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German · 1891–1976 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 622 of 784 lots (79% 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 Ernst: 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
1900s11$48.5kSign upOil
1910s76$31.5kSign upOil
1920s2824$77.3kSign upOil
1930s1917$2kSign upLithograph
1940s3027$12.6kSign upEtching
1950s8877$5kSign upLithograph
1960s176159$1.5kSign upEtching
1970s267220$1.3kSign upLithograph

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1900s 1 work

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1 of 1
Median
$48.5kSign up
Average
$48.5kSign up
Typical size
9 × 6.5 in (23 × 16 cm)
Mediums
Oil (1)
Subjects
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1910s 7 works

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6 of 7
Median
$31.5kSign up
Average
$32.7kSign up
Typical size
10.5 × 9 in (27 × 23 cm)
Mediums
Oil (3), Watercolor (3), Woodcut / linocut (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)

1920s 28 works

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24 of 28
Median
$77.3kSign up
Average
$164kSign up
Typical size
13 × 9 in (33 × 23 cm)
Mediums
Oil (10), Drawing (6), Gouache (3)
Subjects
Sea & coast (5), Flowers & still life (1), Landscapes (1)
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…and 4 more works from this group in the full results list.

1930s 19 works

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17 of 19
Median
$2kSign up
Average
$30.9kSign up
Typical size
11 × 8.5 in (28 × 22 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (9), Oil (3), Other (3)
Subjects
Sunsets & night (1)
Show 7 more (1930s)

1940s 30 works

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27 of 30
Median
$12.6kSign up
Average
$99kSign up
Typical size
9.5 × 7.5 in (24 × 20 cm)
Mediums
Etching (10), Oil (6), Mixed media (4)
Subjects
Cattle & animals (2), Birds (1), Rivers & marshes (1)
Show 12 more (1940s)

…and 6 more works from this group in the full results list.

1950s 88 works

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77 of 88
Median
$5kSign up
Average
$58.6kSign up
Typical size
12.5 × 10.5 in (32 × 27 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (33), Oil (24), Etching (8)
Subjects
Sea & coast (6), Landscapes (3), Cattle & animals (2)
Show 12 more (1950s)

…and 64 more works from this group in the full results list.

1960s 176 works

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159 of 176
Median
$1.5kSign up
Average
$27.8kSign up
Typical size
12 × 9 in (31 × 23 cm)
Mediums
Etching (54), Lithograph (42), Aquatint (18)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (4), Flowers & still life (1), Landscapes (1)
Show 12 more (1960s)

…and 152 more works from this group in the full results list.

1970s 267 works

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220 of 267
Median
$1.3kSign up
Average
$7.9kSign up
Typical size
13 × 10 in (33 × 26 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (139), Etching (34), Aquatint (27)
Subjects
Birds (16), Landscapes (7), Sea & coast (4)
Show 12 more (1970s)

…and 243 more works from this group in the full results list.

Creation date not recorded

161 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 60 works

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57 of 60
Median
$4.3kSign up
Average
$17.2kSign up
Typical size
12.5 × 10 in (32 × 26 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (23), Sculpture (13), Aquatint (6)
Subjects
Birds (4), Markets & villages (1), Figures & portraits (1)
Show 6 more (2000s)

…and 48 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 37 works

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29 of 37
Median
$1.4kSign up
Average
$6.5kSign up
Typical size
15.5 × 13 in (39 × 34 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (11), Other (10), Etching (7)
Subjects
Birds (2), Abstract (2), Markets & villages (1)
Show 6 more (2010s)

…and 25 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 64 works

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45 of 64
Median
$561Sign up
Average
$13.4kSign up
Typical size
16.5 × 13 in (42 × 33 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (24), Other (17), Print (other) (16)
Subjects
Abstract (1), Sea & coast (1), Birds (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 52 more works from this group in the full results list.

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 Ernst auction results →