Nikolaj Nikolaevic Sapunov Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Nikolaj Nikolaevic Sapunov Art Value Price Guide

Apr. 24, 2021
NIKOLAI SAPUNOV (RUSSIAN 1880-1912)
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
NIKOLAI SAPUNOV (RUSSIAN 1880-1912) Violet Roses, 1899 oil on canvas 60.5 x 45.5 cm (23 7/8 x 17 7/8 in.) signed lower right PROVENANCE Private collection, St. Petersburg EXHIBITED Moscow, Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, XXIII exhibition, 1900, no. 77 LITERATURE Ida Hoffmann, Nikolai Sapunov (Moscow, 2003), no. 2, p. 242 (illustrated) EXPERTISE Accompanied by a certificate of expertise by the The State Tretyakov Gallery, no. K 564/16, dated February 26, 2003, signed by Ida Hofmann and Lidya Gladkova. (Copy of the original Russian and an English translation are available upon request). CONDITION Observed in frame, the painting appears in very good condition. The canvas has been strip-lined. Overall craquelure resulting in two small losses visible to the naked eye, largest measuring only 5 mm (1/4 in.). Inspection under UV shows a even layer of varnish; no apparent signs of in-painting. The frame appears original and is in excellent condition, save for two chips to the carving in the lower right corner and two at the lower left. N.B. All lots are sold in as-is condition at the time of sale. Please note that any condition statement regarding works of art is given as a courtesy to our clients in order to assist them in assessing the condition. The report is a genuine opinion held by Shapiro Auctions and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report or a photograph does not preclude the absence of defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. Shapiro Auctions, LLC., including its consultants and agents, shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Shapiro Auctions LLC
Sep. 24, 2020
Nikolai Nikolaevich Sapunov, 1880 Moskau – 1912 Selenogorsk/ Russland
Est: €15,000 - €25,000
Blumenstillleben mit Rosen Öl auf Leinwand. 61 x 46 cm. Rechts unten signiert. In vergoldetem Prunkrahmen. Beigegeben ein Gutachten von The State Tretyakov Gallery, Nr. K 564/16 vom 26.02.2003, die das Gemälde als „Lilac roses“ betiteln und auf 1899 datieren (sowohl in Kyrillisch wie in englischer Übersetzung im Original vorliegend). Vor faltenreichem ockergelbem hängendem Tuch der prachtvolle Strauß mit gefüllten hellen und dunkleren rosa- und violettfarbenen Rosen und grünen Blättern in einer hohen glänzenden blauen Vase mit zwei gelben Querstreifen. Das Gefäß stehend auf einem Tuch mit roten Streifen am Rand, das auf einer grünen Platte liegt. Zudem ein weißes Glanzlicht auf der Vase. Harmonische Malerei mit besonderer Wiedergabe der Rosenblüten, deren Duft sich erahnen lässt. Literatur: Das Gemälde abgebildet in: Ida Hoffmann, Nikolai Sapunov, Moscow 2003, S.242. (1210062) (18) Nikolai Nikolaevich Sapunov, 1880 Moscow – 1912 Zelenogorsk/ Russia FLORAL STILL LIFE WITH ROSES Oil on canvas. 61 x 46 cm. Signed lower right. In magnificent gilt frames. Accompanied by the original expert's report by the The State Tretyakov Gallery, no. K 564/16 dated 26.02.2003, wich titeld the painting as “Lilac roses” and dated it to 1899 (original translation enclosed). Literature: Furthermore the painting is illustrated in: I. Hoffmann, Nikolai Sapunov, Moscow 2003, p. 242.
Hampel Fine Art Auctions
Jun. 06, 2018
SAPUNOV, NIKOLAI (1880-1912) - Night-Time Celebration.
Est: £200,000 - £300,000
SAPUNOV, NIKOLAI Night-Time Celebration. Tempera and charcoal on canvas, 58 by 85 cm. Executed in 1907-1908. Provenance: Collection of Maria Alekseeva (1878-1942), a sister of Konstantin Stanislavsky, from 1911-1912 (label on the reverse). A gift from the above to her husband Stepan Balashov (1883-1966), an opera singer (label on the reverse). Collection of S. Balashov, Leningrad. Thence by descent to the previous owner. Important private collection, Europe. Authenticity certificate from the expert I. Gofman. Literature: Exhibition catalogue, Vystavka proizvedenii N.N. Sapunova (1880-1912). Katalog, Moscow, 1963, p. 27, listed as Teatralnyi siuzhet. Osen, park, gruppa nariadno odetykh guliaiushchikh. Related literature: For similar works, see I. Gofman, Nikolai Sapunov, Moscow, Novosti, 2003, pp. 92-97, illustrated. In the 1900s, Nikolai Sapunov created a whole suite of colourful "nighttime festivities", which came to be the supreme embodiment of the theatrical element in his work. The first works started to appear in 1902, when the artist assisted his teacher, Konstantin Korovin, in painting stage sets and earned enough money to make a trip to Europe, taking in Italy, Germany and Austria-Hungary. Today it is impossible to say whether Sapunov was inspired to create his "night-time festivities", but all of them -- Night-Time Celebration (1902, State Russian Museum), Night-Time Celebration (1907-1908), now presented for auction, and the Night-Time Celebrations of 1907-1908 from the collections of the Saratov, Kiev and Yerevan museums -- are undoubtedly united by a common theme and a special, fascinating rhythm. In the work now offered, Night-Time Celebration, there is a resemblance to Korovin's paintings, especially his night-time Parisian landscapes: this similarity can be seen both in Sapunov's execution of a dark background with flashes of bright spots, which highlight the figures moving demurely or sitting in the darkness of a night-time park, and in his clear desire for mastery of the brush. But, at the same time, this canvas, like others in Sapunov's series of festivities and masquerades, shows his high regard for the retrospectivism, so characteristic of the World of Art movement. In the ghostly, surreal light of the "theatre scene", one can see the outlines of a park's marble colonnade in the spirit of Watteau's The Pleasures of the Ball (c. 1715-1717), in front of which people taking a stroll are depicted -- ladies in splendid, old-fashioned dresses and even a little dog. A motley crowd, filling the whole foreground, as if entranced by some kind of inaudible music, have taken their seats in pairs, waiting for the dancing to commence. The very space of the park is theatrical and conventional. The artist's attraction to the theatre was by no means random: sketches for productions, both those that took place and those that did not, predominate in the artist's legacy. It allowed him to draw closer to the ideal of great synthetic art in his easel compositions too. There is, in their decorative effect, the throb of life -- not of real life, but of a mirage, illuminated by the fiery imagination of the painter, placed on the stage and lit up by the footlights. Sapunov's festivities give rise to a special genre of painting. They are executed with tempera and distemper, yet they definitely measure up to oil paintings in terms of the subtlety of their colour relationships. In a multicoloured kaleidoscope of sweeping, opulent brushstrokes -- red, dark blue, yellow and green, with many shades and half-tones -- the figures and objects seem to melt away into an exquisitely organised pictorial chaos of barely defined, vague shapes that can hardly be associated with anything specific. It was during that period tha
MacDougall's
Mar. 01, 2017
SAPUNOV Nikolai Nikolaievich 1880-1912
Est: €350 - €600
SAPUNOV Nikolai Nikolaievich 1880-1912 Tempera on panel signed lower right 49 x 59 cm
The Bru Sale Gallery
Dec. 06, 2016
SAPUNOV Nikolaï Nikolaiévich (1880-1912). Nature m
Est: €200 - €300
SAPUNOV Nikolaï Nikolaiévich (1880-1912). Nature morte au bouquet de roses dans un vase. Huile sur panneau, contresignée au dos. Importants manques, en l’état. H. 46,2 x L. 53,9 cm.
Magnin-Wedry
Nov. 30, 2016
SAPUNOV, NIKOLAI (1880-1912)
Est: £40,000 - £60,000
SAPUNOV, NIKOLAI (1880-1912) Carnival, signed and indistinctly dated 190?. Oil on canvas, 49.5 by 72 cm. Provenance: Private collection, Europe. Authenticity of the work has been confirmed by the expert I. Gofman.
MacDougall's
Dec. 02, 2015
SAPUNOV Nicolai 1880-1912
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
SAPUNOV Nicolai 1880-1912 Composition Oil on wood Signed lower right 49,5 x 59,5 cm
The Bru Sale Gallery
Dec. 02, 2015
SAPUNOV, NIKOLAI (1880-1912) Carnival , signed an
Est: £60,000 - £90,000
SAPUNOV, NIKOLAI (1880-1912) Carnival, signed and indistinctly dated 190?. Oil on canvas, 49.5 by 71.5 cm. Provenance: Private collection, Europe.
MacDougall's
Jun. 03, 2015
Nikolai Nikolaevich Sapunov (Russian, 1880-1912) Landscape of b
Est: -
Nikolai Nikolaevich Sapunov (Russian, 1880-1912) Landscape of blue hues
Bonhams
Jan. 24, 2015
ATTRIBUTED TO NIKOLAI NIKOLAEVICH SAPUNOV (RUSSIAN, 1880-1912) SET DESIGN FOR "THE SKARF OF COLOMBINE" Gouache, whitewash and graphi...
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
ATTRIBUTED TO NIKOLAI NIKOLAEVICH SAPUNOV (RUSSIAN, 1880-1912) SET DESIGN FOR "THE SKARF OF COLOMBINE" Gouache, whitewash and graphite on card: 14 1/3 x 19 1/3 in. Framed; verso: Interlude House / Shnitzler, Skarf of Columbine/ producer V. Meyerhold, first production/ Premier 12 Oct 1910/ artist Nikolai Sapunov; The Skarf of Columbine was a Pantomine produced by Vsevolod Meyerhold (1874-1940) and the set designs were by Nikolai Sapunov. Provenance: Purchased in Sweden over two years ago and to the present owner
Potomack Company
Dec. 10, 2012
Attribué à Nikolai Nikolaievich Sapunov (1880-1912), ...
Est: CHF10,000 - CHF15,000
Attribué à Nikolai Nikolaievich Sapunov (1880-1912), Scène de bal, huile sur toile, signée, 60x81 cm
Piguet Hôtel des Ventes | Genève
May. 30, 2012
SAPUNOV, NIKOLAI (1880-1912) Still Life with
Est: £120,000 - £180,000
SAPUNOV, NIKOLAI (1880-1912) Still Life with Flowers and Fruit, signed and dated 1907. Oil on canvas, 53.5 by 71.5 cm. Provenance: Private collection, UK. Authenticity of the work has been confirmed by the experts S. Rimskaya-Korsakova, E. Nesterova and A. Bogdanov. This work by Nikolai Sapunov, who was to meet a tragically early death, would, with its exceptionally refined palette and taste, be the pride of any serious collection of Russian art. Early works by the members of the Blue Rose group are especially rare and cause something of a sensation when they appear at auction. The distinctive features of Sapunov's style make it immediately recognisable. The study-like spontaneity of his works creates a slight nebulousness, barely perceptible moiré effect, into which the flowers and fruit sink and dematerialise into patches of colour in subtly nuanced shades. The whole sensual organisation of Sapunov's floral composition is Symbolist in principle. The setting itself is nebulous: there is no table, no interior of a room - nothing but a quasi-mystical space, in which temporary boundaries are washed away like the petals of those delicate roses.
MacDougall's
Nov. 30, 2011
Nikolai Nikolaevich Sapunov (Russian, 1880-1912) Landscape of blue hues
Est: £40,000 - £45,000
Landscape of blue hues signed in Cyrillic and indistinctly dated (lower right) pastel on board 55 x 72cm (21 5/8 x 28 3/8in).
Bonhams
Mar. 08, 2010
Nikolaï Sapunov (1880-1912) École russe Huile sur
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
Nikolaï Sapunov (1880-1912) École russe Huile sur toile: Le bal. Signée en cyrillique pour N. Sapunov. Voir illustration. Dimensions : 60 x 83
Horta
Nov. 25, 2008
Nikolai Nikolaevich Sapunov , 1880-1912 Still life with flowers oil on canvas
Est: £80,000 - £120,000
signed in Cyrillic l.l. oil on canvas
Sotheby's
Oct. 04, 2007
Nikolai Nikolaievich Sapunov 1880-1912 Still life
Est: kr1,000,000 - kr1,200,000
Nikolai Nikolaievich Sapunov 1880-1912 Still life with Flowers Signed, oil on canvas 53,5 x 71,5 cm.
Stockholms Auktionsverket
Dec. 01, 2005
f - NIKOLAI NIKOLAEVICH SAPUNOV, 1880-1912
Est: £18,000 - £25,000
LILACS image size: 40 by 30cm., 15 3/4 by 11 3/4 in., possibly cut down from a larger work signed in Cyrillic on reverse with later, partially effaced inscription in Cyrillic l.l. oil on canvas NOTE Nikolai Sapunov drowned in a fishing accident in the Gulf of Finland aged just 32. Although his body of work is quite small, it nevertheless occupies an important place within the World of Art movement. Espousing its fundamentally theatrical approach to life, Sapunov turns reality into a spectacle by dressing his figures in traditional costume or displaying the flowers in his still lives in antique porcelain. 'Sapunov's palette is uniquely marked by the purely Russian concept of colour. His colours are honest, brilliant and eloquent, like Novgorod icons or popular embroidery [~] The language of his colours does not simply express the complexities of the soul, but, above all, joy and gaiety [~] as do our songs and dances' M.Alpatov, E.Gunst, Nikolai Nikolaevich Sapunov, Moscow, 1965, p.II) The offered lot can be compared with the still-life of Hortensias (1910) which currently hangs in the Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
Sotheby's