Jüri Arrak “Human”, 2000.
At Allee gallery’s graphics auction held on the 16th of October 2021, more than 90% of the available pieces found new owners. Hosted by art historian and critic Harry Liivrand, the most expensive piece of the auction ended up being Jüri Arrak’s “Human” from 2000 that sold for €10,800. The next highest bids were for Eduard Wiiralt’s famous “Viljandi landscape” and the very rare “Portrait of Catherine Boullaire”.
It was great to see that graphic prints and drawings are becoming more respected and popular among Estonian art fans. The most talked-about pieces were from the 1970s – several by Arrak as well as Leonhard Lapin’s “Woman-machine” series and Kaljo Põllu’s folkloric works. From the 1980s, the favorites were Tõnis Vint’s letterpressed prints and all five of Vive Tolli’s available works.
Kaljo Põllu “For Mother Earth”, 1975.
The TOP 5 of Allee’s 2021 graphics auction:
1. Jüri Arrak “Human”, 2000. 10 800 Eur
2. Eduard Wiiralt “Viljandi landscape”, 1943. 9200 Eur
3. Eduard Wiiralt “Portrait of Catherine Boullaire”, 1948. 8600 Eur
4. Jüri Arrak “Games around the tree”, 1976. 7400 Eur
5. Kaljo Põllu “For Mother Earth”,1975. 4700 Eur
We would like to thank all of the clients who brought these great pieces to us and everyone who took part – the numbers greatly exceeded our expectations!
We will see you soon, at the classical art auction on the 30th of October!