What is a Max Ernst print worth?
1891–1976 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 667 works by Max Ernst with a published auction price sold between $848Sign up free to see and $8,639Sign up free to see, and the median is $1,790Sign up free to see. For prints alone, the median is $1,131Sign up free to see across 452 sales. In the last five years the median was $1,356Sign up free to see across 376 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Max Ernst prices by medium
- Auction results
- 749
- Sold rate
- 89%
- Active at auction
- 2001–2026
- Median price
- $1.8kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $1.5MSign up free to see Dans les rues d'Athènes, Phillips, Nov 2025
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prints | 452 | $694–$2kSign up free to see | $1.1kSign up free to see |
| Works on Paper | 71 | $6k–$24kSign up free to see | $12.3kSign up free to see |
| Paintings | 64 | $45.3k–$214kSign up free to see | $114kSign up free to see |
| Sculpture | 49 | $11k–$31.8kSign up free to see | $18.8kSign up free to see |
| Photographs | 5 | $3.7k–$46.3kSign up free to see | $8.1kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Van Ham (235), Phillips (112), Ketterer Kunst (103)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 250 | $919–$9.2kSign up free to see | $2kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 362 | $778–$5.3kSign up free to see | $1.7kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 12 | $935–$51.8kSign up free to see | $3.4kSign up free to see |
| Very large (over 150 cm) | 3 | $3.1k–$6.3kSign up free to see | $4.4kSign up free to see |
Recent Max Ernst sales
- Yellow Sea Shell, chromolithography — $284Sign up free to see, Artmark, Sep 24, 2026
- Salon de Mai, poster, lithograph — $196Sign up free to see, Van Sabben Poster Auctions, Jun 27, 2026
- Untitled, Colour frottage in pastel chalks on paper, mounted on light blue card — $7,391Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Jun 6, 2026
- POISSONS (Fish), etching and aquatint in three colors on Rives BFK paper — $1,408Sign up free to see, Palm Beach Modern Auctions, May 16, 2026
- DA BALLADE DU SOLDAT — $294Sign up free to see, Capitolium Art, Apr 28, 2026
- Chéri Bibi, Bronze — $26,046Sign up free to see, Ketterer Kunst, Apr 15, 2026
- "Oiseaux Souterrains", Farblithographie auf leichtem Karton — $115Sign up free to see, Auktionshaus Mehlis, Mar 26, 2026
- Untitled; and Untitled (S. & L. 248), Two lithographs, one in colors, on Japan nacre paper, with full margins — $903Sign up free to see, Phillips, Feb 2, 2026
Questions about Max Ernst prices
What is a Max Ernst print worth?
Based on 667 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Max Ernst have sold for a median of $1,790, and half of them sold between $848 and $8,639. For prints alone the median is $1,131 (452 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Max Ernst sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $1,534,000 for “Dans les rues d'Athènes” at Phillips in November 2025.
Which Max Ernst medium sells for the most?
By median price, paintings lead with $113,505 (64 sales).
How often do Max Ernst works sell at auction?
89% of the 749 lots recorded between 2001 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Max Ernst print?
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ArtSell has recorded 749 auction results for Max Ernst between 2001 and 2026, and 668 of them sold (89%).
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