Art market review 2019

Vilnius Auction results of 2019 in figures.

The year in figures

Auctions
5
Lots offered
784
Lots sold
297
Sell-through rate
37.9%

In 2019, Vilnius Auction held 5 auctions. 784 lots were offered in total. 297 lots were sold, a sell-through rate of 37.9%.

The most expensive work of the year was “Liga” by Antanas Samuolis (€39,000).

Compared with 2018

  • The number of auctions was unchanged (5).
  • The number of lots offered fell from 818 to 784 (−4.2%).
  • The sell-through rate rose from 33.0% to 37.9%.

The most expensive works sold in 2019

  1. Liga Antanas Samuolis · LVII Vilniaus aukcionas €39,000
  2. Saulėje Antanas Žmuidzinavičius · LX Vilniaus aukcionas €36,000
  3. Si vis pacem, para bellum [Jei nori taikos, ruoškis karui] [Laiko alegorija] Giusseppe Rossi (atrib.) · LVI Vilniaus aukcionas €19,000
  4. Bakchantės [Derliaus alegorija] Giusseppe Rossi (atrib.) · LVI Vilniaus aukcionas €19,000
  5. Be pavadinimo Rimvidas Jankauskas (Kampas) · LX Vilniaus aukcionas €18,750
  6. Romos visuomenė lanko Tito termų griuvėsius Pranciškus Smuglevičius · LVII Vilniaus aukcionas €12,500
  7. Merginos su šiaudine skrybėlaite portretas Konstantinas Gorskis (Gurskis) · LVI Vilniaus aukcionas €9,800

* Bought at Vilnius Auction (prices without VAT)

The year's list shows only works whose price is already public: those in the all-time top 100 or sold at an auction whose results are still free to view. All results are available with data access. Data access

Top lists of 2019

Auctions of 2019

Counts cover the published 2019 auctions with results; a lot counts as sold when it has a hammer price. Prices exclude VAT.

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