Auction Sales

A detailed selection of the highest-priced Natalia Gontcharova works sold in recent years at auctions around the world:

LES FLEURS, c.1912
Dimensions: 36.6″ x 28.6″ / 93cm x 72.7cm
Medium: Oil on canvas
Sale: Christie’s London, Tuesday, June 24, 2008 – Lot 00065
Auction: Impressionist and Modern Art (Evening Sale)
Estimate: £3,500,000 ­- 4,500,000 / $6,874,877 ­- 8,839,128
Sold For: £5,529,250 / $10,860,833

ESPAGNOLE, c.1915
Dimensions: 51.3″ x  32″ / 130.3cm x 81.3cm
Medium: Oil on canvas
Detail: Signed
Sale: Christie’s London, Tuesday, February 2, 2010 – Lot 00039
Auction: Impressionist and Modern Art (Evening Sale)
Estimate: £4,000,000 ­- 4,500,000 / $6,379,585 – 9,569,378
Sold For: £6,425,250  / $10,247,608

PICKING APPLES, c.1909
Dimensions: 35″ x 48.6″ / 88.9cm x 123.4cm
Medium: Oil on canvas
Detail: Signed
Sale: Christie’s London, Monday, June 18, 2007 – Lot 00065
Auction: Impressionist and Modern Art (Evening Sale)
Estimate: £1,000,000 ­- 1,500,000 / $6,874,877 – 8,839,128
Sold For: £4,948,000 / $9,800,000

LES ARBRES EN FLEURS, c.1912
Dimensions: 39.5″ x 33.3″ / 100.3cm x 84.5cm
Medium: Oil on canvas
Detail: Signed with NG
Sale: Christie’s London, Wednesday, February 9, 2011 – Lot 00015
Auction: Impressionist and Modern Art (Evening Sale)
Estimate: £2,500,000 – 3,500,000 / $4,021,879 – 5,630,630
Sold For: £3,961,250 / $6,372,667

BLUEBELLS, c.1909
Dimensions: 39.4″ x 28.5″ / 100cm x 72.5cm
Medium: Oil on canvas
Detail: Signed, inscribed
Sale: Sotheby’s London, Monday, November 26, 2007 – Lot 00040
Auction: Russian Art Evening
Estimate: £3,000,000 ­- 5,000,000 / $6,204,894 – 10,341,491
Sold For: £3,044,500 / $6,296,934

STREET IN MOSCOW, c.1909
Dimensions: 25.6″ x 31.1″ / 65cm x 79cm
Medium: Oil on canvas
Detail: Inscribed in Cyrillic (on reverse)
Sale: Sotheby’s New York, Tuesday, November 1, 2011 – Lot 00004
Auction: Important Russian Art
Estimate: $1,200,000 ­- 1,500,000
Sold For: $6,354,500

STILL LIFE (BLUEBELLS)
Dimensions : 39.4″ x 28.5″ / 100cm x 72.5cm
Medium: Oil on canvas
Detail: Inscribed in Latin, inscribed mertvaya natura in Cyrillic and numbered 68a
Sale: Sotheby’s London, Monday, May 28, 2012 – Lot 00021
Auction: Important Russian Art
Estimate: £3,000,000 ­- 4,000,000 / $4,705,144 – 6,273,525
Sold For: £2,953,250 / $4,631,822

STILL LIFE WITH TEAPOT AND ORANGES
Dimensions: 38 x 41.25 in. / 96.7cm x 105 cm
Medium: Oil on canvas
Detail: Inscribed in Cyrillic and numbered ‘Mert natura/15a/ts. 600 r.’ (on reverse)
Sale: Christie’s London, Monday, November 27, 2017 – Lot 00012
Auction: Important Russian Art
Estimate: £500,000 – 700,000 / $666,539 – $933,155
Sold For: £2,408,750 / $3,211,053

DANSEUSES ESPAGNOLES, c.1918
Dimensions : 75.7″ x 34.4″ / 192.3cm x 87.5cm
Medium: Oil on canvas
Detail: Signed
Sale: Christie’s London, Monday, June 18, 2007 – Lot 00020
Auction: Impressionist and Modern Art (Evening Sale)
Estimate: £400,000 – 600,000 / $792,844 – 1,189,266
Sold For: £2,820,000 / $5,589,553

SAILBOAT
Dimensions: 36.2″ x 25.8″ / 92cm x 65.5cm
Medium: Oil on canvas
Detail: Signed in Latin, inscribed
Sale: Bonhams London, Monday, June 9, 2008 – Lot 00022
Auction: Russian Sale
Estimate: £1,500,000 ­- 2,000,000 / $2,955,082 – 3,940,110
Sold For: £1,700,000 / $3,349,093

NATURE MORTE AUX FRUITS
Dimensions: 39.4″ x 34.1″ / 99.5cm x 86.5cm
Medium: Oil on canvas
Sale: Sotheby’s London, Monday, June 9, 2008 – Lot 00039
Auction: Russian Art (Evening Sale)
Estimate: £2,000,000 ­- 3,000,000 / $3,940,110 – 5,910,165
Sold For: £2,281,250 / $4,494,188

STILL LIFE WITH WATERMELONS
Dimensions : 46.8″ x 41.7″ / 118.8cm x 106cm
Medium : Oil on canvas
Detail : Initials M. L
Sale: Christie’s London, Wednesday, November 26, 2008 – Lot 00262
Russian Picture Part 1
Estimate: £1,500,000 ­- 2,000,000 / $2,313,386 – 3,084,515
Sold For: £1,553,250 / $2,395,512

LILACS IN A VASE, c.1905
Dimensions: 41.6″ x 29.4″ / 105.7cm x 74.8cm
Medium: Oil on canvas laid on board
Detail: Signed, inscribed
Sale: Christie’s London, Wednesday, November 28, 2007 – Lot 00349
Auction: Important Russian Pictures including The Somov Collection
Estimate: £700,000 ­- 900,000 / $1,447,776 – 1,861,427
Sold For: £1,588,500 / $3,285,418

LES RAMEURS, c.1912
Dimensions: 20.5″ x 44.9″ / 52cm x 114cm
Medium: Oil on canvas
Detail: Signed
Sale: Christie’s London, Tuesday, February 7, 2006 – Lot 00337
Auction: Impressionist and Modern Art (Day Sale)
Estimate: £150,000 ­- 250,000 / $261,628 – 436,046
Sold For: £1,184,000 / $2,065,118

STILL LIFE OF PEACHES AND RED FLOWERS
Dimensions: 35.4″ x 28.1″ / 90cm x 71.5cm
Medium: Oil on canvas laid on board
Sale: Sotheby’s London, Monday, June 9, 2008 – Lot 00038
Auction: Russian Art (Evening Sale)
Estimate: £1,000,000 ­- 1,500,000 / $1,970,055 – 2,955,082
Sold For: £1,161,250 / $2,287,726

TOURNESOIS
Dimensions: 36.6″ x 25″ / 93cm x 65cm
Medium: Oil on canvas
Detail: Signed, inscribed
Sale: Sotheby’s New York, Monday, November 2, 2009 – Lot 00024
Auction: Russian Art
Estimate: $600,000 ­ – $800,000
Sold For: $866,500

RABBI MIT HUHN
Dimensions: 28″ x 20.9″ / 71cm x 53cm
Medium: Oil on canvas
Detail: Signed
Sale: Hampel Fine Art Auctions, Friday, December 7, 2007 – Lot 00507
Auction: Russische Kunst
Estimate: €800,000 ­- 1,000,000 / $1,173,364 – 1,466,705
Sold For: €650,000 / $953,358

FEMME CUBISTE, c.1920
Dimensions: 41.5″ x 30.9″ / 105.5cm x 78.5cm
Medium: Oil on canvas
Detail: Signed
Sale: Sotheby’s London, Monday, June 3, 2013 – Lot 00018
Auction: Important Russian Art
Estimate: £600,000 ­- 800,000 / $920,669 – ­1,227,558
Sold For: £662,500 / $1,016,572

FLOWERING TREES, c.1911
Dimensions : 40.6″ x 27.2″ / 103cm x 69cm
Medium: Oil on canvas
Detail: Signed, inscribed
Sale: Sotheby’s London, Tuesday, June 12, 2007 – Lot 00122
Auction: Russian Day Sale – Paintings
Estimate: £500,000 ­- 700,000 / 987,383 – ­1,382,337
Sold For: £580,000 / $1,145,365

LADY WITH A PARASOL, c.1919-1924
Dimensions : 39.4″ x 27.2″ / 88.6cm x 69.2cm
Medium : Oil on canvas
Detail: Signed, inscribed
Sale: Sotheby’s New York, Tuesday, April 17, 2007 – Lot 00363
Auction: Russian Art
Estimate: $900,000 ­- 1,100,000
Sold For: $1,720,000

LA FENAISON, c.1905-1910
Dimensions: 35.2″ x 48.4″ / 89.5cm x 123cm
Medium: Oil on canvas
Sale: Sotheby’s London, Wednesday, February 3, 2010 – Lot 00004
Auction: Impressionist & Modern Art (Evening Sale)
Estimate: £600,000 ­- 800,000 / $959,386 – 1,279,181
Sold For: £1,105,250 / $1,767,269

STILL LIFE WITH MIMOSA
Dimensions: 39.4″ x 30.3″ / 100cm x 77cm
Medium: Oil on canvas
Sale: MacDougall’s, Thursday, June 11, 2009 – Lot 00344
Auction: Russian XIX & XX Century Art and Russian Post War & Contemporary Art
Estimate: £400,000 ­ – 600,000 / $654,343 – 981,514
Sold For: £513,438 / $839,911

STILL LIFE WITH FLOWERS AND FISH
Dimensions: 27.6″ x 21.9″ / 70cm x 55.5cm
Medium: Oil on canvas
Detail: Signed
Sale: Sotheby’s New York, Monday, November 2, 2009 – Lot 00037
Auction: Russian Art
Estimate: $400,000 ­ – 600,000
Sold For: $806,500

PRINTEMPS
Dimensions: 38.6″ x 24.4″ / 98cm x 62cm
Medium: Oil on canvas
Detail: Signed, inscribed
Sale: Christie’s London, Wednesday, June 19, 2013 – Lot 00348
Auction: Impressionist and Modern Art (Day Sale)
Estimate: £250,000 ­- 350,000 / $391,358 – 547,902
Sold For: £481,875 / $754,344

STILL LIFE WITH MIMOSAS
Dimensions: 21.7″ x 16.9″ / 55cm x 43cm
Medium: Oil on canvas
Detail: Signed
Sale: Sotheby’s London, Tuesday June 10, 2008 – Lot 00283
Auction: Russian Paintings
Estimate: £50,000 ­- 70,000 / $98,658 – 138,121
Sold For: £313,250 / $618,093

AZALEAS
Dimensions: 35.6″ x 245.6″ / 90.5cm x 115.7cm
Medium: Oil on canvas
Detail: Signed
Sale: Christie’s London, Wednesday, November 29, 2006 – Lot 00207
Auction: Important Russian Pictures
Estimate: £300,000 ­- 500,000 / $581,057 – 968,429
Sold For: £344,000 / $666,279