Max Ackermann: career timeline

German · 1887–1975 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 177 of 241 lots (74% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Max Ackermann: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1900s10—Pastel
1910s22$6.7kSign upWatercolor
1920s77$2.5kSign upDrawing
1930s2724$6kSign upOil
1940s1818$5.1kSign upOil
1950s4740$6.4kSign upOil
1960s3935$11.2kSign upOil
1970s3535$4.6kSign upPastel

Where does mine fit?

Enter what you know about a work by Max Ackermann to see the closest recorded works from the same period, with their auction results. These are past records only, not a valuation: condition, authenticity, provenance and the market all change what a work brings. For an auction estimate of your work, get a free auction estimate.

1900s 1 work

Sold
0 of 1
Median
—
Average
—
Typical size
15.5 × 20 in (39 × 51 cm)
Mediums
Pastel (1)
Subjects
—

1910s 2 works

Sold
2 of 2
Median
$6.7kSign up
Average
$6.7kSign up
Typical size
13 × 17 in (33 × 43 cm)
Mediums
Watercolor (1), Pastel (1)
Subjects
—

1920s 7 works

Sold
7 of 7
Median
$2.5kSign up
Average
$3.5kSign up
Typical size
10.5 × 10.5 in (26 × 26 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (4), Pastel (2), Etching (1)
Subjects
—

1930s 27 works

Sold
24 of 27
Median
$6kSign up
Average
$7.9kSign up
Typical size
10.5 × 8 in (27 × 20 cm)
Mediums
Oil (9), Pastel (8), Drawing (8)
Subjects
Beach scenes (3)
Show 12 more (1930s)

…and 3 more works from this group in the full results list.

1940s 18 works

Sold
18 of 18
Median
$5.1kSign up
Average
$5.8kSign up
Typical size
12.5 × 9.5 in (32 × 24 cm)
Mediums
Oil (8), Drawing (3), Screenprint (3)
Subjects
—
Show 6 more (1940s)

1950s 47 works

Sold
40 of 47
Median
$6.4kSign up
Average
$12.1kSign up
Typical size
18 × 14 in (46 × 36 cm)
Mediums
Oil (18), Screenprint (12), Pastel (9)
Subjects
Abstract (1)
Show 12 more (1950s)

…and 23 more works from this group in the full results list.

1960s 39 works

Sold
35 of 39
Median
$11.2kSign up
Average
$15.5kSign up
Typical size
24 × 19 in (61 × 49 cm)
Mediums
Oil (22), Pastel (6), Acrylic (5)
Subjects
—
Show 12 more (1960s)

…and 15 more works from this group in the full results list.

1970s 35 works

Sold
35 of 35
Median
$4.6kSign up
Average
$5.3kSign up
Typical size
19 × 12.5 in (48 × 32 cm)
Mediums
Pastel (17), Screenprint (10), Acrylic (2)
Subjects
—
Show 12 more (1970s)

…and 11 more works from this group in the full results list.

Creation date not recorded

62 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 33 works

Sold
33 of 33
Median
$5.3kSign up
Average
$8.4kSign up
Typical size
13 × 12.5 in (33 × 31 cm)
Mediums
Pastel (13), Oil (12), Drawing (4)
Subjects
Abstract (2), Sea & coast (1)
Show 6 more (2000s)

…and 21 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 23 works

Sold
22 of 23
Median
$5.6kSign up
Average
$8kSign up
Typical size
15.5 × 11 in (39 × 28 cm)
Mediums
Oil (9), Pastel (8), Drawing (4)
Subjects
Abstract (2), Beach scenes (1), Figures & portraits (1)
Show 6 more (2010s)

…and 11 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 6 works

Sold
4 of 6
Median
$384Sign up
Average
$381Sign up
Typical size
19.5 × 12.5 in (50 × 32 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (2), Woodcut / linocut (2), Other (1)
Subjects
—

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Max Ackermann auction results →