Pavel Tchelitchew Works on Paper: Value & Auction Prices

1898–1957

ArtSell has recorded 41 auction results for Pavel Tchelitchew works on paper between 2003 and 2026, and 38 of them sold (93%). Half of the priced sales fell between $2kSign up free to see and $22.2kSign up free to see, with a median of $4.2kSign up free to see. Figurine (Kostümentwurf) holds the top price on file: $128kSign up free to see at Grisebach (May 2014). Sales were recorded mainly at Rago Auctions (8), Bonhams (8) and Toomey & Co. (5).

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All works on paper results

1. 
   Portrait of Daphne Bull, c. 1940

   Drawing · Paper

   20 h x 15 w in (51 x 38 cm)

   Toomey & Co. · Feb 27, 2026 · Lot 319
   $2,640≈ £1,960≈ €2,236Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
2. 
   Untitled (Portraits) (double-sided), c. 1940

   Drawing · Paper

   13 h x 10 w in (33 x 25 cm)

   Toomey & Co. · Feb 27, 2026 · Lot 320
   $2,032≈ £1,508≈ €1,721Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
3. 
   The Actors/The Authors, 1932

   Watercolor · Paper

   10½ h x 8 w in (27 x 20 cm)

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 12, 2025 · Lot 137
   $2,244≈ £1,677≈ €1,913Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
4. 
   Portrait of Francesco Varcaria, 1947

   Drawing · Paper

   18 h x 12 w in (46 x 30 cm)

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 12, 2025 · Lot 145
   $826≈ £617≈ €704Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
5. 
   Faceless Figure, 1937

   Drawing · Paper

   11⅝ h x 7½ w in (30 x 19 cm)

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 12, 2025 · Lot 144
   $2,032≈ £1,519≈ €1,732Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
6. 
   Esquisse de jeune garçon, 1931

   Drawing · Paper

   17 h x 9 w in (43 x 23 cm)

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 12, 2025 · Lot 146
   $4,445≈ £3,322≈ €3,789Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
7. 
   Anatomical Pondering 5-7, 1945

   Mixed media · Paper

   14 h x 11 w in (36 x 28 cm)

   Rago Auctions · Nov 20, 2025 · Lot 153
   $12,700≈ £9,723≈ €11,030Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
8. 
   Seated Nude, 1954

   Drawing · Paper

   12⅝ h x 9⅞ w in (32 x 25 cm)

   Rago Auctions · Nov 20, 2025 · Lot 155
   $30,480≈ £23,335≈ €26,472Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
9. 
   Ondine, c. 1939

   Drawing · Paper

   14 h x 11 w in (36 x 28 cm)

   Rago Auctions · Nov 20, 2025 · Lot 156
   $826≈ £632≈ €717Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–View at Rago Auctions ↗
10. 
    Male Nude Torso, 1929

    Gouache · Paper

    22½ h x 19¾ w in (57 x 50 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Nov 20, 2025 · Lot 151
    $12,540≈ £9,600≈ €10,891Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
11. 
    LADY AND NUN, 1938

    Drawing · Paper

    38cm x 30.3cm (15in x 11 7/8in)

    Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 30, 2025 · Lot 108
    £328≈ $430≈ €372Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £500–700View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
12. 
    HEAD STUDY, 1935

    Drawing · Paper

    34cm x 24.5cm (13.25in x 9.5in)

    Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 8, 2025 · Lot 172
    £189≈ $253≈ €218Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £300–500View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
13. 
    HEAD OF A CLOWN, 1938

    Watercolor · Paper

    37cm x 26.5cm (14 ½in x 10 3/8in)

    Lyon & Turnbull · May 1, 2025 · Lot 92
    £2,772≈ $3,701≈ €3,254Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,200–1,800View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
14. 
    TREE, 1939

    Drawing · Paper

    27.5cm x 21.5cm (10 7/8in x 8 ½in), unframed

    Lyon & Turnbull · May 1, 2025 · Lot 91
    £1,764≈ $2,355≈ €2,071Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £500–800View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
15. 
    Costume Design for George Balanchine's Cave of Sleep

    Drawing · Paper

    10 3/4 x 8 1/2 in. (27.3 x 21.6 cm)

    Bonhams · Oct 24, 2024 · Lot 222
    $1,536≈ £1,183≈ €1,422Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
16. 
    Study of a Sleeping Boy, 1936

    Drawing · Paper

    19⅝ h x 12¼ w in (50 x 31 cm)

    Toomey & Co. · Oct 22, 2024 · Lot 197
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,500–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
17. 
    Lincoln Kirstein, c. 1935

    Drawing · Paper

    14½ h x 11¼ w in (37 x 29 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Oct 22, 2024 · Lot 134
    $8,190≈ £6,308≈ €7,569Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
18. 
    Standing Man, 1934

    Drawing · Paper

    10 h x 5¼ w in (25 x 13 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Oct 22, 2024 · Lot 146
    $2,394≈ £1,844≈ €2,212Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
19. 
    Composition with a Child, Mountains Beyond, 1936

    Drawing · Paper

    12½ h x 18¾ w in (32 x 48 cm)

    Toomey & Co. · Oct 22, 2024 · Lot 151
    $3,354≈ £2,583≈ €3,100Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
20. 
    Sheaves of Wheat, c. 1940

    Drawing · Paper

    11 h x 8¼ w in (28 x 21 cm)

    Toomey & Co. · Oct 22, 2024 · Lot 153
    $1,260≈ £970≈ €1,164Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
21. 
    The Dream of the Schoolboy, 1939

    Gouache · Paper

    19¼ h x 24¾ w in (49 x 63 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Nov 10, 2023 · Lot 262
    $4,032≈ £3,300≈ €3,774Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–View at Rago Auctions ↗
22. 
    Spiral Head, circa 1950

    Drawing · Paper

    19 1/2 x 12 in (49.5 x 30.5 cm)

    Bonhams · Nov 1, 2023 · Lot 101
    $21,760≈ £17,955≈ €20,651Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
23. 
    Spiral Head, circa 1950

    Pastel · Paper

    21 7/16 x 13 in (54.5 x 33 cm)

    Bonhams · Nov 1, 2023 · Lot 100
    $7,040≈ £5,809≈ €6,681Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
24. 
    Figure from Behind, Bones Exposed, 1948

    Gouache · Paper

    21 x 15 in (53.3 x 38.1 cm)

    Bonhams · Nov 1, 2023 · Lot 99
    $53,760≈ £44,360≈ €51,020Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Bonhams ↗
25. 
    Transparent Head, 1944

    Drawing · Paper

    11 x 8 1/2 in (27.9 x 21.6 cm)

    Bonhams · Nov 1, 2023 · Lot 10
    $2,816≈ £2,324≈ €2,672Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
26. 
    The Living Shell, 1944

    Gouache · Paper

    29 15/16 x 22 1/8 in (76 x 56.2 cm)

    Bonhams · Nov 1, 2023 · Lot 9
    $108,450≈ £89,488≈ €102,923Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Bonhams ↗
27. 
    Study for a cover of the theater program for the Ballet Russes, 1928

    Watercolor · Paper

    19 x 13 3/4 in. (48.3 x 34.9 cm)

    Phillips · Nov 18, 2021 · Lot 200
    $31,500≈ £23,371≈ €27,766Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
28. 
    Study of Three Children, 1939

    Drawing · Paper

    10.5 x 8 in

    Concept Art Gallery · Jun 12, 2021 · Lot 135
    Result not publishedEst. $1,000–1,200View at Concept Art Gallery ↗
29. 
    Battle of the Threshers, 1939

    Drawing · Paper

    10⅜ h x 8 w in (26 x 20 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Sep 24, 2020 · Lot 792
    $1,105≈ £866≈ €949Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
30. 
    Untitled, 1951

    Pastel · Paper

    19 h x 13¾ w in (48 x 35 cm)

    Wright · Mar 12, 2020 · Lot 103
    $11,875≈ £9,363≈ €10,565Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–View at Wright ↗
31. 
    Figurine (Kostümentwurf), Um 1922

    Gouache

    34,6 × 24,8 cm

    Grisebach · Nov 29, 2019 · Lot 563
    €31,250≈ $34,319≈ £26,633Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–12,000View at Grisebach ↗
32. 
    Figurine (Kostümentwurf), Um 1922

    Gouache

    34,6 × 24,7 cm

    Grisebach · Nov 29, 2019 · Lot 562
    €31,250≈ $34,319≈ £26,633Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–12,000View at Grisebach ↗
33. 
    - ''A Sleeping Mountain''-

    Drawing · Paper

    Rachel Davis Fine Arts · Jun 8, 2019 · Lot 218
    Result not publishedEst. $1,500–2,500View at Rachel Davis Fine Arts ↗
34. 
    Kostümentwurf, Um 1922

    Gouache

    34,6 × 24,8 cm

    Grisebach · Dec 1, 2017 · Lot 521
    €18,750≈ $22,284≈ £16,522Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €9,000–12,000View at Grisebach ↗
35. 
    Figurine (Kostümentwurf), Um 1922

    Gouache

    34,7 × 24,7 cm

    Grisebach · May 30, 2014 · Lot 532
    €25,000≈ $34,018≈ £20,327Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–7,000View at Grisebach ↗
36. 
    Figurine (Kostümentwurf), Um 1922

    Gouache

    30,7 × 21,7 cm

    Grisebach · May 30, 2014 · Lot 531
    €93,750≈ $127,566≈ £76,227Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–7,000View at Grisebach ↗
37. 
    Leaves Children from Hide & Seek, 1939

    Watercolor · Paper

    47 × 31 cm (18 1/2 × 12 1/8 in)

    Phillips · Feb 15, 2013 · Lot 250
    £15,000≈ $23,231≈ €17,434Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
38. 
    Bust Portrait of Seated Woman

    Drawing · Paper

    10 inches x 8 inches (25.5 x 20.4 cm)

    Jackson's International Auctioneers · Nov 13, 2012 · Lot 155
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–2,500View at Jackson's International Auctioneers ↗
39. 
    Study for Fata Morgana

    Watercolor · Paper

    13.75 inches x 16.75 inches (35 x 42.5 cm)

    Jackson's International Auctioneers · Nov 13, 2012 · Lot 154
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $12,000–18,000View at Jackson's International Auctioneers ↗
40. 
    A costume design for the opera Le Coq d'Or, 1923

    Gouache · Paper

    12 13/16 x 9 13/16in (32.5 x 25cm)

    Bonhams · Nov 17, 2009 · Lot 1022
    $4,575≈ £2,726≈ €3,076Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
41. 
    (Russian 1898-1957)

    Drawing · Paper

    10 1/2 x 8 1/4in (26.5 x 21cm)

    Bonhams · Nov 5, 2006 · Lot 62
    $1,135≈ £599≈ €890Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
42. 
    Landscape with House

    Watercolor · Paper

    19-1/2” x 15”

    James D. Julia · Aug 25, 2004 · Lot 114
    $4,830≈ £2,689≈ €3,998Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at James D. Julia ↗
43. 
    Figure Studies, 1937

    Drawing · Paper

    13½ h x 9½ w in (34 x 24 cm)

    Wright · Jun 1, 2003 · Lot 197
    $1,872≈ £1,151≈ €1,604Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–View at Wright ↗

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