German, 1887–1914
August Macke
227results on record
76%sell-through
$38,125median result (USD, incl. premium; 99% observed, 1% estimated from hammer)
$6,579,636record in our coverage
Drawn from 227 recorded results (209 sold · 18 passed) across 9 auction houses, 1998–2026. 1 upcoming lot on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 99% observed, 1% estimated from hammer method · log scale
Where does a value land in this market?
The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.
Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.
By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line
| Medium | Results | Sell-through | Median result (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| works on paper | 100 | 86% | $23,672 |
| painting | 28 | 100% | $138,336 |
| ceramics & design | 5 | 100% | $98,596 |
Medium is recorded for 133 of 227 results (59%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Pablo Picasso August Macke Pablo Picasso
| Metric | August Macke | Pablo Picasso |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $38,125 | $10,507 |
| Record price | $6,579,636 | $179,365,000 |
| Results on record | 227 | 29,706 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Pablo PicassoEmil NoldeMarc ChagallLyonel Feininger
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
75/ 100
- Sell-through76%
- Meets estimate63%
- Market depth227 results
How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →
Where this artist sells best
| House | Results | Sell-through | Median | vs. estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grisebach | 53 | — | $21,065 | — |
| Sotheby's | 50 | 84% | $107,524 | 0.86× |
| Christie's | 43 | 91% | $138,336 | — |
| Ketterer Kunst | 32 | — | $25,962 | — |
| Lempertz | 41 | 71% | $38,629 | — |
| Dorotheum | 3 | 67% | $53,488 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 1 | 100% | $14,080 | 1.10× |
| Koller | 1 | — | $14,197 | — |
| VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | 3 | 33% | $12,519 | 0.76× |
The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →
Prices realized 228 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 18 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2026·06 | Kandern 3, 1914 | Watercolor and pencil on wove paper, laid on cardboard | $92,536–$92,536 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2026·06 | Zwei Frauen am Fenster (Elisabeth Macke und Emma Lübbecke-Job), Ca. 1913 | Pencil drawing | $20,821–$20,821 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2026·06 | Illustration zu Wilhelm Schmidtbonn "Hilfe! Ein Kind ist vom Himmel gefallen." | $3,492–$4,656 | Lempertz | |||
| 2026·06 | Drei Knaben am Wasser. Verso: Weibliche Akte, Frauen am Tisch | $34,920–$46,560 | Lempertz | |||
| 2026·06 | „Jesus im Nachen (nach Delacroix)“. 1911 | Oil on panel | $69,840–$93,120 | Grisebach | ||
| 2026·06 | „Frau auf rotem Stuhl“. 1912 | Watercolour and pencil on paper, laid down on cardboard | $13,968–$17,460 | Grisebach | ||
| 2026·05 | Formen IV | brush and India ink and inkwash on paper | $15,000–$20,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·05 | Landschaft mit antiken Figuren | oil and tempera on board | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·05 | Eigh. Postkarte mit kl. Zeichnungen, 1908 | $3,494–$3,494 | Ketterer Kunst | |||
| 2026·04 | Entwurf für Stickerei (Design for Embroidery) , 1913 | watercolor and colored wax crayons on tracing paper | $8,000–$12,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·03 | Adam und Eva (Adam and Eve) | $133,617–$200,426 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·12 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2025·12 | Mädchenstudien I | $11,645–$13,974 | Lempertz | |||
| 2025·11 | „Leute auf der Brücke“. 1914 | Charcoal on laid paper | $13,879–$17,349 | Grisebach | ||
| 2025·11 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2025·11 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2025·11 | „Nähende Frau II“ (Elisabeth Macke). 1910 | Pencil, stumping, on wove paper | $5,780–$8,093 | Grisebach | ||
| 2025·06 | „Entwurf zu einem Hinterglasbild“. 1911 | Pencil on paper | $5,706–$7,988 | Grisebach | ||
| 2025·05 | Baum und Segelboot I | $11,339–$13,607 | Lempertz | |||
| 2025·05 | Don Quichotte | $34,017–$45,356 | Lempertz | |||
| 2025·03 | Porträtstudie Sofie Gerhardt | oil on paper | $51,646–$77,469 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·11 | Hockender weiblicher Akt | $19,012–$21,124 | Lempertz | |||
| 2024·11 | Weiblicher Akt II | $8,434–$12,650 | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | |||
| 2024·11 | Figürliche Komposition 4 (two nudes standing) | $6,325–$8,434 | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | |||
| 2024·11 | Porträt Anni | $10,542–$15,813 | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | |||
| 2024·10 | Zwei Mädchen (orientalischer Entwurf) | on board | $156,757–$235,136 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | Farbige Formen III | oil on panel | $156,757–$235,136 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | Stilleben mit Pfeife und Äpfeln | watercolour and pastel on paper | $9,159–$13,085 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | Krug, Pfeife, Buch und Apfel | pencil on paper | $3,925–$6,542 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | Paar im Nachen | gouache, pastel and brush and India ink on paper | $327,114–$457,959 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | Angler am Fluss | gouache and brush and India ink on paper | $65,423–$91,592 | upcoming | Christie's | |
| 2024·06 | Sitzende | $6,523–$8,698 | Lempertz | |||
| 2024·03 | Diele (Hallway) | $6,506–$8,675 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·03 | Franz und Maria Marc auf der Rückreise von Paris (Franz and Maria Marc on their return journey from Paris) | $13,013–$19,519 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·12 | „Mädchen unter Bäumen, Körbe tragend“. 1914 | Charcoal on paper | $16,312–$21,750 | Grisebach | ||
| 2023·12 | Kinder mit Ziege im Wald | $761,250–$870,000 | Lempertz | |||
| 2023·12 | Sandgrube | $65,250–$76,125 | Lempertz | |||
| 2023·12 | Baum in verschneiter Landschaft | $130,500–$163,125 | Lempertz | |||
| 2023·06 | Nackte Mädchen in der Barke | gouache and watercolour, heightened with silver, on paper laid down on card | $316,505–$569,709 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·06 | Vorstadstraβe (Suburban street) | $50,627–$75,941 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·06 | Sonnige Straße mit Hund, 1911 | Watercolor on paper, laid on cardboard Estimate: € 50,000 / $ 57,000 Sold: € 63,500 / $ 72,390 (incl | $53,900–$53,900 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2023·06 | Farbige Formen | $12,860–$16,076 | Lempertz | |||
| 2023·06 | Sitzendes Paar in einer Landschaft | $21,434–$26,792 | Lempertz | |||
| 2023·06 | Sitzender Akt II | $74,781–$96,147 | Lempertz | |||
| 2023·06 | „Viktoriabrücke mit Spaziergängern und Hunden“. 1912 | Blue coloured pencil on paper | $8,610–$12,916 | Grisebach | ||
| 2023·03 | Leute auf dem Markt | $12,659–$18,988 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·12 | „Bildnis Ottilie Macke“. 1902 | Pencil, chalk and opaque white on paper, laid down on cardboard | $3,161–$4,215 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·12 | „Indianer zu Pferd“. 1914 | Charcoal on paper | $21,076–$31,614 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·12 | Zwei Kämpfende | $63,228–$84,304 | Lempertz | |||
| 2022·12 | „Porträt Katharina Koehler“. 1907 | Charcoal on paper, laid down on cardboard | $6,323–$8,430 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·06 | Ölberg mit Bahngleisen II, 1912 | Watercolor | $10,578–$10,578 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2022·06 | Mädchen mit blauen Vögeln (Kind mit blauen Vögeln), 1914 | Oil on canvas | $2,115,600–$2,115,600 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2022·06 | „Zwei Mädchen mit Krug“. 1913 | Pencil on paper | $15,022–$19,314 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·06 | Walter spielend | $6,415–$8,554 | Lempertz | |||
| 2022·06 | Auf der Promenade | $85,696–$128,544 | Lempertz | |||
| 2022·03 | Schlucht in Tegernsee | oil on canvas | $132,653–$198,979 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·03 | Auf dem Friedhof von Thun | watercolour and pencil on paper | $402,041–$670,068 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·12 | Farbige Formen | $13,549–$16,936 | Lempertz | |||
| 2021·12 | Kopfstudie Elisabeth. Verso: Bildnis Elisabeth | $13,549–$16,936 | Lempertz | |||
| 2021·12 | „Kandern (Papiermühle bei Kandern)“. 1911 | Charcoal on paper | $13,549–$16,936 | Grisebach | ||
| 2021·12 | Sonniger Garten | $338,730–$451,640 | Lempertz | |||
| 2021·06 | In der Loge, 1912 | Pencil drawing | $8,329–$8,329 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2021·06 | Walter Macke | $9,518 | Lempertz | |||
| 2021·03 | Drei badende Mädchen (Three Bathing Girls) | $35,827–$49,607 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·12 | Ein Herr mit zwei Damen und Hund im Park, gefolgt von Amor | $9,687–$14,531 | Lempertz | |||
| 2020·12 | Spaziergänger im Park (Spaziergänger mit Kind im Park) | $30,285–$36,342 | Lempertz | |||
| 2020·12 | „Der alte Geiger“. 1905 | Oil on canvas | $36,477–$48,636 | Grisebach | ||
| 2020·07 | studie zu hellem schaufenster (study for bright shop window) | $772,821–$1,030,428 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·07 | Mädchen im Park, 1913 | Pencil drawing | $22,856–$22,856 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2020·07 | Garten in Tegernsee mit Haus und Berg, 1910 | Oil on canvas | $114,280–$114,280 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2020·06 | schäferszene (pastoral scene) | $18,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·06 | Blumenkasten mit Kaktus | $246,620–$280,250 | Lempertz | |||
| 2020·06 | Spaziergänger auf der Brücke (Spaziergang am See) | $33,630–$44,840 | Lempertz | |||
| 2020·06 | Orientalisches Liebespaar | $89,680–$112,100 | Lempertz | |||
| 2020·06 | sonntag in tegernsee (sunday in tegernsee) | $10,035–$15,053 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·11 | Nacktes Paar | $10,982–$13,178 | Lempertz | |||
| 2019·11 | Papagei | $8,786–$10,982 | Lempertz | |||
| 2019·11 | „Lesende Frau im Stehen“. 1912 | Pencil on paper | $4,393–$6,589 | Grisebach | ||
| 2019·11 | „Walter mit Windrad“. 1911 | Pencil on tracing paper | $4,393–$6,589 | Grisebach | ||
| 2019·11 | „Begegnung“. 1913 | Pencil on paper | $4,393–$6,589 | Grisebach | ||
| 2019·11 | „Wintergartenszene“. 1909 | Pencil on paper | $6,589–$8,786 | Grisebach | ||
| 2019·11 | „Uferpromenade“. 1914 | Watercolour on paper | $109,820–$164,730 | Grisebach | ||
| 2019·11 | „Walter Gerhardt“. 1912 | Pencil on paper | $8,786–$13,178 | Grisebach | ||
| 2019·11 | „Christa, Elisabeth, Bernhard am Tisch“. 1908 | Pencil on laid paper | $9,884–$13,178 | Grisebach | ||
| 2019·11 | „Häuser“. 1912 | Coloured pencil and pencil on paper | $4,393–$6,589 | Grisebach | ||
| 2019·11 | „Studie: Elisabeth“. 1908 | Pencil on laid paper (watermark: MK P CORONA) | $8,786–$13,178 | Grisebach | ||
| 2019·11 | „Weiblicher Akt 76“. 1912 | Chalk on tracing paper | $9,884–$13,178 | Grisebach | ||
| 2019·11 | „Drei Bäume und Haus“. 1912 | Coloured chalk on paper (from a sketchbook) | $10,982–$16,473 | Grisebach | ||
| 2019·11 | „Sitzender Akt vom Rücken“. 1911 | Watercolour and pencil on paper | $13,178–$16,473 | Grisebach | ||
| 2019·11 | „Portrait Mathilde Macke“ (Cousine des Künstlers). 1907 | Coloured chalk and pencil on wove paper | $13,178–$16,473 | Grisebach | ||
| 2019·11 | „Porträt Helmuth Macke“. 1909/10 | Oil on linen-finish cardboard, laid down on cardboard | $32,946–$43,928 | Grisebach | ||
| 2019·11 | „Leute auf der Straße“. 1909/10 | Oil on linen-finish cardboard, laid down on cardboard | $32,946–$43,928 | Grisebach | ||
| 2019·11 | „Leute auf der Straße“. 1913 | Chalk on paper (from a sketchbook) | $32,946–$43,928 | Grisebach | ||
| 2019·11 | „Die Frau des Malers, lesend“. 1914 | Watercolour on Ingres laid paper | $65,892–$87,856 | Grisebach | ||
| 2019·11 | „Straßen-Passanten“. 1914 | Charcoal on paper | $54,910–$76,874 | Grisebach | ||
| 2019·06 | Spaziergänger (Anlage mit Modegeschäft und Spaziergängern) | pastel and watercolour on paper | $251,786–$377,679 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·06 | Junge mit Federhut, 1910 | Oil on canvas, relined on canvas in former times Estimate: € 20,000 / $ 22,800 Sold: € 23,750 / $ 27,074 (incl | $22,546–$22,546 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2019·06 | Kinder am Brunnen II, 1910 | Oil on canvas | $157,822–$157,822 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2019·05 | „Vision II“. 1913 | Pen and India ink on brownish paper | $8,921–$13,381 | Grisebach | ||
| 2019·05 | „Kopf des Pierrot“. 1913 | Pencil on paper (from a sketchbook) | $10,036–$13,381 | Grisebach | ||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.