Аукцион Bidspirit | Tselkov O. N.

Tselkov O. N. - Plate.. 2009 44 x 44 cm Overglaze painting Meissen, Germany 9 out of 25 Circulation 25 pcs. Oleg Nikolaevich Tselkov (July 15, 1934 – July 11, 2021) was a Russian nonconformist artist known for his images of faces painted in bright colors, depicting the internal psychological patterns of violence in modern culture. Soviet and French artist. Since 1977 he has lived in France. Laureate of the non-state Russian award ”Triumph” The three most expensive works by Oleg Tselkov include paintings sold by the British auction house MacDougall’s in 2007–2008. The third current result was achieved in 2008: “Boy with Balloons”, the first owner of which was George Costakis, went from auction for $365,667. The second current result was shown a year earlier: for the large-format painting “Two with Bugs” from the collection of Eduard Nakhamkin paid $416,204. The current record was set in the same 2007 during the summer “Russian weeks”: “Five Faces” was bought for $440,786 with an estimate of $335,733–434,478. We add that this work came from the collection of Alexander Glezer, one of organizers of the “bulldozer exhibition” of 1973.