Gabriel von Max
German · 1840–1915 · Painter, Printmaker
Gabriel Cornelius Ritter von Max was a Prague-born Austrian-German painter, and professor of history painting at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. He was also a collector of… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Geburtstagsblumen (Affe mit Anemonen)Ketterer Kunst · €40,260≈ $54,423≈ £33,593Sign up to see
Female Martyr Saint on a Cross (Saint Julia)Galerie Kodl · CZK 1,200,000≈ $52,800≈ £39,607≈ €46,825Sign up to see
Schlafen gehn!“. Nach 1900Grisebach · €41,250≈ $45,928≈ £30,010Sign up to see
Gabriel von Max’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).
ArtSell has recorded 39 auction results for Gabriel von Max between 2008 and 2025, of which 35 sold (90%). A further 1 lot was offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $1.4kSign up free to see to $54.4kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $54.4kSign up free to see for Geburtstagsblumen (Affe mit Anemonen) at Ketterer Kunst in November 2013. The most common medium is oil paintings (39 lots). Most results come from Galerie Kodl (13), Lempertz (9) and im Kinsky (6).
40 results
- A$6,000≈ $3,744≈ £2,936≈ €3,546Sign up free to see
- Girl with Pearls, 1890sCZK 300,000≈ $12,318≈ £9,796≈ €11,737Sign up free to see
- Portrait of a Young Woman, circa 1890CZK 180,000≈ $7,888≈ £6,188≈ €7,274Sign up free to see
- La Syringa, circa 1890CZK 300,000≈ $13,146≈ £10,314≈ €12,124Sign up free to see
- Bildnis eines jungen Mädchens, Um 1900€3,810≈ $4,107≈ £3,269Sign up free to see
- CZK 1,200,000≈ $52,800≈ £39,607≈ €46,825Sign up free to see
- Portrait of a Girl, 1880s/1890sCZK 288,000≈ $12,672≈ £9,506≈ €11,238Sign up free to see
- €5,120≈ $6,057≈ £4,378Sign up free to see
- €6,250≈ $7,622≈ £5,379Sign up free to see
- At the Fortune Teller, 1887CZK 720,000≈ $32,746≈ £24,558≈ €27,334Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (1)
Lots by Gabriel von Max that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Gabriel von Max paintings (39)Gabriel von Max oil paintings (39)
Gabriel von Max: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Gabriel von Max at auction?
$54,423Sign up free to see, for Geburtstagsblumen (Affe mit Anemonen) at Ketterer Kunst (November 2013) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Gabriel von Max?
The median sale price is $13.1kSign up free to see across 35 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Gabriel von Max have sold at auction?
35 of 39 recorded lots sold between 2008 and 2025. 1 further lot was offered with no published result and is not counted.
Which auction houses sell Gabriel von Max?
Galerie Kodl, Lempertz and im Kinsky account for the most recorded results. Galerie Kodl · Lempertz · im Kinsky
About Gabriel von Max
Gabriel Cornelius Ritter von Max was a Prague-born Austrian-German painter, and professor of history painting at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. He was also a collector of anthropological artifacts. His collection included between 60,000 and 80,000 objects from Zoology, Anthropology, Ethology, and Prehistory. The collection is displayed in the Reiss Engelhorn Museum in Mannheim.
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In museum collections
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0Monkey before skeletton, 1900
http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/ab0e6617db8c1be2e6ab9fd2558c231b · Public domainThe Raising of the Daughter of Jairus, 1881
Walters Art Museum · Public domainTannhäuser, 1878
National Museum in Warsaw · Public domain
