FR EN
1 / 2
an oil painting of a man holding a box of fruita close up of a piece of wood with a white background
Hermitage Fine Art

200 - EVGENY ANDREEVICH AGAFONOV (1879–1955)
See original version (French)

Estimate €800 - €1,200
Sale commission
Description
EVGENY ANDREEVICH AGAFONOV (1879–1955) Man in a city street signed ‘E. Agofonoff’ (bottom left) oil on canvas mounted on panel 48.5 × 40.5 cm Evgeny Andreevich Agafonov (1879–1955) was a Ukrainian-American painter, graphic artist and theatre set designer associated with the Russian avant-garde. Born in Kharkiv, he studied at the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts in St Petersburg from 1899 to 1907 under Petr Kovalevsky and Franz Roubaud. In 1910, he was awarded a gold medal for his painting *The Draymen* at the Southern Russian Regional Exhibition in Ekaterinoslav. Active in Kharkiv’s artistic circles, Agafonov took part in the ‘Zveno’ (The Link) exhibition in Kyiv in 1908, organised by David Burliuk, Alexandra Exter and Mikhail Larionov. He ran the experimental studio ‘Blue Lys’ and founded the avant-garde artists’ association ‘Koltso’ (The Ring) in 1911. In 1913, he joined the Jack of Diamonds group, exhibiting in St Petersburg and Moscow. In the early 1920s, Agafonov emigrated to the United States, where he continued to work as a painter and graphic artist. He exhibited with the Society of Independent Artists in 1929 and held solo exhibitions in New York and Connecticut. His body of work includes portraits, landscapes, genre scenes and theatre sets. Many of his works held at the Kharkiv Art Museum were destroyed during the Second World War. At the buyer’s request, we would be happy to provide a general report on the condition of the lot described above. However, as we are not professional conservators or restorers, we strongly advise potential buyers to carry out their own inspection or to consult a specialist of their choice to obtain a full assessment of the lot’s condition. Descriptions of items provided in the catalogue or by correspondence are for information purposes only and should not be regarded as a definitive assessment. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD ‘AS IS’, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE PUBLISHED IN THE CATALOGUE.
See original version (French)
Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
About the sale From 19th-century art to modern art, Eastern European art, icons, Camille Pissarro, Jean-Baptiste Olive, Lynn Chadwick, Léon Bakst.
Auction location
Auction time 10/27/2026 at 2:30 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
You may also like