Oleg Vassiliev

Broken Tree, Tarusa

Found at Sothebys, London
Post-War and Contemporary Russian Art from a Private Collection, Lot 369
9. Nov - 1. Dec 2021
Estimate: 50.000 - 70.000 GBP
Price realised: 94.500 GBP
Property from a Private European Collection
Oleg Vassiliev
1931 - 2013
Broken Tree, Tarusa
signed with the artist's monogram and dated 94 l.r.; further signed with a monogram, signed and titled in Cyrillic, inscribed Parizh and dated on the reverse
oil on canvas
Canvas: 145 by 97cm, 57 by 38¼in.
Phillips London, Important Contemporary Russian Art – Property from a Foundation, 28 February 2008, lot 20

Upper estimate price exceeded by 35 %.

The work Broken Tree, Tarusa by Oleg Vassiliev was auctioned at Sothebys in London in December 2021. It achieved a price of GBP 94,500.00 (€ 112,718.68), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 35%. Admittedly, works by Oleg Vassiliev have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Before The Sunset in March 2008 with an auction result of GBP 468,500.00 (€ 588,552.20).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 35 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit Broken Tree, Tarusa von Oleg Vassiliev kam im Dezember 2021 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 94.500,00 (€ 112.718,68) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 35%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Oleg Vassiliev auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Before The Sunset im März 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 468.500,00 (€ 588.552,20).

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