Artist · Painting · HAUS
Paul Liivak
Median hammer price € 2 350 (n = 11); total hammer ÷ total start ×2.47 (n = 10). (priced sales, n = 11 · as of 10 Oct 2026)
About the artist4
Graafik Paul Liivak (1900 Ambla vald - 1942 Leningrad) lõpetas 1918. aastal Tallinna Kunsttööstuskooli ning 1922. aastal kunstikooli ”Pallas”. Liivakult pärineb nii tušijoonistusi kui puugravüüre, ent linoollõike praktiseerimises oli tema üks esimesi Eestis.
Tekst: HAUS galerii · Source on haus.ee · read 10 Oct 2026
Lots sold
11
Turnover
€ 42 750
Median
€ 2 350
Highest
€ 12 100
Hammer ÷ start
×2.47
Lots in all
11
Every sale, 1998-2025
Sirelid, 2023 · € 12 100
highest result
highest result
Lots
- Priced sale in statistics (n = 11)
- Highest result
- Lots per year (peak 2022: 3)
results: sold 11 · lots n = 11, of them priced sales 11, outside statistics 0 · as of 10 Oct 2026As a tableCSV ↓
| Sale | Work | Technique | Size | Start | Hammer | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 2025 | Seenelised, 1939 | Puugravüür | 39.5 × 44.4 cm | € 1 400 | € 1 400 | Sold |
| 2 Nov 2024 | Rand, 1920ndad | Akvarell | 24.6 × 26.5 cm | € 1 600 | € 5 300 | Sold |
| 8 May 2024 | Seenelised, 1939 | Puugravüür | 39.4 × 44.4 cm | € 1 400 | € 1 800 | Sold |
| 4 May 2024 | Kolm mändi, 1920ndad | Akvarell | 24.5 × 60.5 cm | € 2 400 | € 7 100 | Sold |
| 4 Nov 2023 | Sirelid, 1920 - 1930ndad | Õli, lõuend | 56.5 × 69.3 cm | € 3 200 | € 12 100 | Sold |
| 3 Nov 2022 | Kevad, 1920 - 1930ndad | Tušš, paber | 32.6 × 37.2 cm | € 1 600 | € 3 600 | Sold |
| 3 Nov 2022 | Otepää, 1933 - 1934 | Linoollõige | 25.7 × 27.5 cm | € 500 | € 1 300 | Sold |
| 14 May 2022 | Kolm mändi, 1920ndad | Akvarell | 24.5 × 60.5 cm | € 1 600 | € 4 200 | Sold |
| 7 May 2021 | Metsa vahel, 1930ndad | Tušš, paber | 37.8 × 43.5 cm | € 1 200 | € 1 900 | Sold |
| 25 Apr 2019 | Lilled, 1925 | õli, vineer | 62.5 × 63 cm | € 0 | € 1 700 | Sold |
| 1 Nov 2018 | Rannamännid, 1920 | Akvarell | 41.6 × 49.5 cm | € 1 700 | € 2 350 | Sold |
Price by technique2
The technique is the catalogue's first technique word; techniques with fewer than 10 lots are on their group's row "Other and undetermined". The median and hammer ÷ start show from 10 sales. Hammer prices exclude the buyer's premium.
| Technique as catalogued | Lots | Priced sales | Median | Highest | Hammer ÷ start | Multiple n | Sold at the start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Painting | 6 | 6 | too fewn 6 | € 12 100 | -n 5 | 5 | - |
| Prints | 3 | 3 | too fewn 3 | € 1 800 | -n 3 | 3 | - |
| Drawing | 2 | 2 | too fewn 2 | € 3 600 | -n 2 | 2 | - |
| Total | 11 | 11 | € 2 350n 11 | € 12 100 | ×2.47n 10 | 10 | 1 |
Source: auction results, the last 10 years · priced sales, n = 11 · as of 10 Oct 2026CSV ↓
Price by the decade the work was made
- too few sales (under 10)
priced sales, n = 15 · as of 10 Oct 2026As a tableCSV ↓
| Decade | Lots | Priced sales | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 9 | 8 | - |
| 1930 | 9 | 7 | - |
Top lots (HAUS)
- Sirelid, 1920 - 1930ndad€ 12 100start € 3 200 · ×3.78
- Kolm mändi, 1920ndad€ 7 100start € 2 400 · ×2.96
- Kolm mändi, 1920ndad€ 7 100start € 1 350 · ×5.26
- Rand, 1920ndad€ 5 300start € 1 600 · ×3.31
- Kolm mändi, 1920ndad€ 4 200start € 1 600 · ×2.63
- Kevad, 1920 - 1930ndad€ 3 600start € 1 600 · ×2.25
- Talu mändide vahel, 1924€ 2 365start € 1 214 · ×1.95
- Rannamännid, 1920€ 2 350start € 1 700 · ×1.38
The highest hammer prices among the artist's 17 priced sales · as of 10 Oct 2026
Records over time
Highest result · HAUS
€ 12 100
- 4 Nov 2023Sirelid, 1920 - 1930ndadHAUS · previous record € 7 100€ 12 100
- 6 Apr 2015Kolm mändi, 1920ndadHAUS · previous record € 2 365€ 7 100
- 20 Apr 2006Talu mändide vahel, 1924HAUS · previous record € 1 662€ 2 365
- 24 Apr 2003Vällamäe maastik, 1930HAUS · previous record € 1 055€ 1 662
- 26 Oct 1998RANNAMAASTIK, 1920HAUS · first sale€ 1 055
- priced sales, n = 17 · as of 10 Oct 2026
Works
Seenelised, 1939€ 1 400 € 1 400start € 1 400 · ×1.00
Rand, 1920ndad€ 1 600 € 5 300start € 1 600 · ×3.31
Seenelised, 1939€ 1 400 € 1 800start € 1 400 · ×1.29
Kolm mändi, 1920ndad€ 2 400 € 7 100start € 2 400 · ×2.96
Sirelid, 1920 - 1930ndad€ 3 200 € 12 100start € 3 200 · ×3.78
Kevad, 1920 - 1930ndad€ 1 600 € 3 600start € 1 600 · ×2.25
Otepää, 1933 - 1934€ 500 € 1 300start € 500 · ×2.60
Kolm mändi, 1920ndad€ 1 600 € 4 200start € 1 600 · ×2.63
Latest sales
| Sale | Work | Technique | Size | Start | Hammer | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 2025 | Seenelised, 1939 | Puugravüür | 39.5 × 44.4 cm | € 1 400 | € 1 400start € 1 400 | Sold |
| 2 Nov 2024 | Rand, 1920ndad | Akvarell | 24.6 × 26.5 cm | € 1 600 | € 5 300start € 1 600 | Sold |
| 8 May 2024 | Seenelised, 1939 | Puugravüür | 39.4 × 44.4 cm | € 1 400 | € 1 800start € 1 400 | Sold |
| 4 May 2024 | Kolm mändi, 1920ndad | Akvarell | 24.5 × 60.5 cm | € 2 400 | € 7 100start € 2 400 | Sold |
| 4 Nov 2023 | Sirelid, 1920 - 1930ndad | Õli, lõuend | 56.5 × 69.3 cm | € 3 200 | € 12 100start € 3 200 | Sold |
Source: HAUS auction results · the artist's own works only · hammer prices excluding buyer's premium · as of 10 Oct 2026
All sales (20)Report an errorHow to cite: HAUS Kunstiindeks. Paul Liivak, sales history 1998-2025. 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.