5kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | $30.6kSign up |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | $12.2kSign up |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | $20kSign up |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | $20.1kSign up |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | $19.4kSign up |
| 2021 | 8 | 7 | $25.7kSign up |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | $20kSign up |
| 2019 | 12 | 12 | $12.6kSign up |
| 2018 | 5 | 4 | $35.5kSign up |
| 2017 | 11 | 8 | $8.3kSign up |
| 2016 | 14 | 14 | $22.9kSign up |
| 2015 | 9 | 8 | $25.4kSign up |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | $26.2kSign up |
| 2013 | 11 | 10 | $19.4kSign up |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | $8.2kSign up |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | $14.7kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $26kSign up |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 | $35.6kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $52.9kSign up |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | $16kSign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $77.4kSign up |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | $30.2kSign up |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | $759Sign up |