Max Pechstein
German · 1881–1955 · Painter, Printmaker
Hermann Max Pechstein was a German expressionist painter and printmaker and a member of the Die Brücke group. He fought on the Western Front during World War I and his art was… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Self-portrait, reclining (Selbstbildnis, liegend)Lempertz · €3,036,000≈ $3,301,650≈ £2,612,272Sign up to see
Inder und Frauenakt / Früchte (Rückseite)Ketterer Kunst · €2,643,000≈ $3,077,774≈ £2,306,485Sign up to see
Russisches BallettGrisebach · €2,425,000≈ $2,592,810≈ £2,065,984Sign up to see
Max Pechstein’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
2 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
6 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 | 125 | 119 | 95% | $396kSign up | $206kSign up | $3.3MSign up |
| Oil | 125 | 119 | 95% | $396kSign up | $206kSign up | $3.3MSign up |
| Works on paper | 362 | 336 | 93% | $24kSign up | $15.9kSign up | $239kSign up |
| Watercolor | 174 | 160 | 92% | $31.9kSign up | $23.5kSign up | $239kSign up |
| Gouache | 23 | 20 | 87% | $36.7kSign up | $29.5kSign up | $87.8kSign up |
| Pastel | 6 | 5 | 83% | $17.6kSign up | $8.5kSign up | $42.9kSign up |
| Drawing | 159 | 151 | 95% | $14.2kSign up | $10.5kSign up | $101kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 246 | 220 | 89% | $7.9kSign up | $4.2kSign up | $154kSign up |
| Etching | 26 | 21 | 81% | $3.4kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $12.6kSign up |
| Aquatint | 2 | 2 | 100% | $3kSign up | $3kSign up | $3.9kSign up |
| Drypoint | 21 | 20 | 95% | $3.1kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $16.8kSign up |
| Lithograph | 89 | 74 | 83% | $10.5kSign up | $6.6kSign up | $154kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 82 | 77 | 94% | $9.1kSign up | $5.5kSign up | $81.3kSign up |
| Print (other) | 26 | 26 | 100% | $4.8kSign up | $3.6kSign up | $18.7kSign up |
| Sculpture | 1 | 1 | 100% | $56.7kSign up | $56.7kSign up | $56.7kSign up |
| Other | 5 | 5 | 100% | $9.6kSign up | $9.2kSign up | $18.8kSign 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 | 15 | 15 | $11.9kSign up |
| 2025 | 37 | 35 | $11.7kSign up |
| 2024 | 28 | 26 | $10.8kSign up |
| 2023 | 30 | 29 | $51.6kSign up |
| 2022 | 33 | 28 | $22.6kSign up |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | $16.9kSign up |
| 2020 | 28 | 26 | $20.1kSign up |
| 2019 | 35 | 28 | $15.5kSign up |
| 2018 | 35 | 31 | $17.5kSign up |
| 2017 | 48 | 40 | $12.6kSign up |
| 2016 | 47 | 43 | $12.8kSign up |
| 2015 | 28 | 20 | $30.3kSign up |
| 2014 | 35 | 35 | $12.4kSign up |
| 2013 | 35 | 30 | $28.6kSign up |
| 2012 | 26 | 25 | $12kSign up |
| 2011 | 32 | 31 | $40.2kSign up |
| 2010 | 18 | 16 | $18.7kSign up |
| 2009 | 25 | 22 | $19.5kSign up |
| 2008 | 31 | 29 | $14.8kSign up |
| 2007 | 43 | 42 | $12.3kSign up |
| 2006 | 21 | 21 | $4.9kSign up |
| 2005 | 18 | 18 | $8.4kSign up |
| 2004 | 20 | 20 | $7.1kSign up |
| 2003 | 24 | 24 | $5.9kSign up |
| 2002 | 18 | 18 | $6.6kSign up |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | $5.6kSign up |