Max Klinger
German · 1857–1920 · Painter, Printmaker
Max Klinger was a German artist who produced significant work in painting, sculpture, prints and graphics, as well as writing a treatise articulating his ideas on art and the… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Junge Frau auf DiwanGrisebach · €162,500≈ $220,935≈ £135,535Sign up to see
AthletKetterer Kunst · €134,200≈ $183,331≈ £112,163Sign up to see
BadendeGrisebach · €40,000≈ $48,264≈ £36,196Sign up to see
Max Klinger’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
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
7 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.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 8 | 7 | 88% | $19.3kSign up | $19.8kSign up | $44.5kSign up |
| Oil | 8 | 7 | 88% | $19.3kSign up | $19.8kSign up | $44.5kSign up |
| Works on paper | 43 | 40 | 93% | $13.3kSign up | $4.1kSign up | $221kSign up |
| Watercolor | 5 | 5 | 100% | $8.9kSign up | $5.1kSign up | $27.3kSign up |
| Gouache | 3 | 3 | 100% | $11.4kSign up | $10kSign up | $20.1kSign up |
| Drawing | 34 | 32 | 94% | $14.2kSign up | $3.6kSign up | $221kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 288 | 224 | 78% | $1.8kSign up | $265Sign up | $33.2kSign up |
| Etching | 140 | 112 | 80% | $2kSign up | $314Sign up | $19.3kSign up |
| Engraving | 12 | 3 | 25% | $4.3kSign up | $745Sign up | $11.9kSign up |
| Aquatint | 115 | 91 | 79% | $1.5kSign up | $227Sign up | $33.2kSign up |
| Drypoint | 3 | 2 | 67% | $3.3kSign up | $3.3kSign up | $6.5kSign up |
| Lithograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $7.8kSign up | $7.8kSign up | $7.8kSign up |
| Print (other) | 17 | 15 | 88% | $739Sign up | $530Sign up | $2.4kSign up |
| Sculpture | 17 | 16 | 94% | $26.9kSign up | $13.5kSign up | $183kSign up |
| Other | 12 | 7 | 58% | $4.9kSign up | $413Sign up | $30.8kSign 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 | 5 | 4 | $892Sign up |
| 2025 | 33 | 24 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | $200Sign up |
| 2023 | 16 | 6 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2022 | 26 | 23 | $4.3kSign up |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | $927Sign up |
| 2020 | 23 | 21 | $182Sign up |
| 2019 | 26 | 18 | $171Sign up |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | $10.3kSign up |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2016 | 18 | 16 | $279Sign up |
| 2015 | 15 | 14 | $475Sign up |
| 2014 | 12 | 11 | $321Sign up |
| 2013 | 22 | 17 | $160Sign up |
| 2012 | 20 | 13 | $237Sign up |
| 2011 | 13 | 10 | $314Sign up |
| 2010 | 10 | 8 | $7.6kSign up |
| 2009 | 6 | 5 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2008 | 25 | 17 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2007 | 31 | 26 | $274Sign up |
| 2006 | 7 | 6 | $290Sign up |
| 2005 | 6 | 4 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2003 | 14 | 14 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | $260Sign up |
| 2001 | 4 | 4 | $314Sign up |