Next in importance - a group of works of famous artists of the late XIX - early XX century, whose names are not only firmly established in the history of Russian art, but also occupy a leading position in the ratings of auction sales in leading Western auctions. Among them - Konstantin Gorbatov, whose landscape "Summer Day" is estimated to be 1,3-1,8 million. Student N. Dubovsky and A. Kiselev, a graduate of the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts, Gorbatov more than 20 years he lived abroad - first in Italy, then Germany, where he died in Berlin in May 1945. Despite the fact that most of the artistic heritage of the artist after his death was transferred to the Soviet Union, his work for many years had been virtually unknown in the country and only recently rediscovered it thanks to the wide occurrence Gorbatova works on the art market. Landscape "Summer Day" in 1915 written in the period when the artist returned from the pensioner's trip to Europe, lived in Russia. Apparently, the work belongs to the cycle of paintings, which depicted Gorbatov home for his bank of the Volga.

Also on auction will be sold to work a few more artists, whose work divided into two distinct phases - before and after emigration. One of the founders of the famous association beginning of the twentieth century "World of Art" Alexander Benois presented watercolor "Fountain" Neptune "from the famous series of fountains of Peterhof and the Great Palace (estimate 1,3-1,5 million rubles). Created in 1918-1922, the work continues the cycle of Versailles artist Benoit portrays the "Russian Versailles" - Peterhof, Pavlovsk Oranienbaum and glorifying the beauty and grandeur of architecture of the XVIII century and its harmony with the surrounding Russian nature.

At the April auction will be exhibited later work colleague A. Benoit for "World of Art" Konstantin Korovin "Winter Landscape" (estimate 800-900 thousand rubles), written in exile. In 1920, in Paris, the artist continues to write nostalgic landscapes of the homeland - the Russian winter, triplets, the peasants' huts. Student Konstantin Korovin, another representative of the Russian émigré Alex Isupov, by contrast, presented his early work - "Portrait of a Woman" 1910-s created, probably as early as the period of study at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, or in the first years after end.

For fans of the Russian realist school of painting Leonid Shishkin Gallery has produced several works great landscape painters of the late XIX - early XX century. First of all, it is unusual for the artist's "Cityscape" outstanding Russian painter and watercolorist Lev Lagorio (estimate 1,3-1,5 million rubles). Also for sale are exhibited works of Alexander Egornova ("Crimean Landscape", est.350 450 thousand), Peter Petrovicheva ("Etude with peasant women, Est. 300-350 thousand rubles) and Alex Corina (two works," Evening landscape "of 260-280 thousand rubles and" Landscape with the house "for 280-320 rubles).

The upcoming auction includes works of different periods and directions of Russian art from the avant-garde, represented, in particular, the two still-life of the famous futurist Cyril Zdanevich (by 220-250 thousand rubles each) to the Soviet art 1960-1970. The most interesting collection of works of the classics of Soviet art - Arcadia Plastov, whose autumn etude estimated at 500-550 thousand rubles, Sergei Gerasimov and Kukryniksy "Porfiry Krylov and Mikhail Kupriyanov. At the auction will be exhibited not have already become paradigmatic of the famous cartoons of the creative team, but more rare work created by artists individually in the 1940 - 1960: "Peredelkino", and "Flowers in the window" Porfiry Krylov, "The Sea of Azov, and "Crimean Landscape" Mikhail Kupriyanov.

In addition to painting, at the April auction will be interesting graphics and sculpture: the remarkable drawings by Vladimir Lebedev Sergei Luchishkina, as well as "Portrait of Maxim Gorky" (estimate 200-300 thousand) of the legendary sculptor Ivan Shadr, the creator of the famous song "cobblestone - weapon of the proletariat "and the monument to Maxim Gorky.

We are waiting for you at our auction on Saturday April 24 at 15:00
address: ul. Neglinnaya, 29 \\ 14

In 1908 he entered the MUZHVZ, studied Abram Arkhipov, Apollinaria Vasnetsov, Konstantin Korovin, Valentin Serov.
From 1914 to 1917 he performed his military service in Turkestan. With the establishment of Soviet power in Central Asia, he taught at the Tashkent Art School, wrote to the local landscapes and household composition. In 1921 he returned to Moscow.
From 1925 he lived in Italy, he painted in the Italian motifs, as well as Russian landscapes. Participated in the Soviet exhibitions. After the death of Isupova according to his will's widow donated the Soviet Union more than 300 paintings by the artist.
His works are housed in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, the Gallery of Modern Art in Rome. In Russia - the State Tretyakov Gallery and in the Regional Museum of Art in Vyatka

oils and watercolors. From 1883 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts at MC Klodt, was awarded a large silver medal (1886), a small gold (1887), and a large gold medal and the title of classroom artist 1-th degree for his film "The Oaks". From 1887 regular participant of exhibitions. In the years 1889-1891. as a pensioner Arts traveled to France, Italy and England. Last Landscapes "Before the Storm" (1893, RM) and "Normandy Coast" (1893) received the title of academician. From 1897 to 1902. led the Society of Russian watercolorists in St. Petersburg, which included Albert Benois, AP Bogolyubov, MP Klodt, K.Ya. Kryzhitsky, LF Lagorio. Exhibition of paintings held in 1904 in St. Petersburg. His works are in the Tretyakov Gallery and Museum, many other regional and national museums.