Max Bill
Swiss · 1908–1994 · Painter, Sculptor
Max Bill was a Swiss architect, artist, painter, typeface designer, industrial designer, and graphic designer. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
zwilling als viertelskugelGrisebach · €366,000≈ $484,035≈ £309,169Sign up to see
Auktion 419, Los 106Van Ham · €282,625≈ $318,914≈ £249,405Sign up to see
Halbe Kugel um zwei AchsenGrisebach · €187,500≈ $197,588≈ £160,981Sign up to see
Max Bill’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).
Price trend
15 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.
2 sold lot(s) are awaiting a USD exchange rate and are excluded from averages.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 22 | 20 | 91% | $43.4kSign up | $45.5kSign up | $95.7kSign up |
| Oil | 18 | 17 | 94% | $50.6kSign up | $48.8kSign up | $95.7kSign up |
| Acrylic | 1 | 1 | 100% | $6.6kSign up | $6.6kSign up | $6.6kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Works on paper | 3 | 3 | 100% | $13.2kSign up | $3.5kSign up | $34.5kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $34.5kSign up | $34.5kSign up | $34.5kSign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 2 | 100% | $2.6kSign up | $2.6kSign up | $3.5kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 133 | 129 | 97% | $1.1kSign up | $659Sign up | $14.5kSign up |
| Aquatint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $910Sign up | $910Sign up | $910Sign up |
| Lithograph | 11 | 10 | 91% | $1.1kSign up | $765Sign up | $3.9kSign up |
| Screenprint | 102 | 99 | 97% | $1kSign up | $716Sign up | $4.8kSign up |
| Print (other) | 18 | 18 | 100% | $533Sign up | $328Sign up | $2.4kSign up |
| Multiple | 1 | 1 | 100% | $14.5kSign up | $14.5kSign up | $14.5kSign up |
| Sculpture | 17 | 17 | 100% | $5.8kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $30.1kSign up |
| Other | 36 | 29 | 81% | $57.8kSign up | $22.6kSign up | $484kSign 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 | $23kSign up |
| 2025 | 15 | 14 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 | $414Sign up |
| 2023 | 21 | 20 | $823Sign up |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | $833Sign up |
| 2021 | 20 | 18 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2020 | 10 | 8 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2019 | 23 | 22 | $706Sign up |
| 2018 | 23 | 22 | $963Sign up |
| 2017 | 11 | 10 | $932Sign up |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 | $9.3kSign up |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | $16.6kSign up |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | $9.3kSign up |
| 2010 | 4 | 4 | $12.5kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $177Sign up |
| 2008 | 5 | 4 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 | $1kSign up |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 | $580Sign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $136Sign up |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 | $570Sign up |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 | $305Sign up |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | $11.2kSign up |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | $1.1kSign up |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | —Sign up |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | —Sign up |