Vadim Sidur
Figure
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 USD
Price realised: 2.750 USD
Price realised: 2.750 USD
Description
Vadim Sidur
1924-1986
FIGURE
signed in Cyrillic and dated '68' l.l.
watercolor and ink on paper
Sidur’s only public lifetime exhibition took place in the House of Writers in Moscow in a one-day show in 1968. The problem of pain and human suffering was a major theme in his artworks, which have since become symbols of opposition to any kind of totalitarianism. The curvilinear human forms of the present work on paper are hallmarks of his paintings as well as his sculptures. In 1987 the Vadim Sidur Museum of Sculpture was established in Mos
watercolor and ink on paper
Sheet: 12 by 16 3/4 in., 30.5 by 42.5cm
Framed: 19 1/4 by 24in., 49.5 by 60cm
1924-1986
FIGURE
signed in Cyrillic and dated '68' l.l.
watercolor and ink on paper
Sidur’s only public lifetime exhibition took place in the House of Writers in Moscow in a one-day show in 1968. The problem of pain and human suffering was a major theme in his artworks, which have since become symbols of opposition to any kind of totalitarianism. The curvilinear human forms of the present work on paper are hallmarks of his paintings as well as his sculptures. In 1987 the Vadim Sidur Museum of Sculpture was established in Mos
watercolor and ink on paper
Sheet: 12 by 16 3/4 in., 30.5 by 42.5cm
Framed: 19 1/4 by 24in., 49.5 by 60cm
Upper estimate price exceeded by 38 %.
The work Figure by Vadim Sidur was sold in the Escape Artists: The Non-Conformists Online auction at Sothebys in New York in October 2018. It achieved a price of USD 2,750.00 (€ 2,426.76), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 38%. Admittedly, works by Vadim Sidur have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Russian hula Hoop in June 2016 with an auction result of GBP 16,250.00 (€ 19,505.30).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 38 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Figure von Vadim Sidur wurde im Oktober 2018 in der Auktion Escape Artists: The Non-Conformists Online bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 2.750,00 (€ 2.426,76) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 38%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Vadim Sidur auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Russian hula Hoop im Juni 2016 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 16.250,00 (€ 19.505,30).
Vadim Sidur - Auction history
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