Female Figure with a baby boy on her shoulder
Gleb Derujinsky as it is signed on the bottom of the sculpture. It is made out of wood and it is in a very good condition.
18" tall, 5.5" wide
Inherited
Yes
Hi Eli,
Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.
Gleb W. Derujinsky (Глеб В. Дерюжинский) is an Russian-American sculptor. According to Askart, he was born August 13, 1888 in Otradnoye, in the Smolensky Uyezd, Smolensk Governorate, in the Russian Empire. His family had relations to notable Russian cultural figures: on his father’s side to Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and on his mother’s side to the painter Mikhail Vrubel. He studied law at the University of Petrograd (Saint Petersburg) but pursued his passion for art.
His artistic training included the Drawing School of the Imperial Society for the Encouragement of the Arts in Saint Petersburg; later, in Paris at Académie Colarossi and Académie Julian. He also studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg. After the upheavals of the Russian Revolution, he emigrated to the United States around 1919. He lived and worked in New York, remaining active through much of the mid-20th century. He died on March 9, 1975 in New York City.
His sculptures of this size usually bring prices at auction ranging from $4,000-6,000
Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:
Gleb W. Derujinsky (Russian-American, 1888-1975)
Untitled (Mother and child)
carved wood
signed on the base
18 inches tall
CONDITION: This appears to be in good condition
PROVENANCE: Inherited
$4,000-6,000*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.
Please let us know if you have additional items to appraise, or questions/concerns, and thank you again for using Mearto.
~ Delia
Hi Eli,
I saw that comp in my research (and was very impressed with the very high estimate) but the sculpture did not sell, likely because it was heavily overvalued. In fact, the same auction house tried selling that same sculpture at progressively lower amounts until it finally sold within the range I priced yours at.
Keep in mind you aren't bound to sell yours at my valuation (since Mearto doesn't sell anything); rather, our valuations are a guidelines to what you can expect if you sell at auction. If you are planning to sell this privately, you are certainly entitled to ask whatever you like; you may very well find someone with deep pockets who is willing to pay a significantly higher price than what I've appraised this at...but savvy collectors will likely know a high five-/ low-six figure price to be too high.
Let me know if I can be of any additional assistance with this appraisal.
Best,
Delia
Hi Delia,
So, I started looking around did some research of the sculptor's name and I stumbled to one sculpture that's similar to the one I have has a baby on her shoulder. Please see the attachment and maybe you can tell me more why the appraised value is very low in comparison to the one in the attachment.
Thank you!