Oleg Vassiliev Sold at Auction Prices

b. 1931 - d. 2013

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      • Oleg Vassiliev, 1931-2013, Father
        Nov. 25, 2024

        Oleg Vassiliev, 1931-2013, Father

        Est: CHF5,000 - CHF8,000

        Signed in Cyrillic lower right, there also signed: 88. (Frame).

        Germann Auction House Ltd
      • OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013)
        Jun. 29, 2024

        OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013)

        Est: $1,000 - $1,500

        OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013) Ilya Kabakov by the campfire, 1996 pencil and colored pencil on paper 27 x 14 cm (10 5/8 x 5 1/2 in.) framed dimensions: 37 x 24 cm (14 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.) signed and dated lower right PROVENANCE Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner

        Shapiro Auctions LLC
      • OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013)
        Jun. 29, 2024

        OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013)

        Est: $2,000 - $3,000

        OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013) Erik Bulatov by the Campfire, 1996 color pencil on card stock 21.9 x 11.3 cm (8 5/8 x 4 1/2 in.) framed dimensions: 45 x 37.5 cm (17 3/4 x 14 3/4 in.) monogrammed lower right PROVENANCE Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner

        Shapiro Auctions LLC
      • OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013)
        Dec. 16, 2022

        OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013)

        Est: $50,000 - $70,000

        OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013) Spring Shadows 2003-2004 oil on canvas 120 x 92 cm (47 1/4 x 36 1/4 in.) unframed monogrammed and dated 2004 lower right; signed, dated 2003-2004 and titled on verso LOT NOTES Oleg Vassiliev was one of the most prominent Russian Non-Conformist artists of his generation. He was born in Moscow and graduated from the Surikov Institute of Art. In 1990 he immigrated to New York. Thereafter, he moved to St. Paul, Minnesota, where he lived and worked until his death in 2013. Vassiliev was the recipient of numerous artistic awards and grants, including from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation (1994 & 2002). He also was the first recipient in 1999 of the Liberty Prize, which is awarded jointly by the Russian Ministry of Culture and the American University in Moscow.

        Shapiro Auctions LLC
      • Oleg Vassiliev, 1931-2013, Grisha Bruskin
        Nov. 28, 2022

        Oleg Vassiliev, 1931-2013, Grisha Bruskin

        Est: CHF30,000 - CHF35,000

        In Cyrillic signed with the monogram and dated upper right. Verso signed, dated and titled: O. Vassiliev, 1998, Grisha Bruskin. In Cyrillic signed, signed with the monogram and titled.

        Germann Auction House Ltd
      • Oleg Vassiliev, 1931-2013, Bog Hollow Farm
        Nov. 28, 2022

        Oleg Vassiliev, 1931-2013, Bog Hollow Farm

        Est: CHF5,000 - CHF8,000

        In Cyrillic signed with the monogram and dated upper right: O.V., 98. Verso inscribed on label: Bog Hollow Farm 1831. Gardiner N.Y. 2000. (Frame).

        Germann Auction House Ltd
      • Oleg Vassiliev, 1931-2013, Fallen Leaves
        Nov. 28, 2022

        Oleg Vassiliev, 1931-2013, Fallen Leaves

        Est: CHF1,800 - CHF2,000

        In Cyrillic signed with the monogram and dated upper right: O.V., 99. (Frame).

        Germann Auction House Ltd
      • Oleg Vassiliev, 1931-2013, Edward Hopper at His House on Cape Cod
        Nov. 28, 2022

        Oleg Vassiliev, 1931-2013, Edward Hopper at His House on Cape Cod

        Est: CHF5,000 - CHF8,000

        In Cyrrilic signed with the monogram and dated lower right: O.V., 95. Titled and inscribed lower center and lower left: Edward Hopper at his house on Cape Cod, photographed by Arnold Newman in 1960, The New York Times Book Review, October 8, 1995. (Frame).

        Germann Auction House Ltd
      • Oleg Vassiliev, 1931-2013, We're at War - Sept. 11.01
        Jun. 20, 2022

        Oleg Vassiliev, 1931-2013, We're at War - Sept. 11.01

        Est: CHF60,000 - CHF90,000

        In Cyrillic signed with the monogram and dated lower right: O.V., 03. Verso signed, titled and inscribed: O. Vassiliev, We're at War / Sept.11.01 /. In Cyrillic signed with the monogram and dated. In Cyrillic signed, dated and titled on the stretcher.

        Germann Auction House Ltd
      • Oleg Vassiliev, 1931-2013, Awakening
        Jun. 20, 2022

        Oleg Vassiliev, 1931-2013, Awakening

        Est: CHF60,000 - CHF90,000

        Signed with Cyrillic monogram lower right. Dated lower right: 98. Verso signed, dated and titled: O. Vassiliev, 1998, Awakening. In Cyrillic signed, signed with the monogram and titled.

        Germann Auction House Ltd
      • OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013)
        Dec. 04, 2021

        OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013)

        Est: $600 - $800

        OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013) Happy New Year (Woman in Bed),1966 conte crayon on paper 25.4 x 21 cm (10 x 8 1/4 in.) signed, dated, and dedicated; monogrammed on verso PROVENANCE Gifted to the present owner by the artist CONDITION Unframed, the work appears in age-appropriate condition. Minor wear to the perimeter. A single tear visible to the left lower corner along with a hard fold. With no significant issues to report otherwise. unframed Kindly note, the auction is comprised of two sessions: Session I: Russian and Asian Art, Antiques and Jewelry, lots 1-331 Session II: European, North and South American, and Ethnographic Art, Antiques, Jewelry, and Design, lots 500-827 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
      • OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013)
        Dec. 04, 2021

        OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013)

        Est: $50,000 - $70,000

        OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013) Kira 1975,1995 oil on canvas 76.5 x 61 cm (30 1/8 x 24 in.) monogrammed and dated lower left; signed, monogrammed, dated, titled and dedicated on verso: Liebe Christine mit respeckt und Herzliche Gefuhl! Oleg 1999 [sic] PROVENANCE Gift of the artist to Christine Sperber, founder of Mimi Ferzt Gallery, 1999 Her collection, New York Acquired from the above by the present owner CONDITION Observed in frame, the work appears in very good original condition. Very faint and fine diagonal abrasion 4 cm long (1 5/8 in.) at the bridge of the nose. Otherwise, no significant issues apparent to the naked eye. Inspection under UV light light shows no apparent signs of restoration. framed dimensions: 80 x 65 cm (31 1/2 x 25 5/8 in.) Kindly note, the auction is comprised of two sessions: Session I: Russian and Asian Art, Antiques and Jewelry, lots 1-331 Session II: European, North and South American, and Ethnographic Art, Antiques, Jewelry, and Design, lots 500-827 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
      • Oleg Vasiliev (Russian, 1931-2013) Flight - In memory of Boris Sveshnikov signed with initials and dated '99; titled (verso)
        Dec. 01, 2021

        Oleg Vasiliev (Russian, 1931-2013) Flight - In memory of Boris Sveshnikov signed with initials and dated '99; titled (verso)

        Est: £30,000 - £50,000

        Oleg Vasiliev (Russian, 1931-2013) Flight - In memory of Boris Sveshnikov signed with initials and dated '99; titled (verso) oil on canvas 122 x 81.5cm (48 1/16 x 32 1/16in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

        Bonhams
      • OLEG VASSILIEV (1931-2013) Looking at the sky; and Grandfather pencil and o
        Nov. 29, 2021

        OLEG VASSILIEV (1931-2013) Looking at the sky; and Grandfather pencil and o

        Est: £30,000 - £50,000

        OLEG VASSILIEV (1931-2013) Looking at the sky; and Grandfather pencil and oil on canvas the first 35 ½ x 31 ½ in. (90 x 80 cm.); the second 23 ¾ x 21 3/8 in. (60 x 54.2 cm.) (2)

        Christie's
      • Oleg Vassiliev, 1931-2013, Selfportrait
        Nov. 22, 2021

        Oleg Vassiliev, 1931-2013, Selfportrait

        Est: CHF20,000 - CHF30,000

        Lower right signed with Cyrillic monogram and inscribed. Verso signed, dated and titled: O. Vassiliev, 2000, Selfportrait.

        Germann Auction House Ltd
      • OLEG VASSILIEV "AUTUMN MOTIF" WATERCOLOR ON PAPER
        Nov. 07, 2021

        OLEG VASSILIEV "AUTUMN MOTIF" WATERCOLOR ON PAPER

        Est: -

        Oleg Borisovitch (O.B.) Vassiliev (Born 1927) "Autumn Motif" Watercolor on Paper. Artist hand signed on lower left and dated 1966, also inscribed on reverse with signature and title. Paper measures 16.25x12.25 inches. Name variants: Oleg Vasiliev. Artist: Oleg Vassiliev Title: "Autumn Motif" Medium: Watercolor on Paper Circa/Year: 1966 Signature Type: Hand Signed Signature Location: Lower Left Site Measurement: 16.25x12.25 Keywords: Landscape, soviet, realism, impression; Ref: BD1175

        Bradford's
      • PAIR RUSSIAN FAIRY TALE BOOKS BY CHARLES PERRAULT
        Oct. 16, 2021

        PAIR RUSSIAN FAIRY TALE BOOKS BY CHARLES PERRAULT

        Est: $100 - $150

        Pair of Russian Soviet books of fairy tales, Sleeping Beauty and Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault (French, 1628-1703) with classic illustrations by Eric Bulatov (Russian, born 1933) and Oleg Vasiliev (Russian, 1931-2013). Translation from French: T. Gabbe and A. Lyubarskaya. Publisher: Malysh, Moscow, 1976 and MGL International.

        Antique Arena Inc
      • OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013)
        Jul. 31, 2021

        OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013)

        Est: $800 - $1,200

        OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013) History from "The House with the Mezzanine" Series, 1991 lithograph 76 x 53.5 cm (29 7/8 x 21 1/8 in.) signed lower right, inscribed with artist's proof edition 5/40 PROVENANCE Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner Private Collection, New York CONDITION Observed in frame, the lithograph appears good condition. A very minor crease to the center right edge. With no significant issues to report otherwise. framed dimensions: 99 x 91 cm (39 x 35 7/8 in.) 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.

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      • OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013)
        Jul. 31, 2021

        OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013)

        Est: $800 - $1,200

        OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013) Life is Beauty from "The House with the Mezzanine" Series, 1991 lithograph 71 x 49.6 cm (28 x 19 1/2 in.) [sight] signed lower right; numbered with edition EA 4/40 lower left PROVENANCE Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner Private Collection, New York CONDITION Observed in frame, the lithograph appears good condition. A very minor crease to the lower left corner. With no significant issues to report otherwise. framed dimensions: 103 x 87 cm (40 1/2 x 34 1/4 in.) 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
      • Vassiliev Oleg, 1931-2013, The Martins (1989)
        Nov. 23, 2020

        Vassiliev Oleg, 1931-2013, The Martins (1989)

        Est: CHF15,000 - CHF20,000

        Signed with Cyrillic monogram lower right. Dated: 99. Verso signed, dated and titled: O. Vassiliev, 1999, The Martins (1989). Signed with Cyrillic monogram.

        Germann Auction House Ltd
      • Oleg Vassiliev (1931-2013) - Girl with a bouquet walking into the darkness
        Nov. 23, 2020

        Oleg Vassiliev (1931-2013) - Girl with a bouquet walking into the darkness

        Est: £4,000 - £6,000

        Oleg Vassiliev (1931-2013) Girl with a bouquet walking into the darkness pencil and colour pencil on paper 11 5/8 x 7 7/8 in. (29.5 x 19.9 cm.)

        Christie's
      • OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013), Same Old from "The House with the Mezzanine" series, circa 1991, lithograph
        Sep. 12, 2020

        OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013), Same Old from "The House with the Mezzanine" series, circa 1991, lithograph

        Est: $400 - $600

        OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013) Same Old from "The House with the Mezzanine" series, circa 1991 lithograph signed lower right, inscribed with edition EA 6/40 lower left image: 71 x 50 cm (28 x 19 3/4 in.) [sight], framed dimensions: 91 x 70 cm (35 7/8 x 27 1/2 in.) CONDITION Observed in frame, the work appears in excellent condition without any issues to report. 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
      • OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013), Nothing Nothing from "The House with the Mezzanine" series, circa 1991, lithograph
        Sep. 12, 2020

        OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013), Nothing Nothing from "The House with the Mezzanine" series, circa 1991, lithograph

        Est: $400 - $600

        OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013) Nothing Nothing from "The House with the Mezzanine" series, circa 1991 lithograph signed and dedicated across lower edge, the dedication dated 1998, inscribed with edition EA 6/40 lower left image: 65 x 50 cm (25 5/8 x 19 3/4 in.), framed dimensions: 91 x 70 cm (35 7/8 x 27 1/2 in.) CONDITION Observed in frame, the work appears in excellent condition without any issues to report. 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
      • OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013)
        Mar. 21, 2020

        OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013)

        Est: $500 - $700

        OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013) Life is Beauty from "The House with the Mezzanine" Series, 1991 lithograph 71 x 49.6 cm (28 x 19 1/2 in.)[sight] signed lower right; numbered with edition EA 6/40 lower left

        Shapiro Auctions LLC
      • VASSILIEV, OLEG (1931-2013) House in Anzer
        Nov. 25, 2019

        VASSILIEV, OLEG (1931-2013) House in Anzer

        Est: £2,000 - £3,000

        VASSILIEV, OLEG (1931–2013) House in Anzer numbered "570" on the reverse. Pencil and crayon on paper, 21 by 24 cm. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in 2008. Tabakman Collection, USA.

        MacDougall's
      • VASSILIEV, OLEG (1931-2013) A Road
        Nov. 25, 2019

        VASSILIEV, OLEG (1931-2013) A Road

        Est: £35,000 - £50,000

        VASSILIEV, OLEG (1931–2013) A Road signed and dated 1988, further inscribed in Cyrillic with a dedication and dated “29-VIII-89” on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 80 by 90 cm. Provenance: Private collection, New York. Contemporary Art Day Sale, Phillips de Pury & Company London, 29 June 2009, lot 173. Private collection, Europe. Oleg Vassiliev’s painting A Road (1988), presented here for auction, is
a milestone work, which the artist painted in his formative years during the search for his artistic credo, described by him as the representation of the space that was close and dear to him. To achieve this goal, the artist uses the image of a road, which appears in many of his works, including In the Field. Abramtsevo (1972), Window (1988) and Path (2001). The art critic Vitaly Patsiukov wrote that Vassiliev’s oeuvre is itself reminiscent of a road, “a way in which every step opens up a further dimension of reality. Whether it lies through a steppe or a forest, whether it is a highway or a track, this is the road that determines a person’s destiny and is full of uncertainty and expectancy.” The artist always treated a road as a way back to the past. Yet it is not just a pursuit of the ghost of bygone days, but rather “the search for an anchorage, an attempt to turn round and face a house from which he once emerged” (quoted from: Oleg Vasiliev. Pamiat govorit, St Petersburg, 2004, p. 66). This desire to unite past and present stems probably from the strong influence exerted on the painter by the philosophy of his mentor Vladimir Favorsky, who maintained that to be truthful, an artist must feel and depict time.

        MacDougall's
      • Vassiliev Oleg, 1931-2013, We're at War
        Jun. 03, 2019

        Vassiliev Oleg, 1931-2013, We're at War

        Est: CHF80,000 - CHF120,000

        Oil on canvas. Lower right in Cyrrilic signed with the monogram and dated: O.V., 03.

        Germann Auction House Ltd
      • Oleg Vassiliev (1931-2013) Study pencil and oil on canvas 30 x 23 ¾ in. (76.2 x 60.6 cm.)
        Jun. 03, 2019

        Oleg Vassiliev (1931-2013) Study pencil and oil on canvas 30 x 23 ¾ in. (76.2 x 60.6 cm.)

        Est: £40,000 - £60,000

        Oleg Vassiliev (1931-2013) Study signed with monogram and dated '95' (lower left); further signed twice, inscribed with title and dated 'O. Vassiliev/95' (on the reverse) pencil and oil on canvas 30 x 23 ¾ in. (76.2 x 60.6 cm.) Painted in 1995

        Christie's
      • OLEG VASSILIEV | Walk in the Rain
        May. 17, 2019

        OLEG VASSILIEV | Walk in the Rain

        Est: $80,000 - $120,000

        oil, acrylic and graphite on canvas

        Sotheby's
      • Vassiliev Oleg (1931 – 2013)
        Dec. 05, 2018

        Vassiliev Oleg (1931 – 2013)

        Est: $500 - $700

        Vassiliev Oleg (1931 – 2013) Nothing-Everything. 1996. Paper, black and red ink. 26 x 16 cm. Signed, dated lower right. Provenance: Collection of Inna and Leonid Lamm. Васильев Олег Владимирович (1931 – 2013) "Ничего-Всё". 1979. Бумага, тушь черная и красная. 26 х 16. Внизу- посвящение автора, подпись и дата

        JADA Auctions, Inc.
      • Vassiliev Oleg (1931 – 2013)
        Dec. 05, 2018

        Vassiliev Oleg (1931 – 2013)

        Est: $500 - $700

        Vassiliev Oleg (1931 – 2013) Pravda.1990. Paper, lithopraph. 80 x 56 cm. Signed, dated. Gift to Leonid and Inna Lamm. Васильев Олег Владимирович (1931 – 2013) "Правда". 1990. Бумага, литография. 80 х 56. Внизу- посвящение автора, подпись и дата.

        JADA Auctions, Inc.
      • Vasiliev Oleg (1931-2013)
        Dec. 05, 2018

        Vasiliev Oleg (1931-2013)

        Est: $500 - $800

        Vasiliev Oleg (1931-2013) The House. (Text by Vsevolod Nekrasov). 1990. Lithograph. 77 x 54 cm. Gift to A. Glezer. Signed, dated Васильев Олег Владимирович (1931-2013) Дом. (Текст Всеволода Некрасова). 1990. Литография. 77 х 54 см. Подарок А. Глезеру. Подпись, дата.

        JADA Auctions, Inc.
      • OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013)
        Oct. 06, 2018

        OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013)

        Est: $800 - $1,200

        OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013) Porch, 1995 lithograph 74 x 52 cm (29 1/8 x 20 1/2 in.) [whole sheet, sight] PROVENANCE Gifted to the present owner by the artist

        Shapiro Auctions LLC
      • OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013)
        Oct. 06, 2018

        OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013)

        Est: $3,000 - $5,000

        OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013) Near a Campfire, Possibly Erik Bulatov, 1999 color pencil on _ard stock card measuring 21.9 x 11.3 cm (8 5/8 x 4 1/2 in.) monogrammed lower right; monogrammed, dated, and dedicated on mat PROVENANCE Gifted to the present owner by the artist

        Shapiro Auctions LLC
      • OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013)
        Oct. 06, 2018

        OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013)

        Est: $1,000 - $1,500

        OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013) Happy New Year (Woman in Bed), 1966 conte crayon on paper 25.4 x 21 cm (10 x 8 1/4 in.) signed, dated, and dedicated; monogrammed on verso PROVENANCE Gifted to the present owner by the artist

        Shapiro Auctions LLC
      • OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013)
        Oct. 06, 2018

        OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013)

        Est: $15,000 - $20,000

        OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013) Spring Shadows, 2003 oil on canvas 50.1 x 35.5 cm (19 3/4 x 13 in.) monogrammed lower right; signed, monogrammed, dated, titled, and dedicated on verso PROVENANCE Gifted to the present owner by the artist, with the inscription on verso reading: To Lyudochka from Oleg on the day of your birthday. LOT NOTES The following work is a study for a larger oil on canvas painting, Spring Shadows, executed in April 2009.

        Shapiro Auctions LLC
      • OLEG VASSILIEV | Mist
        Oct. 05, 2018

        OLEG VASSILIEV | Mist

        Est: $25,000 - $35,000

        signed with artist's monogram and indistinctly dated ' 95' l.l.; further signed and titled in Latin and dated ' 95' on the reverse oil on canvas Oleg Vassiliev pursued a career as a children’s book illustrator which afforded a living to discretely work on his own projects. In the late 1950s Vassiliev started experimenting and working on his own art and in 1968 he had his first and last solo exhibition in the USSR which lasted only a day and took place at the underground Blue Bird Café on Chekhov Street in Moscow. Vassiliev never considered himself a political artist. The present landscape is a classic example of his principal interest in painterly explorations of light and space. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Vassiliev moved to the United States, where for the next fifteen years he would work and exhibit alongside his friends and fellow artists, Erik Bulatov and Ilya Kabakov.

        Sotheby's
      • OLEG VASSILIEV | Study for 'Illumination'
        Oct. 05, 2018

        OLEG VASSILIEV | Study for 'Illumination'

        Est: $3,000 - $5,000

        signed in Cyrillic and dated ' 85' l.r.; further inscribed in Cyrillic on the reverse ink and pencil on paper The present lot and lot 16 are studies for lot 14. Another study for the finished oil is in the Norton and Nancy Dodge Collection of Non-Conformist Art from the Soviet Union at the Zimmerli Art Museum.

        Sotheby's
      • OLEG VASSILIEV | Study for 'Illumination' in Red and Black
        Oct. 05, 2018

        OLEG VASSILIEV | Study for 'Illumination' in Red and Black

        Est: $3,000 - $5,000

        signed in Cyrillic and dated ' 86' l.r.; further inscribed in Cyrillic on the reverse ink and gouache on paper The present lot and lot 17 are studies for lot 14. Another study for the finished oil is in the Norton and Nancy Dodge Collection of Non-Conformist Art from the Soviet Union at the Zimmerli Art Museum.

        Sotheby's
      • OLEG VASSILIEV | First Walk After the Winter
        Oct. 05, 2018

        OLEG VASSILIEV | First Walk After the Winter

        Est: $70,000 - $90,000

        signed and titled in Cyrillic and dated ' 1989' on the reverse oil on canvas ‘We were interested in white as the holy light and as emptiness – not emptiness as death or nothingness, but as… an infinite space of light which is very positive, warm, with sacred energy… This is the metaphysical space in our world.’ (Ilya Kabakov quoted in ‘Memory Speaks (Themes and Variations)’ Oleg Vassiliev, Ilya Kabakov and Erik Bulatov: three names often mentioned in the same breath as being at the heart of Moscow conceptualism at its inception in the late 1960s and early 1970s. All three made their living producing illustrations for Soviet publishing houses while privately pursuing their vocation as independent artists, each facing up to the challenge of how to transcend Soviet reality in their work. Of the three, Vassiliev is the least overtly political in his work. Elegiac, nostalgic, mysterious, metaphysical are all adjectives commonly applied to his paintings, which seem primarily concerned with exploring questions of time, space and light. ‘Light can overcome time as if swimming against the current’ he wrote, and it is this ‘seepage of the transcendental into the here and now’ as Robert Storr puts it, that makes paintings such as ' First Walk after the Winter' so mesmerizing.

        Sotheby's
      • OLEG VASSILIEV | Illumination
        Oct. 05, 2018

        OLEG VASSILIEV | Illumination

        Est: $100,000 - $150,000

        signed and titled in Cyrillic and dated ' 1989' on the reverse oil on canvas ‘Illumination’ is one of the most iconic and exciting works by Oleg Vassiliev ever to be offered at auction. It was acquired directly from Phyllis Kind Gallery in SoHo by the present owners in 1989, together with ‘Black Light’ (lot 13) and ‘First Walk After the Winter’ (lot 15). When Phyllis Kind visited the Soviet Union in 1986 she was introduced to a number of underground artists, which led her to mount a series of important exhibitions in her New York space in the late 1980s including ‘Direct from Moscow’ (1987), ‘Behind the Ironic Curtain’ (1989) and a joint show of Erik Bulatov and Oleg Vassiliev’s work in 1989. As Robert Storr remarks in his essay ‘An Enlightened Man in a Dark Time and Place’, this generation of avant-garde artists were not aiming to cut the viewer loose from earthly bonds as the Suprematists had done, nor propel him into a new future era as per the Constructivist manifesto; rather they had look for ways to criticize the present from a place outside of it. ‘For Vassiliev, as for Kabakov and Bulatov, that place was in the margins and corners of the Soviet and post-Soviet universe, those margins being found at the edge of a town or the edge of tangible reality and beyond that in the interstices of perfect mathematical forms and fathomless voids’ (quoted in ‘Oleg Vassiliev, Space and Light’, 2014). In the present work one can just make out the red-star-spangled lights of a Soviet street festival which the central figure is leaving behind to occupy exactly this liminal position ‘at the edge of tangible reality’. The window-shaped forms either side are a recurring feature in Vassiliev’s compositions of this period, and although they are perfectly mathematical, cannot fail to arouse in a viewer some sense of freedom, progress and escape. Vassiliev was one of several artists selected for the Guggenheim’s landmark exhibition ‘RUSSIA!’ in 2005. His painting ‘Before the Sunset’ achieved a record $940,000 (USD equivalent) in 2008 at Sotheby’s London. A visiting artist fund was established in his name at Yale University School of Art in 2012.

        Sotheby's
      • OLEG VASSILIEV | Black Light
        Oct. 05, 2018

        OLEG VASSILIEV | Black Light

        Est: $50,000 - $70,000

        signed in Cyrillic and dated ' 80-89'; further signed and titled in Cyrillic and dated ' 1980-1989' on the reverse oil on canvas In ‘Black Light’ we find a generic portrait of a Soviet youth overlaid with the shape that is short-hand for the Russian avant-garde of the 1910s. It has the feel of an archetypal mid-century passport photograph blown up large, the sitter’s features covered and identity denied at the same time as his pre-Soviet heritage is recalled. His direct gaze and lightly raised eyebrow conjure that aura of elegiac inwardness that characterizes Vassiliev’s greatest paintings. A pre-emigration work, ‘Black Light’ is painted on a thick canvas and bears a Soviet export stamp on the reverse. The multiple white lines that comprise the framing technique is a feature of other portraits by Vassiliev, for example ‘Twilight'.

        Sotheby's
      • VASSILIEV, OLEG (1931-2013) A Road
        Nov. 29, 2017

        VASSILIEV, OLEG (1931-2013) A Road

        Est: £60,000 - £90,000

        VASSILIEV, OLEG (1931-2013) A Road, signed and dated 1988, further inscribed in Cyrillic with a dedication on the reverse, dated “29-VIII-89” Oil on canvas, 80 by 90 cm. Provenance: Private collection, New York. Contemporary Art Day Sale, Phillips de Pury & Company London, 29 June 2009, lot 173. Acquired at the above sale by the present owner. Important private collection, Europe. Oleg Vassiliev’s painting A Road (1988), presented here for auction, is a milestone work, which the artist painted in his formative years during the search for his artistic credo, described by him as the representation of the space that was close and dear to him. To achieve this goal, the artist uses the image of a road, which appears in many of his works, including In the Field. Abramtsevo (1972), Window (1988) and Path (2001). The art critic Vitaly Patsiukov wrote that Vassiliev’s oeuvre is itself reminiscent of a road, “a way in which every step opens up a further dimension of reality. Whether it lies through a steppe or a forest, whether it is a highway or a track, this is the road that determines a person’s destiny and is full of uncertainty and expectancy.” The artist always treated a road as a way back to the past. Yet it is not just a pursuit of the ghost of bygone days, but rather “the search for an anchorage, an attempt to turn round and face a house from which he once emerged” (quoted from: Oleg Vasiliev. Pamiat govorit, St Petersburg, 2004, p. 66). This desire to unite past and present stems probably from the strong influence exerted on the painter by the philosophy of his mentor Vladimir Favorsky, who maintained that to be truthful, an artist must feel and depict time.

        MacDougall's
      • OLEG VASSILIEV | View of the Statue of Liberty on a Foggy Night
        Nov. 28, 2017

        OLEG VASSILIEV | View of the Statue of Liberty on a Foggy Night

        Est: £60,000 - £80,000

        oil on canvas

        Sotheby's
      • OLEG VASSILIEV | Self Portrait
        Nov. 28, 2017

        OLEG VASSILIEV | Self Portrait

        Est: £5,000 - £7,000

        coloured pencil and ink on paper

        Sotheby's
      • VASSILIEV, OLEG (1931-2013)
        Nov. 30, 2016

        VASSILIEV, OLEG (1931-2013)

        Est: £50,000 - £70,000

        VASSILIEV, OLEG (1931-2013) Where are you?, signed and dated 1992, also further signed, titled and dated on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 101.5 by 76.5 cm. Provenance: With Phyllis Kind Gallery, New York. Contemporary Russian Art, Phillips de Pury, London, 28 February 2008, lot 22. Private collection, Europe. Exhibited: Group Show, Phyllis Kind Gallery, New York, 1995.

        MacDougall's
      • OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013)
        Mar. 12, 2016

        OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013)

        Est: $12,000 - $15,000

        OLEG VASSILIEV (RUSSIAN 1931-2013) Lilac Bouquet, before 1959 oil on canvas 61 x 51 (24 x 20 1/8 in.) signed on verso EXPERTISE Accompanied by a photo certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.

        Shapiro Auctions LLC
      • Oleg Vassiliev (1931-2013) Light and shadow
        Nov. 30, 2015

        Oleg Vassiliev (1931-2013) Light and shadow

        Est: -

        Oleg Vassiliev (1931-2013) Light and shadow

        Christie's
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