Lot 472 · Russian Pictures Including Post-War and Contemporary Art Part II
Head in paper clip
Oleg Tselkov · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £50,000–£70,000 hammer ≈ $67,416–$94,383
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Russian Pictures Including Post-War and Contemporary Art Part II, London · 26 November 2008
- Dimensions
- 23¾ x 36 in. (60.4 x 91.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5411112
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-5411112 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5411112
Oleg Tselkov, Head in paper clip. Christie's, 26 Nov 2008, lot 472. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5411112.
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Oleg Tselkov, Head in paper clip. Christie's, 26 Nov 2008, lot 472. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5411112.
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From the same sale Russian Pictures Including Post-War and Contemporary Art Part II · Nov 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Gobi | Nikolai Roerich (1874-1947) | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| A street in Minusinsk; View in Tomsk; Tartar street Semipalatinsk; Ty… | George Albert Frost | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Sennaia Square, St Petersburg | Aleksandr Briullov (1798-1877) | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Vue du Kremlin et de ses environs a Moscou; and Vûe du Kremlin à Mosc… | After Guerard de la Barthe | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| An arched bough in a garden; and Benches overlooking the coast | Albert Benois (1852-1936) | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| A troika leaving the farmstead | Circle of Nikolai Samokish | £2,000–£3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oleg Tselkov | Pear | $41,344 | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | |
| Oleg Tselkov | two persons | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Oleg Tselkov | Hanging face and dragonfly | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | ||
| Oleg Tselkov | Deux têtes vertes/ Two green heads | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| Oleg Tselkov | Woman with candle | Christie's, Nov 2019 | ||
| Oleg Tselkov | Collectionneur et collection/ Collector and collection | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| Oleg Tselkov | Smoker | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Oleg Tselkov | Goldfish | Sotheby's, Nov 2016 |
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.