Ilya Kabakov

Russian | 1933 - 2023

Ilya Kabakov was a Russian Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1933.

How much does an Ilya Kabakov cost?

Ilya Kabakov's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices of up to 2,447,010 USD for paintings, and 476,517 USD for works on papers.In the past 12 months, his paintings have averaged 91,788 USD, while his installation art have sold for an average of 35,000 USD.

What is Ilya Kabakov's most expensive painting?

Since 2003 the record price for this artist at auction is 2,447,010 USD for Holidays #10, sold at Phillips London in 2011.

Where can I see Ilya Kabakov's works?

His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Ermolaevsky Lane have featured Ilya Kabakov's work in the past.

Ilya Kabakov in the news

Ilya Kabakov has been featured in articles for ArtDaily, Art Viewer and H A P P E N I N G. The most recent article is Stepping into Art: Major Installation Shows written for Aesthetica in July 2026. The artist died in 2023.

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At Auction

Notable Lots

THE APPLES ARE RIPE! , 2008

By Ilya Kabakov

Nikolai Petrovich , 2004

By Ilya Kabakov

CONDITIONAL REFLEX , 1964

By Ilya Kabakov

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Recent Auction Results

A minimalist grid of five black rectangular shapes on a neutral background.

Mixed lot of 2 portfolios , 1974–94

By Ilya Kabakov

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A minimalist book cover featuring a geometric collage of spheres and cubes on a neutral background.

Passez, je vous prie, et asseyez-vous ici, sur cette chaise / 'Go through, please and sit down here, on this chair' , 1987

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A minimalist book cover featuring a geometric collage and Russian text.

Si tu ne ranges pas, ce sera le désordre... / 'If you don't tidy up, there'll be a mess...' , 1987

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Current Exhibitions

Drawings: From the Permanent Collection and More

National Arts Club

Gramercy Park | New York | USA

28 Sep, 2026 - 29 Oct, 2026

Luzhniki. There Is A Place For History. On The 70th Anniversary Of Sports Complex

Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Gogolevsky Boulevard

Moscow | Russia

31 Jul, 2026 - 29 Nov, 2026

Collection as Cosmos. A different perspective on time with the new collection display

Van Abbemuseum

Eindhoven | Netherlands

06 Jun, 2026 - 02 May, 2030

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Articles

Stepping into Art: Major Installation Shows

Aesthetica 18 Jul, 2026

Installation art is about experience. The focus is on how the viewer interacts with the work, providing an intense or lasting impression.

Exhibition of selected works from the Valeria Rodnianski collection on view at Beck & Eggeling gallery

ArtDaily 10 Jun, 2026

Art from War to War: Chasing Butterflies on the Verge of a Cliff unfolds across a historical arc marked by two violent turning points: the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961.

PLAN B – PART 1: RED at Dvir Gallery, Paris

Art Viewer 12 Jan, 2026

Red is the first color to enter our world. It pulses behind closed eyelids, floods the skin when we’re born, and warms the earliest stories told around fire.

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