Max Kaus: career timeline
German · 1891–1977 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 104 of 122 lots (85% 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.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 7 | 5 | $6kSign up | Woodcut / linocut |
| 1920s | 38 | 35 | $11.4kSign up | Watercolor |
| 1930s | 20 | 19 | $16.7kSign up | Oil |
| 1940s | 10 | 9 | $12.2kSign up | Watercolor |
| 1950s | 17 | 16 | $7.8kSign up | Oil |
| 1960s | 5 | 5 | $5.6kSign up | Oil |
| 1970s | 3 | 3 | $5.9kSign up | Mixed media |
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1910s 7 works
- Sold
- 5 of 7
- Median
- $6kSign up
- Average
- $11.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 21 × 15.5 in (54 × 39 cm)
- Mediums
- Woodcut / linocut (3), Watercolor (2), Lithograph (2)
- Subjects
- —
1916 Kopf Turu$26.6kSign up
1916 Frau mit Katze$25.1kSign up
1918 Männerkopf (Mongolischer Kopf)Unsold
1919 "Apollon"$58Sign up
1919 "Apollon"Unsold
1919 Sprechender$6kSign up
1919 Selbstbildnis (Max Kaus - Galerie Pels-Leusden)$677Sign up
1920s 38 works
- Sold
- 35 of 38
- Median
- $11.4kSign up
- Average
- $22.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 21 × 20.5 in (53 × 52 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (15), Oil (12), Lithograph (7)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (2), Beach scenes (2), Figures & portraits (1)
1920 Weiblicher Halbakt$3.1kSign up
1920 Kopf (Selbstbildnis)Unsold
1920 Mädchenkopf$8.6kSign up
1920 Hiddensee$10.9kSign up
1920 Mädchenkopf$2kSign up
1920 Kopf (Selbstbildnis)$794Sign up
1920 Sitzender Mann (Porträt Walter Gramatté)$10.3kSign up
1921 "Mecklenburgische Landschaft"$27.5kSign up
1921 "Carwitz II"$10.3kSign up
1921 Vase mit Blumen vor einem Fenster$6.4kSign up
1921 Lesende am Tisch (Turu Kaus)$11.4kSign up
1921 Feldweg bei Lauterbach auf Rügen$12.7kSign up
Show 12 more (1920s)
1921 ArconaUnsold
1921 Hockende vor Hängematte$33.7kSign up
1922 Steilküste von Hiddensee$8kSign up · sold 2×
1922 Stillleben mit roten Tulpen$11.4kSign up
1922 Stillleben mit Amaryllis$6.7kSign up
1922 Kreidebruch auf Rügen$18.2kSign up
1922 Blumenstilleben$11.3kSign up
1922 Portrait$8.3kSign up
1922 Hiddensee$46.1kSign up
1923 Regenwolken$32.4kSign up
1923 Badende – Hockende am Strand (Insel Vilm)$104kSign up
1923 Strandszene (Vilm)$15.3kSign up
…and 14 more works from this group in the full results list.
1930s 20 works
- Sold
- 19 of 20
- Median
- $16.7kSign up
- Average
- $15.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 28 × 35 in (71 × 89 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (11), Watercolor (4), Gouache (3)
- Subjects
- Beach scenes (1)
1930 Küstenstrich mit Seebrücke. 1930er-Jahre$6.6kSign up
1930 Schreibende Frau“. 1925(?)$12.2kSign up
1931 "Badende"$20kSign up
c. 1931 Hafenlandschaft“ („Am Haff (Lebbin)“)$17.8kSign up
c. 1931 Bauernhütten im Gewitterregen (Gewitter über der Elde)$16.7kSign up
1931 Boote am Strand$4.9kSign up
1932 An der Elbe bei Dömitz$6.1kSign up
1932 Sandberge. An der mittleren Elbe bei Dömitz$27.5kSign up
1933 Bildnis G.K.$14.7kSign up
1933 Schlafende Turu$19.9kSign up
1933 Erntefelder$32.3kSign up
1933 Liegendes Mädchen$24.2kSign up
Show 8 more (1930s)
1934 Weisse Lilien$27.2kSign up
c. 1935 Turu am Fenster$18.2kSign up · sold 2×
1936 "Sinnende alte Frau"$15.6kSign up
c. 1937 Ostseelandschaft I$12.2kSign up
1937 Hafeneinfahrt$17.4kSign up
1938 In den Dünen I$6.3kSign up
1939 Blumen$2.2kSign up
1939 Badende (Heller Tag an der Ostsee)Unsold
1940s 10 works
- Sold
- 9 of 10
- Median
- $12.2kSign up
- Average
- $12.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 21 × 27 in (53 × 68 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (5), Oil (3), Gouache (1)
- Subjects
- —
1940 Stillleben mit Mandoline$18.3kSign up
1941 Die Mosel bei Trier$10.4kSign up
1942 Blüten$2.6kSign up
1942 Seelandschaft$2.2kSign up
1943 Die Kranke$22.7kSign up
1944 Märkische Abendlandschaft$12.2kSign up
1946 Abendsonne über dem See$5.5kSign up
1948 Turu$18.2kSign up
1948 Liegende Turu$18.6kSign up
1949 Untitled (Stuhlstillleben)Unsold
1950s 17 works
- Sold
- 16 of 17
- Median
- $7.8kSign up
- Average
- $8.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 27.5 × 30.5 in (70 × 78 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (14), Gouache (3)
- Subjects
- Harbours & ports (1)
1950 Tulpen$4.7kSign up
1950 Figurinen$8.5kSign up
1950 Italienische Bergstadt$4.3kSign up
1950 Amrum$2.6kSign up
1952 Fischerboote (Amrum)$4.3kSign up
1952 Figürliche Komposition$14.8kSign up
1952 Fischerboote auf Amrum$10.6kSign up
1952 "Frau mit großem Hut"$20.3kSign up
1952 Helle Dünen (Amrum)$17.5kSign up
1957 Felsen auf IschiaUnsold · sold 2×
1957 "Blaue Pineta in Trümmern (Ischia)"$7.1kSign up
1957 Pineta in Trümmern$8.5kSign up
Show 5 more (1950s)
1957 Marina di Anzio$12.6kSign up
1958 Stadt in der Campagna II$2.6kSign up
1959 Aus dem Garten der Villa Massimo, Rom$5.4kSign up
1959 Artena III$14.1kSign up
1959 Via Appia antica Rom$4.5kSign up
1960s 5 works
- Sold
- 5 of 5
- Median
- $5.6kSign up
- Average
- $8.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 27.5 × 28 in (70 × 71 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (3), Woodcut / linocut (2)
- Subjects
- —
1960 Eumeniden$30.4kSign up
1962 Venezia III$5.6kSign up
1964 ERINNYE (FURY)$406Sign up
1964 4 Bll. Verschiedene Motive$813Sign up
1968 Dünenküste am Wattenmeer, Sylt$7.1kSign up
1970s 3 works
- Sold
- 3 of 3
- Median
- $5.9kSign up
- Average
- $9.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 33 × 25 in (84 × 64 cm)
- Mediums
- Mixed media (2), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1)
1972 Stillleben mit afrikanischem Hocker, Maske und Sonnenblumen$2.3kSign up
1974 Kretische Landschaft, Spinalonga$20.6kSign up
1976 Stillleben$5.9kSign up
Creation date not recorded
18 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 12 works
- Sold
- 12 of 12
- Median
- $4.1kSign up
- Average
- $9.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 21.5 × 18.5 in (55 × 47 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (5), Oil (4), Gouache (2)
- Subjects
- Beach scenes (1)
sold 2002 Mitleiden$943Sign up
sold 2002 Pineta in Trümmern$6.3kSign up
sold 2003 Entsetzen vor dem Spiegel$1.1kSign up
sold 2003 Sitzende Frau nach rechts$3.1kSign up
sold 2003 Frauen auf der Wiese$22.2kSign up
sold 2004 Liegendes Mädchen$3.8kSign up
Show 6 more (2000s)
sold 2004 Tulpen und Orangen$33.2kSign up
sold 2004 Badende im Gebirgsbach$29kSign up
sold 2005 Geigerin$3.6kSign up
sold 2005 Haus$4.4kSign up
sold 2005 Akte am Strand$5.8kSign up
sold 2006 Badende$2.2kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 4 works
- Sold
- 3 of 4
- Median
- $5.2kSign up
- Average
- $7.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 16 × 16 in (40 × 41 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (2), Lithograph (1), Mixed media (1)
- Subjects
- Beach scenes (1)
sold 2011 Zwei sich gegenüberstehende Akte$3.6kSign up
sold 2011 Badende (Bathers)$5.2kSign up
sold 2012 Badende (Rückenakt)$13.5kSign up
sold 2017 UntitledUnsold
Undated, sold in the 2020s 2 works
- Sold
- 1 of 2
- Median
- $721Sign up
- Average
- $721Sign up
- Typical size
- 9.5 × 11 in (25 × 28 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (1), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2024 Konvolut von 3 Holzschnitten$721Sign up
sold 2026 Dünen auf SyltUnsold
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 Kaus auction results →