Sergej Jur'evic Sudejkin Auction Prices and Value Guide

Sergej Jur'evic Sudejkin auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 318 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Sergej Jur'evic Sudejkin auction prices: quick answer

Sergej Jur'evic Sudejkin auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Sergej Jur'evic Sudejkin
Source records
318
Market update
2026-02-16

Sergej Jur'evic Sudejkin market snapshot

Sergej Jur'evic Sudejkin shows developing auction liquidity with 20 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $8,812. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 0 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2024-11-13.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (0.0% · 0 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (53.8% · 7 sales)
  • $10,000+ (46.2% · 6 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$0
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
0
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2024-11-13

Artist context

About Sergej Jur'evic Sudejkin

Sergei Yurevich Sudeikin (1882–1946) was a Russian painter, stage designer, and illustrator whose career spanned the twilight of Imperial Russia, the Parisian avant-garde, and the golden age of American opera production. Born in Smolensk in March 1882, he trained at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture before becoming a central figure in Moscow's artistic cabaret scene and the World of Art circle. After leaving Russia around 1920, he collaborated with Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in Paris, designing sets and costumes that blended Russian folk motifs with modernist stylisation. In 1923 he emigrated to the United States, where he became a prolific designer for the Metropolitan Opera and Broadway stages, remaining active until his death in August 1946. Collectors encounter his work across oil paintings, watercolours, gouaches, and theatrical design drawings that bridge Russian Silver Age aesthetics and Western stage tradition.

Russian Silver Age / World of Art (Mir Iskusstva) circleRussian avant-garde theatre designOil paintingWatercolor and gouacheTheatrical set and costume designGraphic art and illustrationBallet and theatrical scenesCostume designs for opera and balletGenre scenes and caricatureDecorative panels and murals

Common works and media

Collectors are most likely to encounter Sudeikin's watercolour and gouache costume designs for ballet and opera, often depicting elaborately dressed figures in the stylised manner of the Ballets Russes era. His oil paintings range from theatrical genre scenes to decorative panels. Set-design maquettes, ink drawings, and preparatory sketches for Diaghilev and Metropolitan Opera productions also appear on the market. Less frequently, illustrated books and graphic works from his Moscow cabaret period surface at auction. Signed works typically use a Cyrillic or Latin variant of his name, and the diversity of transliterations means cataloguing can vary between sale houses.

Market and appraisal context

Sudeikin's work appears at auction with moderate frequency, encompassing finished paintings, theatrical designs, watercolours, gouaches, and ink drawings. Works tied to his Ballets Russes collaborations or pre-revolutionary Russian period tend to attract stronger interest than later American-stage material. Provenance linking a piece to Diaghilev productions, the Metropolitan Opera, or notable émigré collections can materially affect value. Because his name appears in many transliterations—Sudeikin, Soudeikine, Sudeykin—auction records may be scattered across catalogue entries. Condition is especially important for works on paper, as gouache and watercolour are susceptible to fading. Attribution questions should be addressed through expert review, as no comprehensive catalogue raisonné was identified in available sources.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Value drivers

  1. Medium: finished oil paintings and large-scale theatrical designs generally command higher prices than sketches and works on paper.
  2. Period: works from the Russian period (pre-1920) and Ballets Russes-associated designs are typically more sought after than later American-period pieces.
  3. Provenance: direct connection to Diaghilev productions, the Metropolitan Opera, or notable private collections can significantly affect value.
  4. Attribution: name variants (Sudeikin, Soudeikine, Sudeykin) can complicate cataloguing; consistent signed works are preferred.
  5. Condition: gouache and watercolour on paper are vulnerable to light damage and fading, so condition reports are essential.

Appraisal caveats

  • With 318 recorded lots, Sudeikin has a moderate auction presence; prices vary widely by medium, period, and whether a work is a finished painting or a preparatory sketch.
  • The transliteration variety of his name across Western and Russian catalogues means auction records may be fragmented across multiple name forms.
  • No single authoritative catalogue raisonné was identified in the collected sources; attribution should be supported by expert opinion or documented provenance.

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

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