Over the years the Estonian art market has proven its dynamic activity and like the world market, art has become an investment here as well. Haus Gallery is the first organizer of auctions in Estonia and the founder of the art classics' auction tradition in the local art scene, having held its first art auction already in 1997. This year is the 25th active year of the gallery. Haus will celebrate its birthday in November this year. The gallery has convincing experience in compiling auction selections, which has ensured increasingly stable fine art sales and dignified auction collections. Today Haus Gallery is the only Estonian auction house with total auction turnover exceeding a threshold of 1 million euros, twice. Our 2021 Spring Auction had the same result.

Haus Gallery dedicated 2022 Spring Auctions, with thorough attention and delving into art history, to the Estonian art classics both earlier and modern. Three auctions took place:

EARLIER ART CLASSICS - Saturday, May 14th

MODERN ART CLASSICS - Sunday, May 15th

GRAPHICS AND DRAWINGS - Monday, May 16th

Auction exhibitions were open to all visitors. Extensive auction catalogs were written by art historians Heie Marie Treier and Eero Epner, as well as curator Piia Ausman. In addition to print and webcatalogs, video catalogs will also remind us of the exhibitions and auctions, all of which are publicly available and contribute additional material to local art educational purposes.

All artworks at the Haus Gallery auctions are always available to the art-oriented audience. Curators of museum exhibitions have always been able to add works from the private collections of Haus Gallery customers to public exhibitions and catalogs. Through the years the gallery has collaborated on several such projects acting as a link between private collectors and the museum, the last of which was an exhibition by Lembit Sarapuu at KUMU the Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia, which was recently opened.

The added art historical value and the quality of exhibitions' presentation is the primary and most important emphasis of Haus auctions, which end with a bidding event. Each auction is preceded by an extensive preparation period and an exhibition of original works in the gallery's three exhibition halls in Tallinn Old Town, which lasts up to a month and is always open to everyone.

Here we present the 10 best-selling works from each of the three auctions. The complete overview of auction results is public in the webcatalogs on the Haus website, which can be opened by clicking on the image link. (PS! Each auction is illustrated by the most expensive work in that auction.)

 

                            ESTONIAN EARLIER ART CLASSICS AUCTION

 

1. Konstantin Süvalo. Lake Pühajärv. 1919. Starting price 34 000. Final price 86 000
2. Roman Nyman. View of Spain. 1920s. Starting price 13 000. Final price 29 000
3. Evald Okas. Evening at Soonda Village. 1960. Starting price 5 900. Final price 20 100
4. Ado Vabbe. Landscape With Sailboats. 1928. Starting price 15 300. Final price 28 300
5. Eerik Haamer. Fishermen in Lofoten. 1955. Starting price 17 000. Final price 20 000
6. Richard Uutmaa. Fishing Boats on the Shore. 1966. Starting price 6400. Final price 20 000
7. Richard Uutmaa. Three Bouquets. 1962. Starting price 5100. Final price 16 500
8. Erich Pehap. In a Cafe. 1965. Starting price 4900. Final price 15 500
9. Richard Uutmaa. Fishing Sheds. 1960. Starting price 5200. Final price 15 000
10. Evald Okas. A Fisherman by The River. 1952. Starting price 3800. Final price 13 200 

 

                                      ESTONIAN MODERN ART CLASSICS

 

1. Peeter Mudist. Landscape With Garages. 1980. Starting price 6900. Final price 25 200
2. Jaan Toomik. Still-life III. 2008. Starting price 16 000. Final price 18 000
3. Malle Leis. Fall II. 1989. Starting price 9000. Final price 17 700
4. Priit Pangsepp. Behind a Blue Table. 2004. Starting price 6000. Final price 16 200
5. Sirje Runge. Dancers 1974.  Starting price 7700. Final price 16 600
6. Jaan Toomik. Father Bird. 2004. Starting price 12 000. Final price 16 000
7. Toomas Vint. Puu lagendikul. 1989. Starting price 9000. Final price 15 000
8. Malle Leis. Composition With Lemons. 1988. Starting price 9000. Final price 12 200
9. Peeter Mudist. View of Sõrve Coast. 1980s. Starting price 5600. Final price 12 100
10. Jüri Arrak. Confusion. 1995. Starting price 5000. Final price 12 100

Special mention of the biggest increase from starting price to final price in this auction: Siim-Tanel Annus. Stones of Jerusalem 458. 1992. Starting price 3200. Final price 10600.

 

                          ESTONIAN GRAPHICS AND DRAWINGS AUCTION

 

1. Eduard Wiiralt. Five Women. 1928. Starting price 5200. Final price 14 000
2. Erich Pehap. Bar Scene. 1967. Starting price 1500. Final price 11 100
3. Eduard Wiiralt. Seated Lady. 1941. Starting price 3600. Final price 10 600
4. Eduard Wiiralt. Lions. 1922. Starting price 6200. Final price 9100
5. Kaljo Põllu. "Päikesevene". 1974. Starting price 1500. Final price 8600
6. Eduard Wiiralt. Virve. 1943. Starting price 3400. Final price 7700
7. Arkadio Laigo. Abum “Puugravüür”. 1935. Starting price 4200. Final price 4600
8. Kaljo Põllu. "Maailm nagu pada". 1974. Starting price 1800. Final price 4000
9. Jüri Arrak. Composition With Hand 1968. Starting price 1600. Final price 3800
10. Richard Kaljo. Motive of Central Tartu 1945. Starting price 1200. Final price 3600

 

Thank you to all participants, visitors and partners for the successful auctions! See you at our upcoming auctions, the first of which will take place in Fall 2022.