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Lot 73 · Russian Contemporary Sale

joker no.5

Vladimir Nemukhin

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Estimate
£40,000–£60,000 hammer ≈ $80,757–$121,135
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Russian Contemporary Sale, London · 12 March 2008
Record ID
TB-2026-3735702
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Vladimir Nemukhin, joker no.5. Sotheby's, 12 Mar 2008, lot 73. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3735702.

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Vladimir Nemukhin, joker no.5. Sotheby's, 12 Mar 2008, lot 73. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3735702.

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From the same sale Russian Contemporary Sale · Mar 2008

LotArtistEstimateResult
The Spaces of Experience Vladimir Yankilevsky £10,000–£15,000
Portrait of the conductor Igor Markevich Anatoly Zverev £10,000–£12,000
The Fountain Natalia Nesterova £15,000–£20,000
Versailles Valery Koshlyakov £40,000–£50,000
Untitled Edvard Steinberg £10,000–£15,000
Untitled William Brui £5,000–£7,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Vladimir Nemukhin The Joker $85,728 Sotheby's, Nov 2016
Vladimir Nemukhin playing the fool on a tar barrel. variant no.3 Sotheby's, Mar 2008
Vladimir Nemukhin The player Sotheby's, Jun 2007
Vladimir Nemukhin Card table Christie's, Jun 2017
Vladimir Nemukhin poker, 1974 Sotheby's, Apr 2008
Vladimir Nemukhin the card table no. 3, 1966 Sotheby's, Apr 2007
Vladimir Nemukhin Untitled Sotheby's, Nov 2012
Vladimir Nemukhin patience, evening (late) Sotheby's, May 2006

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