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German · 1847–1935 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 586 of 759 lots (77% 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 Liebermann: 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
1870s1515$51.3kSign upOil
1880s4339$53.7kSign upOil
1890s10296$7.3kSign upDrawing
1900s9995$14.6kSign upDrawing
1910s131120$3.9kSign upDrawing
1920s177163$11.1kSign upOil
1930s33$95.3kSign upDrawing

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1870s 15 works

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15 of 15
Median
$51.3kSign up
Average
$86.4kSign up
Typical size
11.5 × 10.5 in (29 × 27 cm)
Mediums
Oil (11), Drawing (2), Other (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)
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1880s 43 works

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39 of 43
Median
$53.7kSign up
Average
$95.1kSign up
Typical size
13.5 × 13 in (35 × 34 cm)
Mediums
Oil (19), Drawing (16), Watercolor (3)
Subjects
Landscapes (3)
Show 12 more (1880s)

…and 19 more works from this group in the full results list.

1890s 102 works

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96 of 102
Median
$7.3kSign up
Average
$31.2kSign up
Typical size
10 × 11.5 in (25 × 29 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (40), Oil (20), Etching (15)
Subjects
Beach scenes (4), Landscapes (3), Figures & portraits (2)
Show 12 more (1890s)

…and 78 more works from this group in the full results list.

1900s 99 works

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95 of 99
Median
$14.6kSign up
Average
$102kSign up
Typical size
10 × 11 in (25 × 28 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (29), Oil (26), Etching (17)
Subjects
Beach scenes (13), Harbours & ports (2), Landscapes (1)
Show 12 more (1900s)

…and 75 more works from this group in the full results list.

1910s 131 works

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120 of 131
Median
$3.9kSign up
Average
$55.9kSign up
Typical size
8 × 8.5 in (21 × 21 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (30), Oil (29), Lithograph (28)
Subjects
Beach scenes (11), Landscapes (3), Figures & portraits (2)
Show 12 more (1910s)

…and 107 more works from this group in the full results list.

1920s 177 works

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163 of 177
Median
$11.1kSign up
Average
$160kSign up
Typical size
8.5 × 9.5 in (22 × 24 cm)
Mediums
Oil (52), Drawing (42), Woodcut / linocut (32)
Subjects
Landscapes (5), Beach scenes (3), Figures & portraits (3)
Show 12 more (1920s)

…and 153 more works from this group in the full results list.

1930s 3 works

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3 of 3
Median
$95.3kSign up
Average
$165kSign up
Typical size
12 × 10 in (31 × 25 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (2), Oil (1)
Subjects
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Creation date not recorded

173 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 81 works

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81 of 81
Median
$2.5kSign up
Average
$71.4kSign up
Typical size
9 × 11 in (22 × 27 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (24), Etching (19), Oil (18)
Subjects
Beach scenes (6), Figures & portraits (2), Landscapes (1)
Show 6 more (2000s)

…and 69 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 53 works

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46 of 53
Median
$865Sign up
Average
$13kSign up
Typical size
5.5 × 7 in (15 × 18 cm)
Mediums
Etching (16), Drawing (15), Woodcut / linocut (7)
Subjects
Beach scenes (3), Landscapes (1), Figures & portraits (1)
Show 6 more (2010s)

…and 41 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 39 works

Sold
30 of 39
Median
$360Sign up
Average
$2kSign up
Typical size
9 × 9.5 in (23 × 24 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (12), Drawing (8), Etching (7)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2), Flowers & still life (1), Cattle & animals (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 27 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 Liebermann auction results →