German, 1857–1920
Max Klinger
205results on record
68%sell-through
$2,930median result (USD, incl. premium; 85% observed, 15% estimated from hammer)
$220,935record in our coverage
Drawn from 205 recorded results (183 sold · 22 passed) across 18 auction houses, 1999–2026. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 85% observed, 15% 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| prints | 100 | 72% | $1,545 |
| other | 19 | 33% | $1,615 |
| works on paper | 18 | 100% | $4,705 |
| sculpture | 9 | 100% | $20,356 |
| painting | 5 | n/a | $15,386 |
Medium is recorded for 151 of 205 results (74%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Pablo Picasso Max Klinger Pablo Picasso
| Metric | Max Klinger | Pablo Picasso |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $2,930 | $10,507 |
| Record price | $220,935 | $179,365,000 |
| Results on record | 205 | 29,706 |
| Years active at auction | 1999–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Pablo PicassoJoan MiróMarc ChagallSalvador Dalí
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
66/ 100
- Sell-through68%
- Meets estimate50%
- Market depth205 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 | — | $4,054 | — |
| Ketterer Kunst | 43 | — | $1,479 | — |
| Sotheby's | 30 | 57% | $11,417 | 0.80× |
| Christie's | 16 | — | $2,663 | — |
| Historia Auktionshaus | 14 | 86% | $459 | 1.09× |
| Bonhams | 13 | 69% | $1,375 | 1.00× |
| VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | 5 | 100% | $4,756 | 1.43× |
| Dorotheum | 10 | 40% | $1,127 | — |
| Kruso Art | 3 | 100% | $2,385 | 0.72× |
| Lempertz | 2 | 100% | $10,693 | — |
| Matsart | 2 | 100% | $206 | 0.82× |
| PASAREL | 2 | 100% | $212 | 0.31× |
| Koller | 1 | — | $27,876 | — |
| Bertolami Fine Art | 7 | 14% | $1,483 | — |
| Kedem | 1 | 100% | $676 | — |
| Locati LLC | 1 | 100% | $156 | 0.42× |
| Heritage Auctions | 1 | 100% | $550 | — |
| Casa d'aste Boetto | 1 | 0% | — | — |
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 205 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 22 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2026·06 | portfolio | — | Historia Auktionshaus | |||
| 2026·05 | Intermezzi, Opus IV, Portfolio of 8 Etchings, 1881 | $500–$1,000 | PASAREL | |||
| 2026·05 | Amor und Psyche, 1880 | $1,165–$1,165 | Ketterer Kunst | |||
| 2026·04 | (Lipsia, 1857 - Großjena, 1920) | $1–$2,809 | Bertolami Fine Art | |||
| 2026·04 | “Die To | etching | — | Historia Auktionshaus | ||
| 2026·04 | female | bronze | — | Historia Auktionshaus | ||
| 2026·03 | „Pest“. 1903 | Etching and drypoint on heavy Japan laid paper | $925–$1,156 | Grisebach | ||
| 2025·12 | In Flagranti (Dramen, Opus IX, Blatt 1) | $20,941–$29,085 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·12 | Weiblicher Rückenakt | $9,316–$11,645 | Lempertz | |||
| 2025·12 | Simplicius Am Grabe Des Einsiedlers Tavola VII 1881 | ETCHING | $233–$350 | Bertolami Fine Art | ||
| 2025·12 | "Das Zelt. Opus XIV" N. 28 | Etching | $1,167–$2,333 | Bertolami Fine Art | ||
| 2025·12 | Simplicius am Grabe des Einsiedlers tavola VIII 1881 | etching | $233–$350 | Bertolami Fine Art | ||
| 2025·11 | „Erster Entwurf zum Beethoven-Thron“. 1886 | Chalk, pencil, washed grey, heightened with white, on blue-grey paper | $17,349–$23,132 | Grisebach | ||
| 2025·11 | (Lipsia, 1857 - Großjena, 1920) | Etching | $1–$2,781 | Bertolami Fine Art | ||
| 2025·11 | ''To Beauty,' | etching | — | Historia Auktionshaus | ||
| 2025·11 | „Badende, sich im Wasser spiegelnd“. 1896-97 | Bronze with dark brown patina, on a black marble base | $2,890–$4,046 | Grisebach | ||
| 2025·11 | Intermezzi, Opus IV, 1881. Nuremberg: Theodore Stroefer, 1881. | $400–$600 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·10 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2025·09 | "To Beau | etching | — | Historia Auktionshaus | ||
| 2025·09 | Intermezzi, Opus IV (12 works) | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·09 | "Und doc | etching | — | Historia Auktionshaus | ||
| 2025·06 | ''Arme Fa | etching | — | Historia Auktionshaus | ||
| 2025·04 | ''An die Schö | etching | — | Historia Auktionshaus | ||
| 2025·04 | female nude ( | bronze | — | Historia Auktionshaus | ||
| 2025·01 | Die Schlange, from Eva und die Zukunft | $1,000–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·12 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2024·12 | Intermezzi, Opus IV, 1881. Nuremberg: Theodore Stroefer, 1881. | $1,000–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·11 | portfoli | — | Historia Auktionshaus | |||
| 2024·11 | (1857 - 1920) | Etching | $1–$2,528 | Bertolami Fine Art | ||
| 2024·10 | Untitled | Ink on paper | $1,993–$2,657 | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | ||
| 2024·10 | Untitled | Ink on paper | $1,993–$2,657 | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | ||
| 2024·10 | Untitled | $2,214–$3,321 | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | |||
| 2024·10 | Untitled (Priesterinnen der Liebe) | $2,214–$3,321 | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | |||
| 2024·07 | (1857 - 1920) | $66–$109 | Kruso Art | |||
| 2024·06 | Etching | $250–$350 | Locati LLC | |||
| 2024·06 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2024·05 | Intermezzi, 1881 | Portfolio | $1,084–$1,084 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2024·05 | Intermezzi, 1881 | Portfolio | $1,301–$1,301 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2024·04 | ''An d | etching | — | Historia Auktionshaus | ||
| 2024·04 | La Nymphe des Eaux, 18 Juillet 91 | $434–$651 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·01 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2023·11 | Porträtstudie (Penelopé?). | Oil on canvas on cardboard | $5,466–$7,652 | Grisebach | ||
| 2023·11 | The Bathing Woman | $4,349–$8,698 | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | |||
| 2023·11 | ''An | etching | — | Historia Auktionshaus | ||
| 2023·11 | ''Gef | etching | — | Historia Auktionshaus | ||
| 2023·06 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2023·06 | „Eine Liebe“, Opus X. 1887/1920 | Original half-linen portfolio with title and 10 etchings on laid paper | $3,209–$4,279 | Grisebach | ||
| 2023·05 | Amor und Psyche. Illustriert von Max Klinger, 1880/1881 | $1,082–$1,082 | Ketterer Kunst | |||
| 2023·01 | ''An die Schönheit'', etching with aquatint, posthumous print from the original plate for | etching | $87–$113 | Historia Auktionshaus | ||
| 2022·12 | Intermezzi 1879 - 1881 12 etchings from the portfolio Intermezzi: Bear and elf | $2,120–$3,179 | Kruso Art | |||
| 2022·12 | Die Neue Salome (The New Salome) | $4,946–$7,419 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·11 | German 19th/20th Century A folder containing 13 prints by Max Klinger, including Portrait of Professor Dr. Lamprecht (1915, Beyer 423, IV/V) and nine larger-format etchings from various sets, including Intermezzi (Singer cat. #55, 56, 183, 201, 206 and 223), plus three other etchings sheet sizes to 24 3/4 x 187 5/8 in., folder measures 25 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. | $200–$400 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·09 | Amor, Tod und Jenseits, from Intermezzi | Etching and aquatint on chine collé | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·06 | „Vier Landschaften. Opus VII“. 1883 | Etching and aquatint on varying paper | $3,214–$4,285 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·06 | Zwei Zeichnungen: Zwei weibliche Aktmodelle, aneinander lehnend. Nach 1913/14 / Frau mit Steinbock (Gertrud Bock). 1910/11 | Pen and black ink over pencil on lined paper | $2,142–$3,214 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·06 | „Eva und die Zukunft. Opus III“. 1880 | Six etchings on varying laid paper | $1,285–$1,607 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·06 | Zwei Zeichnungen: Weiblicher Akt mit den Händen den Fuß umfassend (Gertrud Bock) / Weiblicher Akt mit angewinkeltem Bein (Gertrud Bock). Um 1910 | Each pencil on paper | $3,214–$4,285 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·06 | Männlicher Studienkopf. 1878 | Oil on cardboard | $3,214–$4,285 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·06 | „Vom Tode Erster Teil. Opus XI“. 1889 | 10 etchings and aquatint on Van-Geldern laid paper | $2,142–$3,214 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·06 | „Ein Leben. Opus VIII“. 1884 | 15 etchings, engraving and aquatint on Van Geldern laid paper | $5,356–$7,498 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·06 | Sechs Exlibris: „Ex Libris Felix Becker“ / „Exlibris Max Klinger“ / „Ex Libris Fritz und Marie Nachod“ / „Ex Libris Haferkorn“ / „Ex Libris Oscar Leuschner“ / „Ex Libris Otto E. Richter I“. 1896-1918 | Etching on paper / Once etching and aquatint in red on laid paper | $643–$857 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·06 | „Klinger-Album. Auswahl von 30 Hauptblättern, von den Originalplatten auf Japan gedruckt“. 1925 | 30 etchings on Japan paper | $3,214–$4,285 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·06 | „Max Klingers Radierungen zu Apulejus' Märchen Amor und Psyche. Opus Vb“. 1881 | Original-half linen-covered portfolio with etchings on wove paper | $750–$964 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·06 | „Psyche und der Adler Jupiters“. Um 1882 / „Liebespaar im Gemach“ Einzeldruck aus „Brahmsphantasie. Opus XII“. Vor 1893. | Etching on Japan paper / etching, aquatint and engraving on wove paper | $1,607–$2,142 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·06 | „Amor und Psyche. Ein Märchen des Apulejus. Aus dem Lateinischen von Reinhold Jachmann“. 1881 | Album with 46 etchings. | $857–$1,285 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·06 | „Das Menzelfestblatt“. 1884 / „Ehrenbürgerbrief für Oberbürgermeister Dr. Otto Georgi“. 1889 / „Integer Vitae“. 1888 | Three etchings on paper | $857–$1,285 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·06 | Weiblicher Kopf / „Bildnis Geheimrat Professor Dr. Lamprecht“. 1915 | Etching and mezzotint on laid paper / etching and aquatint on Japan paper | $857–$1,285 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·06 | „Vom Tode Zweiter Teil. Opus XIII“. 1889/1910 | Seven etchings with engraving and aquatint on varying paper (of twelve) | $2,678–$3,749 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·06 | „Venus Anadyomene (Meereszug)“. 1915 | Etching and aquatint in red on laid paper | $857–$1,285 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·06 | „Intermezzi. Opus IV“. 1881 | Original half linen-covered portfolio with 12 etchings on paper | $1,607–$2,142 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·06 | „Brahms-Fantasie. Opus XII“. 1894 | Forty-one engravings, etchings and stone drawings to compositions by Johannes Brahms | $6,427–$8,570 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·06 | Damenportrait. | Charcoal on a double sheet wove paper | $1,285–$1,607 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·06 | „Eine Liebe. Opus X“. 1887 | Four etchings on varying paper | $1,607–$2,142 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·06 | Studie eines stehenden weiblichen Rückenakts. 1914 | Gouache over chalk on brown paper | $4,285–$6,427 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·06 | Zeichnung und Radierung: Stehender weiblicher Akt. 1912 / Ex Libris Studie. Vor 1914. | Pencil on paper / etching with pink-coloured corrections on thin laid paper | $2,142–$3,214 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·06 | „Paraphrase über den Fund eines Handschuhs. Opus VI“. 1881 | Original half-linen covered portfolio with 10 etchings, partially with aquatint on paper | $6,427–$8,570 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·06 | Skizze und Radierung: Ehrenurkunde für wissenschaftliche Mitarbeit an der internationalen Hygiene Ausstellung in Dresden. 1912 | Pencil and charcoal on paper / etching on Japan paper | $2,142–$3,214 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·06 | „Zelt. Opus XIV“. 1913-1915 / „Der Tod als Heiland. Opus XI“ Bl. 10. 1889. | 10 etchings partly with aquatint and mezzotint on varying paper | $2,142–$3,214 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·06 | „Rettungen Ovidischer Opfer. Opus II“. 1879 | Six etchings with aquatint on varying paper | $2,142–$3,214 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·06 | Frauenportrait im Profil. 1906 | Gouache over chalk and pencil on brown-green paper | $8,570–$12,854 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·06 | „Die Sehnsucht / Fliegendes Paar“. 1909 | Etching and aquatint on Japan paper | $857–$1,285 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·06 | „Stehauf Männchen (Erotisches Blatt, Nr. II)“ / „Amor (Erotisches Blatt, Nr. III)“ / „Verfolgung (Erotisches Blatt, Nr. IV)“ /. 1919 | Three etchings on paper | $857–$1,285 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·06 | Weiblicher Akt (Gertrud Bock). Um 1912/14 | Charcoal, white and pink heightened on green paper | $10,712–$16,068 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·06 | Sitzende Frau in ländlicher Tracht. 1876 | Red chalk and pencil as well as brush in black on paper | $2,678–$3,749 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·06 | Liebespaar. | Pen and black ink with white corrections on monogrammed letterhead [M.K.] | $1,928–$2,571 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·06 | Studien von zwei weiblichen Halbakten (vorder- und rückseitig). Um 1892 | Oil on blue cardboard | $21,424–$32,136 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·05 | (1857-1920) | — | Bertolami Fine Art | |||
| 2021·12 | Intermezzi 1879 - 1881 12 etchings from the portfolio Intermezzi: Bear and elf | $6,802–$10,202 | Kruso Art | |||
| 2021·12 | Die Neue Salome (The New Salome) | $10,602–$15,903 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·10 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2021·06 | Bildnisbüste Friedrich Nietzsche | $3,569–$5,949 | Lempertz | |||
| 2020·12 | „Ein Handschuh (Opus VI)“. 1881/1893 | Original half linen-covered portfolio with 10 etchings, partially with aquatint, on French China paper on cardboard | $7,240–$9,653 | Grisebach | ||
| 2020·12 | Badende. 1896/97 | Bronze with black patina | $18,099–$24,132 | Grisebach | ||
| 2020·09 | Venere indica Psiche e Amore, acquaforte 1880 puntasecca cm. 27,9x36,8 | $351–$410 | Casa d'aste Boetto | |||
| 2019·11 | gefallener reiter (fallen rider) (singer 62) | $385–$642 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·11 | der tod als heiland (death as saviour) (singer 180) | $2,567–$3,850 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·11 | auf den schienen (on the rails) (singer 178) | $2,567–$3,850 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·05 | Die neue Salome. Um 1903 | Bronze with black patina | $22,312–$33,468 | Grisebach | ||
| 2019·05 | Deutscher Kunstverein zu Berlin, 1904 | Portfolio | $895–$895 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2019·05 | Ein Handschuh - Opus VI, 1881 | The portfolio comprising 10 leaves Etchings and a tite leaf | $5,594–$5,594 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
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