Art Fund family Filatovs

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Created the first art fund, whose task will be collecting Russian and Soviet paintings, drawings and sculptures, exported outside Russia, including after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, told RIA Novosti its founder, businessman and philanthropist Andrew Filatov.

Fund website.

"Our goal - to make these works available to a wider audience, to promote this important period in Russian art, to promote awareness of the international audience through participation in exhibitions of works for the exhibition, the publication of books on key artists and works. Challenge fund - for the first time show the broad international the audience the depth and scope of the movement skill of these artists, "- said Filatov.

Art Fund intends to purchase a family Filatovs annually from ten to twelve works of art, created in the period c 1917 to 1991, which would allow the fund to become a point of reference for the study of the art of the period. Objective of the Fund to make these works, many of which for decades were among the "lost", available to the public in order to promote a better understanding of the importance and skills of artists of post-revolutionary Russia. Funding for the Foundation initially assumed Filatov.

"Russian and Soviet art of the twentieth century is underestimated from the artistic point of view on the international level, although in the period 1917-1991 in the USSR's artists worked, not inferior to their Western counterparts in strength and scope of creative talent. Created fund focused on the collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures this period, searching for jobs that were abroad, mainly after 1991, "- he explained.

The fund has already bought for homecoming sculpture layout "Worker and Collective Farm Girl" by Vera Mukhina, still life "Daisies" and Nikolai Fechin painting "Letter from the Front" Alexander Laktionova. For the original painting "Letter from the Front" laktionov in 1948 he was awarded the Stalin Prize. Original on display at the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow and never left its limits. Acquired painting was commissioned by Joseph Stalin to demonstrate the superiority of the Soviet of the Union of Artists of skill and participation in various international exhibitions (1950 to 1970).

It will ensure the international art market in search of opportunities to acquire works that will increase the artistic and the commercial value of the collection.

RIA Novosti

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Projects
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Fund
family
Filatov
London
.
Created
slightly
more
six months
back
Art
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Family Foundation Filatovs actively engaged in expanding the collection of Russian and Soviet art and and partnerships
relationships with leading museums of the world.
In April 2013, the Foundation and its founder Andrey Filatov initiated and co-organized by Alekhine Memorial - International
chess tournament, which was held at the famous Louvre and
Russian Museum in St. Petersburg.
This
significant
Sports
-
cultural
action
was
second
successful
example
innovative
approach
to
support
Art
in
context
Chess
events
International
level
,
side by side
with
The Match
for
title
than
peony
World
on
Chess
,
past
in
Last
year
at
support
Andrew
Filatova
in
State
Tretyakov
Gallery
in
Moscow
.
In
that
same
time
Fund
continued
Active
th
activities
on
Art
-
market
,
result
what
steel
four
important
Replenishment
Collections
in
ma
e
.
Fund
acquired
two
scale
pictures
celebrated
Belarusian
Wizard
May
Danzig
"
And
remember
world
rescued
"(1985)
and
"
Guerrilla
ballad
"(1969)
,
and
also
paintings
at
singer
Rural
life
Fedota
Sychkova
"
Collective-farm
market
"(1937).
More
one
acquisition
,
Enrich
extensive
collection
works
Nicholas
Feshina
in
Meeting
Fund
,
became
about
canvas
"
Girl
with
Sunflowers
"(
ca
.
1930),
written
in
special
period
life
artist
,
held
in
g
.
Taos
,
staff
New
-
Mexico
.
Fund
also
supported
holding
Exhibitions
works
Nor
kolaya
Feshina
in
Museum
Arts
Fry
in
Seattle
-
the largest
Exposure
paintings
Wizard
with
1976
year
.
In
framework
held
Exhibitions
were
submitted
55
paintings
,
stored
in
American
museums
,
Collections
Art
-
Fund
family
Filatov
and
private
Collections
.
More
one
exhibition
,
organized
at
support
Art
-
fund
and
family
Filatov
,
passes
in
Currently,
time
in
State
Tretyakov
Gallery
in
Moscow
.
Exposure
timed
to
150
-
Anniversary
with
of the day
Birth
Michael
Nesterov
.
To
18
August
at
public
there is
unikal
te a
opportunity
become acquainted
with
more
than
300
paintings
one
from
most
known
Artists
Russia
.
Founder
Fund
Andrew
Filatov
so
commented
Latest
developments
in
life
Fund
"
For
n
last one
several
months
we
implemented
several
large
proje
ktov
with
participation
the most important
museums
World
.
But
this
only
start
.
We
also
Bought
several
great
works
Russian
and
Soviet
Artists
,
that
more
more
closer
us
to
set
goals
-
creation
Collections
,
which
show
world
true
breadth
and
depth
creative
genius
Russia
in
XX
century
. "
Art
-
fund
family
Filatov
,
headed
entrepreneur
and
investor
in
area
Infrastructure
Andrew
Filatov
,
was
based
in
2012
year
.
Fund
intends to
annually
purchase
10
-
12
works
Art
,
created
with
1917
on
1991
year
,
that
will
him
become
original
point
reference
to
study
this
Art
period
.
Besides
collectibles
works
era