Nikos Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Nikos Art Value Price Guide

Jun. 10, 2026
Nikos Kessanlis (1930 - 2004) Untitled
Est: €500 - €700
Signed and dated lower left: Nikos, 86 Watercolour
Psatharis Auctions
May. 27, 2026
Nikos KESSANLIS (1930-2004) Metastructure
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
signed in Greek and dated lower right
Vergos Auctions P.C.
May. 20, 2026
NIKOS KESSANLIS (1930-2004) Sans titre, 1958
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
NIKOS KESSANLIS (1930-2004) Sans titre, 1958 signé et daté « NIKOS 58 » (en bas à droite) pastel et technique mixte sur papier marouflé sur toile 78 x 57 cm. (30.7 × 22.4 in) Pastel and mixed media on paper mounted on canvas
Bonhams
May. 20, 2026
NIKOS KESSANLIS (1930-2004) L'animale blu
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
NIKOS KESSANLIS (1930-2004) L'animale blu signé et daté « NIKOS 57 » (en bas à droite) signé, daté et titré « NIKOS - 1957 / L'animale blu / No 21 » (au revers) huile sur toile 35 x 49 cm. (13.8 × 19.3 in) Oil on canvas
Bonhams
May. 09, 2026
Nikos Kessanlis (Greek, 1930-2004) (AR)
Est: €1,200 - €1,800
Nikos Kessanlis (Greek, 1930-2004) (AR) Untitled, 1958 Mixed media on paper mount on canvas, 24.80 x 34.80 cm Signed and dated lower left. Frame: 36.20 x 46.50 cm.
Loudos Auctions
May. 05, 2026
KESSANLIS NIKOS (1930 - 2004) - FIORI
Est: €4,000 - €5,000
KESSANLIS NIKOS (1930 - 2004). FIORI. signature and date on the reverse: signature, title and date PROVENANCE Private Collection, Rome. 100 x 80 cm. 1957.
Capitolium Art
Feb. 24, 2026
NIKOS KESSANLIS (1930-2004) "AMAZON". A SEVENTIES POLISHED BRONZE ART SCULPTURE
Est: €250 - €350
Nikos KESSANLIS (1930-2004) "Amazon". A seventies polished bronze art sculpture. On a travertin base. Signed and numbered 45/100. 20th century. H: 48 cm
Ostantix Auctions
Feb. 10, 2026
KESSANLIS NIKOS (1930 - 2004) - UNTITLED
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
KESSANLIS NIKOS (1930 - 2004). UNTITLED. Signature and date On the back: signature and personal dedication PROVENANCE Private collection, Rome. 170 x 60 cm. 1952.
Capitolium Art
Dec. 16, 2025
NIKOS KESSANLIS (Thessaloniki, 1930 - Athens, 2004) "Moulins".1957. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower margin.
Est: €21,000 - €22,000
NIKOS KESSANLIS (Thessaloniki, 1930 - Athens, 2004) "Moulins".1957. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower margin. Measurements: 140 x 180 cm. The painting "Moulins" presents a pictorial field of great dynamism. On a light blue background, forms that evoke propellers or blades in movement are articulated. These forms are deployed by curved lines and arcs in a more intense blue, which seem to rotate around small red nuclei, sometimes with green strokes that intermingle with the background or cross it. The canvas is not completely covered: white or unpainted areas reveal the texture of the support and generate a sense of air and vibration, reinforcing the idea of movement. The composition is not centered on a single point, but the energy is dispersed in different directions, suggesting a centrifugal or rotating dynamic, almost as if the wind or kinetic energy became visible. The chromatic palette (blues, reds, greens and whites) creates cold and warm hallmarks, light and shadow, density and emptiness, accentuating the sense of rotation. The brushstroke is free and gestural, close to lyrical abstraction or informalism. The title "Moulins" orients the reading towards cyclical movement, energy and transformation. The propellers or blades can be interpreted as symbols of vital force, as visual structures of movement itself, a constant preoccupation of post-war European art. The blue background could allude to space, air or sea, areas where movement is fluid and elusive. The red nuclei, in contrast, anchor the movement, marking centers of energy. The whole ensemble suggests a tension between order and chaos, between structure and spontaneity. In 1957, Kessalins was at an early stage of abstract experimentation, after his training in Athens and his first years in Rome. He had not yet developed his "Mec-Art" (1960s), in which he would explore the fusion between art and technology through photomechanical procedures and industrial materials. During the 1950s, however, his painting is placed in the sphere of European Informalism, in dialogue with artists such as Jean Fautrier, Hans Hartung or Emilio Vedova. In this phase, Kessanlis seeks to translate pictorial energy into form and color, exploring gesture, rhythm and texture. "Moulins" belongs to this period of lyrical or gestural abstraction, where the main interest is to capture the movement and vibration of the pictorial matter. Nikos Kessanlis was taught by Spyropoulos and Nikolaou (1944-1948) and studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts (1950-1955) with Yiannis Moralis. He also attended the School of Art Conservation in Rome (1955-1959) on a scholarship from the Italian Institute of Athens, and simultaneously took classes in mural painting and engraving at the Scuola delle Arti Ornamentali di San Giacomo. In the 1950s, Kessanlis' work reflected the trends of informal art and abstract expressionism. In Paris during the 1960s, he aligned himself ideologically with the New Realists and, together with French colleagues, played a key role in the creation of mec-art. His return to Greece in 1980 as a professor at the Athens School of Fine Arts, his term as rector (1991-1995) and the relocation of the Academy's workshops to premises on Peiraios Street attest to his social commitment to the visual arts in Greece. The structure of the image, the importance of gesture and the question of multiple reproduction, as well as the involvement of the viewer in the final result, have been some of his constant concerns throughout his career. He has had more than 30 solo exhibitions, both in Greece and abroad. The Metropolitan Museum of Art of Athens (MMCA) dedicated a major retrospective to him in 1997. He represented Greece at the 1988 Venice Biennale. He also created "Queue for Omonia Square Metro Station" in Athens in 2000. In addition, he has exhibited his work in numerous international group shows, such as "Nouvelles aventures de l'objet" (Paris, 1961) and "Three proposals for a new Greek sculpture" (Venice, 1964). He is an internationally acclaimed artist, who received the Modigliani Prize (1959), an honorary mention at the Sao Paulo Biennial (1961), the Lissone Prize and first prize at the Salon de Montrouge (1997).
Setdart Auction House
Dec. 12, 2025
Nikos Kessanlis (1930-2004) Greek
Est: €10,000 - €15,000
Nikos Kessanlis (1930-2004) ; oil on canvas, 1958 / framed ; dimensions 66 x 92 cm (26 x 36 1/4 in.) ; frame size 70 x 96 cm (27 1/2 x 38 in.) ; signed and dated lower right corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL €650 , National post with tracking service €450 / Shipping to EU, Middle Assia - DHL €520 , National post with tracking service €380
Art-Torg
Dec. 10, 2025
Nikos KESSANLIS - Untitled, c. 1960 (Rome)
Est: €1,500 - €2,800
Title: Untitled, c. 1960 (Rome) oil on canvas signed lower right signed on the reverse
Cypria Auctions
Nov. 19, 2025
NIKOS KESSANLIS (1930-2004) Terra Incontro
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
NIKOS KESSANLIS (1930-2004) Terra Incontro signé et daté ' K. NIKOS 1960' en bas au centre; signé, titré et daté ' Kessanlis Nikos / Febraio 1960/ terra-incontro' au revers huile et technique mixte sur toile 129 x 99,5 cm. (50 13/16 x 39in.) Peint en 1960. signed and dated ' K. NIKOS 1960' lower right; signed, titled and dated ' Kessanlis Nikos / Febraio 1960/ terra-incontro' on the reverse oil and mixed media on canvas
Bonhams
Oct. 17, 2025
Nikos Kessanlis (1930-2004) Greek
Est: €10,000 - €15,000
Nikos Kessanlis (1930-2004) ; oil on canvas / 1957 ; dimensions 67 x 97 cm (26 1/3 x 38 1/4 in.) ; frame size 77 x 107 cm (30 1/3 x 42 1/4 in.) ; signed and dated lower right corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL €650 , National post with tracking service €450 / Shipping to EU, Middle Assia - DHL €520 , National post with tracking service €380
Art-Torg
May. 28, 2025
Nikos KESSANLIS (1930-2004) Hommage a Velázquez
Est: €8,000 - €12,000
signed in Greek on the reverse
Vergos Auctions P.C.
May. 28, 2025
Nikos KESSANLIS (1930-2004) Presenza
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
signed lower left: Nikos, dated on reverse: 1959 title on the reverse
Vergos Auctions P.C.
May. 21, 2025
NIKOS KESSANLIS (1930-2004) Couple au parc
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
NIKOS KESSANLIS (1930-2004) Couple au parc signé en grec en bas à droite tempera sur papier 23,5 x 33,5 cm. (9 1/16 x 13in.) Peint c. 1954. signed in Greek lower right tempera on paper
Bonhams
May. 21, 2025
NIKOS KESSANLIS (1930-2004) Gesture
Est: €12,000 - €18,000
NIKOS KESSANLIS (1930-2004) Gesture signé et daté ' Nikos 58' en bas au centre huile, papier et plâtre sur toile 60 x 120 cm. (23 5/8 x 47 1/4in.) Peint en 1958. signed and dated ' Nikos 58' lower centre oil, paper and plaster on canvas
Bonhams
May. 21, 2025
NIKOS KESSANLIS (1930-2004) Abstrait
Est: €10,000 - €15,000
NIKOS KESSANLIS (1930-2004) Abstrait signé et daté ' K. NIKOS 60' en bas à gauche et en bas à droite technique mixte sur toile 86 x 72 cm. (33 7/8 x 28 3/8in.) Peint en 1960. signed and dated ' K. NIKOS 60' lower left and lower right mixed media on canvas
Bonhams
May. 21, 2025
NIKOS KESSANLIS (1930-2004) Peupliers
Est: €20,000 - €30,000
NIKOS KESSANLIS (1930-2004) Peupliers signé ' NIKOS' en bas à droite technique mixte, acrylique et papier sur toile 180 x 180 cm. (70 7/8 x 70 7/8in.) signed ' NIKOS' lower right mixed media, acrylic and paper on canvas
Bonhams
May. 21, 2025
NIKOS KESSANLIS (1930-2004) Sans titre / La fête
Est: €12,000 - €18,000
NIKOS KESSANLIS (1930-2004) Sans titre / La fête signé ' NIKOS' en bas au centre; signé ' Nikos' au revers image photographique traitée sur toile 124,5 x 120 cm. signed ' NIKOS' lower centre; signed ' Nikos' on the reverse photographic image processed on canvas
Bonhams
May. 05, 2025
KESSANLIS NIKOS (1930 - 2004) - SCHERZO 4
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
KESSANLIS NIKOS (1930 - 2004). SCHERZO 4 . signature and date at the back: signature, date and title PROVENANCE Private collection, Rome. 129 x 95 cm. 1957.
Capitolium Art
Mar. 12, 2025
Nikos KESSANLIS (1930-2004) Untitled
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
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Vergos Auctions P.C.
Dec. 11, 2024
Nikos KESSANLIS (1930-2004) Untitled (c. 1960)
Est: €8,000 - €12,000
signed in Greek lower left
Vergos Auctions P.C.
Dec. 05, 2024
*NIKOS (KESSANLIS) (1930 - 2005) ‘Three figures’ 1965
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
Signed & dated acrylic on canvas 95x75 cm
Hellenic Auctions
Dec. 05, 2024
NIKOS (KESSANLIS) (1930 - 2005) Figures 1961
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Signed & dated oil on canvas 70x50 cm
Hellenic Auctions
Dec. 05, 2024
*NIKOS (KESSANLIS) (1930 - 2005) Allegorical composition 1966
Est: €4,000 - €5,000
Signed oil on canvas 90x95 cm
Hellenic Auctions
Dec. 04, 2024
Nikos KESSANLIS
Est: €20,000 - €30,000
Nikos KESSANLIS Peinture (Trottoir d'Athènes 1) - 1982 Technique mixte sur toile Signée, datée et située en bas au centre "Nikos, 1982, Athènes", contresignée, datée et titrée au dos "Nikos 1982, Trottoir d'Athènes 1" 300.0 x 200.0 cm Provenance : Acquis directement auprès de l'artiste par l'actuel propriétaire Expositions : Venise, Biennale, Pavillon grec, juin-septembre 1988, reproduit Bibliographie : G. Tzirtzilakis, "Nikos Kessanlis", Editions Adam, Athènes, 1998, reproduit en couleurs p. 405 Un certificat du Nikos Kessanlis Estate sera remis à l'acquéreur. Mixed media on canvas; signed, dated and located lower centre, signed again, dated and titled on the reverse Nikos KESSANLIS 300.0 x 200.0 cm Mixed media on canvas; signed, dated and located lower centre, signed again, dated and titled on the reverse
Artcurial
Nov. 20, 2024
NIKOS KESSANLIS (1930-2004) Fantasmagorie identitaire
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
NIKOS KESSANLIS (1930-2004) Fantasmagorie identitaire signé ' NIKOS' en bas au centre image photographique traitée sur toile 70,5 x 50 cm. (27 9/16 x 19 11/16in.) signed ' NIKOS' lower centre processed photographic imaging on canvas
Bonhams
Nov. 20, 2024
NIKOS KESSANLIS (1930-2004) Terra in Contro
Est: €7,000 - €9,000
NIKOS KESSANLIS (1930-2004) Terra in Contro signé et daté ' K. NIKOS 1960' en bas au centre; signé, titré et daté ' Kessanlis Nikos / Febraio 1960/ terra-incontro' au revers huile et technique mixte sur toile 129 x 99,5 cm. (50 13/16 x 39in.) Peint en 1960. signed and dated ' K. NIKOS 1960' lower right; signed, titled and dated ' Kessanlis Nikos / Febraio 1960/ terra-incontro' on the reverse oil and mixed media on canvas
Bonhams
Nov. 20, 2024
NIKOS KESSANLIS (1930-2004) Pittura
Est: €10,000 - €15,000
NIKOS KESSANLIS (1930-2004) Pittura signé ' K. NIKOS' en bas à droite; signé, titré et inscrit ' PITTURA / KESSANLIS NIKOS/ GALLERIA/ DEL OBELISCO/ VIA SISTINA / ROMA' au revers huile sur toile 150,5 x 150,5 cm. (59 1/16 x 59 1/16in.) signed ' K. NIKOS' lower right; signed, titled and inscribed ' PITTURA / KESSANLIS NIKOS/ GALLERIA/ DEL OBELISCO/ VIA SISTINA / ROMA' on the reverse oil on canvas
Bonhams
Nov. 20, 2024
NIKOS KESSANLIS (1930-2004) Fiori
Est: €12,000 - €18,000
NIKOS KESSANLIS (1930-2004) Fiori signé et daté ' NIKOS 57' en bas à gauche; signé, daté et titré ' Fiori / NIKOS 1957' au revers huile sur toile 69 x 100 cm. (27 3/16 x 39 3/8in.) Peint en 1957. signed and dated ' NIKOS 57' lower left; signed, dated and titled ' Fiori / NIKOS 1957' on the reverse oil on canvas
Bonhams
Oct. 23, 2024
KESSANLIS NIKOS (1930 - 2004) - UNTITLED
Est: €5,000 - €8,000
KESSANLIS NIKOS (1930 - 2004). UNTITLED. signature and date at the back: signature and date PROVENANCE Private collection, Rome. 116,00 x 60,00 cm. 1957.
Capitolium Art
Jun. 19, 2024
Nikos Kessanlis 1930–2004
Est: CHF4,000 - CHF6,000
Nikos Kessanlis 1930–2004 Image, 1961 Mischtechnik auf Leinwand unten in der Mitte signiert und datiert NIKOS 1961 rückseitig signiert, bezeichnet und datiert NIKOS – PARIS image 1961 100 x 100 cm *For this lot VAT of 8,1% will also be charged on the hammer price.
Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer
Jun. 19, 2024
Nikos Kessanlis 1930–2004
Est: CHF4,000 - CHF6,000
Nikos Kessanlis 1930–2004 Image, 1961 Mischtechnik auf Leinwand unten links signiert und datiert NIKOS 1961 rückseitig signiert, bezeichnet und datiert NIKOS – PARIS „Image“ 1961 100 x 100 cm *For this lot VAT of 8,1% will also be charged on the hammer price.
Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer
Jun. 19, 2024
Nikos Kessanlis 1930–2004
Est: CHF4,000 - CHF6,000
Nikos Kessanlis 1930–2004 Terra e cielo, 1959 Mischtechnik auf Leinwand unten rechts signiert und datiert K. NIKOS 59 rückseitig datiert, signiert und bezeichnet 1959 K. NIKOS Terra e cielo Roma 70 x 99,5 cm *For this lot VAT of 8,1% will also be charged on the hammer price.
Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer
Jun. 19, 2024
Nikos Kessanlis 1930–2004
Est: CHF4,000 - CHF6,000
Nikos Kessanlis 1930–2004 Image, 1962 Öl und Papier auf Leinwand unten in der Mitte signiert und datiert NIKOS 62 rückseitig signiert, datiert und bezeichnet NIKOS 1962 Image 80 x 99,5 cm *For this lot VAT of 8,1% will also be charged on the hammer price.
Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer
Jun. 19, 2024
Nikos Kessanlis 1930–2004
Est: CHF5,000 - CHF7,000
Nikos Kessanlis 1930–2004 Ucello verde, 1957 Öl auf Leinwand unten links signiert und datiert K. NIKOS 1957 rückseitig bezeichnet, signiert und datiert Ucello verde K.NIKOS 1957 81 x 100 cm *For this lot VAT of 8,1% will also be charged on the hammer price.
Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer
Jun. 12, 2024
Nikos KESSANLIS (1930-2004) Figures
Est: €20,000 - €30,000
signed lower middle in Greek
Vergos Auctions P.C.
May. 30, 2024
KESSANLIS NIKOS (1930 - 2005) ‘Runner’
Est: €600 - €800
Signed oil/mixed media on board 50x50 cm
Hellenic Auctions
May. 30, 2024
NIKOS (KESSANLIS) (1930 - 2005) ‘Trees’ c1987
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Signed acrylic /mix. media on canvas 110x85 cm
Hellenic Auctions
May. 30, 2024
Nikos Kessanlis (1930-2004), 'Fantasmagories de l'Identité', 1973, art portfolio containing 8 lithographs, N° 20/75
Est: €400 - €600
§ Nikos Kessanlis (1930-2004), 'Fantasmagories de l'Identité', 1973, art portfolio containing 8 lithographs, N° 20/75 With a preface by the French art critic Pierre Restany. Is possibly subject to the Artist's Resale Right / consult ‘Conditions of Sale'
Carlo Bonte Auctions
May. 11, 2024
Nikos Kessanlis (Greek, 1930-2004) (AR)
Est: €1,200 - €1,800
Nikos Kessanlis (Greek, 1930-2004), untitled, oil on paper mount on canvas, 32 x 22 cm. Signed Nikos lower left.
Loudos Auctions
Apr. 24, 2024
NIKOS KESSANLIS (1930-2004) Nature morte
Est: €10,000 - €15,000
NIKOS KESSANLIS (1930-2004) Nature morte signé et daté ' K.NIKOS 56' en bas à droite; signé au revers huile sur toile 65 x 45 cm. (25 9/16 x 17 11/16in.) Peint en 1956. signed and dated ' K.NIKOS 56' lower right; signed on the reverse oil on canvas
Bonhams
Mar. 13, 2024
Nikos Kessanlis (1930-2004) Untitled, circa 1965
Est: €7,000 - €9,000
Nikos Kessanlis (1930-2004) Untitled, circa 1965 Photographic transfer on canvas 100 x 65 cm Provenance : - New Smith Gallery, Brussels - Purchased from the latter by the current owner - Private collection, Belgium Nikos Kessanlis (1930-2004) Sans titre, circa 1965 Transfert photographique sur toile 100 x 65 cm Provenance : - New Smith Gallery, Bruxelles - Acquis auprès de cette dernière par l'actuel propriétaire - Collection particulière, Belgique
Piasa
Dec. 07, 2023
NIKOS (KESSANLIS) (1930 - 2005) ‘Anti-nicos’ (Self portrait) 1981
Est: €18,000 - €23,000
Signed & dated oil/mixed media on canvas 172x120 cm
Hellenic Auctions
Dec. 07, 2023
NIKOS (KESSANLIS) (1930 - 2005) ‘Without title’ c1955-58
Est: €8,000 - €10,000
Signed oil on canvas 118x150 cm
Hellenic Auctions
Dec. 07, 2023
NIKOS (KESSANLIS) (1930 - 2005) Allegorical composition 1958
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Signed & dated oil on board laid on panel 45x50 cm
Hellenic Auctions
Nov. 22, 2023
Nikos Kessanlis (Greek, 1930-2004) L'artiste (Manolis Calliyannis) Peint en 1965.signed and dated (lower right)processed photographic image on canvas
Est: €7,000 - €9,000
Nikos Kessanlis (Greek, 1930-2004) L'artiste (Manolis Calliyannis) signé et daté 'NIKOS 65' (en bas à droite) image photographique traitée sur toile 60 x 74cm (23 5/8 x 29 1/8in). Peint en 1965. signed and dated (lower right) processed photographic image on canvas
Bonhams