Lot 140 · Important Russian Pictures
Octopus
Lev Samoilovich Bakst · gouache, heightened with gold and silver, on paper laid on board
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- Estimate
- £18,000–£25,000 hammer ≈ $35,122–$48,780
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Important Russian Pictures, London · 29 November 2006
- Dimensions
- 26 x 19 in. (66 x 48.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5614789
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Lev Samoilovich Bakst, Octopus. Christie's, 29 Nov 2006, lot 140. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5614789.
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Lev Samoilovich Bakst, Octopus. Christie's, 29 Nov 2006, lot 140. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5614789.
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From the same sale Important Russian Pictures · Nov 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | Natal'ia Sergeevna Goncharova (1881-1962) | — | upcoming |
| Trees by a lake shore | Aleksandr Al'tmann (1885-1950) | — | upcoming |
| A lady seated in a garden | Ivan Pavlovich Pokhitonov | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| By the mill | Konstantin Ivanovich Gorbatov | £12,000–£16,000 | |
| At the market | Abram Efimovich Arkhipov | £150,000–£200,000 | |
| Study for 'Russian Venus' | Boris Mikhailovich Kustodiev | £5,000–£7,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lev Samoilovich Bakst | costume design for a negress in a production of aladdin | $50,715 | Sotheby's, Nov 2007 | |
| Lev Samoilovich Bakst | set design for act ii of la pisanelle | Sotheby's, Nov 2008 | ||
| Lev Samoilovich Bakst | A costume design for Columbine from The Sleeping Princess | Christie's, Nov 2006 | ||
| Konstantin Alexeevich Korovin | Projet de décor de théâtre pour Snegurochka | Bonhams, May 2025 | ||
| Lev Samoilovich Bakst | costume design for the fée de richesse, in la belle au bois | Sotheby's, May 2004 | ||
| Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova | Mechanical Figure | Sotheby's, Dec 2015 | ||
| Lev Samoilovich Bakst | costume design for the page of the cherry fairy from a produ | Sotheby's, Jun 2008 | ||
| Lev Samoilovich Bakst | a costume design for acteon, from the ballet artemis troublé | Sotheby's, Dec 2004 |
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