Artists/Max Ernst
Max Ernst: Auction Results & Market Statistics
Max Ernst (1891–1976, german) has 208 recorded auction sales between 2006 and 2026, totaling $83.9M in hammer-price volume. Statistics are computed from the Art Market API auction database and updated regularly.
Sold lots
208
Total volume
$83.9M
hammer prices, USD
Average price
$403,205
Auction record
$24.4M
Sell-through rate
72%
share of offered lots that sold
Sold above estimate
50%
share of sold lots beating the high estimate
2006peak $33.8M2026
Volume by category
Yearly auction performance
| Year | Lots sold | Total volume | Average price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | $206,032 | $25,754 |
| 2025 | 11 | $4.8M | $435,124 |
| 2024 | 13 | $2.1M | $158,721 |
| 2023 | 14 | $5.9M | $420,315 |
| 2022 | 30 | $33.8M | $1.1M |
| 2021 | 43 | $14.0M | $326,743 |
| 2020 | 28 | $6.1M | $217,018 |
| 2019 | 24 | $1.3M | $52,837 |
| 2018 | 6 | $1.5M | $246,203 |
| 2017 | 3 | $767,463 | $255,821 |
| 2015 | 1 | $603,757 | $603,757 |
| 2014 | 13 | $2.5M | $193,108 |
| 2012 | 3 | $8.3M | $2.8M |
| 2011 | 1 | $28,765 | $28,765 |
| 2010 | 3 | $1.6M | $539,009 |
| 2008 | 2 | $14,577 | $7,288 |
| 2007 | 3 | $102,464 | $34,155 |
| 2006 | 2 | $307,320 | $153,660 |
Query this data programmatically
Every figure on this page is computed from the Art Market API's auction database.Max Ernst's complete lot-level auction history is available as structured JSON, filterable by date, price, category, and more.
curl "https://api.artmarketapi.com/api/v1/auction_records?artist=5ce5cf4b86287e0017c306d3&limit=10" \
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