Lot 72 · Escape Artists: The Non-Conformists Online
study for 'autumn portrait', 1981
Oleg Vassiliev · colored pencil on paper
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- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Escape Artists: The Non-Conformists Online, New York · 5 October 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4692056
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Oleg Vassiliev, study for 'autumn portrait', 1981. Sotheby's, 5 Oct 2018, lot 72. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4692056.
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Oleg Vassiliev, study for 'autumn portrait', 1981. Sotheby's, 5 Oct 2018, lot 72. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4692056.
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From the same sale Escape Artists: The Non-Conformists Online · Oct 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| illumination | Oleg Vassiliev | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| untitled | Henry Khudyakov | $1,800–$2,500 | |
| untitled [two works] | Valentin Vorobiev | $600–$800 | |
| from the 'space of experience' series | Vladimir Yankilevsky | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| danger of death! | — | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| 'bedtime' and 'three agents' [two works] | Anatoly Brusilovsky | $1,200–$1,800 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oleg Vassiliev | En route vers le futur/ Walking into the Future | $4,506 | Bonhams, Oct 2025 | |
| Oleg Vassiliev | oleg vassiliev | study for autumn portrait, 1981 | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Oleg Vassiliev | 'Du passé'/ 'From the Past' | Bonhams, Apr 2025 | ||
| Vladimir Nemukhin | Composition avec des cartes/ Composition with cards | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| Oleg Vassiliev | oleg vassiliev | new york | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Vladimir Nemukhin | Jack-Retro | Bonhams, Jun 2021 | ||
| Vladimir Nemukhin | Composition avec cartes/ Composition with cards | Bonhams, Oct 2025 | ||
| Vladimir Nemukhin | Knave with card | Bonhams, Nov 2020 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.