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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| 2019·11 | Second etching for the Editions "Cahiers d'Art" | $3,295 | Lempertz | |||
| 2019·11 | „Für die deutsche Kunstgemeinschaft“. 1926 | Drypoint on paper | $6,589–$8,786 | Grisebach | ||
| 2019·11 | Erste Radierung für die Editions "Cahiers d'art" | $4,393–$6,589 | Lempertz | |||
| 2019·11 | Untitled | $54,910–$76,874 | Lempertz | |||
| 2019·11 | hartweich (hard soft), no. 390 | $500,000–$700,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·11 | schwacher bogen (weak arc) | $250,000–$350,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·11 | linien (lines) | $120,000–$180,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·11 | montée des grilles | $180,000–$250,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·11 | la forme blanche | $400,000–$600,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·11 | Ohne Titel | pen and India ink on paper | $60,000–$80,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·11 | Sans titre | gouache on black paper laid down on card | $300,000–$500,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·11 | Pfeil zum Kreis | oil on canvas | $4,000,000–$6,000,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·10 | erste radierung für die editions "cahiers d'art" (roethel 194) | $3,000–$5,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·10 | Violett | $25,000–$35,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2019·10 | annäherung | $127,516–$255,032 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·09 | Die Nacht - Grosse Fassung | HOLZSCHNITT (Handdruck) | $49,833–$74,750 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·06 | ohne titel (671) (untitled (671)) | $228,283–$317,060 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·06 | Zeichnung für 'Lithographie No II' | pen and India ink on paper | $25,179–$37,768 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·06 | Radierung für die "Deutsche Kunstgemeinschaft", 1926 | Drypoint | $6,764–$6,764 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2019·06 | Kleine Welten VI, 1922 | Woodcut | $6,764–$6,764 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2019·06 | Kleine Welten III, 1922 | Lithograph in colors | $15,782–$15,782 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2019·06 | Treppe zum Schloss (Murnau), 1909 | Oil on board | $1,690,950–$1,690,950 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2019·05 | Kleine Welten I | $6,691–$8,921 | Lempertz | |||
| 2019·05 | Der blaue Reiter, 1914 | $1,344–$1,344 | Ketterer Kunst | |||
| 2019·05 | Der blaue Reiter, 1912 | $2,240–$2,240 | Ketterer Kunst | |||
| 2019·05 | Regards sur le passé. 1 von 20 Exemplaren, 1971 | $5,599–$5,599 | Ketterer Kunst | |||
| 2019·05 | kochel—gebirglandschaft mit tannen (kochel—mountains with firs) | $250,000–$350,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·05 | Mohrencafe | gouache on board | $120,000–$180,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·05 | Kochel—Dorfkirche | oil on canvasboard | $200,000–$300,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·04 | Kleine Welten II (Little Worlds II), from Kleine Welten (Little Worlds) | $8,000–$12,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·03 | lithographie no iii (roethel 187) | $9,263–$11,909 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·02 | Ohne Titel | pen and ink on paper | $33,250–$46,550 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·02 | Zeichnung zur 'Voisinage' (Drawing for 'Neighborhood') | ink on paper | $39,900–$66,500 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·02 | sans titre | $594,091–$726,111 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·02 | vertiefte regung (deepened impulse) | $7,261,112–$9,901,516 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·01 | Untitled | $1,000–$1,500 | Wright | |||
| 2018·12 | Regards sur le Passé | $5,110–$7,664 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·11 | La forme tournée | $227,180–$283,975 | Lempertz | |||
| 2018·11 | treppe zum schloss (steps to the castle) | $3,000,000–$5,000,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·11 | entwurf für eine affiche einer franzosischen brauerei (sketch for a poster for a french brewery) | $250,000–$350,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·11 | le rond rouge | $18,000,000–$25,000,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·11 | rapallo: grauer tag (rapallo: grey day) | $400,000–$600,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·11 | improvisation auf mahagoni (improvisation on mahogany) | $15,000,000–$20,000,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·11 | zum thema jüngstes gericht (on the theme of the last judgement) | $22,000,000–$35,000,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·11 | Lithographie für die Vierte Bauhausmappe | $15,000–$20,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·10 | violett (roethel 178) | printed by Graphische Druckerei des Staatlichen Bauhauses, Weimar, on wove paper, framed | $19,134–$31,891 | Sotheby's | ||
| 2018·10 | Sängerin | $30,000–$50,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2018·10 | Zweite Radierung für die Editions Cahiers d'Art | Zweite Radierung für die Editions | $6,000–$8,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·10 | Radierung für Stephen Spender, from Fraternity | Radierung für Stephen Spender, from | $6,000–$8,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·10 | Etching I | drypoint, on wove paper | $15,000–$20,000 | Unsold listing | Christie's | |
| 2018·10 | zweite radierung für die editions "cahiers d'art" (r. 196) | $3,000–$5,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·10 | kleine welten i (roethel 162) | $12,000–$18,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·10 | Sans titre | encre de Chine sur papier | $46,020–$69,030 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·06 | Ohne Titel | pen and India ink on paper | $26,412–$39,618 | Unsold listing | Christie's | |
| 2018·06 | gabriele münter im freien vor der staffelei (gabriele münter painting outdoors in front of an easel) | $3,945,811–$6,576,352 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·06 | Kleine Welten IX, 1922 | Drypoint | $7,102–$7,102 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2018·06 | Erste Radierung für die Editions >Cahiers d´Art<, 1930 | Drypoint | $4,734–$4,734 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2018·06 | Kleine Welten V, 1922 | Lithograph in colors | $16,570–$16,570 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2018·06 | Kleine Welten VII, 1922 | Lithograph in colors | $16,570–$16,570 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2018·05 | Der Blaue Reiter, 1912 | $4,658–$4,658 | Ketterer Kunst | |||
| 2018·05 | Der Blaue Reiter, 1912 | $5,822–$5,822 | Ketterer Kunst | |||
| 2018·05 | Dünner druck | gouache, watercolor and brush and pen and India ink on paper laid down on card | $250,000–$350,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·05 | Die schwarze Linie (The Black Line) | $700,000–$1,000,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·05 | Winterstudie mit Berg | oil on board | $3,000,000–$5,000,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·05 | Kleine Welten X | $3,000–$4,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·04 | Lithographie No. II (Roethel 186) | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·04 | Composition, 1938 | $800–$1,000 | Montefiore auction house | |||
| 2018·03 | Lyrisches, from 'Klänge' | $849–$1,132 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·03 | kleine welten ix (roethel 172) | $4,938–$7,408 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·02 | Promenade gracieuse (Grosse Fassung) | gouache on incised maple | $138,144–$207,216 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·02 | Ohne Titel | pen and India ink on paper | $34,536–$48,350 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·02 | Studie für Landschaft (Dünaberg) | oil and gouache on board | $4,174,548–$6,957,579 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·12 | Holzschnitt für die Ganymed-Mappe | $4,754–$7,131 | Lempertz | |||
| 2017·11 | Untitled (Composition lyrique) | $200,000–$300,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·11 | Vert et rouge | $3,000,000–$4,000,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·11 | Bestimmt | watercolor and brush and pen and India ink on paper laid down by the artist on card | $500,000–$800,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·11 | Schwebende Linie | $500,000–$800,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2017·11 | Improvisation mit Pferden (Studie für Improvisation 20 ) | oil on canvas | $9,000,000–$15,000,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·10 | Kleine Welten I | lithograph in colors, on | $18,000–$25,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·10 | Untitled | $118,340–$177,510 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·10 | Leise (Quietly) | $130,753–$196,130 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·09 | Weiss auf Schwarz (White on Black) | $800,000–$1,200,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·09 | kleine welten iv (roethel 167) | $13,540–$20,310 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·09 | radierung 1916 - no. i (r. 153) | $9,478–$13,540 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·09 | violett (r. 178) | $27,079–$40,619 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·06 | Zeichnung für 'Punkt und Linie zu Fläche' (Drawing for 'Point and Line to Plane') | pen and India ink on paper | $77,097–$102,796 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·06 | Ohne Titel | pen and India ink on paper | $25,699–$38,548 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·06 | Ohne Titel | pen and India ink on paper | $44,973–$70,672 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·06 | Untitled | pen and India ink on paper | $51,398–$77,097 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·06 | La figure blanche (White Figure) | gouache on black paper | $102,796–$154,194 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·06 | Weilheim-Marienplatz | oil on board | $4,466,787–$7,019,237 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·06 | murnau - landschaft mit grünem haus, (murnau - landscape with green house) | $19,041,681–$31,736,135 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·06 | 4 Figuren auf 3 Quadraten (4 Figures on 3 Squares) | $571,250–$825,140 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·06 | bild mit weissen linien, (painting with white lines) | — | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·06 | Kleine Welten VI, 1922 | Woodcut | $7,860–$7,860 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2017·06 | Rapallo, Seascape with Steamer | $193,592–$258,122 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·05 | Ohne titel 19 3/8 x 12 5/8 in (49.2 x 32 cm) | $300,000–$500,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·05 | Die Rosen (Roses) | $600,000–$800,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·05 | Ohne Titel (Untitled) | $250,000–$350,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·05 | Pointillé | $400,000–$600,000 | Sotheby's | |||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.