Lot 345 · Contemporary Art Day Auction
Taking a Breather (from the series Razgulyai)
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- Estimate
- £30,000–£40,000 hammer ≈ $46,738–$62,317
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 2 July 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4380048
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Semyon Faibisovich, Taking a Breather (from the series Razgulyai). Sotheby's, 2 Jul 2015, lot 345. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4380048.
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Semyon Faibisovich, Taking a Breather (from the series Razgulyai). Sotheby's, 2 Jul 2015, lot 345. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4380048.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress Hill | Hurvin Anderson | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Rückenkratzen | Arnulf Rainer | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Unknowns | Elizabeth Magill | £3,500–£4,500 | |
| Construct II | Anthony Gormley | £150,000–£200,000 | |
| Small Hem 2 | Anthony Gormley | £100,000–£150,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semyon Faibisovich | Farewell | $46,058 | Sotheby's, Jun 2014 | |
| Semyon Faibisovich | Contemplation No.2 from the On the Beach Series | Sotheby's, Jun 2018 | ||
| Semyon Faibisovich | Portrait of Gorbachev | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Semyon Faibisovich | On the Streets of Moscow | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Vladimir Nemukhin | Joker | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Vladimir Nemukhin | Gambling table | Christie's, Jun 2018 | ||
| Semyon Faibisovich | Taking a Rest from the Bus Stop Series | Sotheby's, Jun 2018 | ||
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