Rating and value of paintings by Zinaida Serebryakova

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Rating and value of the artist

A major artist of the Russian avant-garde, Zinaida Serebryakova is rapidly establishing herself as a sure value on the art market. Sought-after by collectors the world over, the artist's works enjoy a high and constantly rising market value. As a result, a signed work by Serebryakova can fetch tens of thousands of euros at auction, as evidenced by her painting Study of a sleeping girl,dating from 1923, which fetched €4,600,530 in 2015. His works are rare on the market, suggesting record-breaking auctions to come. 

Order of value from a single work to the most prestigious

The artist's works and style

Zinaida Serebryakova is close to the realist movement, following in the footsteps of Répine, who was her master. However, the influences on her work are manifold, and she adds something more personal than realism, having never said herself that she belonged to a particular movement. She produced drawings and paintings, as well as sculptures ; although there is only one listed presented at auction.

Zinaida Serebryakova, Russian realist of the École de Paris

Sinaida Jewgenewna Serebryakova (1884-1967) was a Russian realist artist.

She was born in Neskutchnoye, and studied at the school of Maia Tenicheva, a Russian patron of the arts. To perfect her training, she went to Italy and then Paris, where she studied in the studio of Illiya Répine, the undisputed master of Russian painting. She eventually stayed in Paris, forced into exile by the revolution raging in her native country. At the start of her career, she produced mainly landscapes and compositions depicting the everyday life of the Russian people, generally the poorest.

Russia did not welcome or understand her work, forcing her to produce charcoal drawings, mostly of female nudes. Despite numerous requests, the artist refused any commission to portray a Russian politician - she didn't want to take part in Bolshevik propaganda.

She became a naturalized French citizen and enjoyed great success during her lifetime with her oil paintings in Paris, depicting mostly women and young girls for the most prized.

After establishing a certain comfort of living in Paris, she traveled to Africa, which gave rise to some absolutely unique Orientalist portraits, as treated from the angle of Russian realism.

Zinaida Serebryakova's imprint on her period

Zinaida Serebryakova made a lasting mark on her time through her consistent artistic output. She is better known to the French public, but her works are very successful at auction and her value continues to rise. Some of her works are held in museums, but private collectors play the greatest role in preserving her work.

Her signature

Not all of Zinaida Serebryakova's works are signed.

Although there are variations, here is a first example of her signature:

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