Nadezhda Elskaya ( 1946 - 1980 ) was a Russian painter. Nadezhda Elskaya s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices surpassing estimated prices, varying from 14400 USD for Church, Flowers, and Chains, 1975 in 2009 to 25116.28 USD for Bread-Salt No. 26 in 2017 , based on the size and medium of the artwork.