Russian Art in London

London | 30 November – 1 December

This season, Sotheby’s is delighted to offer works by some of the most pre-eminent creators of Russian Art in dedicated live auctions of Russian Pictures (30 November), Russian Works of Art, Fabergé & Icons (30 November) and a single-owner sale of Post-War and Contemporary Russian Art from a Private Collection (1 December).

Auction Calendar

Type: auction
Category: Past Auction
Russian Pictures
30 November 2021 | 10:30 AM GMT | London
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Type: auction
Category: Past Auction
Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
30 November 2021 | 2:30 PM GMT | London
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Type: auction
Category: Past Auction
Post-War and Contemporary Russian Art from a Private Collection
1 December 2021 | 11:30 AM GMT | London
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Exhibitions

26 November | 09:00AM–4:30 PM
27 November | 12:00 PM–5:00 PM
28 November | 12:00 PM–5:00 PM
29 November | 09:00AM–4:30 PM

Stories & Videos

Russian Pictures Highlights

62
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Kuzma Sergeevich Petrov-Vodkin
Kuzma Sergeevich Petrov-Vodkin
Still Life with Apples
Estimate: 2,500,000 – 3,500,000 GBP
Estimate: 2,500,000 – 3,500,000 GBP
Russian Pictures
30 November 2021 | 10:30 AM GMT | London
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63
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova
Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova
Still Life with Sunflowers
Estimate: 180,000 – 250,000 GBP
Estimate: 180,000 – 250,000 GBP
Russian Pictures
30 November 2021 | 10:30 AM GMT | London
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46
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Boris Mikhailovich Kustodiev
Boris Mikhailovich Kustodiev
Village Fair
Estimate: 200,000 – 300,000 GBP
Estimate: 200,000 – 300,000 GBP
Russian Pictures
30 November 2021 | 10:30 AM GMT | London
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60
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Marie Vassilieff
Marie Vassilieff
Femme à l’éventail noir
Estimate: 200,000 – 300,000 GBP
Russian Pictures
30 November 2021 | 10:30 AM GMT | London
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59
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Petr Petrovich Konchalovsky
Petr Petrovich Konchalovsky
Still Life with Teapot and Tray
Estimate: 280,000 – 350,000 GBP
Russian Pictures
30 November 2021 | 10:30 AM GMT | London
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65
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Konstantin Alexeevich Korovin
Konstantin Alexeevich Korovin
French Seaside Town in Summer
Estimate: 150,000 – 220,000 GBP
Estimate: 150,000 – 220,000 GBP
Russian Pictures
30 November 2021 | 10:30 AM GMT | London
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1
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky
Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky
Ship at Sea
Estimate: 50,000 – 70,000 GBP
Russian Pictures
30 November 2021 | 10:30 AM GMT | London
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11
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Petr Petrovich Sokolov
Petr Petrovich Sokolov
The Borki Train Disaster
Estimate: 80,000 – 120,000 GBP
Estimate: 80,000 – 120,000 GBP
Russian Pictures
30 November 2021 | 10:30 AM GMT | London
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20
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Alexei Kondratievich Savrasov
Alexei Kondratievich Savrasov
The Volga near Yurevets
Estimate: 800,000 – 1,200,000 GBP
Russian Pictures
30 November 2021 | 10:30 AM GMT | London
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26
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Konstantin Egorovich Makovsky
Konstantin Egorovich Makovsky
Maria Matavtina Reclining (Portrait of Madame M)
Estimate: 200,000 – 300,000 GBP
Russian Pictures
30 November 2021 | 10:30 AM GMT | London
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43
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Konstantin Ivanovich Gorbatov
Konstantin Ivanovich Gorbatov
Clouds over a Lake
Estimate: 30,000 – 50,000 GBP
Estimate: 30,000 – 50,000 GBP
Russian Pictures
30 November 2021 | 10:30 AM GMT | London
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163
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Yuri Ivanovich Pimenov
Yuri Ivanovich Pimenov
White Lilac
Estimate: 120,000 – 180,000 GBP
Estimate: 120,000 – 180,000 GBP
Russian Pictures
30 November 2021 | 10:30 AM GMT | London
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Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons Highlights

405
Type: lot
Category: Lot
A rare and impressive Fabergé jewelled gold-mounted guilloché enamel, rock crystal and nephrite model of an apple blossom, St Petersburg, circa 1900
A rare and impressive Fabergé jewelled gold-mounted guilloché enamel, rock crystal and nephrite model of an apple blossom, St Petersburg, circa 1900
Estimate: 150,000 – 250,000 GBP
Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
30 November 2021 | 2:30 PM GMT | London
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409
Type: lot
Category: Lot
A Fabergé varicoloured gold and guilloché enamel egg pendant locket, workmaster Henrik Wigström, St Petersburg, 1904-1908
A Fabergé varicoloured gold and guilloché enamel egg pendant locket, workmaster Henrik Wigström, St Petersburg, 1904-1908
Estimate: 8,000 – 10,000 GBP
Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
30 November 2021 | 2:30 PM GMT | London
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401
Type: lot
Category: Lot
A Fabergé rare and impressive bowenite table box in the form of a billy goat's head, workmaster Henrik Wigström, St Petersburg, 1908-1917, London import marks for 1911-1912
A Fabergé rare and impressive bowenite table box in the form of a billy goat's head, workmaster Henrik Wigström, St Petersburg, 1908-1917, London import marks for 1911-1912
Estimate: 30,000 – 50,000 GBP
Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
30 November 2021 | 2:30 PM GMT | London
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407
Type: lot
Category: Lot
A rare Fabergé jewelled enamel and hardstone study of a pansy, workmaster Henrik Wigström, St Petersburg, 1908-1917
A rare Fabergé jewelled enamel and hardstone study of a pansy, workmaster Henrik Wigström, St Petersburg, 1908-1917
Estimate: 60,000 – 80,000 GBP
Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
30 November 2021 | 2:30 PM GMT | London
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418
Type: lot
Category: Lot
A Fabergé diamond and amethyst-set platinum and gold pendant, workmaster Albert Holmström, St Petersburg, circa 1910,
A Fabergé diamond and amethyst-set platinum and gold pendant, workmaster Albert Holmström, St Petersburg, circa 1910,
Estimate: 25,000 – 35,000 GBP
Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
30 November 2021 | 2:30 PM GMT | London
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459
Type: lot
Category: Lot
A Fabergé jewelled bowenite model of playing puppies, St Petersburg, circa 1900
A Fabergé jewelled bowenite model of playing puppies, St Petersburg, circa 1900
Estimate: 30,000 – 50,000 GBP
Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
30 November 2021 | 2:30 PM GMT | London
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531
Type: lot
Category: Lot
A Rare and Impressive Porcelain Vase, Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg, Period of Nicholas I, 1834
A Rare and Impressive Porcelain Vase, Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg, Period of Nicholas I, 1834
Estimate: 100,000 – 150,000 GBP
Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
30 November 2021 | 2:30 PM GMT | London
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528
Type: lot
Category: Lot
A porcelain plate from a military service, Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, St Petersburg, period of Nicholas I (1825-1855), 1841
A porcelain plate from a military service, Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, St Petersburg, period of Nicholas I (1825-1855), 1841
Estimate: 20,000 – 30,000 GBP
Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
30 November 2021 | 2:30 PM GMT | London
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586
Type: lot
Category: Lot
A rare and impressive Soviet porcelain vase, Lomonosov State Porcelain Manufactory, Leningrad, 1932
A rare and impressive Soviet porcelain vase, Lomonosov State Porcelain Manufactory, Leningrad, 1932
Estimate: 20,000 – 30,000 GBP
Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
30 November 2021 | 2:30 PM GMT | London
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579
Type: lot
Category: Lot
A bourgeois woman selling her wares at a market: a Soviet porcelain figure, after a design by Brusketti-Mitrokhina, Lomonosov Porcelain Factory, Leningrad, 1919
A bourgeois woman selling her wares at a market: a Soviet porcelain figure, after a design by Brusketti-Mitrokhina, Lomonosov Porcelain Factory, Leningrad, 1919
Estimate: 40,000 – 60,000 GBP
Estimate: 40,000 – 60,000 GBP
Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
30 November 2021 | 2:30 PM GMT | London
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526
Type: lot
Category: Lot
A porcelain plate from a military service, Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, St Petersburg, period of Nicholas II (1896-1917), 1913
A porcelain plate from a military service, Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, St Petersburg, period of Nicholas II (1896-1917), 1913
Estimate: 8,000 – 12,000 GBP
Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
30 November 2021 | 2:30 PM GMT | London
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660
Type: lot
Category: Lot
A finely painted and unusual triptych in the Cretan style, possibly St Catherine’s Monastery, Mount Sinai, late 17th century
A finely painted and unusual triptych in the Cretan style, possibly St Catherine’s Monastery, Mount Sinai, late 17th century
Estimate: 50,000 – 70,000 GBP
Estimate: 50,000 – 70,000 GBP
Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
30 November 2021 | 2:30 PM GMT | London
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Post-War and Contemporary Russian Art from a Private Collection Highlights

304
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Oleg Tselkov
Oleg Tselkov
Boy with Balloons
Estimate: 150,000 – 200,000 GBP
Post-War and Contemporary Russian Art from a Private Collection
1 December 2021 | 11:30 AM GMT | London
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301
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Dmitri Krasnopevtsev
Dmitri Krasnopevtsev
Still Life with Flower Pots
Estimate: 40,000 – 60,000 GBP
Post-War and Contemporary Russian Art from a Private Collection
1 December 2021 | 11:30 AM GMT | London
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316
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Erik Bulatov
Erik Bulatov
Sky and Sea
Estimate: 600,000 – 800,000 GBP
Post-War and Contemporary Russian Art from a Private Collection
1 December 2021 | 11:30 AM GMT | London
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318
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Oleg Vassiliev
Oleg Vassiliev
Figure in a Circle
Estimate: 50,000 – 70,000 GBP
Post-War and Contemporary Russian Art from a Private Collection
1 December 2021 | 11:30 AM GMT | London
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321
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Erik Bulatov
Erik Bulatov
Urban Painting
Estimate: 150,000 – 200,000 GBP
Post-War and Contemporary Russian Art from a Private Collection
1 December 2021 | 11:30 AM GMT | London
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324
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Vladimir Weisberg
Vladimir Weisberg
Tall and Short Columns
Estimate: 40,000 – 60,000 GBP
Post-War and Contemporary Russian Art from a Private Collection
1 December 2021 | 11:30 AM GMT | London
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307
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Oscar Rabin
Oscar Rabin
City with Moon (Socialist City)
Estimate: 50,000 – 70,000 GBP
Post-War and Contemporary Russian Art from a Private Collection
1 December 2021 | 11:30 AM GMT | London
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341
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Boris Sveshnikov
Boris Sveshnikov
Untitled
Estimate: 30,000 – 50,000 GBP
Post-War and Contemporary Russian Art from a Private Collection
1 December 2021 | 11:30 AM GMT | London
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355
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Ilya Kabakov
Ilya Kabakov
The Composer
Estimate: 250,000 – 350,000 GBP
Estimate: 250,000 – 350,000 GBP
Post-War and Contemporary Russian Art from a Private Collection
1 December 2021 | 11:30 AM GMT | London
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357
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Semyon Faibisovich
Semyon Faibisovich
Beauty from the Series Workers' Festive March
Estimate: 120,000 – 180,000 GBP
Post-War and Contemporary Russian Art from a Private Collection
1 December 2021 | 11:30 AM GMT | London
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370
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Oleg Vassiliev
Oleg Vassiliev
The Old Country House in Pushchino
Estimate: 70,000 – 90,000 GBP
Post-War and Contemporary Russian Art from a Private Collection
1 December 2021 | 11:30 AM GMT | London
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364
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Ivan Chuikov
Ivan Chuikov
Fake
Estimate: 60,000 – 80,000 GBP
Post-War and Contemporary Russian Art from a Private Collection
1 December 2021 | 11:30 AM GMT | London
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