Rating and value of paintings by Zinaida Serebryakova

If you own a work of art by or based on the work of artist Zinaida Serebryakova and would like to know its value, our state-approved experts and auctioneers can help 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

A major artist of the Russian avant-garde, Zinaida Serebryakova is rapidly establishing herself as a sure thing on the art market. Sought-after by collectors the world over, the artist's works enjoy a high and constantly rising price. As a result, a work signed by Serebryakova can fetch tens of thousands of euros at auction, as evidenced by her painting Study of a sleeping girl, dating from 1923, sold for €4,600,530 in 2015. Serebryakova's works are rare on the market, which suggests that record-breaking bids may be in the offing. 

Order of value from a simple work to the most prestigious

The artist's works and style

Zinaida Serebryakova is close to the realist movement, following in the footsteps of her teacher Répine. However, the influences on her work are multiple, and she adds something more personal than realism, never having said herself that she belonged to a particular movement. She produced drawings and paintings, as well as sculptures, although only one of these is listed for auction.

Zinaida Serebryakova, Russian realist of the École de Paris

Sinaida Jewgenewna Serebryakova (1884-1967) was a Russian realist artist.

Born in Neskutchnoye, she studied at the school of Maia Ténicheva, a Russian patron of the arts. To perfect her training, she left for Italy and then Paris, where she studied in the studio of Illiya Répine, the undisputed master of Russian painting. She eventually stayed in Paris, forced into exile by the revolution raging in her native country. At the beginning of her career, she produced mainly landscapes and compositions depicting the everyday life of the Russian people, generally the poorest.

Russia did not welcome or understand her work, forcing her to produce charcoal drawings, mostly of female nudes. Despite numerous requests, the artist refused any commission to portray a Russian politician - she didn't want to take part in Bolshevik propaganda.

She became a naturalized French citizen and enjoyed great success during her lifetime with her oil paintings in Paris, depicting mostly women and young girls.

After establishing a comfortable lifestyle in Paris, she traveled to Africa, where she produced some unique orientalist portraits, treated from the perspective of Russian realism.

Zinaida Serebryakova's imprint on her period

Zinaida Serebryakova made a lasting impression on her contemporaries with her substantial artistic output. She is better known to the French public, but her works are very successful at auction and her value continues to rise. Some of her works are held in museums, but private collectors play a major role in preserving her work.

His signature

Zinaida Serebryakova's works are not all signed.

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

Appraising your property

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