10 pounds - a record at Christie's!? "Russian Troika" got lucky collector
 

At Christie's sold the 19th-century Russian painting "Troika" for 10 pounds!

Mr. Lobanov-Rostovsky, a respected collector of Russian art, who acquired the work was Potresov and simultaneously overjoyed. He said that this is the cheapest work in his collection.

.... from the message Bloomsbury.com

http://lenta.ru/news/2008/11/27/tenpounds/
A good, however, the reaction of an old man!

And grip - judging by the portion sold to fund Constantine, a collection that was exhibited and the price for it by the public.:)

False alarm! I thought that this oil, but it turned out that this drawing.

Paintings from the Collection of Lobanov-Rostovsky exhibit in St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg. January 24. INTERFAX.RU - A unique collection of paintings Lobanov-Rostovsky purchased in London, Russia Fund two years ago, will be open for visitors at the St. Petersburg Museum of Music and Performing Arts. "Now the collection is stored with us. It is assumed that we will take the group in public funds. We are now hanging paintings, then we need to establish labels, hang signs," - told Interfax in a museum. It specified that, most likely, all work will be completed by mid-February. "But really, we'll take this time the audience or not - the issue still unresolved," - added to the agency. Lobanov-Rostovsky collection was bought by "Constantine" from the owner for $ 16 million, the collection includes 810 works.

http://www.interfax.ru/culture/news.asp?id=120302

This trio is so banal and these triples are so many reps in that they crammed all the stores, which sells more or less "Russian Art" along with the church, that there was nothing surprising in this, and more expensive.
Here Dilektorskaya gave Madame Matisse worth-wow!
It would be much better Had paintings of Russian artists swirled in mezhnunarodnyh collections, prices have increased, fame. The French somehow not in a hurry to buy impressionostov.

Tiutchev, you raised the topic in the calculation for what? What the Constantine Palace, under the picture X will be signed: "Purchased by Prince Lobanov-Rostovsky at auction for 10 pounds" - in vain deceived. Although the prince gave a rather interesting interview about this purchase, but at the same time and the prospects for Russian antiques market back in 2008. And before too, spoke only very few people paid attention.
But his wife - Nina Lobanov-Rostovtseva assembled a unique collection of Russian avant-garde porcelain. It so happened that the spouses have different interests - and the different collections. Even a book on the subject written. Only here, as it is about that very few people know. As far as I know, a collection of Princess was not the subject of the transaction with the gentlemen of St. Petersburg.

Maroussia, I honestly do not understand why I need it? What will I get a signature under the picture, exhibited at the Constantine Palace?

Personally, I think that this post I posted on the forum just because that seemed to me this information interesting. Why is this topic? Because it refers to the prince. It is very simple. But if you see this what - is a deeper meaning, I will be grateful if you discover it to me. ;)

Funny! ... I do not know why shared her thoughts ...
So talk!

What is the interview do you mean? Give me a link to it, or post in this topic and together we will discuss it, the more that it was "quite interesting" and it says "about the prospects of Russian antiques market."

As for hype, raised around this "troika", then I do and do not understand! What is surprising is that an ordinary graphics work no one interested? Auctions are often left unclaimed and more worthy work! Whether this is an auction of Russian art, or any other! Why such an ordinary event got into the information field? The answer is probably to be found in the analysis of the messages that were "caused" by this event, because it is clear that by itself this event is not anyone or whether to be interesting. Clearly this information or reason for the fact that to draw attention to another, more significant, issue, event, or attempt to form some opinions.

Maroussia, I shall be grateful if you would publish this interview or give a link to it.

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No, in fact, what did you mean? I do not understand? I really fail to understand (without irony) ... Explain ...