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Abel Lee
1 priced sales: too few for a median. (priced sales, n = 1 · as of 10 Oct 2026)
About the artist4
Abel Lee sündis 1918.a. Jõhvis. Ta arendas oma andi Tallinna Kunsti Akadeemias. Pärast Rootsis ja Soomes elamist emigreerus Lee Kanadasse 1951. a. Lee impressionistlik abstraktne graafiline kunst jälgib sümbolismi, kuju ja värvi. Ta kunsti teemad on peamiselt inimloomus. Lee töötas graafika kunstnikuna Ontario valitsusele Kanadas. KOGUD: Suurbritannias, Eestis. NÄITUSED: Eestis, Rootsis, USAs ja Kanadas. AUHINNAD: Ontario provintsi Pühendunud teenistus tahvel, 1983.a. Esimene auhind Eesti Kunstnikke Koondis Torontos 35.a. juubelnäitusel, 1990.a. FILMID-DVD’d: Lee kohta tehti 60. minutiline film 1977.a. nimega “Loo Abel Leega” (film). “Tuhande ilmega Abel Lee”, rezhisöör Vaado Sarapuu, Eesti Kunstide Keskus, 2002 (DVD). MUU TEGEVUS: Eesti Kunstnikke Koondis Torontos asutajaliige ja esimene president, 1956-57.a., praegu auliige. Colour and Form Society [Värvi ja kuju koondis](Toronto, 1952) asutaja liige ja endine president. On eluaegne auliige. Eesti Kunstide Keskuse asutajaliige ja siiani juhatuse liige. Lee on vastutav EKK kunstikogu eest. Samuti juhib ta EKK Kultuuri Fondi Komitee tegevust. Lee oli Eesti Kunstide Keskuse Fine Art laureaat 1978. a. LOETELUD: International Directory of Arts Worldwide Bio-bibliographical Encyclopedia of Contemporary Art of Ex libris
Tekst: HAUS galerii · Source on haus.ee · read 10 Oct 2026
Every sale, 2009-2023
The chart is drawn from 5 prices it can place (the sales' hammer prices and the unsold lots' starts); this window has 2. Here are all 2 lots of the window · as of 10 Oct 2026.
| Sale | Work | Technique | Size | Start | Hammer | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2023 | Abstraktne ruum, 1969 | Guašš, segatehnika, paber | 25.9 × 30.8 cm | € 1 800 | € 1 800start € 1 800 | Sold |
| 27 Apr 2018 | Naine kõrvarõngastega, 1980 | Guašš, segatehnika, paber | 40.5 × 28.5 cm | € 700 | Unsold-start € 700 | Unsold |
Price by the decade the work was made
- too few sales (under 10)
| Decade | Lots | Priced sales | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1960 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 1970 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 | - |
Top lots (HAUS)
- Abstraktne ruum, 1969€ 1 800start € 1 800 · ×1.00
- Figuurid, 1977€ 320start € 320 · ×1.00
The highest hammer prices among the artist's 2 priced sales · as of 10 Oct 2026
Records over time
Highest result · HAUS
€ 1 800
- 5 Nov 2023Abstraktne ruum, 1969HAUS · previous record € 320€ 1 800
- 2 May 2011Figuurid, 1977HAUS · first sale€ 320
- priced sales, n = 2 · as of 10 Oct 2026
Works
Latest sales
| Sale | Work | Technique | Size | Start | Hammer | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2023 | Abstraktne ruum, 1969 | Guašš, segatehnika, paber | 25.9 × 30.8 cm | € 1 800 | € 1 800start € 1 800 | Sold |
| 27 Apr 2018 | Naine kõrvarõngastega, 1980 | Guašš, segatehnika, paber | 40.5 × 28.5 cm | € 700 | Unsold-start € 700 | Unsold |
| 6 Oct 2014 | Aken, 1969 | segatehnika, paber | 71 × 58.5 cm | € 700 | Unsold-start € 700 | Unsold |
| 6 Oct 2014 | Liblikas, 1971 | segatehnika, paber | 53 × 54.5 cm | € 600 | Unsold-start € 600 | Unsold |
| 2 May 2011 | Figuurid, 1977 | Monotüüpia | 34.5 × 42.5 cm | € 320 | € 320start € 320 | Sold |
Source: HAUS auction results · the artist's own works only · hammer prices excluding buyer's premium · as of 10 Oct 2026
All sales (6)Report an errorHow to cite: HAUS Kunstiindeks. Abel Lee, sales history 2009-2023. HAUS galerii, as of 10 Oct 2026.
Notes and sources
- Source: HAUS auction results, as of 10 Oct 2026. Statistics count only priced sales of the artist's own works at regular auctions; attributed, charity and primary-market lots are kept apart.
- The median and hammer ÷ start are shown from 10 sales; with a smaller sample the page shows “Too few sales” and the sample size.
- Lots left out are listed in the sales tables; they do not count in the median, the turnover or the records.
- The text is HAUS galerii's own text about the artist, read from the HAUS website and shown as plain text only.