Rating and value of the works, Alexandra Shchekotikhina-Pototskaya porcelain

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Rating and artist's value Alexandra Shchekotikhina-Pototskaya 

Alexandra Shchekatikhina-Pototskaya is a major artist of 20th-century porcelain painting. Today, the prices of her works are rising under the auctioneers' gavels. Her porcelains are particularly prized, especially by Russian and American buyers, and the price at which they sell on the art market ranges from €600 to €120,000, a considerable delta but one that speaks volumes about the value that can be attributed to the artist's works. In 2017, a porcelain plate, La danse de la joie , sold for €33,480, whereas it was estimated at between €8,000 and €10,000. Its value is on the rise.

Order of value from a simple work to the most prestigious

Style and technique of artist Alexandra Shchekotikhina-Pototskaya

Pototskaya produces porcelain that she paints: porcelain painting is her specialty, although she has also produced watercolors. Her daily inspiration is Russia and the themes present in Russian art. She has collaborated with the State Manufactory.

Pototskaya, painting Russia on porcelain  

Alexandra Shchekotikhina-Pototskaya (1892-1967) was a renowned Russian artist. She was born in Alexandrovsk. She trained at the St. Petersburg School of Drawing, then moved to northern Russia to draw inspiration from peasant folk art and ancient architecture. In 1918, she joined the State Porcelain Factory, whose aim was to propagandize the ruling regime. To this end, she used pure pigment colors and remarkable precision. She used epidemics and the various plagues affecting the Russian people, such as famine and typhus. She created works in collaboration with her second husband, Ivan Bilibin, who is also her former teacher. Like avant-garde artists in France and Europe, she worked extensively on colorimetry, following in the footsteps of Félix Vallotton and Vassily Kandinsky.

She is particularly fond of themes relating to eternal Russia. Her work is both artistic and intellectual, but also serves as propaganda for the Russian Soviet regime. She then moved to Paris, where she frequented the European avant-garde and exhibited at the Salon d'Automne and the Salon des Indépendants. After a few years in France, she and her husband returned to Russia, and she resumed her work at the Leningrad factory. Bilibin died of starvation during the siege at the start of the Second World War. Pototskaya survived despite suffering from pneumonia. She died in Saint Petersburg at the age of 75.

Alexandra Shchekatikhina-Pototskaya's imprint on her period 

Pototskaya's artistic commitment marked her time. She also contributed to the evolution and modernization of Russian porcelain. Few of the artist's works are in circulation today on the art market, which increases collector interest when one of them comes up for auction. 

Recognizing the artist's signature

Pototskayas often signs his name at the bottom of his drawings, and his porcelain is signed and hallmarked. Copies may exist, so expertise is important.

Knowing the value of a work

If you happen to own a work by or after Alexandra Shchekatikhina-Pototskaya, don't hesitate to request a free appraisal using the form on our website. A member of our team of experts and certified auctioneers will contact you promptly to provide you with an estimate of the market value of your work, as well as any relevant information about it. If you're thinking of selling your work, our specialists will also be on hand to offer you alternatives for selling it at the best possible price, taking into account market trends.