Nikolai Smirnov
At The Beginning Of The Century
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 16.250 GBP
Price realised: 16.250 GBP
Description
Property from a Private European Collection
NIKOLAI SMIRNOV
1938-2005
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CENTURY
signed in Cyrillic and dated 1986 l.r.; further signed, titled, dated and bearing a USSR export label on the reverse
tempera on canvas laid on wood
Canvas: 103 by 83cm, 40½ by 32¾in.
Framed: 106.5 by 87cm, 42 by 34¼in.
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Acquired by the father of the present owner in Russia in the 1980s
NIKOLAI SMIRNOV
1938-2005
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CENTURY
signed in Cyrillic and dated 1986 l.r.; further signed, titled, dated and bearing a USSR export label on the reverse
tempera on canvas laid on wood
Canvas: 103 by 83cm, 40½ by 32¾in.
Framed: 106.5 by 87cm, 42 by 34¼in.
Please note: Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot. To view shipping calculator, please click here
Acquired by the father of the present owner in Russia in the 1980s
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Nikolai Smirnov achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in June 2020. In the Russian Pictures auction, the work At The Beginning Of The Century sold for GBP 16,250.00 (€ 17,896.56) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 8,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Nikolai Smirnov - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Grandmother'S Love Songs, which sold at auction in November 2014 for GBP 50,000.00 (€ 62,863.80).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Nikolai Smirnov erzielte im Juni 2020 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Russian Pictures wurde die Arbeit At The Beginning Of The Century für GBP 16.250,00 (€ 17.896,56) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 8.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Nikolai Smirnov mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Grandmother'S Love Songs beobachtet, die im November 2014 für GBP 50.000,00 (€ 62.863,80) versteigert wurde.
Nikolai Smirnov - Auction history
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