# Ernst Neizvestny - Auction Profile

Canonical: https://appraisily.com/artist/ernst-neizvestny/
Snapshot URL: https://appraisily.com/api/scraper-search/artists/ernst-neizvestny/llm.md
Updated: 2026-04-28T19:07:03.270Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 753
- Lots with prices: 506
- First auction date: 1995-05-09
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-07
- Median realised price: $4,500
- Price range: $10 to $5,045,600

## Market Takeaway
Ernst Neizvestny shows very deep auction liquidity with 718 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $4,560. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 13 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-09.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($4,560\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,440 and $16,800.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 19% (91 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 48.3% (231 sales)
- $10,000\+: 32.6% (156 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 13
- Previous 12 months sales: 16
- Recent 12 months median: $700
- Previous 12 months median: $1,250
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-09
- Days since latest sale: 71
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Sotheby's: 449 lots
- Shapiro Auctions LLC: 73 lots
- Hermitage Fine Art: 44 lots
- RoGallery: 29 lots
- Christie's: 24 lots
- Auktionshaus Demessieur: 14 lots
- Joshua Kodner: 14 lots
- Bonhams: 12 lots
- Bruce Kodner Galleries: 10 lots
- Antique Arena Inc: 9 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-12-09 | ERNST NEIZVESTNY \(1925 \- 2016\), ATTRIBUTED TO Squirrel | Hermitage Fine Art | €200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ernst-neizvestny-1925-2016-attributed-to-squirrel-132-c-71f51556f6
2. 2025-12-09 | ERNST NEIZVESTNY \(1925 \- 2016\), ATTRIBUTED TO Frog | Hermitage Fine Art | €450 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ernst-neizvestny-1925-2016-attributed-to-frog-131-c-c6b965e746
3. 2024-11-09 | RUSSIAN NUDE HAND SIGNED ETCHING BY ERNST NEIZVESTNY | Antique Arena Inc | $500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-russian-nude-hand-signed-etching-by-ernst-neizvestny-10-c-ca4443083d
4. 2024-06-22 | RUSSIAN NUDE HAND SIGNED ETCHING BY ERNST NEIZVESTNY | Antique Arena Inc | $500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-russian-nude-hand-signed-etching-by-ernst-neizvestny-10-c-b59408fa1b
5. 2024-04-13 | RUSSIAN NUDE HAND SIGNED ETCHING BY ERNST NEIZVESTNY | Antique Arena Inc | $600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-russian-nude-hand-signed-etching-by-ernst-neizvestny-3-c-559433ca18
6. 2023-08-19 | MODERN COLOR LITHOGRAPH POSTER BY ERNST NEIZVESTNY | Antique Arena Inc | $10 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-modern-color-lithograph-poster-by-ernst-neizvestny-36-c-f4d4444ab3
7. 2023-01-26 | E\(mil\) Kiomelen Bronze Dancer | Barry S. Slosberg Inc | $170
8. 2022-06-26 | ERNST NEIZVESTNY \(1925\-2016\) \- Untitled | Hermitage Fine Art | €360
9. 2022-02-05 | A RUSSIAN ABSTRACT ETCHING BY ERNST NEIZVESTNY | Antique Arena Inc | $175 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-a-russian-abstract-etching-by-ernst-neizvestny-42-c-e8447f9be8
10. 2022-01-15 | RUSSIAN MIXED MEDIA PAINTING BY ERNST NEIZVESTNY | Antique Arena Inc | $2,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-russian-mixed-media-painting-by-ernst-neizvestny-14-c-8da4d9b9dc
11. 2021-11-03 | E \(dmund\) C. Coates Painting | Barry S. Slosberg Inc | $2,600
12. 2026-04-07 | ERNST NEIZVESTNY \(1925\-2016\) Hippopotamus | Hermitage Fine Art | €950 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ernst-neizvestny-1925-2016-hippopotamus-285-c-df244f7e9f
13. 2026-04-07 | ERNST NEIZVESTNY \(1925\-2016\) Bird | Hermitage Fine Art | €260 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ernst-neizvestny-1925-2016-bird-284-c-ac35b3b677
14. 2026-04-07 | ERNST NEIZVESTNY \(1925\-2016\) Frog | Hermitage Fine Art | €950 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ernst-neizvestny-1925-2016-frog-283-c-1396f31d3c
15. 2026-04-07 | ERNST NEIZVESTNY \(1925\-2016\) Mask | Hermitage Fine Art | €1,300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ernst-neizvestny-1925-2016-mask-282-c-3c77a4a839
16. 2026-04-07 | ERNST NEIZVESTNY \(1925\-2016\) Mask | Hermitage Fine Art | €2,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ernst-neizvestny-1925-2016-mask-281-c-c33bcaedc9
17. 2026-03-11 | A French satinwood crossbanded marquetry and mahogany baby grand piano by E | Roseberys | £3,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-a-french-satinwood-crossbanded-marquetry-and-mahogany-baby-grand-piano-by-e-105-c-744caa35da
18. 2025-10-21 | ERNST NEIZVESTNY \(1925 \- 2016\) Vladimir Vysotsky | Hermitage Fine Art | N/A
19. 2025-10-21 | ERNST NEIZVESTNY \(1925 \- 2016\) Mask | Hermitage Fine Art | €2,800
20. 2025-10-05 | Ernst Neizvestny, Lithograph on Paper, Nude Athletes, Signed & Numbered | Lion and Unicorn | $120
21. 2025-07-27 | Ernst Neizvestny \(Russian, 1925\-2016\), "Exploding Head" | New Orleans Auction Galleries | $9,250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ernst-neizvestny-russian-1925-2016-exploding-head-572-c-c144591b11
22. 2025-07-24 | ERNST NEIZVESTNY \(1925 \- 2016\), ATTRIBUTED TO Squirel | Hermitage Fine Art | N/A
23. 2025-07-24 | ERNST NEIZVESTNY \(1925 \- 2016\), ATTRIBUTED TO Frog | Hermitage Fine Art | N/A
24. 2025-07-24 | ERNST NEIZVESTNY \(1925 \- 2016\) Woman with raised arms | Hermitage Fine Art | €2,600

## Comparable Artists To Watch
- [Paul Nash](https://appraisily.com/artist/paul-nash-uo1cf4odks/): This artist is worth monitoring for similar auction volume and collector demand.
- [Reuben Nakian](https://appraisily.com/artist/reuben-nakian-9rnnryo0ll/): This artist is worth monitoring for similar auction volume and collector demand.
- [John W Nieto](https://appraisily.com/artist/john-w-nieto-d664fsop1m/): This artist is worth monitoring for similar auction volume and collector demand.

## Related Artists
- [Leroy Neimann](https://appraisily.com/artist/leroy-neimann/)
- [Sidney Robert Nolan](https://appraisily.com/artist/sidney-robert-nolan/)
- [Helmut Newton](https://appraisily.com/artist/helmut-newton/)
- [Yoshitomo Nara](https://appraisily.com/artist/yoshitomo-nara/)
- [George Nakashima](https://appraisily.com/artist/george-nakashima/)
- [Leonardo Nierman](https://appraisily.com/artist/leonardo-nierman/)
- [Ugo Nespolo](https://appraisily.com/artist/ugo-nespolo/)
- [Wallace Nutting](https://appraisily.com/artist/wallace-nutting/)

## JSON Source
https://appraisily.com/api/scraper-search/artists/ernst-neizvestny/seo-profile