Russian/French, 1866–1944
Wassily Kandinsky
880results on record
87%sell-through
$57,303median result (USD, incl. premium; 92% observed, 8% estimated from hammer)
$44,867,637record in our coverage
Drawn from 880 recorded results (846 sold · 34 passed) across 31 auction houses, 1998–2026. 2 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 92% observed, 8% 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 | 419 | 94% | $11,614 |
| works on paper | 135 | 77% | $176,013 |
| painting | 70 | 88% | $1,215,012 |
| other | 22 | 75% | $9,780 |
| ceramics & design | 3 | 100% | $12,120,365 |
Medium is recorded for 649 of 880 results (74%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Pablo Picasso Wassily Kandinsky Pablo Picasso
| Metric | Wassily Kandinsky | Pablo Picasso |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $57,303 | $10,507 |
| Record price | $44,867,637 | $179,365,000 |
| Results on record | 880 | 29,706 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Pablo PicassoMarc ChagallJoan MiróHenri Matisse
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
78/ 100
- Sell-through87%
- Meets estimate56%
- Market depth880 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sotheby's | 357 | 90% | $236,790 | 0.96× |
| Christie's | 287 | 87% | $118,856 | — |
| Ketterer Kunst | 61 | — | $11,249 | — |
| Bonhams | 34 | 85% | $8,750 | 1.04× |
| Heritage Auctions | 17 | 88% | $1,250 | — |
| Lempertz | 12 | 100% | $18,759 | — |
| Grisebach | 12 | — | $10,016 | — |
| PASAREL | 13 | 92% | $200 | 0.44× |
| Phillips | 13 | 69% | $21,844 | — |
| Rago | 8 | 100% | $2,572 | — |
| Hermitage Fine Art | 5 | 80% | $2,336 | 0.79× |
| Wright | 3 | 100% | $1,658 | — |
| Historia Auktionshaus | 3 | 100% | $163 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 2 | 100% | $41,340 | 1.20× |
| Art collect | 2 | — | $81 | 0.31× |
| AW Auctions | 2 | 100% | $17 | 0.56× |
| Dorotheum | 2 | 100% | $40,252 | — |
| SBI Art Auction | 1 | — | $12,940 | — |
| Garpenhus Auktioner | 1 | — | $122 | 0.46× |
| The Bidder | 1 | 100% | $43 | 0.26× |
| Finarte | 2 | 50% | $1,569 | 0.88× |
| Hammersite | 1 | 100% | $52,500 | 0.25× |
| Safra and Saifa | 1 | 100% | $150 | — |
| Strauss & Co | 1 | 100% | $6,336 | 2.31× |
| VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | 1 | 100% | $20,496 | 0.86× |
| A10 by Artmark | 1 | 100% | $1,355 | 3.00× |
| DYNASTY | 1 | 100% | $188 | — |
| Sala Retiro | 2 | 0% | — | — |
| A & C Auctions of Pendle | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Montefiore auction house | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| 1stbid | 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 1,419 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 34 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2007·09 | Kleine Welten III (R. 166) | $20,003–$30,004 | Christie's | |||
| 2007·09 | Kleine Welten I (Roethel 164) | $16,002–$24,003 | Christie's | |||
| 2007·07 | Sans titre | $29,922–$38,083 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·06 | Streicher (Strings) | $298,954–$398,605 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·06 | quadrat im nebel (square in the mist) | $80,000–$120,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·06 | drei säulen (three columns) | $498,256–$697,558 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·06 | Ohne Titel | pen and India ink on paper laid down on the artist's mount | $19,867–$29,800 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·06 | Rosa im Grau | oil on canvas | $990,980–$1,387,372 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·06 | Blau, 1922 | Lithograph in colours Estimate: € 18,000 / $ 20,520 Sold: € 32,400 / $ 36,936 (incl | $24,021–$24,021 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2007·05 | Park von St. Cloud-- Herbst I | oil on board laid down on canvas | $300,000–$400,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·05 | Oui | $160,000–$220,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·05 | kallmünz, regentag | $180,000–$250,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·05 | Bildung | $200,000–$300,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·05 | Ohne Titel (Untitled) | $700,000–$900,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·05 | weisser klang (white sound) | $6,000,000–$8,000,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·05 | Nach - La petite émouvante, 1980 | Lithograph in colours Estimate: € 400 / $ 456 Sold: € 432 / $ 492 (incl | $542–$542 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2007·05 | kleine welten ix (r. 172) | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·05 | kleine welten iii (roethel 166) | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·02 | Braun um Bunt | watercolour, wash, pen and India ink on paper laid down on the artist's mount | $274,237–$352,590 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·02 | Similibus | on paper laid down on the artist's mount | $117,530–$156,707 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·02 | Rapallo, Boote | oil on canvasboard | $197,221–$295,831 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·02 | Diagonale | oil on cardboard | $1,674,027–$2,363,332 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·02 | sans titre | $157,555–$236,333 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·02 | ohne titel (untitled) | $68,931–$88,625 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·02 | entwurf zu 'kreise auf schwarz' (study for 'circles on black') | $295,417–$393,889 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·02 | zeichnung zu radierung ii (drawing for etching ii) | $49,236–$68,931 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·02 | Schweres zwischen Leichtem | gouache, watercolour and India ink on paper | $590,833–$984,722 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·02 | Weilheim - Marienplatz | $2,932,391–$3,909,854 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·12 | Lithographie No III | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2006·11 | the lyre, 1907 | $48,603–$68,044 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·11 | Spitz im Werck | watercolor, pen and India ink on paper mounted at the edges on board | $100,000–$150,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·11 | Weiss Verschwommen (Blurred White) | Oil on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2006·11 | moschee (tunis, dämmerung); mosque (tunis, dusk) | $100,000–$150,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·11 | Leise Deutung | oil on canvas | $500,000–$700,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·11 | starnberger see (lake starnberg) | $6,000,000–$8,000,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·11 | La forme tournée | $180,000–$250,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·11 | kleine welten vii (roethel 170) | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·11 | Lithographie Blau (R. 163) | $12,000–$18,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2006·11 | Klänge , Munich, R. Piper & Co., 1907-1912 (Roethel 71-4, 85, 95-140, 142-6) | $30,000–$40,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2006·10 | Sonntag - Altrussisch (Roephel 47) | woodcut | $3,783–$5,674 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·10 | der blaeue reitermunich, piper & co (1912) | $6,266–$8,772 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·10 | klänge,munich, piper & co (1913), | $37,593–$50,124 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·10 | Promenade (Roethel 1) | $22,670–$34,006 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·09 | Radierung für die Deutsche Kunstgemeinschaft (Roethel 190) | $5,695–$9,492 | Christie's | |||
| 2006·06 | Entwurf zu 'Leicht Zusammen' | watercolour, India ink and collage on paper | $109,831–$164,746 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·06 | Rapallo, Meerelandschaft mit Dampfer | oil on canvasboard | $110,565–$147,419 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·06 | Festes I | gouache, watercolour and India ink on paper | $330,932–$441,243 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·06 | vertikalbau (vertical construction) | $220,621–$275,777 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·06 | bab souika in tunis - mondnacht (bab souika in tunis - moonlit night) | $128,696–$165,466 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·05 | Kallmünz - Regentag | oil on canvasboard | $284,455–$379,273 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·05 | Pfeile (Arrows) | oil on canvas | $1,000,000–$1,500,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·04 | Kleine Welten IV (Roethel 167) | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·03 | From: Kleine Welten, 1922 | Portfolio | $847–$847 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2006·03 | Kleine Welten IV, 1922 | Lithograph in colours Estimate: € 14,000 / $ 15,960 Sold: € 32,130 / $ 36,628 (incl | $16,946–$16,946 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2006·03 | Kleine Welten VII, 1922 | Lithograph in colours Estimate: € 10,000 / $ 11,400 Sold: € 17,850 / $ 20,349 (incl | $12,104–$12,104 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2006·03 | Kleine Welten III, 1922 | Lithograph in colours Estimate: € 10,000 / $ 11,400 Sold: € 16,660 / $ 18,992 (incl | $12,104–$12,104 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2006·03 | Radierung 1916 - No.V, 1916 | Etching | $968–$968 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2006·03 | Lithographie Blau (Roethel 163) | $17,362–$26,043 | Christie's | |||
| 2006·03 | Kleine Welten II (R. 165) | $10,417–$13,890 | Christie's | |||
| 2006·03 | Promenade (Roethel 1) | $20,994–$31,492 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·02 | herbst bei murnau (autumn near murnau) | $523,677–$872,795 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·12 | Étude pour "Montée-descente" | encre de Chine sur papier | $14,424–$21,636 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·11 | Ohne Titel | pen and India ink on paper | $30,000–$40,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·11 | Schichten | oil on panel | $350,000–$450,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·11 | Kleine Welten V (Roethel 168) | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·10 | Kleine Welten II (R. 165) | $12,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·10 | Kleine Welten VII (R. 170) | $6,000–$8,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·10 | Kleine Welten V (R. 168) | $12,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·10 | Kleine Welten III (R. 166) | $14,000–$18,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·10 | Kleine Welten I (Roethel 164) | $18,000–$22,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·09 | kleine welten (roethel 164-75) | $105,888–$158,831 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·06 | Radierung für den ' Kreis der Freunde des Bauhauses' (R. 197) | Radierung für den ' | $7,230–$10,845 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·06 | Kleine Welten VII (Roethel 170) | $14,460–$21,690 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·06 | Ohne Titel (Zeichnung Nr. 7) | pen and India ink on paper | $21,859–$32,788 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·06 | Xylographies | $1,000–$1,500 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·06 | Kallmünz, Regentag | oil on canvasboard | $145,663–$218,495 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·06 | Taches: verte et rose (Green and Rose) | watercolour, pen, brush and India ink on paper laid down by the artist on board | $363,943–$545,914 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·06 | ohne titel (untitled) | $363,943–$545,914 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·06 | leichte bindung (light attachment) | $363,943–$545,914 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·06 | strasse in tunis (street in tunisia) | $36,394–$54,591 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·06 | dumpf-klar (dull-clear) | $218,366–$327,549 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·06 | Sept | oil on cardboard | $545,914–$727,886 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·06 | festes i (solid i) | $365,268–$547,902 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·06 | ohne titel (untitled) | $547,902–$730,536 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·05 | sans titre | $50,000–$70,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·05 | zwei reiter und liegende gestalt (two riders and reclining figure) | $15,000,000–$25,000,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·03 | horizontales | $9,394–$15,030 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·03 | Radierung, 1916 No. II (Roethel 154) | $13,416–$20,124 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·03 | Radierung für den kreis der Freunde des Bauhauses (Roethel 197) | $9,391–$13,416 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·03 | Radierung, 1916 No. V (Roethel 157) | $13,416–$20,124 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·02 | Transmission | on prepared beige paper | $92,822–$129,951 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·02 | Dunst, or Grüner Dunst | watercolour, pen and India ink on paper | $185,645–$278,467 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·02 | schwarzes dreieck (black triangle) | $1,113,787–$1,485,049 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·11 | skizze fur sintflut ii (sketch for deluge ii) | $20,000,000–$30,000,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·11 | Ohne Titel | $200,000–$300,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·11 | Warmes (Warm) | $100,000–$150,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·11 | Flach | oil on board | $300,000–$400,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·11 | Kleine Welten II (Roethel 165) | $8,000–$12,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2004·11 | Kleine Welten VII (R. 170) | $12,000–$18,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2004·11 | Orange (R. 180) | $40,000–$60,000 | Christie's | |||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.