{"slug":"alexander-max-koester","artist_id":"f258ba21-9a07-443f-9e3d-fb8251f9537a","canonical_slug":"alexander-max-koester","name":"Alexander Max Koester","built_at":"2026-11-02","categories":[{"bucket":"Works on Paper","lots_n":5,"sold_n":5,"median_price_usd_minor":96208,"record_price_usd_minor":1210915,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":2,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"sell_through_pct":null,"last_sale_date":"2025-11-21","first_sale_year":2017},{"bucket":"Paintings","lots_n":22,"sold_n":21,"median_price_usd_minor":3399442,"record_price_usd_minor":16750000,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":1,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"sell_through_pct":95.5,"last_sale_date":"2026-05-22","first_sale_year":1998},{"bucket":"Masterpieces","lots_n":3,"sold_n":3,"median_price_usd_minor":16750000,"record_price_usd_minor":16750000,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"sell_through_pct":null,"last_sale_date":"2000-05-01","first_sale_year":1998}],"sizes":[{"bucket":"Paintings","size_bucket":"medium","lots_n":17,"sold_n":16,"median_price_usd_minor":3394456,"p25_price_usd_minor":2043419,"p75_price_usd_minor":5637080,"record_price_usd_minor":16750000,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":1,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"last_sale_date":"2026-05-22"}],"notable":[{"bucket":"Paintings","year":"1998","total_price_usd":16750000,"priced_basis":"premium"},{"bucket":"Paintings","year":"1998","total_price_usd":16750000,"priced_basis":"premium"},{"bucket":"Works on Paper","year":"2025","total_price_usd":1210915,"priced_basis":"premium"},{"bucket":"Works on Paper","year":"2024","total_price_usd":423820,"priced_basis":"premium"}],"last_sold":{"year":"2026","total_price_usd":3027287,"priced_basis":"premium"},"upcoming_count":0,"content_modified":"2026-11-02","value_block_hash":"c7af9d79389fb70fe8d583f8d40c41b2d136fa4b","value":{"slug":"alexander-max-koester","name":"Alexander Max Koester","as_of":"2026-11-02","newest_result_date":"2026-05-22","results_total":26,"houses_total":5,"first_year":1998,"median_24m":{"usd_minor":575185,"p25_usd_minor":423820,"p75_usd_minor":1210915,"n":5,"basis":"premium"},"record":{"title":"Ducks on a Sunny Morning","work_year":"1864","usd_minor":16750000,"basis":"premium","sale_year":1998,"sale_month":"1998-02","house_name":"Christie's","lot_id":"17584d9c-96d7-46e2-bcab-f84da9aab8c9"},"by_medium":[{"medium":"Paintings","n":14,"median_usd_minor":3620567}],"by_size":[{"band":"Medium (50-120 cm)","n":12,"median_usd_minor":3394456}],"methodology_url":"https://www.openingbid.art/methodology/price-data","top10":{"originals":[{"rank":1,"title":"Ducks on a Sunny Morning","work_year":"1864","medium":"Oil paint","usd_minor":16750000,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Christie's","sale_month":"1998-02","lot_id":"17584d9c-96d7-46e2-bcab-f84da9aab8c9"},{"rank":2,"title":"Enten in Schilfwasser unter Asten (Ducks in the Reeds under the Boughs)","work_year":"1864","medium":"Oil paint","usd_minor":16750000,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Christie's","sale_month":"1998-05","lot_id":"966c54fa-232b-4126-9408-11f36df7be5a"},{"rank":3,"title":"Ducks in a Pond","work_year":"1864","medium":"Oil paint","usd_minor":12700000,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Christie's","sale_month":"2000-05","lot_id":"469f22b2-5a84-4e35-8a12-d7c4ad751723"},{"rank":4,"title":"Summer Pastimes","work_year":"1895","medium":"Oil paint","usd_minor":8365000,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Christie's","sale_month":"2002-04","lot_id":"08898a92-421b-47ca-8653-6c4fadcf73c2"},{"rank":5,"title":"Lagernde Enten","work_year":"1864","medium":"Oil paint","usd_minor":8289545,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Christie's","sale_month":"2008-01","lot_id":"e3f1d669-5901-416f-9e40-f4b54779c01a"},{"rank":6,"title":"Ducks on a Pond","work_year":"1864","medium":"Oil paint","usd_minor":6572500,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Christie's","sale_month":"2003-04","lot_id":"35eacdca-ccf8-4bc8-b048-453632d19c77"},{"rank":7,"title":"Vier Enten im Schilf","work_year":"1910","medium":"Öl auf Leinwand","usd_minor":3632744,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Van Ham Kunstauktionen","sale_month":"2024-05","lot_id":"01205fcd-d21e-4195-b8c8-6a61e0186a6b"},{"rank":8,"title":"A shepherdess with her flock","work_year":"1864","medium":"Oil paint","usd_minor":3608390,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Christie's","sale_month":"2008-01","lot_id":"598a07ab-c072-456b-8b78-b6b6943e9984"},{"rank":9,"title":"Weisse Enten am Fluss","work_year":"1864","medium":"Oil paint","usd_minor":3399442,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Christie's","sale_month":"2003-06","lot_id":"2d6109ab-4288-4d8b-9760-182e2a8edb5b"},{"rank":10,"title":"ENTEN IM WASSER","work_year":null,"medium":"Oil on canvas","usd_minor":3389469,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Deutscher and Hackett","sale_month":"2009-04","lot_id":"41699d0f-306c-4a64-b252-570f142c696f"}],"editions":[]},"paragraph":"As of 2 November 2026, OpeningBid has recorded 26 auction results for Alexander Max Koester at 5 houses since 1998. Over the last 24 months the median price was $5,752 including buyer’s premium (middle half $4,238–$12,109, n=5). The auction record is $167,500 for Ducks on a Sunny Morning (1998, Christie's). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.","title":"Alexander Max Koester value: auction records & prices (updated Nov 2026)"}}