Artist · Painting · HAUS
René Kari
5 priced sales: too few for a median. (priced sales, n = 5 · as of 10 Oct 2026)
About the artist4
HARIDUS
1972-1976 Tallinna Pedagoogiline Instituut, joonistamise, joonestamise ja tööõpetuse õpetaja eriala 1973-1976 Villu Tootsi kirjakunstikool
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Vabakutseline maalikunstnik, Eesti Kunstnike Liidu liige
ÜHISKONDLIK TEGEVUS
Eesti Vabariigi sini-must-valge trikoloori sinise tooni värvietaloni autor 1988 ERSP asutajaliige 1989 Ühenduse Res Publica asutajaliige Eesti Kongressi delegaat
PERSONAALNÄITUSED (VALIK)
1982 Kunstihoone galerii, Tallinn 1988 Draakoni galerii, Tallinn 1990 Estonian Art Fund Gallery, Helsingi 1992 Estonian Cultural Fund Gallery, Berliin 2001 "No conception - just fun and beauty", Kunstihoone galerii, Tallinn 2004 "Miami Beach", Gallery Viviann Napp, Tallinn
OLULISEMAD ÜHISNÄITUSED
1978 Noorte Kunstnike Näitus, Tartu Osalemine Tallinna kevadnäitustel ja vabariiklikel sügisnäitustel 1983 Eesti Maal, Riia 1985 Noorte Maalitriennaal, Vilnius 1987 Eesti Kunst, Moskva 1988 ARS ESTONICA 88, Helsingi, Tampere 1988 Eesti Maailma Festival, Melbourne 1990 Balti Maalitriennaal, Vilnius 1990 Grupinäitused Prantsusmaal ja USA-s 1998 „Valiku vabadus“, Tallinna Kunstihoone 2000 "Eesti maalikunst aastatuhande vahetusel" Saksamaal jm
Tekst: HAUS galerii · Source on haus.ee · read 10 Oct 2026
Every sale, 2008-2024
- Sale, hammer ÷ start (n = 5)
- Lots per year (peak 2021: 3)
| Sale | Work | Technique | Size | Start | Hammer | Hammer ÷ start | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2024 | Paralleelid, 2014 | Õli, masoniit | 73 × 37 cm | € 2 600 | - | - | Unsold |
| 15 May 2022 | Kompositsioon XVI, 1991 | Õli, masoniit | 75 × 75 cm | € 2 400 | € 3 700 | ×1.54 | Sold |
| 13 Nov 2021 | K 10, 1996 | Õli, masoniit | 75 × 75 cm | € 3 100 | € 3 100 | ×1.00 | Sold |
| 13 Nov 2021 | K 8, 1996 | Õli, masoniit | 75 × 75 cm | € 3 100 | € 3 100 | ×1.00 | Sold |
| 8 May 2021 | Veekandja, 1986 | Õli, masoniit | 109 × 129.5 cm | € 3 800 | € 5 600 | ×1.47 | Sold |
| 15 May 2020 | RK-XVI, 1998 | Õli, papp | 110 × 110 cm | € 4 900 | € 5 800 | ×1.18 | 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 | 5 | too fewn 5 | € 5 800 | -n 5 | 5 | - |
| Total | 6 | 5 | -n 5 | € 5 800 | -n 5 | 5 | - |
Price by the decade the work was made
- too few sales (under 10)
| Decade | Lots | Priced sales | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 1990 | 4 | 4 | - |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | - |
Top lots (HAUS)
- RK-XVI, 1998€ 5 800start € 4 900 · ×1.18
- Veekandja, 1986€ 5 600start € 3 800 · ×1.47
- Kompositsioon XVI, 1991€ 3 700start € 2 400 · ×1.54
- K 10, 1996€ 3 100start € 3 100 · ×1.00
- K 8, 1996€ 3 100start € 3 100 · ×1.00
The highest hammer prices among the artist's 5 priced sales · as of 10 Oct 2026
Records over time
Highest result · HAUS
€ 5 800
- 15 May 2020RK-XVI, 1998HAUS · first sale€ 5 800
- priced sales, n = 5 · as of 10 Oct 2026
Works
Latest sales
| Sale | Work | Technique | Size | Start | Hammer | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2024 | Paralleelid, 2014 | Õli, masoniit | 73 × 37 cm | € 2 600 | Unsold-start € 2 600 | Unsold |
| 15 May 2022 | Kompositsioon XVI, 1991 | Õli, masoniit | 75 × 75 cm | € 2 400 | € 3 700start € 2 400 | Sold |
| 13 Nov 2021 | K 10, 1996 | Õli, masoniit | 75 × 75 cm | € 3 100 | € 3 100start € 3 100 | Sold |
| 13 Nov 2021 | K 8, 1996 | Õli, masoniit | 75 × 75 cm | € 3 100 | € 3 100start € 3 100 | Sold |
| 8 May 2021 | Veekandja, 1986 | Õli, masoniit | 109 × 129.5 cm | € 3 800 | € 5 600start € 3 800 | Sold |
Source: HAUS auction results · the artist's own works only · hammer prices excluding buyer's premium · as of 10 Oct 2026
All sales (8)Report an errorHow to cite: HAUS Kunstiindeks. René Kari, sales history 2008-2024. 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.