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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| 2021·11 | Ohne Titel | pen and India ink on paper laid down on card | $100,000–$150,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·11 | Untitled | $800–$1,100 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·11 | Untitled | $800–$1,100 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·11 | Untitled | $800–$1,100 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·11 | Untitled | $800–$1,100 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·11 | Untitled | $800–$1,100 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·11 | Untitled | $800–$1,100 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·11 | Untitled | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·11 | Untitled | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·11 | Plate XII, from Kleine Welten (Small Worlds) Portfolio | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·10 | Ohne titel (Untitled) | $232,360–$348,540 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·10 | Concentré | $929,440–$1,394,160 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·10 | Zwei Reiter vor Rot (Roethel 95) | $500–$700 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·10 | Bogenschütze (Roethel 79) | $500–$700 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·10 | Zu Anhang | $800–$1,100 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·10 | Dunkle Zacken 暗點 | $449,576–$706,476 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·10 | Xylographies II | $2,500–$3,500 | Dane Fine Art | |||
| 2021·10 | Xylographies I | $2,500–$3,500 | Dane Fine Art | |||
| 2021·10 | Xylographies IV | $2,500–$3,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·10 | Xylographies V | $2,500–$3,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·09 | Untitled | $800–$1,100 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·09 | Untitled | $800–$1,100 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·09 | Untitled | $800–$1,100 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·09 | Untitled | $800–$1,100 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·09 | Untitled | $800–$1,100 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·09 | Untitled | $800–$1,100 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·09 | Lithographie Blau | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·09 | Oriental | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·09 | Untitled | $800–$1,100 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·09 | Untitled | $800–$1,100 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·09 | Untitled | $800–$1,100 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·09 | Plate 10 | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·09 | Untitled | $800–$1,100 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·09 | Untitled | $800–$1,100 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·09 | Untitled | $800–$1,100 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·09 | Zu Anhang | $800–$1,100 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·08 | Xylographies V | $2,500–$3,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·08 | Xylographies IV | $2,500–$3,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·08 | Xylographies I | $2,500–$3,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·08 | Xylographies II | $2,500–$3,500 | Dane Fine Art | |||
| 2021·08 | horse | $120–$150 | The Bidder | |||
| 2021·08 | Bunt im Dreieck, Lithograph in Colors | Lithograph | $200–$400 | PASAREL | ||
| 2021·08 | La Forme Rouge, Lithograph in Colors | Lithograph | $150–$300 | PASAREL | ||
| 2021·08 | Untitled | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·08 | Untitled | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·08 | Motif from Improvisation 25 | $1,000–$1,500 | Dane Fine Art | |||
| 2021·07 | Blau in Rund und Spitz | watercolour on paper laid down on the artist's mount | $110,506–$165,760 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·06 | Noir bigarré | oil on canvas | $11,080,007–$16,620,010 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·06 | Tensions calmées | 《緩和的張力》 | $24,896,914–$34,579,048 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·06 | Kleine Welten III | $11,898–$17,847 | Lempertz | |||
| 2021·06 | Orientalisches, 1911 | Woodcut in colors | $23,796–$23,796 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2021·06 | Zwei Reiter vor Rot (aus: Klänge), 1911 | Woodcut in colors | $23,796–$23,796 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2021·06 | Gebogene Spitzen, 1927 | Watercolor on paper, originally mounted on backing board | $297,450–$297,450 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2021·06 | (1866-1944) | $1,432–$1,791 | Hermitage Fine Art | |||
| 2021·06 | Comètes | lithograph | $215–$298 | Hermitage Fine Art | ||
| 2021·05 | Rettangolo Orizzontale | — | Sala Retiro | |||
| 2021·03 | Quadrat (Square) | 《方形》 | $2,056,862–$2,742,483 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·03 | Kleine Welten | $95,971–$137,101 | Christie's | |||
| 2021·03 | Ohne Titel | pen and ink on paper | $137,101–$205,652 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·03 | Orange | lithograph printed in colours, 1923, on white wove paper | $34,275–$47,986 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·02 | (1866-1944) | $2,788–$3,030 | Hermitage Fine Art | |||
| 2021·02 | Bunt im Dreieck, Lithograph in Colors | Lithograph | $300–$600 | PASAREL | ||
| 2021·02 | Up | $301–$422 | A10 by Artmark | |||
| 2020·12 | Lithograph | $150–$300 | PASAREL | |||
| 2020·12 | La Forme Rouge, Lithograph in Colors | Lithograph | $200–$400 | PASAREL | ||
| 2020·12 | Bunt im Dreieck, Lithograph in Colors | Lithograph | $300–$600 | PASAREL | ||
| 2020·12 | Untitled | $140,000–$180,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·12 | Zerstreut | watercolor and pen and red ink on paper laid down on card | $120,000–$180,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2020·11 | Oeuvres Inconnues, Lithograph Exhibition Poster, Galerie Maeght | Lithograph | $100–$250 | PASAREL | ||
| 2020·11 | Lithograph Poser, Galerie Maeght | Lithograph | $150–$300 | PASAREL | ||
| 2020·11 | Schwacher Bogen (Weak Arc) | $200,000–$300,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·11 | Bunt im Dreieck, Lithograph in Colors | Lithograph | $300–$600 | PASAREL | ||
| 2020·11 | La Forme Rouge, Lithograph in Colors | Lithograph | $200–$400 | PASAREL | ||
| 2020·11 | Einige Spitzen | $1,800,000–$2,500,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2020·10 | (1866-1944) | $3,166–$3,518 | Hermitage Fine Art | |||
| 2020·10 | fidel (jolly) | $355,560–$474,080 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·10 | Klein Welten VII, from Kleine Welten | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2020·10 | ohne titel (untitled) | $237,040–$355,560 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·09 | La Forme Rouge, Lithograph in Colors | Lithograph | $200–$400 | PASAREL | ||
| 2020·09 | Bunt im Dreieck, Lithograph in Colors | Lithograph | $300–$600 | PASAREL | ||
| 2020·09 | klänge (roethel 71-74, 85, 95-140, 142-146) | $30,933–$41,244 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·09 | kleine welten v (r. 168) | $5,155–$7,733 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·07 | kleine welten (roethel 164-75) | $194,584–$259,446 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·07 | madonna und kind (madonna and child) | $51,889–$77,834 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·07 | ohne titel (komposition) (untitled (composition)) | $772,821–$1,030,428 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·07 | murnau - schloss und kirche ii (murnau - castle and church ii) | $1,288,035–$1,932,053 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·07 | Kleine Welten (Little Worlds) | $100,000–$150,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·07 | Bogenschütze, 1908/09 | Woodcut | $6,857–$6,857 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2020·07 | Punkt und Linie zu Flache. Beitrag zur Analyse der malerischen ElementeMunchen, Albert Langen Verlag, “Bauhausbucher n. 9”, 1926, 23,4x18,5 cm., brossura, sovracopertina, pp. 190-[8]. | $1,141–$1,712 | Finarte | |||
| 2020·07 | Der Blaue Reiter (2. Auflage), 1914 | $1,132–$1,132 | Ketterer Kunst | |||
| 2020·06 | ohne titel (untitled) | $50,000–$70,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·06 | fragmente (fragments) | $11,210–$16,815 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·03 | kleine welten iii (r. 166) | $11,616–$17,424 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·03 | kleine welten (roethel 164-75) | $174,238–$232,317 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·03 | kleine welten i (r. 164) | $13,939–$20,909 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·03 | kleine welten ii (r. 165) | $13,939–$20,909 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·03 | kleine welten vii (r. 170) | $11,616–$17,424 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·02 | Transmission | gouache, watercolour, and pen and India ink on paper | $116,729–$155,639 | Christie's | ||
| 2020·01 | Kleine Welten VIII (Small Worlds VIII), from Kleine Welten (Small Worlds) | $2,625–$3,938 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·12 | Abstraction , 1925 | ink and charcoal | $40,000–$60,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.