Boris Grigor'ev Auction Prices and Value Guide

Boris Grigor'ev auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 481 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Boris Grigor'ev auction prices: quick answer

Boris Grigor'ev auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Boris Grigor'ev
Source records
481
Market update
2026-02-06

Artist context

About Boris Grigor'ev

Boris Dmitrievich Grigor'ev (1886–1939) was a Russian painter, graphic artist, illustrator, and writer whose career spanned the final decades of the Russian Empire and the interwar emigre world. Born in Moscow and trained at schools in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Paris, he became known for psychologically charged portraits, figure compositions, and depictions of Russian rural life. His celebrated Raseya series, portraying peasant subjects with expressive intensity, brought him wide recognition. After leaving Russia around 1919, Grigor'ev lived and worked in Western Europe and the United States, exhibiting internationally until his death in Cannes, France. His work is held by institutions including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and his identity is well established in major library authority files.

Russian ModernismOil paintingWatercolorGouacheGraphic works on paperPortraitsFigure studiesRussian peasant and rural life

Common works and media

Grigor'ev worked across a broad range of media. Collectors are most likely to encounter oil on canvas paintings—especially portraits and figure compositions—as well as gouaches, watercolors, ink and pencil drawings, and graphic prints. Illustrations and set-design drawings also surface in the market. Subjects range from Russian peasant scenes and village life to portraits of cultural figures and urban compositions. Works from both his Russian period (c. 1906–1919) and his later emigre years (1921–1939) appear at auction.

Market and appraisal context

Grigor'ev's work appears regularly in the international auction market, particularly in sales of Russian and European art. Oil paintings from his Russian period (before 1919) tend to attract the strongest interest, though his gouaches, watercolors, and graphic works also appear at auction. Collectors should consider medium, date, subject matter, provenance, and condition as key valuation factors. Works with documented exhibition history or authoritative catalogue references tend to carry more weight. Attribution can be complicated by the many transliterated forms of his name used across signatures, labels, and publications over the decades.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Value drivers

  1. Medium: oil paintings generally command higher prices than works on paper
  2. Period: pre-emigration Russian-period works (pre-1919) are often sought after
  3. Provenance: documented exhibition history or estate provenance strengthens attribution
  4. Condition and authenticity: as with all early-20th-century Russian works, expert authentication is important

Appraisal caveats

  • Attribution of Grigor'ev works requires care; the artist used multiple transliterated spellings across signatures, exhibition labels, and literature, which can complicate cataloguing.
  • No specific realized prices or auction records are included in the source pack; valuation should reference actual comparable sale results.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.

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Data basis

This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Boris Grigor'ev worth?

Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.

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