Rating and value 2024 of paintings by Nikolai Sapunov

If you own a work by Nikolai Sapunov, and would like to know its value, our state-approved experts and auctioneers will offer you their appraisal services. Our specialists will carry out a free appraisal of your work, and provide you with a precise estimate of its current market value. Thereafter, if you wish to sell your work, we will direct you to the best possible arrangement to obtain the optimum price.

Rating and value of works by Nikolai Sapunov

Works by Nikolai Sapunov are highly prized items at auction. They are collected by bidders of all nationalities. Nowadays, prices for these paintings can rise considerably under the auctioneer's hammer. Oils on canvas are particularly popular, with buyers from all over the world. The price at which they sell on the art market ranges from €850 to €742,330, at the moment, a substantial gap but one that says a lot about the value that can be attributed to these works. In 2013, his oil on canvas Peonies, dating from 1907, sold for €742,330, while it was estimated at between €47,890 and €71,840.

Order of value from a simple work to the most prestigious

Style and technique by artist Nikolai Sapunov  

Nikolai Sapunov's creations are imbued with impressionism and realism. He is often referred to as a symbolist. He draws his inspiration from multiple references, and mainly depicts still lifes of flowers. He has produced a few drawings; most of his works are oils on canvas.

Nikolai Sapunov, twentieth-century Russian symbolist

Nikolai Nikolaevich Sapunov (1880 - 1912) was a Russian painter.

Born in Moscow, he studied at the Moscow School of Painting, Architecture and Sculpture under Isaac Levitan. He then continued his training at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg.

His first works were created for Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre, inspired by Constantin Korovine's drawings. Like many Russian artists, theater sets were a springboard for launching his career.

On a personal basis, without receiving commissions, the bulk of his production consists of still lifes of flowers.

The success of Nikolai Sapunov's works at auction  

The talent of Nikolai Sapunov and the exceptional quality of his works make him an essential draughtsman and painter of 20th-century Symbolist art, despite his very short career. 

The auction market itself plays a role. It offers a competitive framework where collectors and art enthusiasts can vie to acquire unique pieces. This can lead to overbidding and push prices upwards, contributing to the success of Sapunov's works.

Recognizing the artist's signature

Nikolai Sapunov doesn't always sign his works. Here's an example of his signature on the work above.

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