Vasily Sitnikov
Kremlin under the snow
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 GBP
Price realised: 68.750 GBP
Price realised: 68.750 GBP
Description
dedicated in Russian 'To Anna-Maria Collor from Lilia and Vasia 1969 Moscow' (upper right); signed in Cyrillic, inscribed in Russian and dated '1968/Sitnikov/Vasilii/Iakovlevich 1915/USSR Moscow/Ibragimova St. 2/Fl. 172' (on the reverse).
oil on canvas
27 ½ x 35 in. (69.5 x 88.5 cm.)
Painted in 1968
A gift from the artist to Anna-Maria Collor (1934-2011), the mother of the present owner, in Moscow in 1969.
oil on canvas
27 ½ x 35 in. (69.5 x 88.5 cm.)
Painted in 1968
A gift from the artist to Anna-Maria Collor (1934-2011), the mother of the present owner, in Moscow in 1969.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 38 %.
The work Kremlin under the snow by Vasily Sitnikov was auctioned at Christies in London in November 2017. It achieved a price of GBP 68,750.00 (€ 78,041.48), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 38%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Vasily Sitnikov - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Self-Portrait With Crows By The Kremlin, which sold at auction in November 2015 for GBP 110,500.00 (€ 157,390.84).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 38 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Kremlin under the snow von Vasily Sitnikov kam im November 2017 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 68.750,00 (€ 78.041,48) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 38%. Für andere Arbeiten von Vasily Sitnikov mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Self-Portrait With Crows By The Kremlin beobachtet, die im November 2015 für GBP 110.500,00 (€ 157.390,84) versteigert wurde.
Vasily Sitnikov - Auction history
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