Leonid Sokov

Russian | 1941 - 2018

Leonid Sokov was a Russian Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1941.

How much does a Leonid Sokov cost?

Leonid Sokov's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices of up to 182,589 USD for sculptures, and 80,125 USD for paintings.

What is Leonid Sokov's most expensive sculpture?

Since 2007 the record price for this artist at auction is 182,589 USD for Untitled, sold at Dorotheum, Vienna in 2019.

Where can I see Leonid Sokov's works?

Their work is currently being shown at Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Gogolevsky Boulevard. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow / Moscow House of Photography have featured Leonid Sokov's work in the past.

Leonid Sokov in the news

Leonid Sokov has been featured in articles for Made In Bed, ArtDaily and Associated Press. The most recent article is Thinking Pictures: Conceptual Art from Moscow and the Baltics written for ARTMargins in February 2023. The artist died in 2018.

Artist's alternative names: L. Sokov

At Auction

Notable Lots

Lenin and Giacometti , 1994

By Leonid Sokov

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A surreal black-and-white print of a smiling woman dancing with a large bear against a gold background.

Marilyn Monroe and the Russian Bear , 1990

By Leonid Sokov

Bear and Marilyn , 1986

By Leonid Sokov

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Recent Auction Results

A stylized portrait of a woman in a white dress surrounded by handwritten text on a gray background.

Monroe , 2007

By Leonid Sokov

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Bonhams Knightsbridge

Monroe , 2007

By Leonid Sokov

Bonhams Knightsbridge

A surreal portrait of a military figure embracing a blonde woman against a textured gold background.

Stalin and Marilyn

By Leonid Sokov

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Sotheby's London

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Current Exhibitions

Luzhniki. There Is A Place For History. On The 70th Anniversary Of Sports Complex

Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Gogolevsky Boulevard

Moscow | Russia

31 Jul, 2026 - 29 Nov, 2026

Past Exhibitions

Fundamental Lexicon. Contemporary Russian Art from the Sinara Foundation Collection

Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow / Moscow House of Photography

Moscow | Russia

27 Sep, 2025 - 30 Nov, 2025

«This Is the Best We Have». The Art Newspaper Russia Selection

Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Gogolevsky Boulevard

Moscow | Russia

18 Feb, 2025 - 18 May, 2025

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Articles

Thinking Pictures: Conceptual Art from Moscow and the Baltics

ARTMargins 03 Feb, 2023

Although fewer than two decades have passed since its opening, the Kumu Art Museum, located in Estonia’s capital city Tallinn, is widely acknowledged for its critical exhibitions that often highlight...

Hochu Byt’ Sokovym

Made In Bed 20 Jan, 2022

Chelyabinsk is an industrial Russian city in the Urals, located some 2500 miles away from London.

The Best of the International and Russian Art Worlds Are Coming to Cosmoscow 2019

ArtDaily 27 Aug, 2019

Cosmoscow International Contemporary Art Fair announces the highlights of this year’s   commercial and not-for-profit programmes.

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Coverage

“ ..While some artists examined societal attitudes and the hollow authority of Soviet power, Sokov addressed the monotony and deprivations of daily life... ”
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Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University

“ ..Sokov’s multi-layered visual and verbal puns provide the viewer with a deeper insight into contemporary culture, politics, and life in general... ”
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Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University