Vasily Sitnikov
Heavenly Clouds
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Post-War and Contemporary Russian Art from a Private Collection, Lot 367
9. Nov - 1. Dec 2021
Post-War and Contemporary Russian Art from a Private Collection, Lot 367
9. Nov - 1. Dec 2021
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 GBP
Price realised: 31.500 GBP
Price realised: 31.500 GBP
Description
Property from a Private European Collection
Vasily Sitnikov
1915 - 1987
Heavenly Clouds
signed and titled in Cyrillic and dated 1980. IX. 12 pyatnitsa 20 ch.30 m.; further inscribed on the stretcher
oil on canvas
Canvas: 70.5 by 212cm, 27¾ by 83½in.
Framed: 77 by 219.5cm, 30¼ by 86½in.
Collection of Konstantin Kuzminsky | Private collection, USA | MacDougall's London, Post-War and Contemporary Russian Art, 13 June 2008, lot 538
Vasily Sitnikov
1915 - 1987
Heavenly Clouds
signed and titled in Cyrillic and dated 1980. IX. 12 pyatnitsa 20 ch.30 m.; further inscribed on the stretcher
oil on canvas
Canvas: 70.5 by 212cm, 27¾ by 83½in.
Framed: 77 by 219.5cm, 30¼ by 86½in.
Collection of Konstantin Kuzminsky | Private collection, USA | MacDougall's London, Post-War and Contemporary Russian Art, 13 June 2008, lot 538
Upper estimate price exceeded by 58 %.
The work Heavenly Clouds by Vasily Sitnikov was auctioned at Sothebys in London in December 2021. It achieved a price of GBP 31,500.00 (€ 37,572.89), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 58%. Admittedly, works by Vasily Sitnikov have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Self-Portrait With Crows By The Kremlin in November 2015 with an auction result of GBP 110,500.00 (€ 157,390.84).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 58 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Heavenly Clouds von Vasily Sitnikov kam im Dezember 2021 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 31.500,00 (€ 37.572,89) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 58%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Vasily Sitnikov auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Self-Portrait With Crows By The Kremlin im November 2015 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 110.500,00 (€ 157.390,84).
Vasily Sitnikov - Auction history
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