Lot 122 · Important Russian Pictures
The marquise and the monkey
Konstantin Andreevich Somov · pencil, black ink and watercolour on paper
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,902–$5,854
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Important Russian Pictures, London · 29 November 2006
- Dimensions
- 13¼ x 9¾ in. (33.6 x 24.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5614775
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Konstantin Andreevich Somov, The marquise and the monkey. Christie's, 29 Nov 2006, lot 122. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5614775.
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Konstantin Andreevich Somov, The marquise and the monkey. Christie's, 29 Nov 2006, lot 122. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5614775.
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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 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konstantin Andreevich Somov | Le Livre de la Marquise | $39,140 | Sotheby's, Jun 2008 | |
| Konstantin Andreevich Somov | Landscape with rainbow | Bonhams, Nov 2013 | ||
| Konstantin Andreevich Somov | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2020 | ||
| Konstantin Andreevich Somov | Portrait of a Lady | Sotheby's, Dec 2015 | ||
| Konstantin Andreevich Somov | Simple Pleasures | Sotheby's, Apr 2007 | ||
| Konstantin Alexeevich Korovin | Port St Denis | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Ivan Pavlovich Pokhitonov | ivan pavlovich pokhitonov | summer at jupille, study of tree | Sotheby's, Jun 2019 | ||
| Konstantin Andreevich Somov | Reclining Male Nude | Sotheby's, Jun 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.