Artists/Vija Celmins
Vija Celmins: Auction Results & Market Statistics
Vija Celmins (b. 1938) has 80 recorded auction sales between 2007 and 2025, totaling $37.1M in hammer-price volume. Statistics are computed from the Art Market API auction database and updated regularly.
Sold lots
80
Total volume
$37.1M
hammer prices, USD
Average price
$463,163
Auction record
$7.7M
Sell-through rate
78%
share of offered lots that sold
Sold above estimate
45%
share of sold lots beating the high estimate
2007peak $9.8M2025
Volume by category
Yearly auction performance
| Year | Lots sold | Total volume | Average price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | $27,432 | $9,144 |
| 2024 | 11 | $3.2M | $291,243 |
| 2023 | 10 | $2.4M | $238,700 |
| 2022 | 14 | $4.3M | $304,392 |
| 2021 | 13 | $7.9M | $607,555 |
| 2020 | 11 | $9.8M | $890,271 |
| 2019 | 11 | $4.4M | $400,039 |
| 2018 | 2 | $789,530 | $394,765 |
| 2017 | 1 | $4.2M | $4.2M |
| 2016 | 1 | $21,250 | $21,250 |
| 2014 | 1 | $24,050 | $24,050 |
| 2011 | 1 | $12,500 | $12,500 |
| 2007 | 1 | $22,000 | $22,000 |
Query this data programmatically
Every figure on this page is computed from the Art Market API's auction database.Vija Celmins's complete lot-level auction history is available as structured JSON, filterable by date, price, category, and more.
curl "https://api.artmarketapi.com/api/v1/auction_records?artist=5ce31ad3bf16530017ba4392&limit=10" \
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