Paula Modersohn-Becker
German · 1876–1907 · Painter, Printmaker
Paula Modersohn-Becker was a German Expressionist painter and draftswoman of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She is noted for the many self-portraits, including nudes.… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Selbstbildnis nach halblinksGrisebach · €1,270,000≈ $1,471,422≈ £1,111,766Sign up to see
Auf einem Stuhl sitzendes Mädchen mit Kind auf dem Schoß vor LandschaftGrisebach · €525,000≈ $713,580≈ £436,868Sign up to see
Kopf eines blonden Mädchens mit ZöpfenGrisebach · €452,200≈ $667,492≈ £323,116Sign up to see
Paula Modersohn-Becker’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
132
of 140 offered · 2002–2026
Sell-through
94%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 39 | 36 | 92% | $202kSign up | $170kSign up | $714kSign up |
| Oil | 39 | 36 | 92% | $202kSign up | $170kSign up | $714kSign up |
| Works on paper | 67 | 65 | 97% | $122kSign up | $29kSign up | $1.5MSign up |
| Watercolor | 26 | 26 | 100% | $255kSign up | $175kSign up | $1.5MSign up |
| Gouache | 4 | 4 | 100% | $32.1kSign up | $31.6kSign up | $51.7kSign up |
| Drawing | 36 | 34 | 94% | $31.7kSign up | $12.2kSign up | $586kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 33 | 30 | 91% | $5.2kSign up | $4.7kSign up | $18.6kSign up |
| Etching | 17 | 16 | 94% | $4.1kSign up | $3.8kSign up | $9.8kSign up |
| Aquatint | 15 | 13 | 87% | $6.8kSign up | $5kSign up | $18.6kSign up |
| Drypoint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.7kSign up | $1.7kSign up | $1.7kSign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $45.2kSign up | $45.2kSign up | $45.2kSign 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 | 5 | $194kSign up |
| 2025 | 14 | 13 | $55.1kSign up |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | $41.9kSign up |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | $79kSign up |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | $85.4kSign up |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | $177kSign up |
| 2020 | 9 | 7 | $8.5kSign up |
| 2019 | 6 | 5 | $69.6kSign up |
| 2018 | 6 | 4 | $20.6kSign up |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 | $54.6kSign up |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | $18.6kSign up |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | $302kSign up |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | $52.7kSign up |
| 2013 | 6 | 4 | $182kSign up |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | $163kSign up |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | $12.2kSign up |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | $51.6kSign up |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | $104kSign up |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | $31.5kSign up |
| 2007 | 14 | 14 | $7.3kSign up |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | $29kSign up |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | $5kSign up |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | $138kSign up |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | $5.1kSign up |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | $2.9kSign up |