Serge Poliakoff
Russian · 1900–1969 · Painter, Printmaker
Serge Poliakoff was a Russian-born French modernist painter belonging to the 'New' École de Paris (Tachisme). (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Composition abstraiteKornfeld · CHF 1,200,000≈ $1,293,240≈ £937,130≈ €1,097,827Sign up to see
Composition abstraiteVan Ham · €723,500≈ $773,422≈ £624,533Sign up to see
Composition abstraite orange, jaune, vert, lie de vinKetterer Kunst · €524,600≈ $654,071≈ £423,841Sign up to see
Serge Poliakoff’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
378
of 414 offered · 2001–2026
Sell-through
91%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
16 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 73 | 66 | 90% | $208kSign up | $157kSign up | $773kSign up |
| Oil | 71 | 64 | 90% | $206kSign up | $155kSign up | $773kSign up |
| Mixed media | 2 | 2 | 100% | $249kSign up | $249kSign up | $339kSign up |
| Works on paper | 43 | 37 | 86% | $47.7kSign up | $39.1kSign up | $176kSign up |
| Watercolor | 3 | 1 | 33% | $35.2kSign up | $35.2kSign up | $35.2kSign up |
| Gouache | 35 | 32 | 91% | $45.3kSign up | $41.9kSign up | $89.2kSign up |
| Drawing | 3 | 2 | 67% | $14.6kSign up | $14.6kSign up | $22.2kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 278 | 257 | 92% | $4.8kSign up | $4.2kSign up | $16.3kSign up |
| Etching | 42 | 41 | 98% | $5.1kSign up | $4.1kSign up | $16.3kSign up |
| Aquatint | 21 | 19 | 90% | $6.3kSign up | $6.3kSign up | $14.9kSign up |
| Drypoint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $7.1kSign up | $7.1kSign up | $7.1kSign up |
| Lithograph | 211 | 194 | 92% | $4.7kSign up | $4.1kSign up | $16kSign up |
| Screenprint | 2 | 1 | 50% | $334Sign up | $334Sign up | $334Sign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.4kSign up | $2.4kSign up | $2.4kSign up |
| Other | 20 | 18 | 90% | $114kSign up | $6.7kSign up | $1.3MSign 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 | 5 | 4 | $4kSign up |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | $13.8kSign up |
| 2024 | 27 | 23 | $9.7kSign up |
| 2023 | 33 | 29 | $13.3kSign up |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | $4.1kSign up |
| 2021 | 24 | 21 | $3.7kSign up |
| 2020 | 18 | 14 | $11.1kSign up |
| 2019 | 25 | 14 | $4.8kSign up |
| 2018 | 21 | 20 | $11.2kSign up |
| 2017 | 31 | 29 | $8.4kSign up |
| 2016 | 16 | 13 | $7.8kSign up |
| 2015 | 12 | 11 | $4.3kSign up |
| 2014 | 13 | 13 | $5.9kSign up |
| 2013 | 9 | 7 | $19.6kSign up |
| 2012 | 9 | 9 | $39.1kSign up |
| 2011 | 22 | 22 | $5.9kSign up |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | $9.5kSign up |
| 2009 | 12 | 12 | $5.8kSign up |
| 2008 | 13 | 13 | $6.4kSign up |
| 2007 | 10 | 10 | $5kSign up |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | $3.4kSign up |
| 2005 | 14 | 14 | $4.1kSign up |
| 2004 | 15 | 15 | $4.8kSign up |
| 2003 | 12 | 12 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2002 | 15 | 15 | $4.9kSign up |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 | $3.9kSign up |