Here it can and " neutral story " at first glance, but the picture is called "Transferring urns with ashes" and nothing at Sotheby's sold for 172,750 USD.

With this judgment agree with Cyril Syzran: I ask to clarify your message:
Cyril Syzran, did you have any doubts
 about the authenticity of the watercolor?
My opinion -perfect work V.Kotarbinskogo .
And the initials of the E.A.P. ( Elena Adrianovny Prakhova ) in the authentication ... :)>

I do not, actually, but the graphics, experience suggests that the potential purchasers want the paper.

John Preston, but such an effort would decorate

your interior?
:

You think this is a gift daughter Emilie Lvovna?

Perhaps TB, after the revolution, she took care of an elderly artist in his home, where he, by the way, and he died.

We can not ignore , however , is the fact that the logic of Western and post-Soviet market is different. What is sold for 172,750 USD there , there can be neprodvaemo and a tenth of that amount - and vice versa. So Konstantin and John Preston, in my view , correct. Write Kotarbinsky unpretentious flowers so the edge - he would go to the local auctions for "cheers".

Did so.
:o> But only as an exception, as I'm going to Western Europe.

Cyril Syzran, it is either a gift most Emilia Lvovna or Elena. :)>
In gratitude, the family Prakhov ... :)>

And the name of the author know?

The topic was already gave the answer to this question:

Cyril, it was discussed on a date by which photos shared Kaffsky.
He, in fact, a question and addressed.

Sorry, but the photograph of the picture, which was sold at Sotheby's for 172,750 USD gave me.
:D>

Cyril, first of all, I do not buy Ukrainian books on American auctions. In the few cases where I happened to compete there for old and rare Ukrainian publications , all was still , and I, alas , turned out in its tail. Secondly, we are not saying who ever buys Kotarbinski at Western auctions , because it was not sold in quantities sufficient to make generalizations. For costly work for which you have paid attention , I would be surprised to learn that it was acquired by Russian buyers - that is my subjective impression.

Added after 5 minutes
Clarify once again that the interest of the author's name , which told a colleague Kaffsky. Question is removed , since the name of the picture , it appears, is in the file name : " the fire ."

Of course, " subjective feelings " important thing, but "compilation" can do, with sales statistics Kotarbinski work.
Next:
1. of 59 works Kotarbinski (45 lots of paintings and 14 - graphics) only 10 works were exhibited at the Ukrainian and Russian auctions, of which only three of the paintings (two on one and one on Sovkome Corners), the remaining seven - graphics.
2. Kotarbinski, for example, in the 90's has not sold, and began selling it in the 2000s, when the Western auctions generally started selling Russian art - namely, in 2003, Sotheby's sold the first thing Kotarbinski based on AI.
3. about " extensive work ". Most the expensive and I did not show, and it's:

Will be redundant in this thread: