Sankt-Peterburgskie Vedomosti (6 may 2015)
"Counted the teeth"
The investigation of the Russian Museum gives another perspective on the scandal of the antique market
This market is closed and opaque. I decided scandals make out. Therefore, the history of the collector Andrey Vasilyev, bought a fake work by Boris Grigoriev "restaurant" (mixed media, gouache and watercolor on cardboard) and provoked around personal unhappiness a great noise, attracting the attention of journalists and the public so far, in the past few years.
In short, the collector did not want to spend money on expertise, took the risk and lost. Lost my temper, accused the private troubles all around, from the art critic Elena Basner caught involved in the transaction, the Russian Museum, the walls of which is the original copy of his unsuccessful acquisition...
Vasilyev has not once been denied to Institute proceedings for lack of corpus delicti. He pressed on, persevered, and was able to interest the result and even more journalists. As a result, in the Dzerzhinsky district court are hearing on this case. Basically it turns out, where, when and how could be made a copy from work for more than three decades in the Museum.
Participants do not skimp on the interview. Outside observers share their assumptions, are often fantastic. Only Russian Museum remains "above the fray".
However, its very convincing point of view on this story is at the head of the restoration Department of the Museum of Eugene Soldatenkov. This version was born as the result of a careful study of the original work Grigoriev "Paris cafe" ("the restaurant"), stored in the Russian Museum and magazine reproductions, published in 1914, and copies belonging to the collector.
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