Rating and value of works, drawings, paintings by Constantin Terechkovitch

If you own a work by or based on the work of artist Constantin Terechkovitch and would like to know its value, our state-approved experts and auctioneers will be happy to advise you. Our specialists will carry out a free appraisal of your work, and provide you with a precise estimate of its value on the current market. Then, if you wish to sell your work of art, we will guide you towards the best possible means of obtaining the best possible price.

Artist's rating and value

An important Russian artist, Constantin Terechkovitch is highly rated on the auction market. Appreciated, works by Terechkovitch sell for between €5 and €66,570 on the art market, a substantial delta but one that speaks volumes about the value that can be attributed to the artist's works, as evidenced by his oil on canvas Nina de Tabarin, which sold for over €66,000 in 2016.

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Artist's style and technique

Kostia Terechkovitch's art can be described as "poetic realism". His detailed, luminous painting magnifies every aspect of existence, revealing the beauty and meaning hidden in ordinary aspects of life. His light palette and light touch create a delicate atmosphere. Her work evokes emotions and offers a sensitive artistic perspective, capturing reality in a poetic way.

Kostia Terechkovitch's subjects are quite intimate. He says he draws his inspiration from those close to him. In addition to his particular interest in dancers, which he paints in line with the work of Degas, he also depicts landscape scenes. He is also inspired by equestrian events, depicting horses and horse races in his works.

The life of Constantin Terechkovitch

Kostia Terechkovitch, known as Constantin Terechkovitch, was born in Moscow in 1902. His interest in drawing began at an early age. Encouraged by his parents, his apprenticeship was entrusted to the Moscow painter Constantin Youone and the famous collector Sergei Shchukin (see presentation of his collection at the Fondation Louis Vuitton, Icons of Modern Art, 2016-2017), before he entered the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture.

In 1917, the Bolshevik revolution broke out and the country slowly drifted towards communism. Wanting to seize this opportunity and take advantage of his country's chaotic situation, Terechkovitch decided to move to Paris, the capital of the arts. After many trials and tribulations, the young painter arrived in Paris in 1920.

Terechkovitch joins the Russian expatriate community in Montparnasse. He met Larionov and his wife Natalia Goncharova, and befriended other painters of the period, such as Soutine, Kisling, Kremegne and Lanskoy.

Despite a difficult start, his career took off in 1921 thanks to writer and art critic Serge Romoff. A few years later, he joined the Russian artistic diaspora in Berlin.

In 1933, he was called upon by the Monte-Carlo theater to work on the sets and costumes for the Ballets russes. The same year, he married and his wife Yvette became his muse. In 1939, he enlisted in the Foreign Legion. During the German Occupation, he took refuge with his family in d'Avallon and Saint-Tropez. This period enabled him to refocus on painting.

After the war, Terechkovitch settled in Paris, where he exhibited regularly. He also lived in Menton. Despite the craze for gestural abstraction, he remains faithful to a serene realism. His paintings magnify every detail of life with clarity and lightness. He is considered a "painter of poetic reality". His success is growing, and he travels extensively to add new subjects to his repertoire.

He died in 1978, while a retrospective exhibition was dedicated to him at the Menton municipal museum a few years later.

Terechkovitch's imprint on his era

Terechkovitch is a painter who left his mark on twentieth-century art in France. His works are part of prestigious collections and are sought after by many buyers, who play a major role in preserving his works, even though some are exhibited in museums. 

His signature

Not all Constantin Terechkovitch's works are signed.

Although there are variations, here is a first example of its signature:

Appraising your property

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