Sabin Bălașa

Romanian · 1932–2008 · Painter

Sabin Bălașa was a contemporary Romanian painter. His works were described by himself as belonging to cosmic Romanticism. (Wikipedia)

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219auction results2013–2026years recorded92%sold (201)$7kSign up free to seemedian price

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Călătorie galacticăArtmark · Feb 2022€60,000≈ $68,052≈ £50,212Sign up to see
CălătorieArtmark · Jun 2023€50,000≈ $54,665≈ £42,851Sign up to see
CosmogonieArtmark · Mar 2026€46,000≈ $53,231≈ £39,808Sign up to see

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Lots sold

201

of 219 offered · 2013–2026

Sell-through

92%

sold ÷ offered

Price trend

Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

By medium

Medium	Offered	Sold	Sell-through	Average	Median	High
Paintings	148	134	91%	$14.6kSign up	$11.7kSign up	$68.1kSign up
Oil	142	128	90%	$14.5kSign up	$11.7kSign up	$68.1kSign up
Acrylic	5	5	100%	$19.2kSign up	$12.7kSign up	$54.7kSign up
Tempera	1	1	100%	$3.1kSign up	$3.1kSign up	$3.1kSign up
Works on paper	69	66	96%	$702Sign up	$463Sign up	$4kSign up
Watercolor	2	2	100%	$2.9kSign up	$2.9kSign up	$3.1kSign up
Gouache	1	1	100%	$1.8kSign up	$1.8kSign up	$1.8kSign up
Pastel	1	1	100%	$742Sign up	$742Sign up	$742Sign up
Drawing	50	47	94%	$491Sign up	$432Sign up	$1.7kSign up
Prints & multiples	1	1	100%	$548Sign up	$548Sign up	$548Sign up
Lithograph	1	1	100%	$548Sign up	$548Sign up	$548Sign up
Other	1	0	0%	—Sign up	—Sign 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	12	12	$21kSign up
2025	29	27	$13kSign up
2024	24	22	$3.3kSign up
2023	19	18	$10kSign up
2022	13	13	$11.4kSign up
2021	8	8	$18.8kSign up
2020	11	11	$3kSign up
2019	12	8	$7.9kSign up
2018	25	20	$427Sign up
2017	26	26	$2.1kSign up
2016	30	28	$4.9kSign up
2015	9	8	$5.6kSign up
2013	1	0	—Sign up