His paintings, each worth more than $5 million
His paintings, each worth more than $5 million, were sold for a total of $252 million, according to RIA Novosti.
Consensus
- Vasily Kandinsky is the top Russian artist by total sales of works over $5 million on Sotheby's and Christie's.
- Kandinsky's works priced over $5 million have a combined value of approximately $591 million.
- Kazimir Malevich is second in the ranking with total sales of about $252 million for works over $5 million.
- Marc Chagall is third with 18 works sold for at least $5 million each, totaling around $162.5 million.
- Only lots priced above $5 million were included in the analysis.
- Re-sales of the same artwork were counted as separate transactions.
- Sotheby's and Christie's are the two largest international auction houses for art from major private collections.
- The analysis was conducted by RIA Novosti.
Points of divergence
- The ranking was compiled by RIA Novosti. — fontanka
- The most expensive Russian artwork ever sold at Sotheby's and Christie's is Malevich's 'Suprematist Composition' (1916), sold for $85.8 million in May 2018. — vesti
- Kandinsky's 'White Line' was sold for $41.8 million in 2017, setting a previous record. — vedomosti
Coverage (3 sources)
- Kandinsky — the most expensive Russian artist on world auctions — Фонтанка
- Kandinsky became the most expensive Russian artist — Вести
- Kandinsky became the leader of sales rankings among Russian artists on auctions — Ведомости