New York Christie's auction April 24, 2009

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At Christie's auction may be "Portrait of Nicholas Roerich in Tibetan dress, brush his son, Svetoslav Roerich, whose cost is estimated by experts to 0,9-1,1 million According to Russia's auction house, office, fabric will be put up for sale together with other objects of Russian art at special auctions in New York on 24 April 2009. Portrait Roerich was written in 1933. and is considered one of the most important works in the artistic heritage of Svetoslav Roerich. The painting focuses on the Buddhist symbols and realistic architectural background.
At New York's Christie's auction on April 24 will also be exhibited nine works of the Roerich, including the landscape of the cycle, "Shambala" - "The greatest and the holiest Thang" 1929., Estimated at 300-500 thousand dollars
In the painting will be presented and two fabric brushes David Burliuk, estimated in the range of 300-500 thousand dollars each. This picture of "The Barber without a head" (1912g.) and "Rider-death" (1911g.). D. Burliuk is considered the father of Russian futurism, and his work significantly influenced the world artists of the second 1910-ies. Both paintings were previously part of the collection of famous American collector Max Granik.
In addition to the auction will be billed on canvas Vladimir Orlovsky "Spring Day. Ukraine, 1882., Score - 200-300 thousand dollars painting was made in the period when the artist often went to the Crimea. At the auction, and will get executed in pastel shades of Natalia Goncharova's painting "Lilies", it is estimated by experts in the 100-150 thousand dollars
The section planned to sell pieces of Russian decorative art lead track "Lily of the Valley" by Karl Faberge (1900), estimated at 150-250 thousand dollars "Lilies of the Valley" were made in the workshop of Faberge in quantities less than 100 copies. Some of them were purchased by the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna and the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna Romanov, as well as other members of the royal family.
This section will also be presented objects in the technique of cloisonné enamel, and more than 60 works of Carl Faberge, was noted at Christie's. Thus, the set of the punch of gilded silver, decorated with cloisonne enamel, is estimated at 250-350 thousand dollars a parrot figurine of chalcedony with inclusions of gold sitting on the crossbar of the silver-gilt and enamel guilloche, estimated by experts in the 30-50 thousand dollars .
In addition, the auction house will present tureen of gilded silver with black branded seeds Body work around 1795g. (score - 20-30 thousand dollars) and a silver frame with a photograph of Nicholas II, executed in St. Petersburg on the order of the royal family in 1896-1908gg. (100-150 thousand dollars). Also at the auction displays rare icon triptych to the salary of gilded silver with cloisonne enamel work of Fyodor Rueckert, valued expertise in the 180-220 thousand dollars
Pre-auction showing Christie's Russian works of art XVIII-XX centuries, will be held 18-23 April 2009.
(RBC)