On the Russian auction Christie's May 28 2012. will be issued a number of outstanding examples of Russian painting and decorative arts. As said in the auction house, the majority of works from private collections and are masterpieces of Russian art of the XIX century, the works of members of the "Paris School" and the Russian avant-garde artists who had collaborated with the "Russian Ballet" by Sergei Diaghilev.
List of the top lots of painting section is headed by Zinaida Serebryakova work (1884-1967gg.) "Reclining Nude" (estimated at 1.3-1.9 million), which was written in 1930., Shortly after moving to Paris artist.
Figure sanguine Alexander Yakovlev (1887-1938gg.), Which shows one of the most remarkable women of the Silver Age, philanthropist, model, and the recipient of many portraits of many poems, Salome Andronicus (1888, 1982 he.), Was also performed in Paris in 1922. (Estimated at 242-322,8 thousand dollars). This work was first put up for auction.
Also on the upcoming auction will be exhibited two paintings by Ivan Aivazovsky (1817-1900gg.) - Marina "In search of survivors," and a landscape called "Oxen cart, crossing the flooded plains" (estimated at 403-564,8 thousand dollars and 645, 5-968,3 thousand dollars, respectively) and estimated at 968.3 thousand - $ 1.3 million "Spanish Landscape" brush Petr Konchalovsky (1876-1956gg.), written in 1910.
Painting by Alexander Volkov (1886-1857gg.) "The Demon" are appearing on the market for the first time, was written in 1916. (Estimate - 484-806,9 thousand dollars). In the same year and the work was written by Leon Bakst (1866-1924gg.), Entitled "Yellow Sultana," which reflected the artist's love towards the eastern coloring (estimate - 564,8-726,2 thousand dollars).
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