Vladimir Avgustovic Stenberg Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Vladimir Avgustovic Stenberg Art Value Price Guide

Mar. 03, 2024
The Love Triangle. 1927.
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
ARTIST: STENBERG BROTHERS (Vladimir, 1899-1982; Georgi, 1900-1933) SIZE: 27 1/8 x 39 1/8 in./69 x 99.4 cm PRINTER: DESCRIPTION: One of the biggest box-office successes of its time in Russia, “The Love Triangle” (also known as “Bed & Sofa”) was an American-style comedy loved by the Soviet people but absolutely hated by the government. The plot is simple: “When a man (Fogel) comes into town to look for work and can find no room, his friend (Batalov) invites him to use the sofa in his apartment. Fogel has an affair with Batalov’s wife (Semyonova), but when Batalov finds out, he cannot leave the apartment for the same reason that Fogel began staying there: the housing shortage. Now it is Batalov who sleeps on the sofa. Batalov’s wife becomes pregnant, but neither man admits responsibility; they both encourage her to have an abortion. Ultimately, she leaves both of them to have the baby and take care of it herself” (Russian Films, p. 188). (Art Deco; Film)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Mar. 03, 2024
Theatre Kamerny. 1923.
Est: $4,000 - $5,000
ARTIST: STENBERG BROTHERS (Vladimir, 1899-1982; Georgi, 1900-1933) SIZE: 18 1/2 x 28 3/8 in./47 x 72 cm PRINTER: DESCRIPTION: Founded in 1914, the Kamerny Theatre was one of the most important propagators of the avant-garde in Russia, and put on some of the most influential Constructivist pieces of the era. This poster is from its tour in France, when the theatre's founder, Alexandre Tairoff, directed and presented some of the standard pieces in their repertoire. Stalin would eventually close the theater in 1928 after a controversial production of Bulgakov’s Purple Island which satirically criticized the Russian government. (Art Deco; Theatre)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Jan. 06, 2024
RUSSIAN ELEVENTH EXHIBITION POSTER BY STENBERG BROTHERS
Est: $100 - $150
Stenberg Brothers, Vladimir Stenberg, 1899 to 1982, and Georgii Stenberg, 1900 to 1933, lithographic poster for the exhibition, The Great Utopia The Russian and Soviet Avant Garde 1915 to 1932, for Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum September 25 to December 15, 1992. Firstly, it was a poster for the movie, The Eleventh Year, 1928 by Dziga Vertov. Signed in the print, lower right. Titled and inscribed in the print, lower to the center. This documentary film is showing the hard labor of countrymen in industrial production to strengthen the U.S.S.R. economy and turning their country into a world power. Vladimir Stenberg were Russian avant-garde Soviet artists and designers, best known for designing film posters for Sergei Eisensteins movies, Dziga Vertovs documentaries, and numerous imported films. The pair worked in a constructivist and, later, productivist styles, in a range of media, initially sculpture, subsequently theater design, architecture, and drafting. Russian Soviet Avant Garde Graphic Art Prints, Museum Exhibition Posters, and Collectibles.
Antique Arena Inc
Dec. 06, 2023
Vladimir Stenberg
Est: $800 - $1,200
Russian, 1899-1982 Untitled (Head), 1917 Signed in Cyrillic and dated V. Stenberg 1917 (lr) Pencil on paper 12 x 7 3/4 inches (30.5 x 19.7 cm) Provenance: Annely Juda Fine Art, London Exhibited: New York, Rosa Esman Gallery, Malevich and His Circle, January - February, 1978 (17 1/2 x 13 7/8 inches) Taped to mat in the verso corners. Paper is toned. Minor crease at lower left.
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Jul. 19, 2023
VLADIMIR & GEORGIJ STENBERG (XXe siècle) Seconde vie, 1928
Est: €15,000 - €20,000
VLADIMIR & GEORGIJ STENBERG (XXe siècle) Seconde vie, 1928 Affiche lithographique en couleur 158 x 72 cm Colored lithograph 62 1/4 x 28 3/8 in. Bibliographie Susan Pack, Film Posters of the Russian Avant-Garde, Éditions Taschen, illustré en couleur p. 232. La Russie à L’Avant-Garde 1900-1935, Catalogue d'exposition, Europalia, Bruxelles, 2055, œuvre reproduite en couleur page 262.
HVMC - Hôtel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo
Jul. 19, 2023
VLADIMIR & GEORGIJ STENBERG (XXe siècle) Projet de costume pour un ecclésiastique, circa 1925
Est: €15,000 - €20,000
VLADIMIR & GEORGIJ STENBERG (XXe siècle) Projet de costume pour un ecclésiastique, circa 1925 Gouache et crayon sur papier Cachet de la signature en bas à droite 42 x 29 cm Gouache and pencil on paper Signature’s stamp lower right 16 1/2 x 11 3/8 in. Provenance Atelier de l’artiste Expositions Galleria Milano, Milan, Italie, décembre 1998 - janvier 1999 «?Théâtre et Ballet Russe, 1910-1930?», n°7207 (étiquette au dos) Galerie Michael Hasenclever KG, Février - mars 1999 «?Théâtre et Ballet Russe, 1910-1930?» 19, 20 & 21 Octobre 2017, Los Angeles, USA, «?Lisa Lupo Arts Salons Celebrating Works of The Russian Avant- garde?» Rachel Adler Fine Art, New York, USA, n°6 (étiquette au dos) Bibliographie Théâtre et Ballet Russe, 1910-1930, Catalogue d'exposition, Milan - München, de Décembre 1998 à Mars 1999, reproduit sous le numéro 27 (illustration en couleur)
HVMC - Hôtel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo
Mar. 26, 2023
Kamerny Theatre / Kukerol. 1925.
Est: $4,000 - $5,000
ARTIST: STENBERG BROTHERS Vladimir, 1899-1982; Georgi, 1900-1933) SIZE: 28 1/4 x 42 3/8 in./71.7 x 107.6 cm DESCRIPTION: The Stenberg Brothers created this piece for the 1925 season opener at Moscow's Kamerny Theatre, a famous "chamber theatre" founded in 1914. The premiere, on November 26, was for the play Kukerol, about which little is known. (Art Deco; Theatre)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Dec. 03, 2022
Stenberg Brothers Two Encounters Movie Poster Maquette
Est: $200 - $400
A reproduction of a movie poster maquette designed by Stenberg Brothers (Vladimir, 1899-1982; Georgi, 1900-1933) for the 1932 movie 'Two Encounters' which originally incorporated collage and graphic design techniques including color lithographs with gouache and photographic inserts. It is unclear whether the maquette was ever made into a poster for the film. Bottom right of the woman's hair has text '2 Stenberg 2'. Matted and presented in a frame. Sight: 14" x 10.5"
Atlanta Auction Gallery, ltd
Aug. 20, 2022
ESCHER, Gielijn (b. 1945). Pair of Stenberg Brothers / Sted...
Est: $300 - $500
ESCHER, Gielijn (b. 1945). Pair of Stenberg Brothers / Stedelijk Museum posters. 1998. Silkscreen and offset lithograph posters for the retrospective of the works of Vladimir (1899-1982) and Georgii Stenberg (1900-1933), prominent figures of the Russian avant-garde. Organized by the Museum of Modern Art (New York), the exhibition traveled to four international venues. These posters are for the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. 46 ½ x 33”. Linen backed. A/A-.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Jul. 12, 2022
Kamerny Theatre / Kukerol. 1925.
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
ARTIST: STENBERG BROTHERS (Vladimir, 1899-1982; Georgi, 1900-1933) SIZE: 28 1/4 x 42 3/8 in./71.7 x 107.6 cm DESCRIPTION: The Stenberg Brothers created this piece for the 1925 season opener at Moscow's Kamerny Theatre, a famous "chamber theatre" founded in 1914. The premiere, on November 26, was for the play Kukerol, about which little is known. (Art Deco; Theatre)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Nov. 20, 2021
Vladimir STENBERG (1899-1982) Personnage cubiste
Est: €400 - €600
Vladimir STENBERG (1899-1982) Personnage cubiste Gouache et encre sur carton, signée en cyrillique bas à droite 41 x 31 cm
Louiza Auktion & Associés
Sep. 04, 2021
Propaganda Poster Communist Party Lenin Stalin Stenberg USSR
Est: £300 - £600
Original vintage Soviet propaganda poster by Vladimir Stenberg showing the busts of Lenin and Stalin on a red flag. Text below translates to English as Long Live the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) – Vanguard of the Workers of the Soviet Union! Vladimir Stenberg (1899-1982), alongside his brother Georgii Stenberg (1900-1933) was a prominent Soviet artist and designer, who worked on theatre sets and costumes, sculptures, clothing, and graphic design across his career. Good condition, restored pinholes, tears, fold, backed on board. Country of issue: Russia, designer: Vladimir Stenberg, size (cm): 88x59, year of printing: 1941
Antikbar Original Vintage Posters
Mar. 19, 2021
Vladimir STENBERG (1899-1982) et Georgii STENBERG (1900-1933) Stroitel'stvo Moskvy. Ezhemesiachnyi zhurna
Est: €600 - €800
Vladimir STENBERG (1899-1982) et Georgii STENBERG (1900-1933) Stroitel'stvo Moskvy. Ezhemesiachnyi zhurna moskovskogo oblastnogo ispolnitel'nogokomiteta soveta. Moscow : Moskovskii Sovet Rabichikh i Krasnoarmeiskikh Depuyatov (construction de Moscou). 1930 : magazines nos 3, 7, 8-9. 1931 : magazines nos 1, 2, 3, 4.
OGER - BLANCHET
Sep. 18, 2020
Vladimir & Gregori Stenberg, 2 x kubo-futuristischer Frauenkopf, zwei nummerierte Lithographien von 1923, Reedition anlässlich der Ausstellung "2Stenberg2 / Avietta Rogoshina", Ffm. 1971, mit Katalog
Est: €350 - €400
Vladimir & Gregori Stenberg, 2 x kubo-futuristischer Frauenkopf, zwei nummerierte Lithographien von 1923, Reedition anlässlich der Ausstellung "2Stenberg2 / Avietta Rogoshina", Ffm. 1971, mit Katalog Vladimir Stenberg, 1899 - 1982 / Gregori Stenberg, 1900 - 1933, Russische Bühnenkünstler der Moskauer Konstruktivistengruppe im Kreise um Mayakowski, Jessenin & Rodtschenko, 1925 Weltausstellung Paris, hier: Frauenkopf mit kubo-futuristischer Kopfbedeckung, Lithographien, 43 x 28 cm, je im Stein sign. u. dat. 1923, numm. 3/200 & 100/300, dabei der Ausstellungskatalog "Galerie auf Zeit", Frankfurt 1971
K&K – Auktionen in Heidelberg
Jun. 18, 2020
STENBERG BROTHERS (VLADIMIR, 1899-1982 & GEORGII, 1900-1933). [IN THE SPRING.] 1929. 40x27 inches, 102x70 cm.
Est: $30,000 - $40,000
STENBERG BROTHERS (VLADIMIR, 1899-1982 & GEORGII, 1900-1933) [IN THE SPRING.] 1929. 40 1/2x27 3/4 inches, 102 3/4x70 1/2 cm. Condition B+: partially-replaced margins; repaired tears at edges, some into image; small replaced losses in margins; repaired tears, creases and restoration in image and along vertical and horizontal folds; small ink notation in top left corner. Mounted on paper. Matted and framed. In several of their film posters, including In the Spring, the Stenbergs 'mimicked the underlying diagonal structure of many Suprematist works' (Stenberg Brothers pp. 15-16), recalling works by artists such as Kandinsky and Malevich. The brothers were especially interested in the potential for new techniques using film projectors and invented their own "which was capable of not only enlarging and reducing, but also distorting the projected image (Stenberg Brothers p. 16). Their innovative manipulation of photography, combined with their Avant Garde sense of scale, geometry, and perspective made their posters stylistically unique. The Stenbergs' poster for Mikhail Kaufman's movie In the Spring mirrors not only the Constructivist sensibilities, but also the relationship between human and machine underlined in the film. Kaufman's brother (and biggest competition), Dziga Vertov, was the director of 'The Eleventh' (see Lot 32). Stenberg Brothers p. 55, Pack p. 263, Soviet Film p. 77, MoMA 134.2003. From the estate of Alexander Kaplen.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 18, 2020
STENBERG BROTHERS (VLADIMIR, 1899-1982 & GEORGII, 1900-1933). [THE ELEVENTH.] 1928. 40x27 inches, 102x69 cm. Mospoligraf, Moscow.
Est: $35,000 - $45,000
STENBERG BROTHERS (VLADIMIR, 1899-1982 & GEORGII, 1900-1933) [THE ELEVENTH.] 1928. 40 1/2x27 1/4 inches, 102 3/4x69 1/4 cm. Mospoligraf, Moscow. Condition B+: repaired tears, small replaced losses and restoration in margins and along vertical and horizontal folds. Matted and framed. "The Stenberg brothers produced a large body of work in a multiplicity of mediums, initially achieving renown as Constructivist sculptors and later working as successful theatrical designers, architects, and draftsmen; in addition, they completed design commissions that ranged from railway cars to women's shoes" (Stenberg Brothers p. II). Most notably, the Stenberg Brothers revolutionized the concept of the movie poster in the 1920s with their innate sense of design and a technique of their own devising, whereby photos from movies were projected onto canvases and traced in order to create photomontages. Having been given total artistic freedom within the early years of the new Soviet state, they were the first to abandon the standard promotional technique of realistically depicting movie scenes on posters. Film in Soviet Russia was viewed as an efficient and accessible mode of propaganda. This striking poster projects the word Odinnadstaty (The Eleventh), along the side of the poster and in both lenses of the man's glasses. The film documents the eleven years of progress since the October Revolution of 1917. Stenberg Brothers p. 45, Pack p. 125, Soviet Film p. 35, Avant Garde p. 70, The Poster 201, Mechanical Age pl. 54, Berman / Juan March p. 143, Clash of Ideologies p. 86, MoMA 135.2003. From the estate of Alexander Kaplen.
Swann Auction Galleries
Mar. 28, 2020
Vladimir STENBERG (1899-1982), Attribué à Composition abstraite
Est: €400 - €600
Vladimir STENBERG (1899-1982), Attribué à Composition abstraite Huile sur carton, signée en bas à droite 32 x 44 cm
Louiza Auktion & Associés
Dec. 14, 2019
Vladimir STENBERG (1899-1982), Attribué à Composition abstraite
Est: €400 - €600
Vladimir STENBERG (1899-1982), Attribué à Composition abstraite Huile sur carton, signée en bas à droite 32 x 44 cm
Louiza Auktion & Associés
Dec. 10, 2019
Vladimir Stenberg "Colour-Construction"
Est: €7,000 - €10,000
Vladimir Stenberg (1899 – 1982) "Colour-Construction". Oil on canvas, signature in the bottom left corner "В.Стенберг". Vladimir Stenberg (1899 – 1982) – a prominent Soviet graphic artist and constructivist. In 1919 Vladimir Stenberg alongside with his brother Georgii Stenberg and their comrades founds the OBMOKhU (Society of Young Artists). In 1920 he joins the INKhUK (Institute of Artistic Culture) – a theoretical and research based artistic organisation, where in November 1920 he begins working in a newly formed "Constructivist Group" (Aleksei Gan, Karlis Johansons, Konstantin Medunetsky, Alexander Rodchenko, Varvara Stepanova and brothers Stenberg). Members of this group experiment with composition and colours to achieve the transition “From image to construction”. In this period (1920-1921) brothers Stenberg and Konstantin Medunetsky begin their research by creating the “colour-constructions”: V.Stenberg “Colour-construction № 4” - The State Russian Museum, V.Stenberg “Colour-construction № 10” - The State Tretyakov Gallery, V.Stenberg “Colour-construction № 13”, G.Stenberg “Colour-construction” - The Museum of Arts of Uzbekistan, K.Medunetsky “Colour-construction” - The State Russian Museum, К.Medunetsky “Colour-construction № 7” - The Krasnodar Regional Art Museum named after F.Kovalenko. The brothers Stenberg’s and Konstantin Medunetsky’s “colour-constructions” were exhibited at the famous Second OBMOKhU Exhibition in May-June 1921. Medunetsky’s “Colour-construction № 7” can be seen on the photographs of the exhibition taken by Rodchenko. The key aspect of these experimental “colour-constructions” is the dynamic combination of a line with colour quasi-flat surfaces. Two presented paintings are very remarkable because they share the same subject with a different degree of abstraction. The shapes of workers on the first painting generate volume and give some context to the first painting, whereas the second painting without any contextual shapes is almost entirely flat and abstract. The difference between two paintings perfectly illustrates the constructivist idea of the transition “From image to construction”. Dimensions: 74 x 171 cm.
Baltic Auction Group
Jun. 23, 2019
Turbine No. 3. 1927.
Est: $2,500 - $3,000
ARTIST: STENBERG BROTHERS (Vladimir, 1899-1982; Georgi, 1900-1933) & YAKOV RUKLEVSKY SIZE: 28 3/8 x 42 1/4 in./72 x 107.2 cm DESCRIPTION: The Stenberg Brothers' riveting Constructivist photomontage illustrates "Turbine No. 3," a film within the classic Soviet trope of industrial drama. Inspired by the Socialist Realist novel "Cement" by Fyodor Gladkov (see the Sternberg Bros.' "Thirty Days," PAI-LXXVI, 77), directors Belyaev and Moskvin valorize Soviet builders in a crisis. They've got to save an uncompleted hydroelectric station from a glacier. Just when the crisis appears to be over, an engineer, bedridden in hospital, is studying the plant's blueprints and finds a catastrophic fault in Turbine No. 3. He leaps from his sickbed and rushes to the industrial site to prevent a terrible tragedy. Inset photos include shots of workers donning protective gear, the long march out to the site, and a sailor kissing his beloved goodbye. (Art Deco; Film; Russian)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Apr. 02, 2019
STENBERG Wladimir Augustovitch (1899-1982) ET STENBERG Georges Augustovitch (1900-1933).
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
STENBERG Wladimir Augustovitch (1899-1982) ET STENBERG Georges Augustovitch (1900-1933). Personnage au smoking « Prochepanskiy ». Gouache, encre et mine de plomb sur carton signée des initiales de l’artiste en bas à gauche et datée 1925. Conservée dans son encadrement d’origine en bois noirci. Légères pliures, mais bon état général. A vue : H. : 41 cm – L. : 24, 5 cm. Cadre : H. : 63, 5 cm – L. : 47 cm.
HVMC - Hôtel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo
Feb. 24, 2019
Theatre Kamerny. 1923.
Est: $5,000 - $6,000
ARTIST: STENBERG BROTHERS (VLADIMIR, 1899-1982; GEORGI, 1900-1933) & KONSTANTIN MEDUNETSKY (1899-1938) SIZE: 18 3/8 x 28 1/8 in./46.7 x 71.5 cm PRINTER: DESCRIPTION: Founded in 1914, the Kamerny Theatre was one of the most important propagators of the avant-garde in Russia, and put on some of the most influential Constructivist pieces of the era. This poster is from its tour in France, when the theatre's founder, Alexandre Tairoff, directed and presented some of the standard pieces in their repertoire. Stalin would eventually close the theater in 1928 after a controversial production of Bulgakovs Purple Island which satirically criticized the Russian government. (Russian, Theatre; Art Deco)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Oct. 28, 2018
Thirty Days. 1929.
Est: $4,000 - $5,000
ARTIST: STENBERG BROTHERS (Vladimir, 1899-1982; Georgi, 1900-1933) SIZE: 13 3/8 x 20 1/4 in./34 x 51.5 cm DESCRIPTION: Guy de Maupassant's penetrating eyes emerge from the bands and blocks of Cyrillic in the Stenberg Brothers' fascinating work for Thirty Days, a literary journal. It's apparently a consolidated advertisement for the journal and its associated publications: 24 volumes of De Maupassant's short stories, translated; 8 books from their library of modern writers: a "Who's Who" of both Proletariat and Dissident writers of the 1920s (Volnov, Gladkov, Kataev, Libedinsky, Novikov-Priboy, and Olesha); the "Poetry of Nowadays," plus 4 films written by Neverov. It was 14 rubles for a year's subscription, and we wish we could order it now. (Literary; Russian Avant-Garde; Text)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Jun. 26, 2018
Countess Shrivanskaya's Crime. 1926.
Est: $6,000 - $7,000
ARTIST: STENBERG BROTHERS (Vladimir, 1899-1982; Georgi, 1900-1933) SIZE: 28 x 39 in./71 x 99 cm DESCRIPTION: "A pioneer of regional film production, Ivan Perestiani was the first director to make films in the Republic of Georgia using local actors and technicians. One of his early films, 'Little Red Devils' (1923) was such a success that Perestiani made three sequels: 'Savur's Grave,' 'Illan-Dilli' and this film, all released in the same year. It was an unprecedented move at the time and under the circumstances. However, the sequels failed to find an appreciative audience and the series was abandoned" (Russian Films, p. 192). (Film; Modern)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Feb. 25, 2018
Turbine No. 3. 1927.
Est: $4,000 - $5,000
Artist: STENBERG BROTHERS (Vladimir, 1899-1982; Georgi, 1900-1933) & YAKOV RUKLEVSKY Size: 28 3/8 x 42 1/4 in./72 x 107.2 cm The Stenberg Brothers' riveting Constructivist photomontage illustrates "Turbine No. 3," a film within the classic Soviet trope of industrial drama. Inspired by the Socialist Realist novel Cement by Fyodor Gladkov (see the Sternberg Bros.' "Thirty Days", No. 85), directors Belyaev and Moskvin valorize Soviet builders in a crisis. They've got to save an uncompleted hydroelectric station from a glacier. Just when the crisis appears to be over, an engineer, bedridden in hospital, is studying the plant's blueprints and finds a catastrophic fault in Turbine No. 3. He leaps from his sickbed and rushes to the industrial site to prevent a terrible tragedy. Inset photos include shots of workers donning protective gear, the long march out to the site, and a sailor kissing his beloved goodbye. (Film; Russian)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Feb. 25, 2018
A Woman of Paris. 1927.
Est: $4,000 - $5,000
Artist: STENBERG BROTHERS (Vladimir, 1899-1982; Georgi, 1900-1933), attributed Size: 42 1/2 x 28 in./108 x 71 cm Sovinko, Moscow Attributed to the Stenberg Bros., this poster advertises the 1927 Soviet release of the 1923 "A Woman of Paris," directed, written, and produced (though not starring) Charlie Chaplin a rarity not only because Chaplin is behind the camera for this silent feature, but also because it's a drama, not a slapstick farce. Here, we can see the neon lights of Latin Quarter cafés and cabarets that tempt Marie into an affair with the wealthy Pierre, leaving behind her adored Jean. . . and inspiring a fraught love triangle that leads to dark times in the City of Light. (Film; Russian)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Feb. 08, 2018
STENBERG Vladimir 1899-1982
Est: €300 - €400
STENBERG Vladimir 1899-1982 Mixed media on paper signed lower right 27 x 22 cm
The Bru Sale Gallery
Feb. 08, 2018
STENBERG Vladimir 1899-1982
Est: €300 - €400
STENBERG Vladimir 1899-1982 Mixed media on paper signed lower right 27 x 22 cm
The Bru Sale Gallery
Oct. 22, 2017
Pat & Patachon / The Policemen. 1928.
Est: $2,500 - $3,000
Artist: STENBERG BROTHERS (Vladimir, 1899-1982; Georgi, 1900-1933) Size: 24 1/2 x 36 5/8 in./62.3 x 93 cm Pat & Patachon were a Danish comedy duo of the silent movie era, not unlike Abbott & Costello. Pat went by the nickname "lighthouse," with Patachon the "trailer" or "sidecar." This poster is for the Russian release of their 1925 film "Police" or "The Policemen." Susan Pack, in Film Posters of the Russian Avant-Garde, notes that only Patachon is pictured here, "however the comedy duo was so well known by this time that the designers may have thought it unnecessary to show both." This is one of two posters designed by the Stenberg Brothers for the film; see PAI-LXXII, 84 for a companion image. (Film)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Oct. 22, 2017
Kamerny Theatre / Kukerol. 1925.
Est: $5,000 - $6,000
Artist: STENBERG BROTHERS (Vladimir, 1899-1982; Georgi, 1900-1933) Size: 28 1/4 x 42 3/8 in./71.7 x 107.6 cm The Stenberg Brothers created this piece for the 1925 season opener at Moscow's Kamerny Theatre, a famous "chamber theatre" founded in 1914. The premiere, on November 26, was for the play "Kukerol," about which little is known. (Theater)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Jun. 22, 2017
Thirty Days. 1929.
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
Artist: STENBERG BROTHERS (Vladimir, 1899-1982; Georgi, 1900-1933) Size: 13 3/4 x 21 1/4 in./35 x 54 cm Guy de Maupassant's penetrating eyes emerge from the bands and blocks of Cyrillic in the Stenberg Brothers' fascinating work for Thirty Days, a literary journal. It's apparently a consolidated advertisement for the journal and its associated publications: 24 volumes of De Maupassant's short stories, translated; 8 books from their library of modern writers: a "Who's Who" of both Proletariat and Dissident writers of the 1920s (Volnov, Gladkov, Kataev, Libedinsky, Novikov-Priboy, and Olesha); the "Poetry of Nowadays," plus 4 films written by Neverov. It was 14 rubles for a year's subscription, and we wish we could order it now. (Soviet; Literary)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Jun. 22, 2017
Pat & Patachon / The Policemen. 1928.
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
Artist: STENBERG BROTHERS (Vladimir, 1899-1982; Georgi, 1900-1933), atrributed Size: 28 1/8 x 41 5/8 in./71.4 x 105.7 cm Pat & Patachon were a Danish comedy duo of the silent movie era, not unlike Abbott & Costello. Pat went by the nickname "lighthouse," with Patachon the "trailer" or "sidecar." This poster is for the Russian release of their 1925 film "Police" or "The Policemen." Susan Pack, in Film Posters of the Russian Avant-Garde, notes that only Patachon is pictured here, "however the comedy duo was so well known by this time that the designers may have thought it unnecessary to show both." (Soviet; Film)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Jun. 22, 2017
Moulin Rouge. 1929.
Est: $17,000 - $20,000
Artist: STENBERG BROTHERS (Vladimir, 1899-1982; Georgi, 1900-1933) Size: 24 1/8 x 37 in./61.2 x 94 cm It's so startling and magical to see a Russian Constructivist / Art Deco interpretation of the Moulin-Rouge, if one is conditioned to see the venue through the eyes of Toulouse-Lautrec and Chéret. Here, the Stenberg Brothers are promoting a 1928 British silent (though musical) film starring the Russian Olga Tschechowa, as well as Eve Gray and Jean Bradin. In addition to the smoldering image of Tschechowa, we're treated to a photomontage of Paris's Cafe de la Paix. (Art Deco; Soviet)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Jun. 22, 2017
A Woman of Paris. 1927.
Est: $5,000 - $6,000
Artist: STENBERG BROTHERS (Vladimir, 1899-1982; Georgi, 1900-1933), attributed Size: 42 1/2 x 28 in./108 x 71 cm Sovinko, Moscow Attributed to the Stenberg Bros., this poster advertises the 1927 Soviet release of the 1923 "A Woman of Paris," directed, written, and produced (though not starring) Charlie Chaplin a rarity not only because Chaplin is behind the camera for this silent feature, but also because it's a drama, not a slapstick farce. Here, we can see the neon lights of Latin Quarter cafés and cabarets that tempt Marie into an affair with the wealthy Pierre, leaving behind her adored Jean. . . and inspiring a fraught love triangle that leads to dark times in the City of Light. (Soviet; Film)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Jun. 22, 2017
Turbine No. 3. 1927.
Est: $6,000 - $7,000
Artist: STENBERG BROTHERS (Vladimir, 1899-1982; Georgi, 1900-1933) & YAKOV RUKLEVSKY Size: 28 3/8 x 42 1/4 in./72 x 107.2 cm The Stenberg Brothers' riveting Constructivist photomontage illustrates "Turbine No. 3," a film within the classic Soviet trope of industrial drama. Inspired by the Socialist Realist novel Cement by Fyodor Gladkov (see the Sternberg Bros.' "Thirty Days", No. 85), directors Belyaev and Moskvin valorize Soviet builders in a crisis. They've got to save an uncompleted hydroelectric station from a glacier. Just when the crisis appears to be over, an engineer, bedridden in hospital, is studying the plant's blueprints and finds a catastrophic fault in Turbine No. 3. He leaps from his sickbed and rushes to the industrial site to prevent a terrible tragedy. Inset photos include shots of workers donning protective gear, the long march out to the site, and a sailor kissing his beloved goodbye. (Soviet)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Jun. 22, 2017
Kamerny Theatre / Kukerol. 1925.
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
Artist: STENBERG BROTHERS (Vladimir, 1899-1982; Georgi, 1900-1933) Size: 28 1/4 x 42 3/8 in./71.7 x 107.6 cm The Stenberg Brothers created this piece for the 1925 season opener at Moscow's Kamerny Theatre, a famous "chamber theatre" founded in 1914. The premiere, on November 26, was for the play "Kukerol," about which little is known. (Theater; Soviet)
Poster Auctions International Inc
May. 03, 2017
STENBERG Vladimir et Georges Vladimir et Georges 1899-1982 et 1900-1933
Est: €2,200 - €2,500
Affiche pour le film « Ania » réalisation « SOVKINO », Lithographie multi couleurs, exécutée par les peintres frère Vladimir Stenberg et George Stenberg (signature sur l’affiche « 2Stenberg2 »), Moscou 1927 En parfait état 108,2 x 71,8 cm
The Bru Sale Gallery
May. 03, 2017
STENBERG Vladimir et Georges Vladimir et Georges 1899-1982 et 1900-1933
Est: €4,500 - €5,500
Lthographie,1926 "Quarante-et-unième" 83,8 x 120 cm
The Bru Sale Gallery
Mar. 01, 2017
STENBERG Vladimir et Georges 1899-1982 et 1900-1933
Est: €4,500 - €5,500
STENBERG Vladimir et Georges 1899-1982 et 1900-1933 Lthographie,1926 " Quarante-et-unieme " 83,8 x 120 cm
The Bru Sale Gallery
Mar. 01, 2017
STENBERG Vladimir et Georges 1899-1982 et 1900-1933
Est: €2,300 - €2,500
STENBERG Vladimir et Georges 1899-1982 et 1900-1933 Affiche pour le film Â« Ania Â» realisation Â« SOVKINO Â», Lithographie multi couleurs, executee par les peintres frere Vladimir Stenberg et George Stenberg (signature sur lâaffiche Â« 2Stenberg2 Â»), Moscou 1927 En parfait etat 108,2 x 71,8 cm
The Bru Sale Gallery
Feb. 11, 2017
A SOVIET POSTER IN KAZAKH DESIGNED BY STENBERG, 1937
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
STENBERG, VLADIMIR (RUSSIAN 1899-1982), Long Live Party Leaders Lenin and Stalin, 1937, color lithograph, 90 x 137 cm (35 1/2 x 54 in). PROVENANCE INFORMATION The current lot comes from the collection of the esteemed collector and art critic Viktor Kholodkov (1948-2015), who fulfilled his passion for books, avant-garde design and paper memorabilia by devoting his life to collecting and dealing of prominent works of Russian graphic art of the first half of the 20th century. Kholodkov acquired a multitude of books and artworks throughout the decades, meticulously labeling and archiving every single item. Many came directly from the most preeminent artists of the time, as well as from their families and estates. He also possessed a vast number of drawings from the famous collection of another avant-garde enthusiast, Nikolai Khardzhiev. After leaving the USSR in 1989 and settling in California, Viktor continued his work as a Soviet art dealer and critic, actively publishing various articles and contributing to several major Russian avant-garde exhibitions across the U.S., such as the 1991 exhibition Russia Under Fire in the 40s on the West Coast and the 1992 Guggenheim exhibition The Great Utopia: The Russian and Soviet Avant-Garde. Kholodkov also contributed to the archives of the biggest American istitutions. His unique selection of over 2000 Russian sheet music covers was acquired by The Library of Congress, and an extensive amount of material related to VKhUTEMAS is now at the J. Paul Getty Museum.
Shapiro Auctions LLC
Dec. 11, 2016
STENBERG Vladimir et Georges 1899-1982 et 1900-1933
Est: €4,500 - €5,500
STENBERG Vladimir et Georges 1899-1982 et 1900-1933 Lthographie,1926 " Quarante-et-unieme " 83,8 x 120 cm
The Bru Sale Gallery
Dec. 11, 2016
STENBERG Vladimir et Georges 1899-1982 et 1900-1933
Est: €2,400 - €2,600
STENBERG Vladimir et Georges 1899-1982 et 1900-1933 Affiche pour le film Â« Ania Â» realisation Â« SOVKINO Â», Lithographie multi couleurs, executee par les peintres frere Vladimir Stenberg et George Stenberg (signature sur l' affiche Â« 2Stenberg2 Â»), Moscou 1927 En parfait etat 108,2 x 71,8 cm
The Bru Sale Gallery
Dec. 10, 2016
STENBERG BROTHERS POSTER FOR AN EARLY SOVIET FILM (RUSSIAN, VLADIMIR 1899-1982; GEORGI 1900-1933)
Est: $2,000 - $2,500
STENBERG BROTHERS POSTER FOR AN EARLY SOVIET FILM (RUSSIAN, VLADIMIR 1899-1982; GEORGI 1900-1933) KOGO NUZHNO ``OMOLAZHIVAT``? [Who Needs to be ``Rejuvenated``?], Soviet film poster, 1926, published for Krasnaya Zvezda, Glavlit No. 45705, edition of 10,000, 70.5 x 106 cm (27 3/4 x 41 3/4 in.)
Shapiro Auctions LLC
Nov. 29, 2016
VLADIMIR AVGUSTOVICH STENBERG | Abstract Composition
Est: £800,000 - £1,200,000
oil on canvas
Sotheby's
Nov. 08, 2016
STENBERG Vladimir et Georges 1899-1982 et 1900-1933
Est: €4,500 - €5,500
STENBERG Vladimir et Georges 1899-1982 et 1900-1933 Lthographie,1926 "Quarante-et-unième" 83,8 x 120 cm
The Bru Sale Gallery
Nov. 08, 2016
STENBERG Vladimir et Georges 1899-1982 et 1900-1933
Est: €2,400 - €2,600
STENBERG Vladimir et Georges 1899-1982 et 1900-1933 Affiche pour le film « Ania » réalisation « SOVKINO », Lithographie multi couleurs, exécutée par les peintres frère Vladimir Stenberg et George Stenberg (signature sur laffiche « 2Stenberg2 »), Moscou 1927 En parfait état 108,2 x 71,8 cm
The Bru Sale Gallery
Nov. 07, 2016
VLADIMIR (1899-1982) ET GEORGI STENBERG (1900-1933) THEATRE KAMERNY DE
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
VLADIMIR (1899-1982) ET GEORGI STENBERG (1900-1933) THEATRE KAMERNY DE MOSCOU, 1923 Affiche lithographique en couleurs Entoilée 71 x 47 cm Les frères Stenberg ont été de grands créateurs dans le domaine de l'affiche cinématographique des années 20. Personnages incontournables dans le cercle moscovite de l'Avant-Garde, ils réalisent à cette époque nombre d'œuvres en sculptures, peintures, collages pour promouvoir la sculpture constructiviste, l'architecture, le théâtre et tous les arts de ce mouvement artistique. Le théâtre Kamerny, fondé en 1914 par Aleksandr Tairov proposait un programme très varié de ballet, de musique, d'opéra, de mime et de théâtre expérimental. Cette affiche de Stenberg fait la promotion d'une troupe en tournée à Paris en 1923. C'est la seule a avoir été créée pour être utilisée pour un événement en dehors de l'Union Soviétique. Bibliographie : -Avant-garde p. 121, Theaterplakate 185
Cornette de Saint-Cyr