Lot 372 · Russian Pictures Including Post-War and Contemporary Art Part II
Portrait of a gentleman smoking a cigar
Sergei Chekhonin · watercolour and gouache on paper laid down on card
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£4,000 hammer ≈ $4,589–$6,119
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Russian Pictures Including Post-War and Contemporary Art Part II, London · 26 November 2008
- Dimensions
- 3 7/8 x 3 3/8 in. (9.8 x 8.6 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5411062
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sergei Chekhonin, Portrait of a gentleman smoking a cigar. Christie's, 26 Nov 2008, lot 372. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5411062.
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Sergei Chekhonin, Portrait of a gentleman smoking a cigar. Christie's, 26 Nov 2008, lot 372. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5411062.
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| A street in Minusinsk; View in Tomsk; Tartar street Semipalatinsk; Ty… | George Albert Frost | £2,000–£3,000 | |
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| Vue du Kremlin et de ses environs a Moscou; and Vûe du Kremlin à Mosc… | After Guerard de la Barthe | £2,000–£3,000 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei Chekhonin | Two portraits of the artist’s wife, Lydia Vytchegjanine (188 | $6,311 | Christie's, Jun 2019 | |
| Sergei Chekhonin | Portrait of the artist’s wife, Lydia Vytchegjanine (1889-196 | Christie's, Jun 2019 | ||
| Sergei Chekhonin | Five original designs for head-and tailpieces | Christie's, Jun 2016 | ||
| Sergei Chekhonin | Parc de Saint-Cloud; and Seated model | Christie's, Jun 2017 | ||
| Sergei Chekhonin | Young man sketching by a lake | Christie's, Jun 2019 | ||
| Boris Dmitrievich Grigoriev | Two Sailors | Sotheby's, Jun 2021 | ||
| Sergei Chekhonin | Illustration | Christie's, Jun 2015 | ||
| Sergei Chekhonin | Nudes | Christie's, Jun 2016 |
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