The catalogue in figures

Computed from the data as built on 2026-10-28. Prices are hammer prices as the houses published them; a gallery's asking prices are never taken.

96,941

In museum collections

14,176

Auction lots

7,509

For sale in galleries

1,602

Past gallery listings

606

Exhibited

Known works

By medium

Medium	Museums	For sale	Past listings	Auction lots	All
Print	34,949	1,439	370	2,601	39,359
Painting	19,059	3,171	769	8,083	31,151
Drawing	23,166	530	73	879	24,649
Watercolour	3,521	272	79	893	4,767
Sculpture	3,408	160	8	109	3,685
Caricature	2,543	0	0	0	2,543
Bookplate	2,156	0	0	0	2,156
Photograph	823	294	12	59	1,188
Design	1,133	0	0	0	1,133
Illustration	840	0	0	0	840
Mixed media	210	279	57	249	795
Poster	694	0	0	0	694
Installation	565	105	11	0	681
Tile	553	0	0	0	553
Sketch	472	0	0	0	472
Vessel	359	0	0	0	359
Relief	190	0	0	0	190
Video	140	19	0	7	166
Collage	125	5	0	15	145
Miniature	135	0	0	0	135
Textile	60	41	2	13	116
Figurine	114	0	0	0	114
Plate	107	0	0	0	107
Other	2,225	1,194	221	1,268	4,935

The collections

Every holder with a hundred works or more; pictures are shown for public-domain works only.

Holder	Works	Dated	With a picture	Main media
Art Museum of Estonia	47,254	86%	19,990	Print 19,407 · Drawing 10,898 · Painting 8,926
Tartu Art Museum	18,791	87%	3,191	Drawing 5,445 · Painting 4,749 · Print 3,796
Estonian History Museum	6,900	41%	2,779	Print 4,589 · Drawing 1,207 · Painting 386
Virumaa Museums	3,046	71%	80	Drawing 1,180 · Painting 545 · Print 484
Estonian Theatre and Music Museum	2,478	41%	49	Caricature 1,216 · Print 479 · Painting 260
Tallinn City Museum	1,874	89%	525	Print 938 · Drawing 390 · Painting 343
Haapsalu and Läänemaa Museums	1,603	23%	107	Drawing 793 · Watercolour 148 · Print 134
Under and Tuglas Literature Centre	1,512	17%	350	Print 1,263 · Painting 79 · Illustration 61
Võrumaa Museum	1,494	11%	114	Painting 787 · Print 687 · Sculpture 7
Tartu City Museum	1,487	85%	118	Drawing 485 · Print 256 · Bookplate 175
Estonian National Museum	1,474	96%	448	Drawing 690 · Print 529 · Painting 145
Pärnu Museum	1,337	87%	315	Print 505 · Painting 433 · Drawing 226
Narva Museum	1,158	59%	180	Painting 564 · Print 549 · Drawing 19
Hiiumaa Museums	1,029	86%	28	Drawing 624 · Painting 213 · Print 77
Estonian Academy of Arts Museum	928	83%	0	Illustration 298 · Print 216 · Drawing 145
Viljandi Museum	828	74%	22	Bookplate 360 · Print 152 · Painting 148
Estonian Maritime Museum	762	95%	54	Bookplate 291 · Print 166 · Painting 106
University of Tartu Art Museum	600	65%	250	Drawing 336 · Painting 260 · Print 4
Saaremaa Museum	495	99%	42	Painting 173 · Print 110 · Drawing 93
Järvamaa Museum	478	87%	29	Drawing 145 · Print 123 · Painting 123
Museum of New Art	358	82%	0	Painting 132 · Print 105 · Drawing 73
Harju County Museum	290	88%	181	Print 121 · Painting 77 · Drawing 75
Estonian Open Air Museum	194	68%	2	Print 85 · Watercolour 39 · Painting 33
Vabamu Museum of Occupations and Freedom	194	91%	3	Drawing 50 · Print 39 · Painting 34
Dr Fr. R. Kreutzwald Memorial Museum	129	89%	2	Print 44 · Design 41 · Illustration 30
Valga Museum	125	6%	1	Painting 72 · Other 32 · Drawing 7

By decade

Decade	Museum works	Dated works in the catalogue	With a picture
1800s	187	187	140
1810s	332	332	295
1820s	1,096	1,096	994
1830s	1,449	1,450	1,241
1840s	1,399	1,408	1,260
1850s	838	842	735
1860s	1,049	1,061	982
1870s	736	754	679
1880s	709	742	563
1890s	660	702	598
1900s	1,249	1,347	1,048
1910s	3,557	3,775	2,439
1920s	6,789	7,330	5,056
1930s	7,091	8,079	3,170
1940s	9,080	10,451	1,643
1950s	6,731	8,273	132
1960s	11,293	13,902	2
1970s	6,732	8,976	0
1980s	6,313	8,298	14
1990s	3,298	4,931	0
2000s	1,961	3,158	0
2010s	911	3,032	0
2020s	140	6,026	0

The auction record

13,281

lots

9,250

sold · 70%

€51,619,935

hammer prices in all, 9,139 lots

€5,648

average · median €2,700

By house

House	Sales	Lots	Sold	Sell-through	Hammer total
Haus Galerii	1998–2026	5,081	3,511	69%	€18,917,318
Allee galerii	2020–2026	2,064	1,715	83%	€12,337,800
Vernissage	2021–2026	1,679	1,259	75%	€8,078,050
Eesti Kunsti Oksjonid	2023–2026	1,165	966	83%	€4,864,685
E-Kunstisalong	2008–2026	1,987	1,178	59%	€4,069,664
Vaal galerii	2008–2026	1,304	620	48%	€3,269,011
Balti Oksjon	2007–2007	1	1	100%	€83,407

By year

Year	Lots	Sold	Sell-through	Hammer total	Average
2026	1,116	779	70%	€5,863,800	€7,527
2025	2,011	1,372	68%	€8,592,995	€6,263
2024	1,941	1,369	71%	€8,690,310	€6,348
2023	1,622	1,258	78%	€9,111,005	€7,242
2022	1,578	1,119	71%	€6,033,020	€5,391
2021	866	744	86%	€4,352,485	€5,850
2020	277	219	79%	€1,223,700	€5,588
2019	218	160	73%	€820,158	€5,126
2018	206	158	77%	€717,250	€4,540
2017	230	133	58%	€458,025	€3,444
2016	278	147	53%	€364,285	€2,478
2015	203	112	55%	€455,175	€4,064
2014	186	82	44%	€298,745	€3,643
2013	151	108	72%	€250,370	€2,318
2012	207	110	53%	€323,250	€2,939
2011	189	112	59%	€346,265	€3,092
2010	215	99	46%	€218,168	€2,204
2009	284	145	51%	€215,301	€1,485
2008	243	149	61%	€805,480	€5,406
2007	227	175	77%	€753,697	€4,307
2006	299	184	62%	€401,315	€2,181
2005	167	127	76%	€389,042	€3,063
2004	125	90	72%	€358,500	€3,983
2003	85	64	75%	€181,125	€2,830
2002	85	64	75%	€150,550	€2,352
2001	76	44	58%	€48,158	€1,094
2000	79	44	56%	€86,614	€1,968
1999	69	35	51%	€52,514	€1,500
1998	48	48	100%	€58,633	€1,222

Hammer total by year

Lots by year

By medium at auction

Medium	Lots	Sold	Sell-through	Hammer total	Average
Painting	7,396	5,205	70%	€39,724,745	€7,632
Print	2,558	1,804	71%	€4,738,609	€2,627
Other	1,212	852	70%	€2,599,106	€3,051
Watercolour	891	638	72%	€1,835,083	€2,876
Drawing	837	511	61%	€1,699,767	€3,326
Sculpture	106	65	61%	€506,780	€7,797
Mixed media	220	141	64%	€450,177	€3,193
Photograph	37	20	54%	€32,745	€1,637
Collage	12	6	50%	€13,444	€2,241
Textile	9	7	78%	€11,479	€1,640
Video	3	1	33%	€8,000	€8,000

Artists most sold at auction

By lots sold.

	Artist	Sold	Of lots	Hammer total	Highest
1	Eduard Wiiralt	411	527	€2,499,741	€63,000
2	Richard Uutmaa	307	335	€2,787,835	€74,500
3	Evald Okas	267	366	€1,241,523	€58,000
4	Jüri Arrak	226	306	€1,279,652	€135,000
5	Kaljo Põllu	192	214	€1,044,350	€27,500
6	Edgar Valter	190	244	€702,100	€21,100
7	Endel Kõks	161	216	€834,244	€79,300
8	Malle Leis	156	206	€1,033,805	€100,000
9	Valdur Ohakas	150	201	€712,469	€28,000
10	Leonhard Lapin	142	195	€537,509	€64,000
11	Erich Pehap	123	168	€299,299	€16,500
12	Elmar Kits	113	172	€927,641	€62,000
13	Johannes Võerahansu	103	138	€816,711	€44,500
14	Tõnis Vint	98	121	€215,276	€5,000
15	Richard Sagrits	91	113	€449,166	€30,500
16	Richard Kaljo	82	109	€140,231	€8,900
17	Andrei Jegorov	79	102	€460,048	€30,000
18	Olav Maran	78	120	€368,901	€20,600
19	Märt Bormeister	77	99	€212,550	€15,000
20	Eerik Haamer	72	103	€449,625	€42,000
21	Joann Saarniit (Voldemar-Johan Saarniit)	72	81	€234,839	€15,100
22	Peeter Mudist	70	98	€1,296,296	€111,000
23	Toomas Vint	63	71	€1,069,938	€82,000
24	Valerian Loik	63	81	€271,600	€30,000
25	Marko Mäetamm	61	78	€339,690	€21,500

Artists by the sum of their hammer prices

	Artist	Hammer total	Sold	Of lots	Average	Highest
1	Richard Uutmaa	€2,787,835	307	335	€9,081	€74,500
2	Eduard Wiiralt	€2,499,741	411	527	€6,082	€63,000
3	Konrad Mägi	€2,212,799	27	35	€81,956	€430,000
4	Peeter Mudist	€1,296,296	70	98	€18,519	€111,000
5	Jüri Arrak	€1,279,652	226	306	€5,662	€135,000
6	Evald Okas	€1,241,523	267	366	€4,650	€58,000
7	Toomas Vint	€1,069,938	63	71	€16,983	€82,000
8	Kaljo Põllu	€1,044,350	192	214	€5,439	€27,500
9	Malle Leis	€1,033,805	156	206	€6,627	€100,000
10	Tiit Pääsuke	€998,840	30	37	€33,295	€185,000
11	Elmar Kits	€927,641	113	172	€8,209	€62,000
12	Endel Kõks	€834,244	161	216	€5,182	€79,300
13	Johannes Võerahansu	€816,711	103	138	€7,929	€44,500
14	Miljard Kilk	€813,800	29	30	€28,062	€86,100
15	Olev Subbi	€796,400	29	36	€27,462	€150,000
16	Valdur Ohakas	€712,469	150	201	€4,750	€28,000
17	Edgar Valter	€702,100	190	244	€3,695	€21,100
18	Lepo Mikko	€618,287	54	64	€11,450	€50,000
19	Enn Põldroos	€603,952	56	74	€10,785	€52,000
20	Leonhard Lapin	€537,509	142	195	€3,785	€64,000
21	Roman Nyman	€534,289	45	57	€11,873	€54,000
22	Andrei Jegorov	€460,048	79	102	€5,823	€30,000
23	Eerik Haamer	€449,625	72	103	€6,245	€42,000
24	Richard Sagrits	€449,166	91	113	€4,936	€30,500
25	Johann Köler	€447,768	9	10	€49,752	€172,561

Highest results

	Work	Artist	House	Sale	Hammer price
1	Capri motiiv 1922-23	Konrad Mägi	Allee galerii	2023	€430,000
2	Maastik 1915 - 1916	Konrad Mägi	Haus Galerii	2023	€401,000
3	Kasaritsa maastik 1916-1921	Konrad Mägi	E-Kunstisalong	2022	€232,000
4	Juhikabiin 1982	Jaan Elken	Eesti Kunsti Oksjonid	2026	€205,000
5	Sadam 1923	Jaan Vahtra	Allee galerii	2025	€200,000
6	Pimeda portree 1924	Villem Ormisson	Vernissage	2024	€195,000
7	Lapi kakk 1984	Tiit Pääsuke	Eesti Kunsti Oksjonid	2026	€185,000
8	Sadamavaade 1923	Konstantin Süvalo	Haus Galerii	2024	€185,000
9	Tatarlanna Mšatka mõisa aias 1875–1876	Johann Köler	Vaal galerii	2008	€172,561
10	Keskpäev 1989	Olev Subbi	Eesti Kunsti Oksjonid	2026	€150,000
11	Rõdu 1976	Ludmilla Siim	Eesti Kunsti Oksjonid	2026	€150,000
12	Vana aed 1915	Nikolai Triik	Allee galerii	2023	€135,000
13	Arutelu looduskaitse teemal 1976	Jüri Arrak	Eesti Kunsti Oksjonid	2026	€135,000
14	Rahvariie III (Mustjala ainetel) 1989	Tiit Pääsuke	Haus Galerii	2025	€133,000
15	Capri maastik 1922 - 1923	Konrad Mägi	Haus Galerii	2007	€127,823
16	Hiiu saare talupoeg kirvega / Villem Tamme portree 1863	Johann Köler	E-Kunstisalong	2014	€112,000
17	Luuletaja Lydia Koidula 1974	Peeter Mudist	Haus Galerii	2022	€111,000
18	Pühajärve maastik 1930ndad	Aleksander Vardi	Haus Galerii	2024	€107,000
19	Norra maastik 1908 - 1910	Konrad Mägi	Haus Galerii	2022	€103,000
20	Õu vana autoga 1979	Olev Subbi	Haus Galerii	2020	€100,500
21	Koer haugub musta lindu 1976	Peeter Mudist	Allee galerii	2025	€100,000
22	Sandra ja Château de Tarascon 1983	Malle Leis	Allee galerii	2026	€100,000
23	Lein 1943	Johannes Greenberg	Haus Galerii	2023	€100,000
24	Sirelid 1935	Adamson-Eric	Vernissage	2026	€100,000
25	Capri 1922–1923	Konrad Mägi	Vaal galerii	2015	€98,800

Auction results as Haus Galerii, Vernissage, Allee galerii, Vaal galerii, E-Kunstisalong and Eesti Kunsti Oksjonid published them, plus a few earlier record prices as the press reported them; kroon-era prices in euro at the fixed rate. A record, not a valuation. Full catalogue · Artists A–Z · Eesti keeles

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