Max Kaus
German · 1891–1977 · Painter, Printmaker
Max Kaus was a German "second generation" expressionist painter and graphic artist. He was also influential as a university level teacher and as deputy director at the Academy… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Badende – Hockende am Strand (Insel Vilm)Grisebach · €87,500≈ $103,679≈ £76,987Sign up to see
Frauenbildnis (Turu)Grisebach · €87,500≈ $98,166≈ £76,329Sign up to see
SelbstbildnisGrisebach · €48,790≈ $75,664≈ £38,349Sign up to see
Max Kaus’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).
Lots sold
111
of 122 offered · 2002–2026
Sell-through
91%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 52 | 50 | 96% | $20.5kSign up | $16.1kSign up | $98.2kSign up |
| Oil | 51 | 49 | 96% | $20.8kSign up | $16.7kSign up | $98.2kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $5.9kSign up | $5.9kSign up | $5.9kSign up |
| Works on paper | 44 | 39 | 89% | $13.9kSign up | $10.9kSign up | $104kSign up |
| Watercolor | 29 | 28 | 97% | $16.6kSign up | $12.6kSign up | $104kSign up |
| Gouache | 10 | 9 | 90% | $6kSign up | $5.8kSign up | $11.9kSign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 1 | 50% | $19.9kSign up | $19.9kSign up | $19.9kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 25 | 21 | 84% | $4.3kSign up | $3.1kSign up | $12.2kSign up |
| Etching | 1 | 1 | 100% | $3.6kSign up | $3.6kSign up | $3.6kSign up |
| Lithograph | 16 | 14 | 88% | $5.8kSign up | $4.9kSign up | $12.2kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 8 | 6 | 75% | $786Sign up | $736Sign up | $2kSign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $721Sign up | $721Sign up | $721Sign 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 | 4 | 2 | $7.1kSign up |
| 2025 | 8 | 7 | $10.3kSign up |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | $5.6kSign up |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 | $11.5kSign up |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | $10.9kSign up |
| 2021 | 7 | 6 | $11kSign up |
| 2020 | 12 | 11 | $15.5kSign up |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 | $21.3kSign up |
| 2017 | 9 | 7 | $17.8kSign up |
| 2016 | 7 | 6 | $13.7kSign up |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | $18.2kSign up |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 | $9.8kSign up |
| 2013 | 9 | 9 | $8.5kSign up |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 | $9.7kSign up |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | $11.3kSign up |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | $12.2kSign up |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | $21.3kSign up |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | $14.8kSign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | $24.2kSign up |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 | $7.4kSign up |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 | $4kSign up |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 | $16.4kSign up |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | $3.6kSign up |