Nicolae Tonitza
Romanian · 1886–1940 · Painter, Printmaker
Nicolae Tonitza was a Romanian painter, engraver, lithographer, journalist and art critic. Drawing inspiration from Post-Impressionism and Expressionism, he had a major role in… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Tătăroaică privind mareaArtmark · €210,000≈ $238,917≈ £188,405Sign up to see
MaternitateArtmark · €200,000≈ $216,420≈ £166,682Sign up to see
LecțiaArtmark · €190,000≈ $211,470≈ £163,525Sign up to see
Nicolae Tonitza’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).
Coming up at auction
4 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house
Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 162 | 135 | 83% | $47.2kSign up | $30.1kSign up | $239kSign up |
| Oil | 162 | 135 | 83% | $47.2kSign up | $30.1kSign up | $239kSign up |
| Works on paper | 108 | 101 | 94% | $3.2kSign up | $2kSign up | $35.5kSign up |
| Watercolor | 22 | 22 | 100% | $4.9kSign up | $3.8kSign up | $12.8kSign up |
| Gouache | 11 | 9 | 82% | $5.7kSign up | $2.9kSign up | $17.8kSign up |
| Drawing | 53 | 51 | 96% | $1.9kSign up | $1.7kSign up | $6.3kSign 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 | 20 | 20 | $13.5kSign up |
| 2025 | 20 | 17 | $9.3kSign up |
| 2024 | 30 | 26 | $14kSign up |
| 2023 | 18 | 14 | $13.7kSign up |
| 2022 | 30 | 29 | $2kSign up |
| 2021 | 14 | 13 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2020 | 23 | 23 | $21.7kSign up |
| 2019 | 29 | 25 | $24.9kSign up |
| 2018 | 31 | 25 | $6.8kSign up |
| 2017 | 33 | 28 | $7.7kSign up |
| 2016 | 15 | 11 | $21.6kSign up |
| 2015 | 4 | 3 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | $16.5kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $87.2kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |