August Macke
German · 1887–1914 · Painter, Printmaker
August Robert Ludwig Macke was a German Expressionist painter. He was one of the leading members of the German Expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter. He lived during a… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Frau mit Papagei in einer LandschaftGrisebach · €2,380,000≈ $3,513,118≈ £1,700,609Sign up to see
Kinder am Hafen I (6 A)Grisebach · €2,082,500≈ $3,229,541≈ £1,636,868Sign up to see
Mädchen mit blauen Vögeln (Kind mit blauen Vögeln)Ketterer Kunst · €2,545,000≈ $2,692,101≈ £2,164,416Sign up to see
August Macke’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
220
of 236 offered · 2001–2026
Sell-through
93%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 43 | 41 | 95% | $523kSign up | $173kSign up | $3.5MSign up |
| Oil | 41 | 39 | 95% | $545kSign up | $204kSign up | $3.5MSign up |
| Mixed media | 2 | 2 | 100% | $92.3kSign up | $92.3kSign up | $129kSign up |
| Works on paper | 182 | 170 | 93% | $66.1kSign up | $23.6kSign up | $2.3MSign up |
| Watercolor | 36 | 36 | 100% | $185kSign up | $58.6kSign up | $2.3MSign up |
| Gouache | 4 | 4 | 100% | $77.3kSign up | $61.5kSign up | $133kSign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 1 | 100% | $23.7kSign up | $23.7kSign up | $23.7kSign up |
| Drawing | 140 | 128 | 91% | $32.4kSign up | $19.7kSign up | $289kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 6 | 5 | 83% | $1.4kSign up | $2kSign up | $2.5kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 5 | 4 | 80% | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $2.1kSign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.5kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $2.5kSign up |
| Sculpture | 2 | 2 | 100% | $58.9kSign up | $58.9kSign up | $98.6kSign up |
| Other | 3 | 2 | 67% | $177kSign up | $177kSign up | $321kSign 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 | 8 | 8 | $40.9kSign up |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | $14.3kSign up |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | $21.3kSign up |
| 2023 | 15 | 12 | $95kSign up |
| 2022 | 13 | 12 | $34.5kSign up |
| 2021 | 8 | 7 | $39.5kSign up |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | $45.6kSign up |
| 2019 | 29 | 28 | $18.1kSign up |
| 2018 | 24 | 18 | $17.1kSign up |
| 2017 | 13 | 11 | $16.4kSign up |
| 2016 | 7 | 6 | $89kSign up |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | $276kSign up |
| 2014 | 15 | 15 | $32.8kSign up |
| 2013 | 10 | 10 | $27.8kSign up |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | $21kSign up |
| 2011 | 12 | 12 | $85.3kSign up |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | $31.5kSign up |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | $50.8kSign up |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | $37.9kSign up |
| 2007 | 12 | 12 | $26.7kSign up |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | $15.1kSign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $25.8kSign up |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | $29kSign up |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | $25.5kSign up |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | $129kSign up |