El Lissitzky
Russian · 1890–1941 · Painter, Printmaker
El Lissitzky was a Russian and Soviet artist, active as a painter, illustrator, designer, printmaker, photographer, and architect. He was an important figure of the… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Proun (1919-1923) 1. KestnermappeGrisebach · €431,800≈ $493,245≈ £363,536Sign up to see
Ohne Titel (Proun)Lempertz · €368,900≈ $490,637≈ £252,645Sign up to see
Plastische Gestaltung der elektro-mechanischen Schau «Sieg über Sonne»Ketterer Kunst · €218,750≈ $246,597≈ £193,972Sign up to see
El Lissitzky’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Lots sold
34
of 38 offered · 2002–2026
Sell-through
89%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
2 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 1 | 1 | 100% | $491kSign up | $491kSign up | $491kSign up |
| Oil | 1 | 1 | 100% | $491kSign up | $491kSign up | $491kSign up |
| Works on paper | 5 | 5 | 100% | $48.6kSign up | $43.6kSign up | $94.4kSign up |
| Watercolor | 3 | 3 | 100% | $65.9kSign up | $84.4kSign up | $94.4kSign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $43.6kSign up | $43.6kSign up | $43.6kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 20 | 19 | 95% | $57.4kSign up | $18.4kSign up | $493kSign up |
| Lithograph | 19 | 19 | 100% | $57.4kSign up | $18.4kSign up | $493kSign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Photography | 8 | 6 | 75% | $2.2kSign up | $593Sign up | $7kSign up |
| Photograph | 8 | 6 | 75% | $2.2kSign up | $593Sign up | $7kSign up |
| Sculpture | 1 | 1 | 100% | $852Sign up | $852Sign up | $852Sign up |
| Other | 3 | 2 | 67% | $16.2kSign up | $16.2kSign up | $32.2kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | $12.9kSign up |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | $254kSign up |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | $94.4kSign up |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | $18.4kSign up |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | $620Sign up |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | $16.2kSign up |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | $32.2kSign up |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | $14kSign up |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | $26.4kSign up |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | $16.9kSign up |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | $389Sign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $84.4kSign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | $567Sign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $16.4kSign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $491kSign up |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | $16.6kSign up |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | $5.4kSign up |