Max Oppenheimer Auction Prices and Value Guide
Max Oppenheimer auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 178 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Max Oppenheimer auction prices: quick answer
Max Oppenheimer auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Max Oppenheimer
- Source records
- 178
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Max Oppenheimer market snapshot
Max Oppenheimer shows solid auction liquidity with 63 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,800. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 11 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-27.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (28.9% · 13 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (55.6% · 25 sales)
- $10,000+ (15.6% · 7 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $1,800
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 11
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-11-27
Artist context
About Max Oppenheimer
Born
1885
Died
1954
Nationality
Austrian
Also known as
MOPP, Maximilian Oppenheimer
Max Oppenheimer (1885–1954), also known as MOPP, was an Austrian Jewish painter and graphic artist. Public authority files identify him under Max Oppenheimer and the variant Maximilian Oppenheimer, while museum and library indexes provide stable records for matching his identity. Collectors may encounter paintings, portraits, and graphic works associated with his name. Titles surfaced in authority data include portraits, Surgery, Die Philharmoniker, and a Baltic landing stage, indicating subject matter that ranged from human figures and professional activity to music and landscape. A painted portrait of Oppenheimer by Egon Schiele and Oppenheimer’s own self-portrait provide documented likenesses. The collected evidence is strong for his identity and life years but thinner for a precise movement label or complete artistic chronology. Cataloguing should therefore distinguish documented facts from broader stylistic assumptions and examine the name form, date, medium, dimensions, and ownership history attached to each work.
PaintingGraphic artOil on canvasPortraitureMusicians and orchestral performanceMedical and surgical scenesCoastal landscape
Common works and media
Collectors may encounter paintings and graphic works by or attributed to Max Oppenheimer. Portraiture is represented in authority-linked titles, alongside works concerning musicians and orchestral performance, surgery, and coastal landscape. Oil on canvas is documented for Oppenheimer’s self-portrait. Because the collected evidence does not establish a complete catalogue of media or editions, cataloguers should confirm the technique and support from the physical object, inscriptions, labels, provenance documents, and a reliable specialist or institutional record.
Market and appraisal context
Appraisal of a work attributed to Max Oppenheimer should begin with the object’s medium, support, dimensions, date, subject, and attribution history. Portraits, musical or orchestral subjects, surgical scenes, and landscapes appear among titles linked through authority data, so comparable sales should be selected by closely related work type and subject rather than by artist name alone. Provenance can be especially consequential: the documented history of Oppenheimer’s self-portrait includes wartime theft and later restitution. The source pack provides an Appraisily auction-record signal but no fetched major-auction-house lot descriptions, so it does not justify a price trend, record-price claim, or unsupported forecast. Current appraisal should use verified individual lots, their sale dates, realized prices, condition information, and attribution language.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Paintings
- Graphic works
- Portraits
Value drivers
- Work type, medium, and support, including whether an object is a painting or graphic work
- Subject matter, including portraits, musical scenes, surgical subjects, and landscapes
- Documented provenance, ownership history, and restitution history
- Object dimensions, physical support, and documented creation date
- Attribution certainty and comparison with relevant public auction records
Appraisal caveats
- The collected source pack contains an Appraisily auction-record signal but no fetched individual lot descriptions from major auction houses.
- The available evidence does not support claims about price trends, record prices, scarcity, or performance by medium.
- A valuation requires inspection of the individual work and verification of attribution, medium, dimensions, date, provenance, and available comparable sales.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
Data basis
This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Max Oppenheimer worth?
Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.
Can Appraisily value my Max Oppenheimer artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.