Gerhard Marcks
German · 1889–1981 · Printmaker, Sculptor
Gerhard Marcks was a German artist, known primarily as a sculptor, but who is also known for his drawings, woodcuts, lithographs and ceramics. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
WeltangstGrisebach · €637,000≈ $865,810≈ £530,066Sign up to see
Schwimmerin IILempertz · €390,400≈ $531,217≈ £317,429Sign up to see
JünglingGrisebach · €250,100≈ $330,757≈ £211,265Sign up to see
Gerhard Marcks’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
338
of 358 offered · 2001–2026
Sell-through
94%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
3 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works on paper | 12 | 10 | 83% | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $2.7kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.7kSign up | $2.7kSign up | $2.7kSign up |
| Drawing | 11 | 9 | 82% | $969Sign up | $1.1kSign up | $1.2kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 34 | 26 | 76% | $1.1kSign up | $632Sign up | $5.4kSign up |
| Lithograph | 3 | 2 | 67% | $2.9kSign up | $2.9kSign up | $5.4kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 20 | 13 | 65% | $1.1kSign up | $578Sign up | $4.6kSign up |
| Print (other) | 11 | 11 | 100% | $833Sign up | $701Sign up | $2.3kSign up |
| Sculpture | 305 | 295 | 97% | $26.7kSign up | $12.5kSign up | $531kSign up |
| Other | 7 | 7 | 100% | $172kSign up | $991Sign up | $866kSign 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 | 6 | $12.2kSign up |
| 2025 | 22 | 20 | $8.6kSign up |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | $27.8kSign up |
| 2023 | 21 | 20 | $9.9kSign up |
| 2022 | 20 | 18 | $7.7kSign up |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | $11.4kSign up |
| 2020 | 14 | 14 | $9.7kSign up |
| 2019 | 25 | 23 | $12.9kSign up |
| 2018 | 19 | 17 | $10.4kSign up |
| 2017 | 17 | 16 | $7.9kSign up |
| 2016 | 15 | 14 | $13.1kSign up |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 | $11.2kSign up |
| 2014 | 11 | 11 | $16.2kSign up |
| 2013 | 18 | 13 | $15.8kSign up |
| 2012 | 16 | 16 | $15.4kSign up |
| 2011 | 12 | 12 | $7.8kSign up |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | $51.3kSign up |
| 2009 | 10 | 10 | $27.1kSign up |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | $22.4kSign up |
| 2007 | 13 | 12 | $10.1kSign up |
| 2006 | 15 | 14 | $11.4kSign up |
| 2005 | 10 | 10 | $11.4kSign up |
| 2004 | 14 | 14 | $6.9kSign up |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | $4.8kSign up |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 | $6.7kSign up |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | $1.9kSign up |